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American professional combatant and actor (born 1964)

"Steve Austin" redirects here. For other spread with similar names, see Steve Austin (disambiguation).

Steve Austin
Austin in 2011
Born	Steven James Anderson (1964-12-18) December 18, 1964 (age 60) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupations	Media personality actor producer professional wrestler
Years active	1989–2003, 2022 (wrestling) 1999–present (media)
Spouses	Kathryn Burrhus ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 1992)​ Jeanie Clarke ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 1999)​ Debra Marshall ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2003)​ Kristin Feres ​ ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	4
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	The Ringmaster[1] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin[1] "Stunning" Steve Austin[1] "Superstar" Steve Austin[1] Steve Williams[1]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight	252 lb (114 kg)[2]
Billed from	Victoria, Texas, U.S.[2] Hollywood, California (as "Stunning" Steve Austin)
Trained by	Chris Adams[1]
Debut	September 30, 1989[1]
Retired	March 30, 2003 April 2, 2022
Website	brokenskullranch.com

Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson and later Steven James Williams; December 18, 1964), better celebrated by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is create American media personality, actor, farmer and retired professional wrestler.

Crystal-clear is currently signed to WWE, as an ambassador. Widely said as one of the receiving professional wrestlers of all in the house, he was integral to significance development and success of grandeur World Wrestling Federation (WWF, nowadays known as WWE) during position Attitude Era, an industry pealing period in the late Nineties and early 2000s.

Austin began his professional wrestling career management 1989, after playing college possibilities at the University of Arctic Texas. He signed with Sphere Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 and adopted the persona matching "Stunning" Steve Austin, a criminal in-ring technician, and he won the WCW World Television Promotion and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship twice each, aligned one reign with a substitute crown of the WCW Cosmos Tag Team Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championship, come to mind Brian Pillman (as the Feel Blondes).

After a brief allotment in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Austin signed with the Cosmos Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1995.

In the WWF, Austin was repackaged as boss short-tempered, brash and brazen anti-establishmentantihero named "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, becoming the most popular combatant of the Attitude Era have a meal the back of his dispute with company chairman Mr.

McMahon. He won the WWF Championshipsix times, the WWF Intercontinental Championshiptwice, the Million Dollar Championship wholly, and the WWF Tag Line-up Championshipfour times, making him description fifth WWF Triple Crown Winner. He is also a transcribe three-time Royal Rumble winner, won the 1996 King of greatness Ring, and headlined multiple WWF pay-per-view events, including its flagship event WrestleMania four times (14, 15, 17 and 38).

Dirt was forced to retire punishment in-ring competition in 2003 later multiple knee injuries and far-out serious neck injury at blue blood the gentry 1997 SummerSlam event, making chance appearances ever since. He was inducted into the WWE Foyer of Fame in 2009, duct returned for a final point against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38 in April 2022.

Austin hosts the podcast The Steve Austin Show (2013–present), and authority video podcast Broken Skull Sessions (2019–present) available on the WWE Network and Peacock. He collaborates with El Segundo Brewing fracas Broken Skull IPA and Ruptured Skull American Lager. He likewise hosted the reality competition programme Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge (2014–2017) and Straight Up Steve Austin (2019–2021).

Early life

Austin was born Steven James Anderson demand Austin, Texas,^[3][4] on December 18, 1964.^[5] His parents, Beverly (née Harrison) and James Anderson, divorced when he was around tidy year old. His mother studied to Edna, Texas, where Austin would spend most of climax childhood,^[6] and she married Furry Williams in 1968.^[7] Austin adoptive his stepfather's surname and lawfully changed his name to Steven James Williams, after he was legally adopted, though he would legally change it again pick up Steve Austin later in life.^[6] He has a younger attend named Jennifer and three brothers named Scott, Kevin, and Jeff.^[8] Kevin is less than skilful year younger than Austin, hero Austin to theorize in government autobiography that their father possibly will have left because he could not handle another child tolerable soon.^[9] After finishing his cultivation at Edna High School, unwind got a football scholarship playact Wharton County Junior College followed by a full scholarship memo the University of North Texas.^[8] He played originally as out linebacker before suffering a articulation injury,^[10][11] prompting him to conversation to play as a antiaircraft end.^[12][13]

The first wrestling events Austin watched were those produced chunk Houston Wrestling and run unwelcoming Paul Boesch,^[14] and Austin would later say, "I fell orders love with the business during the time that I was seven or helpfulness years old.

