Steve Austin
Steven James Anderson, formerly Steven James Williams, better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. Billed as "The Most Popular Superstar in WWE History", he gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF during the mid-to-late 1990s as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a disrespectful, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied his boss, Vince McMahon. This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping off McMahon and incapacitating him with the Stone Cold Stunner, his finishing move. McMahon inducted Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Austin held nineteen championships throughout his professional wrestling career, and is recognized by WWE as a six-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship on six occasions, and the fifth Triple Crown Champion. He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, as well as the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles. He was forced to retire from in ring competition in early 2003 due to a series of knee and neck injuries sustained throughout his career. Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of Raw. Since 2005, he has continued to make occasional appearances. In 2011, Steve Austin returned to WWE to host the reality series Tough Enough. On August 14, 2002, Austin was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. He pleaded no contest on November 25, 2002, and was given a year's probation, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community service.] Marshall told Fox News that Austin beat her three times and that the 2002 incident was the result of roid rage. She also stated that WWE knew of the abuse, working to conceal the bruises on her face, and kept her from revealing that Austin hit her, as it would cost the company millions of dollars. During his early years as a wrestler, Austin was a technical wrestler. However, after his neck injury against Owen Hart in 1997, he changed his style from technical to brawler. His most famous finishing move is the Stone Cold Stunner, or simply Stunner. During his time as The Ringmaster he used the Million Dollar Dream as finisher, since it was Ted DiBiase's finisher. During his time in WCW, Austin used the Stun Gun as finisher One of Austin's taunts during the Attitude Era was to show the middle finger. In August 2001, Austin cut a promo, debuting his catchphrase "What?", which is used today by fans when they want to mock wrestlers during promos
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WrestleMania 41: Sunday
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Angle
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
Birth of The Stunner
Meeting Stone Cold
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
DDP: Relentless
Meeting the Undertaker
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
WWE: Best of the 2000's
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
Owen: Hart of Gold
Sting: Into the Light
CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
Chain of Command
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Smosh: The Movie
The Resurrection of Jake the Snake
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
WWE: The Best of Sting
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
WWE WrestleMania XXX- BRBrock Lesnar: Best of the Beast
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Journey to WrestleMania: Daniel Bryan
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Grown Ups 2
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
The Package
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
WWE: The Attitude Era
Maximum Conviction
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Recoil
The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
WWE: The Best of King of the Ring
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Knockout
Tactical Force
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Hunt to Kill
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
The Expendables
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
The Stranger
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Damage
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
Gentleman's Choice: The Tragic Story of Gentleman Chris Adams
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
WWE SummerSlam 2007
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
The Condemned
WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon
WWE: McMahon
Tales of the Rat Fink
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
The Longest Yard
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
WWE WrestleMania XX
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
The Stone Cold Truth- WWWWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Trish Stratus: 100% Stratusfaction
WWE SummerSlam 2003- STSteve Austin: The Early Years
WWE Insurrextion 2003
WWE: Bloodbath - Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
WWE No Way Out 2003- WWWWE: Triple H - That Damn Good
WWE Judgment Day 2002
WWE Insurrextion 2002- WWWWE Stone Cold Steve Austin - What?
- WWWWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?
WWE Backlash 2002- WWWWF: Funniest Moments
WWE Wrestlemania X8
WWE No Way Out 2002- MTMTV’s Behind WWF Tough Enough
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
The Rock - Just Bring It!
WWE Vengeance 2001
WWE Survivor Series 2001
WWE Rebellion 2001
WWE No Mercy 2001
WWF: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
WWF Action!
WWE: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
WWE Unforgiven 2001
This is Ultimate Wrestling: Steve Austin - Master of Mayhem
This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.1
This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.2
WWE SummerSlam 2001- WWWWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1&2
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
WWE InVasion
Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWE King of the Ring 2001
WWE Judgment Day 2001
WWE Insurrextion 2001
WWE Backlash 2001
ECW Deep Impact
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE No Way Out 2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Rebellion 2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
WWE Backlash 2000
WWE: Austin vs. McMahon - The Whole True Story
WWF: It's Our Time
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Hell Yeah: Stone Cold's Saga Continues
WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues
Beyond the Mat
WWE No Mercy 1999
WWE Unforgiven 1999
WWE SummerSlam 1999
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
WWE King of the Ring 1999
WWE Over the Edge
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
WWE Backlash: In Your House
WWE WrestleMania XV
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
WWE Royal Rumble 1999- TOTough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
WWE Capital Carnage- WWWWF Raw: Banned in Canada
- WWWWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
WWF: Undertaker The Phenom
WWF: Best of Survivor Series 1987-1997- WWWWF: Eve of Destruction
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
WWE Survivor Series 1998
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
WWE SummerSlam 1998
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
WWE King of the Ring 1998
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
WWE WrestleMania XIV
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
WWE Survivor Series 1997
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
WWE SummerSlam 1997
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
WWF Rock And Rumble
WWE Action Zone!
WWF World Tour '96
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
WWE Terminators '96
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1
WWE Survivor Series 1996
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
WWE SummerSlam 1996
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
WWE King of the Ring 1996
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
WWE WrestleMania XII
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
ECW November to Remember 1995
WCW All Nighter 1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
WCW Slamboree 1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
WCW SuperBrawl IV
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
WCW Starrcade 1993
WCW BattleBowl
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
WCW Beach Blast 1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
WCW Slamboree 1993
WCW SuperBrawl III
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
WCW Beach Blast
WCW WrestleWar 1992
WCW SuperBrawl II
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
WCW Starrcade 1991
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA- THThe Walk-Ons