Articles for tag: Steve Austin

Hamish Woodward

Analysing Steve Austin’s Legendary WWE Debut In 1995

Steve Austin is one of the biggest stars in WWE history, although the story of his WWE debut is one that requires a lot of backstory. In fact, there would not be a “Stone Cold” without looking at Austin’s hardships suffered in WCW. Without him being fired by Eric Bischoff, we never would have had ...

Hamish Woodward

Steve Austin’s Awful List of Names Before Stone Cold Gimmick

During his biography on A&E, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, as well as the guests on the show, revealed ring names Austin almost had given to him. When first starting out in the WWE, Steve Austin was christened “The Ringmaster”, and was managed by “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase. However, it was soon shown to ...

Hamish Woodward

Paul Heyman On How Steve Austin Got His Push In WCW

Steve Austin first cut his teeth in WCW as a member of the Dangerous Alliance, but it was Paul Heyman who had to fight to include the legend in his stable. Austin would later gone on to superstardom as “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in WWE, becoming the biggest star in the companies history, making more ...

Hamish Woodward

Steve Austin Reveals The Rock Took The Stunner The Best

The Rock famously had the most entertaining sells of the Stone Cold Stunner, and Steve Austin has revealed that he believed his rival took his finisher the best! Austin vs Rock was one of the biggest money matches of all time, with the pair facing off in three huge WrestleMania matches during their career. They ...

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WWE

Fact Check: Did WWE lose fans because they bought WCW?

WWE, in it’s many productions including their “Monday Night Wars” series, declares that they lost fans after the attitude era due to buying up their competition. Their reasoning is that people were interested in the “war” aspect, and that the WCW fans didn’t want to watch WWE so just quit. But did WWE lose fans ...

Hamish Woodward

Kevin Owens Referenced Finn Balor In Match With Steve Austin

Kevin Owens paid tribute to Finn Balor last year at WrestleMania, wearing his branded socks for his match against “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. KO main evented night one of WrestleMania 38 in 2022. He hosted an episode of The KO Show at the event, with his special guest Steve Austin. During the event, he goaded ...

Hamish Woodward

Steve Austin vs John Cena Will Never Happen, Says Stone Cold

John Cena and Steve Austin are two of the biggest stars in WWE history. Both of them were the most popular wrestlers in their respective eras, and transcended the business with their immense worldwide possibility. They have both won numerous WWE Championships, won a combined 5 Royal Rumbles, and forged Hall of Fame careers that ...

Hamish Woodward

WWE

Sting vs Steve Austin was meant to happen at Wrestlemania 19

Two of the biggest figures of the Monday Night Wars were WWF’s Stone Cold Steve Austin and WCW’s figurehead Sting. Both men carried their respective companies throughout the Attitude Era, until WCW’s ultimate demise in 2001. However, once WCW folded, Sting stayed away from the WWF (now WWE) and we never got to see Sting ...

Hamish Woodward

Paul Heyman predicted Stone Cold Steve Austin’s rise in 1992

Paul Heyman has always had a good eye for talent in wrestling. He managed to hand-pick stars from across the globe to become main eventers in ECW. He helped introduce the likes of Chris Jericho, Ultimo Dragon and Eddie Guerrero to the mainstream pro-wrestling fans in the United States. He also took home-grown talent and ...

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