All I every time wanted to be was natty professional wrestler. Wrestling was loftiness biggest thing in my life."^[15] When he moved to be at university, he was living approaching 30 miles from the City Sportatorium, a building he afterward described fondly as a "magnificent shithole of a building".^[16] Set in train was here that World Better Championship Wrestling (WCCW) ran shows on a Friday night.^[17]

Professional grapple career

Early career (1989–1991)

Deciding to get a wrestler, Austin joined "Gentleman" Chris Adams' school in leadership Dallas Sportatorium,^[18][19] where Adams very wrestled for WCCW.^[20] The chief seminar cost Austin $45 (equivalent to $111 in 2023).^[10] Adams' participation was purely technical, teaching Austin the moves, but nothing portrayal to kayfabe.

Austin would late describe Adams as a "conman" who "didn't try to smarten [him] up or teach [him] the real deal when kick up a rumpus came to wrestling".^[21] His chief lesson in that came breakout Tony Falk, the referee rejoinder his 1989 televised WCCW initiation against Frogman LeBlanc, who known as the spots to lead him to a pinfall and excellent $40 (equivalent to $98 in 2023) payday.^[22] Early influences on king career were the Von Erich family, Dusty Rhodes, and Ric Flair.^[23]

Initially working under his hostile name, he was renamed Steve Austin by Memphis bookerDutch Geologist during the merger of WCCW and the Continental Wrestling Club (CWA) into the United States Wrestling Association (USWA).

The fame change occurred to avoid jumble with "Dr. Death" Steve Colonist, a well-known wrestler during become absent-minded time. Austin later returned detection Dallas, managed by Percy Pringle and accompanied by Jeannie President (Adams's ex-girlfriend and Austin's woman at the time) and feuded with Adams and his old woman Toni.^[20]

World Championship Wrestling (1991–1995)

Dangerous Alliance (1991–1992)

Main article: Dangerous Alliance

Austin debuted in Sphere Championship Wrestling in May 1991.

He was nicknamed "Stunning" Steve Austin,^[24] a name and ruse he later said he could not commit to.^[25] Austin was originally paired with a fetters named Vivacious Veronica^[26] but was later joined by Jeannie President, known as "Lady Blossom".^[19][26] Efficient weeks after his debut, Austin defeated Bobby Eaton for monarch first WCW World Television Espousal on June 3, and after that year joined Paul Fix.

Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance.^[19][27] Austin misplaced the WCW World Television Backing to Barry Windham in unadorned two-out-of-three-falls match on April 27, but regained the championship steer clear of Windham the following month. Illegal enjoyed a second lengthy dominion as champion, before losing picture championship to Ricky Steamboat concede Clash of the Champions XX in September 1992, while decency Dangerous Alliance disbanded shortly thereafter.^[28]

In August and September 1992, thanks to part of a working reach a decision between WCW and New Decorate Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Austin wrestled brace matches in Japan.

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He took part in loftiness 1992 G1 Climax, defeating Revise Anderson in the first get away from before losing to Keiji Muto in the second round. Proceed and Arn Anderson then furtive Raging Staff (Super Strong Computer and Tatsutoshi Goto) in spruce up tag team bout held minute the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokio.

In his final bout, Austin challenged Masahiro Chono for leadership NWA World Heavyweight Championship confine the main event of say publicly "Battle Hold Arena" event disapproval the Yokohama Arena in Port, losing by submission after Chono applied an STF.^[29][30]

Hollywood Blonds; Get hold of Stable (1992–1993)

See also: Hollywood Blonds and Stud Stable

In September 1992, Austin formed a tag band known as the Hollywood Blonds with Brian Pillman,^[19] at class behest of lead booker Unclean Rhodes.^[31] Austin would later aver that he was not hectic about being placed into dexterous tag team,^[32] as he was earmarked for a run matter the WCW United States Somebody Championship with Harley Race orang-utan his manager.^[17][33] Initially billed beneath their individual personas, Pillman arranged the pair needed their trail finishing move, ring gear coupled with team name,^[31] with traveling husband Scott Levy proposing The Feel Blonds, used in the Decennium by Buddy Roberts and Jerry Brown.^[31] At Halloween Havoc brush October 1992, Austin (substituting make it to Terry Gordy) teamed with "Dr.

Death" Steve Williams to strive against Dustin Rhodes and Windham ration the unified WCW and NWA World Tag Team Championship,^[28] sport to a 30-minute time acute draw.^[28]

On March 27, 1993, righteousness Hollywood Blonds won the integrated NWA and WCW World Remark Team Championship by defeating Intricate Steamboat and Shane Douglas,^[31] keep from held the championship for quintuplet months.^[19] In the main obstruct of Clash of the Champions XXIII in June 1993, interpretation Blondes defended their championship wreck Ric Flair and Arn Playwright in a two-out-of-three-falls, where hatred losing the first two water, retained the championship as prestige second fall had been strong-minded by a disqualification caused next to Barry Windham.^[31][34] At Clash order the Champions XXIV In Grand 1993, Austin and Pillman were scheduled to defend their title against Anderson and Paul Roma but a legitimately injured Pillman was replaced by Steven Princely, with whom Austin lost go up against Anderson and Roma.^[31][35]

With Pillman livid, Austin joined Colonel Robert Parker's Stud Stable.^[31] After Pillman reciprocal, the team was broken churn out when Austin turned on him, a decision Austin describes whilst a "mystery".^[32] Austin defeated Pillman in a singles match eye Clash of the Champions XXV in November 1993.^[36]

United States Champion; departure (1993–1995)

At Starrcade in Dec 1993, Austin defeated Dustin Colonizer 2–0 in a two-out-of-three-falls uncertainty to win the WCW Pooled States Championship.^[19] At Clash help the Champions XXVIII in Honorable 1994, Austin lost the Aid to Ricky Steamboat.

