Stone Cold

Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and former professional wrestler, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. In the late 1990s, Austin gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF as Stone Cold, a disrespectful, beer-drinking anti-hero who routinely defied his boss, Mr. McMahon.This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Stone Cold Stunner, Austin's finisher.

He retired as a regular in-ring performer in 2003 due to neck, ankle and knee injuries sustained throughout his career.He still makes occasional in-ring appearances, often to only perform his finishing move, the Stone Cold Stunner, normally followed by an extended beer drinking session punctuated by his slamming two beer cans together in a distinctive style then pouring the beer over his face. Austin had his first starring film role as Jack Conrad in the 2007 thriller The Condemned.

Austin is a six-time WWF/E Champion, the 1996 King of the Ring, and winner of the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles, and is the only man in WWE history to win the Royal Rumble three times.

Steve Williams was born Steve Anderson on December 18, 1964.He was the second oldest of four brothers and one sister.After his parents' divorce, the family moved to Victoria, Texas His mother Beverly eventually married a man named Ken Williams, who became a stepfather to Steve and his siblings, who adopted his last name.[8] In a 2004 interview on T-nation.com he revealed that he was an avid reader in his youth and had in fact taken the name Austin from his literary hero Jane Austen, merely changing the 'E' to an 'I' in tribute to his adopted home. In middle school, Williams was a member of the school band, where he played both the tuba and bass horn.In high school, Williams played football, baseball, and ran track.In baseball, he played in the catcher position and was a part of the all-star team.Williams earned good grades and was a part of the National Honor Society. He received an American football scholarship to Wharton Junior College and then a full football scholarship to The University of North Texas.He dropped out of college seventeen credit hours shy of graduating.

Austin debuted in World Championship Wrestling in 1991 as "Stunning" Steve Austin, initially managed by Vivacious Veronica.Almost immediately after Austin's debut, Lady Blossom became his valet.Austin defeated Bobby Eaton for the WCW World Television Championship on June 3, 1991, just weeks after his debut. In late 1991, Austin joined Paul E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance.Austin lost the WCW Television Championship to Barry Windham in a two out of three falls match on April 27, 1992. He regained the title from Windham on May 23, 1992. He enjoyed a second lengthy reign before losing to Ricky Steamboat on September 2, 1992. The Dangerous Alliance disbanded shortly thereafter.At Halloween Havoc, he replaced Terry Gordy, teaming with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams to wrestle Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham for the unified WCW and NWA World Tag Team titles.The pair wrestled to a thirty minute time limit draw.