| General info : | | Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964; later Steven James Williams), better known by the ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor, producer, television and podcast host, and retired professional wrestler.
Austin enjoyed a successful career as "Stunning" Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1991 to 1995, using the character of a handsome man who relied on his good looks and flowing blonde hair. After a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in late 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring name of The Ringmaster. The following year, having grown a goatee and shaved his head due to going bald, he was repackaged as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin; after this character change, he gained significant mainstream popularity as a brash, vulgar, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied the establishment and his boss, WWE chairman Vince McMahon. Austin thus became the "poster boy" of the Attitude Era,[6] a boom period in the company's business and popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He also introduced the long-standing "What?" chant in professional wrestling.
Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career. He is a six-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time Intercontinental Champion, and a four-time WWF Tag Team Champion—making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history—as well as a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WCW World Television Champion, a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, and a one-time Million Dollar Champion. He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament and the 1997, 1998, and 2001 Royal Rumbles, making him the only three-time Royal Rumble winner.
Prominent WWE figures such as McMahon have declared Austin to be the biggest star in the company's history, even surpassing the popularity of Hulk Hogan.
Veteran professional wrestling journalist Wade Keller remarked that Austin is "in every conversation for the greatest wrestling act of all time", as well as for "the most profitable and the most influential". Austin headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events, including three WrestleManias (XIV, XV, and X-Seven). He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to multiple knee injuries and a serious neck injury. Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and Sheriff of Raw. He has since continued to make occasional appearances and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. He returned to WWE to host the reboot of the reality series Tough Enough in 2011. | |
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| Relations : | | Married to : Debra Marshallm. 2000 - div. 2003 | |
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