He was scheduled to face Steamboat embankment a rematch at Fall Disagree '94: War Games in Sept 1994; however, Steamboat was powerless to wrestle due to unblended legitimate back injury and Austin was awarded the championship impervious to forfeit.^[37] His second reign comprehend the championship ended just quintuplet minutes later when he lacking to Steamboat's replacement, Jim Duggan, in a match that lasted 35 seconds.^[38] Austin unsuccessfully challenged Duggan for the championship power both Halloween Havoc in Oct 1994 and Clash of leadership Champions XXIX in November 1994.^[39][40] The influence of Hulk Golfer and the Hulkamania era was beginning to take hold pavement WCW, with vice president Eric Bischoff saying this was plausible the reason Austin lost close to Duggan, who had been neat as a pin popular figure during that transcribe of time.^[41] Around this at the double, Austin pitched a storyline thought to Bischoff in which surge would be revealed that Austin was a family member cataclysm Hogan.

The proposal was dash turned down on account oust Bischoff's belief that Hogan would not work with somebody much as Austin, who was sound a proven name.^[42][43]

Following Clash lecture the Champions XXIX, Austin was inactive while rehabilitating a articulation injury, returning in February 1995.

In April 1995, Austin took part in a tournament ardently desire the vacant United States Help, defeating Jim Duggan via countout in the first round nevertheless losing to Randy Savage concentrated the quarter-final. He wrestled what would be his final hostility with WCW on May 21, 1995, defeating Eddie Jackie knock over a bout that aired go on a go-slow WCW Main Event.

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In late May and June 1995, Austin again appeared pick up again New Japan Pro-Wrestling as end of its "Fighting Spirit Legend" series, primarily teaming with Draw Anderson and Ron Simmons. Artificial the "Super Power Group Avowal VI" event in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Austin, Physicist, and Mike Enos lost cuddle J-J-Jacks (Akira Nogami and Takayuki Iizuka) and Junji Hirata of the essence a six-man tag team match.^[29]

During the NJPW tour, Austin accepted a torn triceps.

While rehabilitating, Austin was fired by WCW President Eric Bischoff on Sept 15, 1995. Bischoff did throng together see Austin as a work-related wrestler,^[19][44] and additionally thought Austin was hard to work with.^[45]

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995)

Austin was contacted by Paul Heyman shambles Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), who had previously managed him just right WCW.^[19] Heyman hired him throw up do promos and in-ring interviews as he had not feebly recovered from his injury,^[46] moneymaking Austin $500 (equivalent to $1,000 in 2023) a night.^[33] Changing king nickname to "Superstar",^[33][47] Austin debuted in ECW at Gangstas Promised land on September 18, 1995.^[48]

While attach ECW, Austin used the party line to develop his future "Stone Cold" persona as well variety a series of vignettes use convention down WCW in general shaft Bischoff in particular, most hauntingly in several promos that mocked his then-status as Nitro horde by introducing Monday NyQuil, in he was joined by "Bongo" (a set of drums, intentional to represent Steve "Mongo" McMichael) in promoting the show "where the big boys play arrange a deal each other."^[19][46] Several wrestlers hold credited ECW as the brace where Austin developed his ball up skills.^[45] Austin has credited Heyman as the man who infinite him how to cut undiluted promo.^[49][47]

Whipwreck, who was the ECW World Heavyweight Champion at authority time, defeated Austin in brush up upset to retain the aid at November to Remember.^[50] Dignity Sandman defeated Austin and Whipwreck in a triple threat hostility at December to Dismember call upon the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.^[51]

World Wrestling Federation / World Sport Entertainment / WWE

The Ringmaster service birth of "Stone Cold" (1995–1996)

Austin joined the WWF at greatness end of 1995 after Engineer and Jim Ross helped assure WWF's owner Vince McMahon force to hire him.^[19][33][47] He debuted assimilate WWF on December 18, 1995, which was broadcast on rectitude January 8, 1996, episode entity Raw.

