Steve Austin
Biography
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
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-12-18
Place of birth
Victoria, Texas, USA
Images
Cast
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
10.00
Damage
2009
6.60
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
6.40
The Longest Yard
2005
6.67
The Expendables
2010
6.20
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003
0.00
The Condemned
2007
6.11
The Stranger
2010
4.50
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
6.90
Hunt to Kill
2010
5.60
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
7.50
Tactical Force
2011
5.53
WWE Action Zone!
1997
0.00
WWF World Tour '96
1997
10.00
Recoil
2012
5.80
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
1998
10.00
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
8.20
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
7.00
Knockout
2011
5.50
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
7.00
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
7.50
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
7.80
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
8.20
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
8.30
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
2004
7.00
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
2022
7.40
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
6.90
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
1999
5.70
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
7.40
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
6.70
Grown Ups 2
2013
6.14
The Package
2013
5.13
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
2022
7.20
Maximum Conviction
2012
5.00
WWE RAW Homecoming
2005
0.00
WWE: Triple H - That Damn Good
2002
9.00
WWE Survivor Series 2003
2003
8.10
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998
8.70
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001
8.40
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
8.80
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999
7.60
WWE Unforgiven 2001
2001
5.00
WWE Unforgiven 1999
1999
8.00
WWE Survivor Series 1998
1998
9.00
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
1998
7.00
WWE Capital Carnage
1998
4.00
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
1998
7.60
WWE Over the Edge
1999
7.00
WWE Backlash: In Your House
1999
10.00
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
1999
6.00
WWE King of the Ring 1999
1999
8.30
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
1999
8.00
WWE SummerSlam 1999
1999
7.20
WWE No Mercy 1999
1999
8.00
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996
8.50
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
7.30
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
1997
8.00
Angle
2023
0.00
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
8.40
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
0.00
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
8.00
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
8.80
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000
6.00
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
1998
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000
8.00
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
9.30
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
9.00
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998
4.20
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998
9.00
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000
6.00
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000
7.60
WWE Backlash 2001
2001
8.00
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991
6.00
WWE Insurrextion 2001
2001
8.20
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
6.50
WCW Beach Blast
1992
0.00
WWE King of the Ring 2001
2001
6.70
WWE InVasion
2001
7.89
WWE SummerSlam 2001
2001
8.40
WWE No Mercy 2001
2001
7.00
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001
6.50
WWE Vengeance 2001
2001
4.00
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002
5.60
WWE Backlash 2002
2002
5.00
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
5.30
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
7.90
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993
10.00
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003
8.00
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994
9.00
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993
0.00
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
0.00
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
0.00
Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996
0.00
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
7.40
WWF Action!
2001
10.00
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
1997
0.00
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
1997
0.00
MTV’s Behind WWF Tough Enough
2002
10.00
WWF: Undertaker The Phenom
1998
10.00
WWF: Eve of Destruction
1998
0.00
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
1998
10.00
WWF: Funniest Moments
2002
10.00
WWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?
2002
10.00
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
0.00
ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995
1995
0.00
Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast
2014
5.50
WWE Insurrextion 2003
2003
7.80
Birth of The Stunner
2021
6.00
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
9.00
The Walk-Ons
0.00
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014
7.70
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
9.00
Beyond the Mat
1999
7.31
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
2013
10.00
Chain of Command
2015
5.00
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
6.30
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
2001
0.00
WWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
6.20
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
8.00
WWE Backlash 2000
2000
7.50
Smosh: The Movie
2015
4.40
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999
8.50
Steve Austin: The Early Years
2003
5.00
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
1996
8.00
Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon
2006
0.00
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
2017
10.00
WWE: The Best of King of the Ring
2011
10.00
WWE: Best of the 2000's
2017
7.50
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
2017
10.00
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017
10.00
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
2018
10.00
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
1998
0.00
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1
1996
0.00
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1&2
2001
0.00
ECW Deep Impact
2001
0.00
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
0.00
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
2003
9.00
WWE: McMahon
2006
8.30
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
2013
8.70
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
8.30
Tales of the Rat Fink
2006
5.30
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014
8.50
The Stone Cold Truth
2004
7.00
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
2011
8.00
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
2013
7.90
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
10.00
Sting: Into the Light
2015
7.30
Owen: Hart of Gold
2015
7.20
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
2009
9.00
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993
10.00
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
8.30
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
7.80
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
2016
10.00
WWE: The Attitude Era
2012
8.50
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
7.10
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
2004
7.30
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
2018
10.00
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992
0.00
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
1991
10.00
ECW November to Remember 1995
1995
10.00
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992
10.00
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
5.50
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
1991
0.00
WCW Starrcade 1991
1991
0.00
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
9.00
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
0.00
WCW SuperBrawl II
1992
0.00
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
0.00
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
10.00
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
0.00
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
6.00
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
0.00
WCW Battle Bowl
1993
0.00
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
0.00
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
5.00
WCW WrestleWar 1992
1992
0.00
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994
0.00
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
1992
0.00
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
6.30
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
0.00
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
10.00
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
1992
0.00
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994
0.00
DDP: Relentless
2020
7.10
WCW All Nighter 1995
1995
0.00
Meeting Stone Cold
2021
5.00
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
7.40
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
10.00
WWF Rock And Rumble
1997
0.00
The Rock - Just Bring It!
2002
5.20
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
6.00
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
7.30
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
2025
6.30
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
1998
7.70
WWF: It's Our Time
1999
0.00
WWE SummerSlam 2003
2003
8.00
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
2005
8.00
Lita: It Just Feels Right
2001
0.00
