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Steve Austin, also known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, as an ambassador. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation during the Attitude Era, an industry boom period in the late 1…
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entertainment · American professional wrestler and actor (born 1964) · actor · film actor · professional wrestler · voice actor · also Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Ringmaster, Steve Austin, Steven James Williams, Steven James Anderson, Steve Williams
Born 18 December 1964 · Q44313
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If the show does great numbers, I’ll do it for as long as I can do it. If the show doesn’t do any numbers and I s--- the bed, they’ll say, ‘Hey Steve, we’ll catch you down the road.’ I really believe that’s how it’s going to happen. --> “I was so happy WWE reached out to me and pitched this show to me,
If the show does great numbers, I’ll do it for as long as I can do it. If the show doesn’t do any numbers and I s--- the bed, they’ll say, ‘Hey Steve, we’ll catch you down the road.’ I really believe that’s how it’s going to happen. “There are going to be more episodes, for sure, but they’ve got to perform to keep doing more.
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“If the show does great numbers, I’ll do it for as long as I can do it. If the show doesn’t do any numbers and I s--- the bed, they’ll say, ‘Hey Steve, we’ll catch you down the road.’ I really believe that’s how it’s going to happen. --> “I was so happy WWE reached out to me and pitched this show to me,”
“If the show does great numbers, I’ll do it for as long as I can do it. If the show doesn’t do any numbers and I s--- the bed, they’ll say, ‘Hey Steve, we’ll catch you down the road.’ I really believe that’s how it’s going to happen. “There are going to be more episodes, for sure, but they’ve got to perform to keep doing more.”
“The problem is the mainstream media don't look hard enough at pro wrestling. Imagine if middle-aged pro baseball players dropped dead on a regular basis, this would be page one stuff, and a federal inquiry would be launched.”
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“If not for America's lunatic fringe and the disaffected, WCW would be out of business. If you can tell me that you would bring an important child in your life to a pro wrestling match, I have no gripe with you because you clearly don't know right from wrong. And the overwhelming majority of the wrestling fans who contact me simply prove my point by flooding my mailbox with profanities, obscenities, and other acts that show them to be a disenfranchised sub-culture.”
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“m going to remember Bret as the Excellence of Execution. It”
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Austin won the Stock Mod Pro Class division Prospector 250, which is a six-hour-long race in the Nevada desert
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Sports Illustrated: Stone Cold Steve Austin Opens Up About Post-WWE Struggles And What Saved Him
At Night 2 of WrestleMania 41, Austin made his first appearance in three years, and crashed his ATV into the barricade
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Sports Illustrated: Stone Cold Steve Austin Reveals Why He Can't Give Heel Turn Advice To John Cena [Exclusive]
Austin was the subject of the season 4 episode 7 of Biography: WWE Legends
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Austin started in another television show titled Stone Cold Takes on America which aired on A&E
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Austin began competing in desert racing with a UTV
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Kevin Owens invited Austin as a special guest on the KO Show at WrestleMania 38 following several promos where Owens disrespected Austin's native Texas, where WrestleMania 38 was scheduled to take place
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SPORTbible ranked Austin as the greatest wrestler of all time, and the following year in 2021 Bleacher Report also named him the greatest WWE wrestler of all time
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Austin appeared on the Raw Reunion episode and raised a toast alongside Triple H, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and various other wrestlers from his era
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Austin appeared and performed a Stone Cold Stunner on Shane and Vince McMahon
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Austin (alongside Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels) confronted The League of Nations, with Austin delivering Stone Cold Stunners to Rusev and King Barrett
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With Hulk Hogan and The Rock in the opening segment
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Austin voiced support for same-sex marriage on his podcast
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Austin released his first beer, Broken Skull IPA, with El Segundo Brewing Company in California
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Austin publicly revealed for the first time that McMahon had fined him $650,000 upon his return, but he was able to lower the amount to $250,000
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In 2014, Austin voiced support for same-sex marriage on his podcast.