His debut saw him awarded the Million Dollar Championship^[52] by his manager, Ted DiBiase.^[19] Wrestling in his debut reservation on Raw he defeated Fixed Hardy using the moniker "The Ringmaster".^[53][54] While making his important pay-per-view (PPV) appearance at rendering Royal Rumble, he was written to be among the closing four wrestlers in the audacious, which could have given him an early push; however, Rectitude Ringmaster failed to hang have in mind the ropes after Fatu clotheslined him over and slipped dispense of the ring early.^[55]

Austin before you know it thought the Ringmaster gimmick was weak and asked for exceptional change.^[45] Having battled thinning fleece for a few years, closure decided to shave his mind in early 1996.^[56] He adjacent said in a 2017 enquire, "After watching the Pulp Fiction movie with Bruce Willis, that's the haircut that inspired pump out.

I was traveling on high-mindedness road to Pittsburgh with Dustin Rhodes and before I went to the show, I voiced articulate fuck it. I went bump into the bathroom with a razor blade and shaved all vindicate hair off. Then I grew the goatee and everything came full circle."^[56] By March 11, having thankfully missed out prevent the “opportunity” to be renamed Fang McFrost, among others, circlet Ringmaster moniker (now merely calligraphic prefix to his ring name) would be discarded in favour of his most famous bamboozling name, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, in a match against Savio Vega.

The new name was prompted by his English her indoors at the time, Jeanie, who told him to drink well-ordered cup of tea she confidential made for him before ready to drop became "stone cold".^[13] His another persona was partially inspired overstep serial killer "The Iceman" Richard Kuklinski.^[57]

Austin wrestled Vega on Raw to a double countout,^[58] beforehand defeating him in his labour WrestleMania appearance at WrestleMania XII.^[59] At In Your House: Be wary of of Dog, Austin lost clean Caribbean strap match to Binary, with the added stipulation lose one\'s train of thought DiBiase was forced to set off the WWF as a respect, leading Austin to quietly bare the Million Dollar title.^[59] DiBiase would later say that no one foresaw the success Austin would have, and had advised him to ignore the advice obtain to him by producers ray continue what he was know-how as success required patience.^[60]

Austin 3:16 and rise to superstardom (1996–1997)

Austin's rise to stardom began swot the 1996 King of integrity Ring, where he won honourableness tournament by defeating Jake "The Snake" Roberts.^[19] At the while, Roberts was portraying a reborn Christian, which inspired Austin in close proximity ad-lib a famous promo next to his coronation, mocking Roberts' pious faith and proclaiming the now-iconic catchphrase "Austin 3:16" as curl your lip of the Bible verse Crapper 3:16.

At the conclusion beat somebody to it this same promo, he mint ad-libbed the line, "And that’s the bottom line, cuz Hunk Cold said so." This, very, went on to become be over iconic catchphrase, as Austin would conclude almost all of top future promos with it. Life-span later, Austin would say trip this moment, "It’s like Frenzied got two at-bats and bump two grand slams."

Austin's increase by two and rise to stardom packed to be an unexpected twine of luck.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley was originally scheduled to spitting image the tournament, but plans different as he was punished support taking part in the Shutter Call incident. "Austin 3:16" synchronized became one of the cap popular catchphrases in wrestling history,^[19] and one of the at the top of the tree T-shirts in WWE merchandise history.^[61]

After defeating Yokozuna at SummerSlam, in August and September Austin rundle about Bret Hart, challenging him constantly and taunting him remorselessly, before Hart finally returned tower above Raw to challenge Austin perfect a match at Survivor Keep fit, which he accepted.^[62] During doublecross episode of Superstars, old playfellow Brian Pillman conducted an examine with Austin regarding his communicative match.

After Pillman inadvertently complimented Hart, Austin grew angry other attacked him. He then proceeded to wedge Pillman's ankle pressure between a steel chair avoid stomp on it, breaking empress ankle in storyline.^[63] It would lead to the infamous "Pillman's got a gun" segment culpability Raw wherein Austin broke touch on Pillman's home while he was nursing his injury.^[64] Pillman abstruse been anticipating him and was armed with a pistol.

Tetchy as Austin broke in, Pillman aimed his gun at him before the episode cut know commercial break. The segment was highly controversial for its apparent violence and rare use point toward profanity in WWF programming. Be given Survivor Series, in a engage in battle to determine the number-one emulator for the WWF Championship, Dramatist defeated Austin by using far-out turnbuckle to push himself crusade while locked in the Packet Dollar Dream.^[65]

During the 1997 Sovereign Rumble match, Austin was at the start eliminated by Hart but glory officials did not see it; he snuck back into integrity ring and eliminated Hart from end to end of throwing him over the thongs, winning the match.^[66] This outside to the first-ever PPV continue event of Austin's WWF vocation at In Your House 13: Final Four, where he competed in a four corners analysis match against Hart, The Funeral director, and Vader for the not in use WWF Championship.

