Stone Cold Steve Austin

name="Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Trivia

• His entrance theme was loosely based on a Rage Against The Machine song, something which he openly admitted to in one of his official WWF Videos. That theme is mainly heavily recognised due to the shattering glass window in the begining of the theme and is considered as one of the most popular WWE Themes. Where it stands in entrance theme recognition (if that ever mattered) is unknown.
• The band Disturbed did a remixed version of his entrance theme which debuted in Septemeber of 2000 at WWF Unforgiven. It is the only entrance theme that he has used that features a form of singing lyrics (mainly his entrance themes are instrumental).
• Regards The Rock as one of his best and closest friends in the business.
• Is a friendly man both in the business and outside the business also. The WWF fans also consider him a nice man to meet with when meeting him in public
• Has in total 5 official WWF DVDs/Videos that are released that focus on "Stone Cold" himself. They are "Cause Stone Cold Said So" (1997), "Austin 3:16: Uncensored" (1998), "Hell Yeah" (1999), "What?" (2002) and "The Stone Cold Truth" (2004).
• Wears a gold necklace which was originally given to him by former tag team champion and partner Brian Pillman as a prop for their "Hollywood Blondes" gimmick. He now wears it in memory of his friend, who had died.
• Was taught the "Stone Cold" Stunner by Michael P.S Hayes- a former member of the Freebirds.
• Is close friends with "JR" Jim Ross.
• Considers his submission match with Bret Hart from WrestleMania 13 as his favorite match and one that helped make Austin the superstar that he became.
• Once stated that at WWF WrestleMania X-Seven that although it was an honor for him to win the WWF Championship in his home-state of Texas he was not nervous, because he was clearly the fan favorite walking into WrestleMania. The fans would be emotionally hurt when he viciously assasulted The Rock with the assistance of Vince McMahon.
• Is the WWE's only man to win the Royal Rumble match 3 times (1997, 1998, and 2001).
• Has never lost a main event match at WrestleMania- he has been in the main event three times (WrestleMania XIV, WrestleMania XV, and WrestleMania X-Seven). However he lost a match to The Rock at his final appearance at WrestleMania XIX.
• Is the first WWF Superstar to establish an "anti-authority" character. Traditionally WWF Superstars portrayed phony characters. Vince McMahon at first was against the idea of a beer swilling, finger gesturing anti-hero as he was concerned with it's image and that the USA Network (in which the WWF was at first broadcasted on) may cancel the WWF Raw show, thus killing off the WWF. However, he finally gave in and allowed the character to stand, especially when he was in a desperate war against WCW and Eric Bischoff in the ratings, and the result lead to ultimate ratings and great profits.
• Admitted that he was proud to have lost his last match to The Rock at WWE WrestleMania XIX in 2003, claiming that The Rock had "put him over" twice at a WrestleMania and that he wanted to do the same for him in his last match.
• According to his autobiography, The Stone Cold Truth, Austin admitted that he wanted to turn heel in 2001 to refresh his character, and also admitted that his heel turn didn't go over with the fans, because it's just like "trying to cast John Wayne as a Nazi; it's not going to work".
• Only man in history to win the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania events consecutively (more than once) at a total of three times. At Wrestlemania XIV, XV, and X-Seven.