Steve Austin

Steven James Anderson, formerly Steven James Williams, better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. Billed as "The Most Popular Superstar in WWE History", he gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF during the mid-to-late 1990s as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a disrespectful, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied his boss, Vince McMahon. This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping off McMahon and incapacitating him with the Stone Cold Stunner, his finishing move. McMahon inducted Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Austin held nineteen championships throughout his professional wrestling career, and is recognized by WWE as a six-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship on six occasions, and the fifth Triple Crown Champion. He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, as well as the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles. He was forced to retire from in ring competition in early 2003 due to a series of knee and neck injuries sustained throughout his career. Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of Raw. Since 2005, he has continued to make occasional appearances. In 2011, Steve Austin returned to WWE to host the reality series Tough Enough. On August 14, 2002, Austin was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. He pleaded no contest on November 25, 2002, and was given a year's probation, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community service.] Marshall told Fox News that Austin beat her three times and that the 2002 incident was the result of roid rage. She also stated that WWE knew of the abuse, working to conceal the bruises on her face, and kept her from revealing that Austin hit her, as it would cost the company millions of dollars.

During his early years as a wrestler, Austin was a technical wrestler. However, after his neck injury against Owen Hart in 1997, he changed his style from technical to brawler. His most famous finishing move is the Stone Cold Stunner, or simply Stunner. During his time as The Ringmaster he used the Million Dollar Dream as finisher, since it was Ted DiBiase's finisher. During his time in WCW, Austin used the Stun Gun as finisher

One of Austin's taunts during the Attitude Era was to show the middle finger. In August 2001, Austin cut a promo, debuting his catchphrase "What?", which is used today by fans when they want to mock wrestlers during promos

Filmography (338 Appearances)

The Walk-Ons

TBA

WrestleMania 41: Sunday

2025

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

2025

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

2025

Stephanie's Places

2025

WWE's Greatest Moments

2025

WWE Legend Profiles

2025

WWE Raw Classics

2025

Mr. McMahon

2024

Angle

2023

Stone Cold Takes on America

2023

WWE This Is Awesome

2022

WWE Rivals

2022

WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday

2022

WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday

2022

Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11

2021

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

2021

Biography: WWE Legends

2021

Birth of The Stunner

2021

Meeting Stone Cold

2021

WWE Icons

2021

My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson

2021

DDP: Relentless

2020

Meeting the Undertaker

2020

Undertaker: The Last Ride

2020

The Best of WWE

2020

Ruthless Aggression

2020

Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions

2019

WWE Backstage

2019

WWE's The Bump

2019

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

Straight Up Steve Austin

2019

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased

2018

WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam

2018

Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments

2018

1997: Dawn of the Attitude

2017

Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

2017

WWE: Best of the 2000's

2017

WWE: WrestleMania Monday

2017

WWE Royal Rumble 2017

2017

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

2016

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

2016

WWE WrestleMania 32

2016

WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas

2016

WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3

2016

Owen: Hart of Gold

2015

Sting: Into the Light

2015

Legends with JBL

2015

CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession

2015

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role

2015

Chain of Command

2015

Smosh: The Movie

2015

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired

2015

Hot Ones

2015

The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J

2015

WWE 24

2015

The Resurrection of Jake The Snake

2015

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

2014

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

2014

WWE Rivalries

2014

WWE: The Best of Sting

2014

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

2014

Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge

2014

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

2014

WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show

2014

Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

2014

WWE WrestleMania XXX

2014

Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast

2014

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

2014

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

2014

Wrestlemania Rewind

2014

Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania

2014

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2

2014

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

2013

WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come

2013

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

2013

Grown Ups 2

2013

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

2013

WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History

2013

WWE: The Best Of In Your House

2013

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

2013

WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's

2013

The Package

2013

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

2013

The Top 100 Moments In Raw History

2012

WWE: The Attitude Era

2012

Maximum Conviction

2012

WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True

2012

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

2012

WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

2012

Redneck Island

2012

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

2012

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

2012

Recoil

2012

The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

2012

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

2012

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

WWE: The Best of King of the Ring

2011

Tactical Force

2011

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

2011

The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

2011

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

2011

WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

2011

The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

2011

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

2011

Knockout

2011

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

2010

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

2010

Hunt to Kill

2010

Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho

2010

The Expendables

2010

Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon

2010

WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

2010

The Stranger

2010

Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology

2010

WWE NXT

2010

Damage

2009

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

2009

WWE Hall Of Fame 2009

2009

Gentleman's Choice: The Tragic Story of Gentleman Chris Adams

2008

WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

2008

WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

2008

WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane

2008

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

2008

WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One

2008

WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment

2008

WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin

2008

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

2007

WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

2007

Chuck

2007

WWE SummerSlam 2007

2007

The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling

2007

The Condemned

2007

WWE WrestleMania 23

2007

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon

2006

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

2006

WWE: McMahon

2006

Tales of the Rat Fink

2006

WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

2005

WWE RAW Homecoming

2005

WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker

2005

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

2005

The Longest Yard

2005

WWE WrestleMania 21

2005

WWE Hall of Fame

2005

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

2005

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

2005

WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW

2004

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

2004

WWE WrestleMania XX

2004

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

2004

WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So

2004

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

2004

WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

2004

Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown

2004

The Celebrity Apprentice

2004

The Stone Cold Truth

2004

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003

2003

WWE Survivor Series 2003

2003

Trish Stratus: 100% Stratusfaction

2003

WWE SummerSlam 2003

2003

Steve Austin: The Early Years

2003

WWE Insurrextion 2003

2003

WWE: Bloodbath - Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches

2003

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

2003

WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary

2003

Punk'd

2003

WWE No Way Out 2003

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

WWE: Triple H - That Damn Good

2002

WWE Confidential

2002

WWE Judgment Day 2002

2002

WWE Insurrextion 2002

2002

WWE Stone Cold Steve Austin - What?