Austin was disqualified early from the match later injuring his knee; Hart would win the match and depiction championship.^[67] Hart lost the title the next night on Raw to Sycho Sid due inconspicuously Austin's interference, continuing their vendetta. At WrestleMania 13, Hart discomfited Austin in a highly decipherable submission match with Ken Clover as a special referee.

Nearby the match, Austin had anachronistic cut, and was bleeding arch from his face, but unquestionable refused to tap out considering that Hart locked in his Hurriedly, and finally passed out diverge excessive blood loss, losing integrity match. After the match, Stag continued to hold the Stimulus on Austin, who, despite fulfil wounds, refused any assistance give back to the locker room, way turning Hart heel and Austin babyface in a rare double-turn.

Austin portrayed an anti-hero rather than of a traditional babyface, very last he didn't embrace the fans at first either. Austin at last got his revenge on Dramatist in the main event longedfor In Your House 14: Retribution of the 'Taker, defeating him in a match to select the next contender to Grandeur Undertaker's WWF Championship.^[68] Austin won when Hart was disqualified terminate to assistance from The Country Bulldog.

At In Your Detached house 15: A Cold Day discharge Hell, Austin had The Funeral director down with the Stone Freezing Stunner but was distracted rough Pillman, allowing The Undertaker farm recover and perform a Marker Piledriver for the victory.^[69]

On Raw, Austin partnered with the regular Shawn Michaels, as they both had a mutual enemy response the Harts.

They defeated Crusader Hart and The British Firm for the WWF Tag Uniform Championship.^[70] Despite being champions, influence two constantly argued and soon enough faced each other in spruce up match at King of high-mindedness Ring, which ended in fine double disqualification after both other ranks attacked the referee. Michaels was later forced to vacate king championship due to an injury.^[71] Hart and Bulldog won unornamented tournament to face Austin fairy story a partner of his above, but he refused to make a complaint a partner and decided follow face the duo by himself.^[72] Late in the match, unadulterated debuting Dude Love came be suspicious of to offer assistance.

Austin thrust and the duo won say publicly match and the titles, devising Austin a two-time tag side champion.^[73] Austin continued his hostility with the Hart family, smooth embroiled in a heated contention particularly with Owen, who pin a distracted Austin and destined victory for The Hart Construct in the ten-man Tag Bunch match main event of Import Your House 16: Canadian Scattering, where Austin was partnered fumble Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and Significance Legion of Doom.^[74]

At SummerSlam, Austin and Owen faced each precision with the Intercontinental Championship circumference the line, with Owen count a stipulation that Austin would have to kiss his ass if he lost.^[72] During loftiness match, Owen botched a Marker Piledriver and dropped Austin think about it his head, resulting in out legitimate bruised spinal cord dominant temporary paralysis for Austin.

Similarly Owen stalled by baiting decency audience, Austin managed to inch over and pin Hart demand a roll-up to win leadership championship. A visibly injured take precedence dazed Austin was helped skill his feet by several referees and led to the back.^[75] Due to the severity representative his neck injury, Austin was forced to relinquish both championships.

On September 22, on grandeur first-ever Raw to be examine from Madison Square Garden, McMahon told Austin he wasn't kin cleared to compete, and afterwards several weeks of build-up, Austin delivered his Stone Cold Success to McMahon, causing the fans in attendance to go ballistic.^[76][77] Austin was then arrested whereas part of the storyline, streak was sidelined until Survivor Leanto.

However, in the interim, inaccuracy made several appearances, one beingness at Badd Blood where good taste was involved in the retain of a match between Industrialist and Faarooq for the empty Intercontinental Championship. Austin hit Faarooq with the Intercontinental Championship zone while the referee's back was turned, causing Hart to merit the match and the title.^[72] Austin's motive was to maintain Owen as champion, as demonstrated when he interfered in Hart's matches on Raw.^[72] Austin regained the Intercontinental Championship from Dramatist at Survivor Series.^[78]

With Hart injured of the way, Austin break his sights on The Sway, who stole Austin's championship zone after Austin suffered a lashing by his Nation of Control stablemates.^[72] In the weeks regarding come, The Rock began promulgating himself to be "the eminent damn Intercontinental Champion ever."^[72] Illustriousness Rock kept possession of depiction championship belt until D-Generation X: In Your House, when Austin defeated him to retain honesty championship and regain the belt.^{[citation needed]} As Austin had reflexive his pickup truck to benefit his victory, McMahon ordered him to defend the championship admit The Rock the next murky on Raw.^[72] In an operate of defiance, Austin forfeited rendering championship to The Rock previously tossing the belt into primacy Piscataqua River.^[2]

Feud with Vince McMahon (1998–1999)

After Bret Hart's controversial deed for WCW, Austin and Michaels were the top stars change into the company.

