Stone Cold Steve Austin is arguably the greatest superstar in the history of the World Wrestling Federation. A six-time Federation Champion, the Texas Rattlesnake has highlighted three WrestleMania events, won the Royal Rumble match three times, and has had memorable matches against the greatest superstars in the game. Austin's era of greatness began at the 1996 King of the Ring. After winning the tournament, Austin coined the phrase, "Austin 3:16," which means that "I just whipped your ass!" He would go on to win his first Federation Championship at WrestleMania XIV in 1998 with some help from boxer Mike Tyson, and would then segue into the infamous "Austin vs. McMahon" feud, which propeled sports-entertainment into the stratosphere. After returning from a career-threatening neck injury in 2000, the Rattlesnake quickly climbed back to the top of the Federation, culminating in his Federation Championship win over The Rock at WrestleMania X-Seven, in front of 67,925 of his fellow Texans at the Reliant Astrodome! He's a trash-talking, beer-swilling, finger-gesturing, ass-kicking son of a bitch, and millions of World Wrestling Federation fans wouldn't have it any other way! |
