Stone Cold Steve Austin
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| Ring name(s) | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) |
| Born | December 18, 1964 Austin, Texas |
| Billed from | Victoria, Texas |
| Trained by | Chris Adams |
| Debut | December 8, 1989 |
| Retired | March 30, 2003 |
Steve Austin (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven Williams),[1] better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin[2] is a retired Professional wrestler and actor known for his work within the WWE. His signature move is the Stone Cold Stunner. He is best known for his feud with Vince McMahon during the The Attitude Era.
Stone Cold was also the host of the fifth season of Tough Enough[3].
Accomplishments[change]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (1998, 1999)
- PWI Match of the Year (1997) vs. Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 in a Submission match
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2001)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1998)
- PWI Rookie of the Year (1990)
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1998, 1999, 2001)
- PWI ranked #1 of the Top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998 and 1999
- Texas Wrestling Federation
- TWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The California Stud
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brian Pillman
- WCW World Television Championship (2 times)
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- Million Dollar Championship (1 time)
- WWF Championship (6 times)
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Shawn Michaels (1), Dude Love (1), The Undertaker (1), and Triple H (1)
- King of the Ring (1996)
- Royal Rumble (1997, 1998, 2001)
- Slammy Award for Freedom of Speech (1997)
- Fifth Triple Crown Champion
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 5 Star Match (1992) with Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, and Larry Zbyszko vs. Sting, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, and Dustin Rhodes in a WarGames match at WrestleWar
- 5 Star Match (1997) vs. Bret Hart in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
- Best Box Office Draw (1998, 1999)
- Best Gimmick (1997, 1998)
- Best Heel (1996)
- Best Interviews (1996–1998, 2001)
- Best Non-Wrestler (2003)
- Feud of the Year (1997) vs. The Hart Foundation
- Feud of the Year (1998, 1999) vs. Vince McMahon
- Match of the Year (1997) vs. Bret Hart in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
- Most Charismatic (1997, 1998)
- Rookie of the Year (1990)
- Tag Team of the Year (1993) with Brian Pillman as the Hollywood Blonds
- Wrestler of the Year (1998)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1991) with Terrance Taylor vs. Bobby Eaton and P.N. News in a Scaffold match at The Great American Bash
References[change]
- ↑ Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p.10)
- ↑ http://www.wwe.com/magazine/9660498/10141016/
- ↑ http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/01/28/stone-cold-steve-austin-host-tough-enough/