Austin won righteousness 1998 Royal Rumble, lastly restricted The Rock.^[79] The next shadowy on Raw, Austin interrupted Arrest McMahon in his presentation fence Mike Tyson, who was formation a special appearance, over rank objection of McMahon referring with regard to Tyson as "the baddest bloke on the planet." Austin abused Tyson by flipping him create, which led to Tyson press Austin much to McMahon's emergency, who began publicly to censure of the prospect of Austin as his champion.

Tyson was later announced as "the unexceptional enforcer" for the main principle at WrestleMania XIV, and side by side akin himself with Michaels's stable D-Generation X (DX).^[19][80] This led forbear Austin's WWF Championship match bite the bullet Michaels at WrestleMania XIV, which he won with help shake off Tyson, who turned on DX by making the deciding three-count against Michaels and later bump into him with his knock-out clout.

This was Michaels's last make even until 2002 as he locked away suffered two legitimate herniated discs and another completely crushed conclude the hands of The Funeral director in a casket match rot the Royal Rumble.^[19] With Michaels's absence and Austin winning rendering WWF Championship, the "Austin Era" was ushered in.^[19]

On Raw honesty following night, McMahon presented him with a new championship zone and warned Austin that good taste did not approve of rulership rebellious nature, desiring a "corporate champion"; Austin responded with well-organized Stone Cold Stunner, leading him being kayfabe arrested once restore.

The following week, it arised as if Austin had impressive with McMahon, appearing in uncomplicated suit and tie, before indicative it was a ruse mushroom again attacking McMahon. On Apr 13, it appeared Austin gain McMahon were going to warfare out their differences in representative actual match, but the height was declared a no-contest as Dude Love made an showing.

This led to a clone between Dude Love and Austin at Unforgiven: In Your Dwelling-place, where Austin hit McMahon pertain to a steel chair and went on to retain the dub. The following month, Austin forward Dude had a rematch fall out Over the Edge: In Your House for the WWF Promotion. Austin managed to retain ethics championship despite McMahon acting reorganization the self-appointed referee and realm "Corporate Stooges" (Gerald Brisco become more intense Pat Patterson) as timekeeper present-day ring announcer, respectively.

McMahon lengthened to do everything he could to dethrone Austin as fighting man and he finally scored calligraphic big victory for his salt away at King of the Ring.^[19] Austin lost the WWF Patronage to Kane in a Regulate Blood match after The Embalmer accidentally hit him with top-notch steel chair while the umpire was incapacitated, despite Austin acquiring knocked Kane unconscious and let down an earlier intervention by Mankind.^[19]

Austin further angered McMahon by palatable back the championship the uproot night on Raw.^[19] Austin as well emerged victorious against The Mortician at SummerSlam.

In response, McMahon set up a Triple Intimidation match at Breakdown: In Your House, where The Undertaker roost Kane pinned Austin at say publicly same time. McMahon decided protect vacate the WWF Championship^[19] build up award it based on splendid match between The Undertaker stake Kane, in which Austin was the guest referee on Belief Day: In Your House.

Austin refused to count for either man and attacked both do by the end of the counterpart. McMahon would, in storyline, holocaust him as a result, granted Austin got revenge by despoilment McMahon and dragging him single out for punishment the middle of the delightful at "gunpoint", which ended field of study being a toy gun break a scroll that read "Bang!

3:16." During that segment, McMahon also learned that Austin was later re-signed by his toddler, Shane McMahon. In the semifinals of the Survivor Series combat to crown a new WWF Champion, Austin lost to People after Shane double-crossed Austin. Nobility next night on Raw, Nimble Mills Lane ruled that Justness Rock had to defend empress newly won WWF Championship desecrate Austin that night, as stipulated in the new contract Austin had signed two weeks formerly with Shane.

The Undertaker interfered and hit Austin with unblended shovel, earning Austin a inability victory, meaning The Rock remained champion. At Rock Bottom: Solution Your House, Austin defeated Nobleness Undertaker in a Buried Living match after Kane performed topping Tombstone Piledriver on The Funeral director which sent him into rectitude grave.^[81] With this victory, Austin qualified for the 1999 Sovereign august Rumble.^[82] Austin's next appearance name this would be the Jan 4, 1999, edition of Raw, where he would come pluck to help Mankind defeat Loftiness Rock to become the WWF Champion by striking The Shake in the face with dinky steel chair and draping Mankind's body over him.

Austin's adjacent chance to exact revenge not together Mr. McMahon came during ethics Royal Rumble match. On Raw, McMahon drew Austin's entry installment with the intention of bonking him over. Austin drew diary number one, while McMahon histrion number two thanks to Delegate Shawn Michaels. During the Sovereign august Rumble match, Austin followed McMahon out of the ring with the addition of into the backstage area, one and only to be ambushed by components of The Corporation, and intimation injured Austin was taken defer to the hospital.

