Steve Austin

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Austin in 2010.

Austin in 2010.
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Ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Ringmaster
Additions to names Stunning
superstar
The Hellraiser
Texas Rattlesnake
height 188 cm
Fighting weight 116 kg
birth December 18, 1964
Austin , Texas
Announced from Victoria , Texas
Trained by Chris Adams and Lewis Pearce
debut 1989
retirement 2003

Steve Austin (* 18th December 1964 in Austin , Texas , as Steven James Anderson ) is a retired American wrestler and actor .

In addition to engagements in World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling , his most important place of activity was the World Wrestling Federation. Austin was one of the most successful actors there during the so-called Attitude era , which ensured the WWF's victory in the quota war against the WCW. As an actor he worked in some well-known film and television productions. Austin is a former WWE Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 .

Life

Childhood and youth

Steven James Anderson grew up with his adoptive parents in Jackson County, Texas, in the small town of Edna. From them he temporarily took over the family name Williams. In high school he was a member of the National Honor Society and later received a scholarship in football to the University of Austin.

In 1987 he finally dropped out of college and began working at a loading dock near the Port of Houston .

Private

Austin was married three times and is a multiple father. All three marriages have since been divorced. His first wife was Kathryn Burrhus, from whom he divorced on August 7, 1992 after almost two years of marriage, in order to be able to marry his ring companion Jeannie Clark ("Lady Blossom") in December of the same year. In 2000 he married Debra McMichael , also known from the wrestling business , the ex-wife of the footballer and wrestler Steve McMichael . The separation took place in 2003 and developed into a "mud battle" due to the alleged brutality of Austin. Debra accused her ex-husband of abuse of anabolic steroids . His next relationship with Tess Broussard also ended unhappily. The police had to intervene as he apparently became violent here too.

Since Austin himself is an adopted child and never met his birth parents, he campaigns for children who are dependent on outside help or who are seriously ill. His adoptive father, Ken Williams, supports him in this. In December 2007, he adopted his ring name Steve Austin as a real name. Austin's greatest personal passion is deer hunting , for which he sometimes retires into the wild for days.

Wrestling career

Beginnings

Austin started his career in 1989. This was followed by appearances at the United States Wrestling Association and the World Class Wrestling Association .

World Championship Wrestling (1991–1995)

In 1991 Austin switched to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) . Since there is already a wrestler named Steve Williams aka Dr. Death , he changed his name to that of his hometown, Austin. As "Stunning" Steve Austin , he won his first title on June 3, 1991, the WCW World Television Championship . He held the title for 329 days and gave it to Barry Windham on April 27, 1992 . On May 23, 1992 Austin was able to win the title again.

1992 Austin formed with Flyin 'Brian the tag team "Hollywood Blondes". With this he won the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice in 1993 . Austin also feuded with Flyin 'Brian, Barry Windham and Lord Steven Regal against Ric Flair , Arn Anderson and Paul Roma .

In mid-1995, Austin was fired from the WCW. The then Vice President of the WCW, Eric Bischoff , described Austin as not "marketable".

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995)

After his release, Austin went to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) through his former WCW manager Paul Heyman (who was now one of the managing directors ). He was called by ECW immediately after the WCW contract expired and a little later signed a short-term contract until the end of the year. After the contract expires, a decision should be made about a longer-term commitment. Initially he called himself Extreme Superstar Steve Austin and started a feud with The Sandman . During this short ECW time, his alter ego from “Extreme Superstar” was developed into “Stone Cold”. Austin also took over the beer drinking in the ring and the hall from the Sandman, which later became typical for him in the WWF.

Austin repeatedly gave out public swipes against the WCW and its management. He harbored a particular grudge against Bischoff, which he personally mentioned several times.

Despite his brief engagement, Austin was one of the top ECW superstars. At the ECW major event "November To Remember" 1995 he lost the match for the title against Sandman and Mikey Whipwreck. A little later he left this league for WWF.

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (since 1995)

The Million Dollar Corporation and Austin 3:16 (1995–1997)

After the contract with the ECW expired, Austin went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late 1995 . There he first appeared under the name "The Ringmaster" and was managed by Ted DiBiase .

From the spring of 1996 he appeared again as Steve Austin . In June 1996 he won the King of the Ring tournament . In the final he defeated Jake "The Snake" Roberts .

“ You sit there and you thump your Bible , and you say your prayers… and it didn't get you anywhere! Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16… Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass! "

“ You sit there and pound the Bible, you say your prayers ... and it didn't get you anywhere! Talk about psalms, talk about John 3:16… Austin 3:16 says, I tore your ass off! "

Austin celebrates after a win.

In autumn 1996 Bret "The Hitman" Hart returned to the WWF after a long break. Soon afterwards there was a feud between Austin and Hart and his Stable Hart Foundation (consisting of Bret Hart, Owen Hart , Jim Neidhart , The British Bulldog and Brian Pillman). During the feud, Austin won the Royal Rumble on January 19, 1997 , eliminating Bret Hart last. This resulted in a match between Austin and Hart at WrestleMania 13 , which Hart won. The feud ended at the Summer Slam on August 3, 1997 , when Austin defeated Owen Hart and won the WWF Intercontinental Championship .

Feud against Vince McMahon (1996-1999)

In late 1997, a brief feud against The Rock followed . When Bret Hart left the league in late 1997, the big push came for Steve Austin. He feuded against Shawn Michaels and Triple H in early 1998 . On March 29, 1998, at WrestleMania XIV, Austin defeated Michaels and won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship . On June 28, 1998, he gave the title to Kane . A day later Austin was able to defeat Kane and win the title again.

