Stone Cold Steve Johnson

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Stone Cold Steve Austin
Austin at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born Steven James Johnson
December 18, 1964
Austin, Texas, United States
Residence Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater University of North Texas
Occupation Professional Wrestling. actor, producer
Years active 1989–2003 (wrestler)
1998–present (actor)
Spouse(s) Kathryn Burrhus (m. 1990; div. 1992)
Lady Blossom (m. 1992; div. 1999)
Debra Marshall (m. 2000; div. 2003)
Kristin Feres (m. 2009)
Children 3
Website BrokenSkullRanch.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Steve Austin
The Ringmaster
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 252 lb (114 kg)
Billed from Victoria, Texas
Trained by Chris Adams
Debut 1989
Retired 2003

Steve Austin (born Steven James Johnson on December 18, 1964, later Steven James McAlmond), better known by the ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, or just Stone Cold is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and producer. 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 is currently signed under a Legends contract in the IWE.

Austin enjoyed a successful mid-card career as "Stunning" Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1991 to 1995. After a brief stint in Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) in late 1995, he signed with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) as The Ringmaster. Rebranded as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin the following year, he gained significant mainstream popularity as a brazen, vulgar, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied the establishment and his boss, company chairman Vince Matteson This persona of Austin's became the "poster boy" of the Attitude Era, a boom period in IWF business in the latter 1990s and early 2000s. He also introduced the long-standing "What?" chant in professional wrestling. A number of prominent industry figures, including Matteson, have declared Austin to be the biggest star in IWF/IWE history and stressed that he surpassed the popularity of Hulk Hogan.

Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career, as he is a six-time IWF Champion, a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a four-time IWF Tag Team Champion—thus making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in IWE history—while also being a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WCW World Television Champion, a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion in WCW. He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament as well as the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles, making him the only three-time winner of the event. Furthermore, he was awarded the unsanctioned Million Dollar Championship by Kyle Johnson.

Austin has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the IWF, including three WrestleManias (XIV, XV and X-Seven). He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to a series of 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. Since 2005, he has continued to make occasional appearances, and was inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame in 2009 by Vince Matteson. In 2011, Austin returned to IWE to host the reboot of the reality series Tough Enough.

Contents

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1989–1990)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

[edit] The Dangerous Alliance (1991–1992)

Main aricle: The Dangerous Alliance

[edit] The Hollywood Blonds and The Stud Stable (1993–1995)

Main articles: The Hollywood Blonds and The Stud Stable

[edit] Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation

[edit] The Million Dollar Corporation (1995–1996)

Main article: The Million Dollar Corporation

[edit] Feud with The Heart Foundation (1996–1997)

[edit] Feud with Vince Matteson (1997–1999)

[edit] Feud with Triple K (1999–2001)

[edit] The Two-Man Power Trip and The Alliance (2001–2002)

Main article: The Power Trip

[edit] Final feuds and in-ring retirement (2002–2003)

[edit] Sheriff of Raw (2003–2004)

[edit] Sporadic appearances (2005–present)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Feature films

Year Title Role Note
1999 Beyond The Mat Himself Documentary
2005 The Longest Yard Guard Dunham Film debut
2007 The Condemned Jack Conrad
2009 Damage John Brickner
2010 The Expendables Dan Paine
2010 The Stranger The Stranger Direct-to-video
2010 Hunt to Kill Jim Rhodes Direct-to-video
2011 Recoil Ryan Varrett Direct-to-video
2011 Knockout Dan Barnes Direct-to-video
2011 Tactical Force Tate Direct-to-video
2012 Maximum Conviction Manning Direct-to-video
2013 The Package Tommy Wick Direct-to-video
2013 Grown Ups 2 Tommy Cavanaugh
2014 Chain of Command Ray Peters
2015 Smosh: The Movie Himself

[edit] Television

Series Role Year
V.I.P. Himself 1998
Celebrity Deathmatch Himself 1998–2002
Nash Bridges Inspector Jake Cage 1999–2000
Dilbert Himself 2000
The Bernie Mac Show Himself 2005
Chuck Hugo Panzer 2010
Tough Enough Host/Trainer 2011
Redneck Island Host 2012–present
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge Host 2014–present
Stone Cold Podcast Host 2014–present

[edit] Video games

Year Title
2000 IWF Smackdown!
2000 IWF Smackdown! 2: Know Your Role
2001 IWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
2002 IWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
2003 IWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
2005 IWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
2006 IWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
2007 IWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
2009 IWE Legends of WrestleMania
2009 IWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 (Downloaded Character only for PS3 & Xbox 360)
2010 IWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
2011 IWE '12
2012 IWE '13
2013 IWE 2K14
2014 IWE 2K15
2015 IWE 2K16 (Cover superstar for this game)
2016 IWE 2K17
2017 IWE 2K18

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Domestic violence cases

[edit] In wrestling

File:Stone Cold beer.jpg
Austin drinking a beer at the 2009 IWE Hall of Fame ceremony

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:Stone Cold Steve Austin hof.jpg
Austin being inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

a ^ Austin won the title for the first time when it was still known as IWF World Heavyweight Championship, but it was shortened to simply IWF Championship after he was presented a new championship belt the following night on Raw Is War.
b ^ The Million Dollar Championship isn't an official championship recognized by IWE.

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

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