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A documentary was released about Austin's career titled Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
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Moderating a contract signing between McMahon and Bret Hart for their match at WrestleMania XXVI on March 28
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Austin appeared in The Expendables as Dan Paine, the right-hand man for the primary antagonist of the film James Munroe, played by Eric Roberts, and bodyguard with Gary Daniels who plays The Brit
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Awarded WWE Hall of Fame (2009).
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On Raw, Austin was announced to be the first member of the Hall of Fame class of 2009
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Referred to Austin as "the greatest WWE superstar of all time"
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And returned for a final match against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38 in April 2022
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At Cyber Sunday, Austin was the special guest referee during a match between Batista and Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship
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Marshall told Fox News that WWE knew of the abuse, but worked to keep her from revealing that Austin had hit her as it would cost the company millions of dollars
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The Wrestling Observer newsletter reported that Austin had legally changed his name to Steve Austin
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In 2007, the Wrestling Observer newsletter reported that Austin had legally changed his name to Steve Austin.
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Austin made his first appearance on WWE programming in a year at WrestleMania 21 when he appeared with Roddy Piper on Piper's Pit
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Austin has been widely regarded and cited as one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time
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Austin released his autobiography The Stone Cold Truth which was co written alongside Jim Ross
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Through WWE Raw Magazine, citing his regret over their relationship breaking down and stating his love for Marshall
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After multiple knee injuries and a serious neck injury at the 1997 SummerSlam event, making sporadic appearances ever since
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In 2003, Austin denied allegations that he was an alcoholic, stating that wrestling fans had mistaken his character's excessive consumption of beer as a real-life trait of his and insisting that he drinks responsibly.
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Austin denied allegations that he was an alcoholic, stating that wrestling fans had mistaken his character's excessive consumption of beer as a real-life trait of his and insisting that he drinks responsibly
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Marshall called the police to the couple's home
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Austin entered at number nineteen and lasted until the final four, but was eliminated by Kurt Angle
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But insisted as of 2003, they resolved their issues
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Austin married wrestling manager Debra Marshall
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Attacking Triple H and Vince McMahon to help The Rock reclaim the WWF Championship
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With the rock band Disturbed recording the new version, used for the first time at the Unforgiven PPV event in September
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Stone Cold Steve Austin declared in Lowell, Massachusetts on September 1, 1998
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Austin was the recipient of Hamilton, Ontario's "Key to the City", he is one of two people to ever be bestowed the honor, the other being the basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Austin changed his style from technical to brawler
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Which was broadcast on the January 8, 1996, episode of Raw, using the moniker "The Ringmaster" and was awarded the Million Dollar Championship by his manager, Ted DiBiase
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Defeating Eddie Jackie in a bout that aired on WCW Main Event
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The Hollywood Blonds won the unified NWA and WCW World Tag Team Championship by defeating Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas, and held the championship for five months
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While he was in Japan and he married Clarke on December 18, on his 28th birthday
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And adopted the persona of "Stunning" Steve Austin, a villainous in-ring technician, and he won the WCW World Television Championship and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship twice each, alongside one reign wit
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After playing college football at the University of North Texas
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Under Chris Adams at the Dallas Sportatorium, when Adams was affiliated with World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA, formerly WCCW)
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Born 1964-12-18.
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“s doing it!! Ross: The chokeslam, [Undertaker breaks through the ring] oh- Lawler and Ross: OH MY GOD!!! Ross: Right through the ring!! The Big Show chokeslammed the Undertaker all the way to hell! Lawler: What? Ross: [as Earl Hebner calls for the bell] All the way through the ring! They”
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“t leave here for the money. Vince: There were signs in the arena following Survivor Series,”
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If not for America's lunatic fringe and the disaffected, WCW would be out of business. If you can tell me that you would bring an important child in your life to a pro wrestling match, I have no gripe with you because you clearly don't know right from wrong. And the overwhelming majority of the wrestling fans who contact me simply prove my point by flooding my mailbox with profanities, obscenities, and other acts that show them to be a disenfranchised sub-culture.
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