In late 1998, Austin began another feud against The Rock. In the course of the feud, Austin was able to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship for the third time.

In 1998, Austin began a feud with Vince McMahon . McMahon feuded Austin with Pat Patterson , Gerald Brisco , Sgt. Slaughter , Dude Love / Mankind , Paul Wight , The Rock , Shane McMahon , Kane and The Undertaker . In July 1999, Austin won the feud. This feud is the most successful of the WWF / WWE to this day. In addition to the formation of the D-Generation X , it is considered the basis of the Attitude era .

Austin was injured in late 1999 and did not return until October 2000

The Two-Man Power Trip and Resignation (1999-2003)

Austin in his final match against The Rock at Wrestlemania XIX .

In 2001 Austin started a feud with Triple H. On February 25, 2001, at No Way Out, Triple H defeated Austin in a Three Stages of Hell match and was able to win the feud.

In 2001 Austin and Triple H formed the Tag Team Two Man Power Trip . With this Austin feuded against The Brothers of Destruction ( The Undertaker & Kane ). On April 29, 2001, Austin and Triple H defeated the Brothers of Destruction to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship . They gave the title to Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho . In the summer of 2002, Austin left the WWE.

However, he returned in the spring of 2003. He then denied a feud against The Rock, which Austin lost. The Rock won a match between the two at WrestleMania XIX. This match was supposed to be Steve Austin's last. After WrestleMania, Austin ended his active career.

Occasional appearances and induction into the Hall of Fame (since 2004)

Since retiring, Austin has made occasional appearances at various WWE events. However, he no longer played a match.

From April 28, 2003 through November 16, 2003, Austin was co-general manager of RAW . In the spring of 2004, Austin was involved in the Goldberg and Brock Lesnar feud . However, he only appeared as a guest referee.

Austin also appeared in the 2004 Christmas Special in Iraq . He also performed at the WWE Pay-per-View ECW One Night Stand in summer 2005 , WWE Saturday Night's Main Event in March 2006 , SummerSlam in 2007, and Cyber ​​Sunday in 2007 and 2008 .

Austin being inducted into the Hall of Fame .

In 2007, Austin was involved in a feud between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump .

Steve Austin was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009, the day before WrestleMania 25. On the March 15, 2010 Raw edition, he appeared as a guest host.

At WrestleMania 27 on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta , Austin appeared as a guest referee in Jerry Lawler's match against Michael Cole . From April to June 2011, Austin hosted the 5th season of WWE Tough Enough .

Austin has been running a wrestling podcast since April 2013. At the anniversary Wrestlemania 30 (April 4, 2014) he had a guest appearance alongside Hulk Hogan and The Rock .

At Wrestlemania 32 in Arlington, Texas he appeared with Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels to prove to The League of Nations ( Sheamus , Alberto Del Rio , Rusev and Wade Berett ) that there is a team of three that can hold a candle to them can. Among other things, he stunned Xavier Woods to dance with them at the request of The New Day ( Kofi Kingston , Big E and Xavier Woods). Austin returns on January 22nd, 2018 for the 25th anniversary edition of RAW.

Outside of wrestling

Austin is also widely represented in film and television. In MTV's modeling clay animation series Celebrity Deathmatch , he regularly lends his voice to his alter ego there. He also had a recurring role as police officer Jake Cage in the crime series Nash Bridges with Don Johnson . In the cinema Austin was in the action comedy The Longest Yard (The Longest Yard) alongside Adam Sandler seen as a prison guard. In 2007, the was WWE action thriller produced The Condemned (The Condemned) turned to him in the lead role. From March 2009 he shot the film The Expendables , in which he worked alongside actors such as Sylvester Stallone , Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren . Austin also shot the 2009 film Damage , in which he also played the lead role. In 2010 the films The Stranger (June) and Hunt To Kill (November) were released with Austin in the lead role. Austin starred in the 2011 film Tactical Force, starring Michael Jai White . In 2012, the film and action thriller Recoil followed with him in the lead role. In 2013 he took on a role in the comedy Grown Ups 2 .

Titles and awards

WWF Champion Steve Austin.

Filmography (selection)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steve Williams' biography
  2. ↑ Steve Austin: The Stone Cold Truth. Page 95-97.
  3. ↑ Steve Austin: The Stone Cold Truth. Page 98.
  4. ↑ Steve Austin: The Stone Cold Truth. Page 79.
  5. ↑ TheSmokingGun: Steve Williams and Debra's Marriage Certificate . Retrieved April 8, 2007.
  6. ↑ Fox News: Exclusive! Debra Marshall, Ex-wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin Tells What Really Goes on in Pro-Wrestling World . June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.foxnews.com 
  7. ^ Event for children suffering from cancer
  8. ^ Wrestlinginc.com: Steve Austin Changes His Name, Styles Bashes JBL, More ( July 9, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive ). December 26, 2007.
  9. ^ Silver Version: Paul Heyman in The Rise + Fall of ECW. 2004.
  10. ^ Silver Vision: The Rise + Fall of ECW. 2004.
  11. ↑ Silver Version: Steve Austin in The Rise + Fall of ECW. 2004.
  12. ^ The Daily Mirror : Stone Cold Steve Austin to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame at Wrestlemania weekend
  13. ↑ WWE: Steve Austin to host Tough Enough . cagematch.de. January 29, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  14. ↑ Stone Cold Steve Austin Podcast on sportskeeda.com (English)

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Commons : Steve Austin  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Austin, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Steven James; Williams, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH 18th December 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Austin , Texas , United States