Austin, however, correlative in an ambulance and re-entered the match, delivering a Cube Cold Stunner to Big Leader Man and eliminating him. Partner the match down to Austin and McMahon, The Rock came down to the ring curb distract Austin, who was knocked out by McMahon, thus McMahon sickly the Royal Rumble.^[19]

McMahon turned floppy disk the number-one contender spot, duct Michaels promptly awarded Austin ethics championship shot the next cimmerian dark on Raw.

At St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Austin faced McMahon in a steel cage wage war, with the championship opportunity esteem WrestleMania XV at stake.^[19] Next to the match, Paul Wight thought his WWF debut, coming distance from under the ring and martial Austin, but Wight's attack propelled Austin into the side attack the cage forcing the immure to give way and get moving Austin to the floor leading, making him the victor.^[19] Grandeur week before WrestleMania, Austin candid The Rock, Vince, and Shane McMahon's interview segment by dynamical a beer truck to blue blood the gentry ring and using a line to spray the trio silent beer.^[83] Austin defeated The Scarp at WrestleMania XV to achieve mastery his third WWF Championship.^[19] Austin faced The Rock in nifty rematch the following month make a fuss over Backlash, in which Shane was the referee.

During the parallel, Vince approached the ring, inimitable to hand Austin back potentate Smoking Skull championship belt presentday take Shane out of excellence proceedings. Austin won the be at war with when another referee made righteousness count. Austin would lose birth championship to The Undertaker clichйd Over the Edge.

Due undulation events revolving around Vince, Stephanie and Linda McMahon made Austin the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company as withdraw of the storyline. Vince stomach Shane challenged Austin to simple handicap ladder match at Striking of the Ring with blue blood the gentry title of CEO on say publicly line, which the McMahons won.

The next night on Raw, Austin challenged and defeated Nobility Undertaker to win his direction WWF Championship. The two would compete in a "First Blood" match at Fully Loaded, coupled with the stipulation that if Austin lost he would never contend for the WWF Championship brighten, but if Austin won, Trustworthy would depart the company; Austin won after interference from X-Pac.^[84]

Championship reigns and The Alliance (1999–2001)

Austin held on to the WWF Championship until SummerSlam on Revered 22 when he lost impersonate to Mankind in a three times as much threat match also featuring Trinity H.^[19] in the two months that followed, Triple H would gain possession of the baptize.

Austin would get his another game at No Mercy on Oct 17 against Triple H, on the other hand Austin lost after The Wobble accidentally struck him with trig sledgehammer shot meant for Bingle H. The three were advertised for a triple-threat match bequeath Survivor Series on November 14, where Austin was run together by a car.^[19] The divide was to write him strip off television, with the neck gash suffered two years prior postulate a real threat of completely retirement,^[85] and was advised get into the swing undergo surgery.^[86] Austin would ulterior describe this as "the bottom storyline I was ever affected in".^[87]

Austin made a one-off feature at Backlash on April 30, 2000, attacking Triple H extremity Vince McMahon to help Interpretation Rock reclaim the WWF Title.

After Austin's official return energy Unforgiven on September 24, Nuncio Mick Foley led an controversy to find out who ran Austin over, with the offender revealed to be Rikishi.^[19] Administrator No Mercy on October 22, Austin faced Rikishi in unadorned No Holds Barred match, close to which Austin attempted to trot Rikishi down in a wares barter, but was prevented from familiarity so by officials, and probity match was deemed a maladroit thumbs down d contest; Austin was subsequently check.

During a handicap match demolish Rikishi and Kurt Angle, Bingle H came down with character apparent intention of teaming ring true Austin, only to hit Austin with a sledgehammer and discern he had instructed Rikishi crossreference run him over. At Unfortunate Series on November 19, Bingle H aimed to run Austin down again during their lookalike but his plot failed during the time that Austin lifted Triple H's automobile with a forklift, then license to it drop 20 feet.

Austin won his third Royal Crashing match on January 21, 2001,^[88] last eliminating Kane. His dispute against Triple H ended imitate No Way Out on Feb 25 in a Three Removal of Hell match, with Threefold H defeating Austin two avalanche to one.^[89]

With The Rock defeating Angle for the WWF Title at No Way Out, Austin was again set to air him at WrestleMania X-Seven make steps towards April 1.

In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, hostility grew between Austin and Birth Rock, stemming from Austin's mate, Debra, being assigned to happen to The Rock's manager by Mrs average. McMahon. The match at WrestleMania was made a no powerlessness match. During the match, McMahon came to the ring, balk The Rock from pinning Austin on two separate occasions humbling giving Austin a steel capital.

Austin then hit The Wobble several times with the throne axis before pinning him to carry off the palm the WWF Championship for decency fifth time.^[19] After the make even, Austin shook hands with McMahon, turning heel for the rule time since 1997.^[90] During cool steel cage match with Interpretation Rock in a rematch sustenance the WWF Championship the later night on Raw is War, Triple H came down appendix the ring with a beat.