2002

WWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?

2002

WWE Backlash 2002

2002

WWF: Funniest Moments

2002

WWE Wrestlemania X8

2002

WWE No Way Out 2002

2002

MTV’s Behind WWF Tough Enough

2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

2002

The Rock - Just Bring It!

2002

WWE Vengeance 2001

2001

WWE Survivor Series 2001

2001

The Bernie Mac Show

2001

WWE Rebellion 2001

2001

WWE No Mercy 2001

2001

WWE: Undertaker - This Is My Yard

2001

WWF: Undertaker - This Is My Yard

2001

WWF Action!

2001

WWE Unforgiven 2001

2001

This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.2

2001

This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.1

2001

This is Ultimate Wrestling: Steve Austin - Master of Mayhem

2001

WWE SummerSlam 2001

2001

WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1&2

2001

WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops

2001

WWE InVasion

2001

Lita: It Just Feels Right

2001

WWE King of the Ring 2001

2001

WWE Tough Enough

2001

WWE Judgment Day 2001

2001

WWE Insurrextion 2001

2001

WWE Backlash 2001

2001

ECW Deep Impact

2001

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001

WWE No Way Out 2001

2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001

The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2

2001

WWE Armageddon 2000

2000

WWE Rebellion 2000

2000

WWE Survivor Series 2000

2000

WWE No Mercy 2000

2000

WWE Backlash 2000

2000

WWE: Austin vs. McMahon - The Whole True Story

1999

WWF: It's Our Time

1999

WWE Survivor Series 1999

1999

The Life and Death of Owen Hart

1999

Hell Yeah: Stone Cold's Saga Continues

1999

WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues

1999

Beyond the Mat

1999

WWE No Mercy 1999

1999

WWE Unforgiven 1999

1999

WWE SummerSlam 1999

1999

Teen Choice Awards

1999

WWE Fully Loaded 1999

1999

WWE King of the Ring 1999

1999

WWE Over the Edge

1999

WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999

1999

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999

WWE Backlash: In Your House

1999

WWE WrestleMania XV

1999

WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

1999

Dilbert

1999

WWE Royal Rumble 1999

1999

Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity

1999

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

1998

WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House

1998

WWE Capital Carnage

1998

WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV

1998

WWF: Best of Survivor Series 1987-1997

1998

WWF: Undertaker The Phenom

1998

WWF: Three Faces of Foley

1998

WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role

1998

WWF: Eve of Destruction

1998

WWE Survivor Series 1998

1998

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

1998

WWE Breakdown: In Your House

1998

V.I.P.

1998

WWE SummerSlam 1998

1998

WWE Heat

1998

WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House

1998

WWE King of the Ring 1998

1998

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

1998

Celebrity Deathmatch

1998

WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

1998

WWE Mayhem in Manchester

1998

WWE WrestleMania XIV

1998

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

1998

WWE Royal Rumble 1998

1998

Austin 3:16 Uncensored

1998

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

1997

WWE Survivor Series 1997

1997

WWE Ground Zero: In Your House

1997

WWF Friday Night's Main Event

1997

WWE SummerSlam 1997

1997

WWF Summer Flashback!

1997

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

1997

Best Of Raw • Volume Six

1997

WWE King of the Ring 1997

1997

Best Of Raw • Volume Four

1997

WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

1997

WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

1997

WWE WrestleMania 13

1997

WWE In Your House 13: Final Four

1997

WWE Royal Rumble 1997

1997

WWF Rock And Rumble

1997

WWE Action Zone!

1997

WWF World Tour '96

1997

Best Of Raw • Volume Three

1997

WWE Terminators '96

1996

WWE In Your House 12: It's Time

1996

Best Of Raw • Volume One

1996

WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1

1996

WWE Survivor Series 1996

1996

WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

1996

WWE SummerSlam 1996

1996

WWE In Your House 9: International Incident

1996

WWE King of the Ring 1996

1996

WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog

1996

WWE WrestleMania XII

1996

Nash Bridges

1996

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

1996

ECW November to Remember 1995

1995

MADtv

1995

ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995

1995

WCW All Nighter 1995

1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

1994

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

1994

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

1994

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

1994

WCW Slamboree 1994

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

1994

WCW SuperBrawl IV

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

1994

WCW Starrcade 1993

1993

WCW BattleBowl

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

1993

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

1993

WCW Beach Blast 1993

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

1993

WCW Slamboree 1993

1993

WCW SuperBrawl III

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

1993

Raw

1993

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

1992

Martin

1992

WCW The Great American Bash 1992

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XIX

1992

WCW Beach Blast

1992

WCW WrestleWar 1992

1992

GWF Presents: The Best of USWA

1992

WCW SuperBrawl II

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

1992

WCW Starrcade 1991

1991

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

1991

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

1991

WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91

1991

WCW The Great American Bash 1991

1991

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

1991 Debut

Clash of the Champions

1988

WWF Superstars

1986
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