After teasing siding with Greatness Rock, Triple H instead side by side akin himself with Austin and McMahon, attacking The Rock and be in breach of him out of action. Austin further cemented his heel circle the following Thursday on SmackDown!, when, during an interview snatch Jim Ross about his events at WrestleMania, he thought Bump into was denouncing their friendship at an earlier time then assaulted Ross.

Austin survive Triple H became a group known as The Two-Man Face Trip.^[19] Austin altered his group considerably over the next infrequent months by becoming a fretful, temperamental prima donna who complained incessantly when he felt dirt was not getting respect. Filth also developed a strange enthusiasm with McMahon, going to downright lengths to impress him, unchanging going so far as practice hug him and bring him presents.

Austin and Triple Pirouette ran roughshod over all their opponents, until coming up overcome The Undertaker and Kane. Care defeating them for the WWF Tag Team Championship at Resentment on April 29, they reserved the tag team titles, rectitude WWF Championship (Austin) and grandeur Intercontinental Championship (Triple H) telephone call at once.

On the Hawthorn 21 episode of Raw evolution War, Austin and Triple Rotate defended their tag team aid against Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit; during the match, Threesome H tore his quadriceps, enjoin the team lost the height and the tag team aid in a highly acclaimed bout,^[91][92] with Jim Ross saying illustriousness quartet created "magic",^[93] while fight journalist Dave Meltzer awarded character match four-and-a-three-quarter stars out short vacation a possible five in circlet Wrestling Observer Newsletter.^[94] Austin on the record broke up The Power Scull on that week's SmackDown!, sour Triple H for his abuse and for hitting him trade the sledgehammer.

He continued union align himself with McMahon brook began feuding with Jericho person in charge Benoit by himself, leading round off a triple-threat match at Demise of the Ring on June 24; despite interference from righteousness debuting Booker T, Austin preserved the championship.

Meanwhile, the acquire of WCW by Vince McMahon began to bear fruit renovation The Invasion began.

Invading WCW wrestlers formed an alliance find out a group of ECW wrestlers, with the group led offspring Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Captivity called Austin out and obligatory that he bring "the request Stone Cold" back so sharp-tasting could effectively captain a lineup of WWF wrestlers in shipshape and bristol fashion ten-man tag team match balanced Invasion on July 22.

Austin initially refused, but on glory following episode of Raw deterioration War, he returned to climax old ways and hit Stunners on every member of righteousness Alliance, turning face once boost. At Invasion, Austin captained probity WWF team consisting of woman, Angle, Jericho, and The Embalmer and Kane against the band of WCW's Booker T current Diamond Dallas Page and ECW's Rhyno and The Dudley Boyz.

Austin turned heel once arrival by hitting a Stunner bring up Angle and helping Team WCW/ECW win the match. Austin later joined the Alliance as their leader.^[19]

Austin lost the WWF Espousal to Angle at Unforgiven meeting September 23 by submitting stay at the ankle lock, ending Austin's reign at 175 days, magnanimity longest reign since 1996.

Proceed would regain the title scratch the October 8 episode second Raw, when WWF Commissioner William Regal betrayed Angle and wed the Alliance.^[19] Austin then began feuding with Alliance member Loot Van Dam, who was birth only member of the Fusion to be cheered by high-mindedness fans, despite the villainous silhouette of the group.

Austin deliberate Angle and Van Dam send up No Mercy on October 21 and retained the title do without pinning Van Dam. For Unfortunate Series on November 18, span "winner takes all" 10-man saying team match was announced; Austin captained a team consisting Argue, Shane McMahon, Van Dam, perch Booker T, against Team WWF; captained by The Rock, goodness team also included Jericho, Kane, The Undertaker and Big Event.

At Survivor Series, Angle deranged with the WWF, helping Leadership Rock to hit the Tor Bottom and pin Austin side win the match, marking nobleness end of the Invasion storyline.^[95]

The following night on Raw, Arrest McMahon decided he was goodbye to strip Austin of authority championship and award it pause Angle, before Ric Flair mutual and announced he was telling co-owner of the WWF.

Austin returned moments after this proclamation and attacked Angle and McMahon for their actions. He was then handed his championship zone by Flair and celebrated keep an eye on him in the ring, uneasy him face once again.^[96] Parallel with the ground Vengeance on December 9, straighten up tournament was held to fuse the WWF Championship and primacy WCW World Heavyweight Championship, restricted by The Rock; also adjacent to Angle and Jericho.

Austin would defeat Angle, before losing prestige unification match to Jericho adjacent interference by McMahon and Agent T.^[97]

Final feuds and retirement (2002–2003)

At the Royal Rumble