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[RBH]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjWPoQWdmjg



At WWF King of the Ring 1996, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Jake The Snake Roberts in the tournament finals and then delivered a scathing promo, berating Roberts, putting the rest of the WWF roster on notice, and mentioning Austin 3:16 for the very first time. It has been portrayed as the "official" birth of the Austin 3:16 character, and from there, Stone Cold Steve Austin went on to become one of the biggest and most important figures in WWF history.

What were some of your favorite Stone Cold moments, matches, gifs, etc?

 

[GaimeGuy]

If the MSG Curtain Call incident doesn't happen, then HHH wins KotR and gets his push, no Austin 3:16, and Austin stays in the midcard for at least another year or two. The wrestling business looks a lot different.

It's amazing how much modern wrestling seems to originate from HBK, DX, and his Kliq.

 

[Ronin]

https://youtu.be/sr8Rwf5RAMU

Still badass.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

The charisma Stone Cold( and The Rock too) had was insane, I haven't kept up in years but I remember loving their rivalry.

 

[Smokey_Run]

I still remember being in 4th grade and the teacher was asking a 5th grader what Austin 3:16 meant because so many kids were wearing the shirt and the panic in his eyes as he tried to avoid answering and the teacher not taking no for an answer lol.

 

[EraldoCoil]

Lmfao....that stunner on Double J will forever be my favorite stunner.

 

[Tagyhag]

Ah so that's why WWE had that imitating video.

It's amazing how much modern wrestling seems to originate from HBK, DX, and his Kliq.

For better or for worse.

 

[A.D. Skinner]

Well, now I finally know what Austin 3:16 is all about.

Love it!

 

[GaimeGuy]

Lmfao....that stunner on Double J will forever be my favorite stunner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9lL_NKcfNM#t=0m50s ?

 

[Paracelsus]

It's so obvious, so cliché, and yet the delivery is perfect and memorable.

 

[NomarTyme]

My favorite WWF wrestler.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

He made wrestling cool

 

[Fat4all]

But what about when TRI! was born?

 

[NoTacos]

Isn't King of the Ring '96 the same event where Stone Cold accidentally bit through his own lip, went to the ER mid show to get stitched up, then came back to win it all?

JR wasn't kidding. The man was "tougher than a two dollar steak".

 

[TheXfactor]

damn i wish the performers were allowed to be this organic again, austin was awesome

 

[Roberto Duran]

THe Stunner taken by LInda McMahon is the best ever.

 

[GaimeGuy]

THe Stunner taken by LInda McMahon is the best ever.

No

 

[Fuzzy]

I died at this reenactment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcNm48Mw_BQ

 

[Nocturnowl]

What were some of your favorite Stone Cold moments, matches, gifs, etc?]

Moments
Backlash 2000
Austin is one of the kings of hype surprise run ins (see also helping foley win the title in 99 and the night before WWF Invasion) but this one, hot damn. Rock's getting crushed by ridiculous odds, Austin arrives for the first time since his injury looking a bit chubbier but he has a chair so it balances out and everyone eats steel.
Rock wins the title arena implodes, then the two biggest stars of the attitude era drink some beer.

Bedpan McMahon
That bedpan bonk sound, priceless.

Matches
vs Dude Love (Over the Edge 98)
An attitude era brawl with a host of bullshittery from McMahon and chums as they start changing match rules on the fly. Fun, chaotic match with that memorable ending where Austin uses an unconscious Vince's hand to count the pin.

vs Kurt Angle (Raw Oct 8th 2001)
Heel Austin was good fun, his brawling moveset was freshened up by the shift allowing him to be more suitably dickish than he was as a face. Of all his matches with Angle this one stands out to me, underrated Raw main event right here.

 

[Zach]

If you put the letter "S" in front of "Hitman", you have my exact opinion of the thread starter.

 

[Nerdkiller]

But what about when TRI! was born?

TRIght here, BOY!

https://youtu.be/Q23-aGL8Pwc?t=21m47s

 

[Ultratech]

Real Ass Stone Cold goes off on Bret Hart for SS '96

Also, this helps as well.

 

[Couleurs]

YOU THINK ITS FUNNY WHEN STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN ROLLS INTO A DRY COUNTY

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rype_stone-cold-interview-raw-2-11-2002_fun

 

[Heel]

I set the world on fire in '96

 

[dc89]

As mentioned above, the bedpan noise is incredible.

 

[funkystudent]

 

[Syder]

But what about when TRI! was born?

I don't like what TRAAH said.

 

[crimzonflame]

Was NWO formed a week later?

 

[Vire]

I only recently learned what Austin 3:16 meant after seeing Kevin Love wear a shirt of it after winning the finals and its fucking hilarious.

 

[belushy]

WTF

 

[BanGy.nz]

I only recently learned what Austin 3:16 meant after seeing Kevin Love wear a shirt of it after winning the finals and its fucking hilarious.

Kevin Love is such a dork

 

[SugarDave]

The greatest.

 

[Unknown One]

Stone Cold was the reason why I watched back then. Stopped after he was gone.

 

[NomarTyme]

It just foam and he is breathing heavily...

 

[Skilotonn]

Simply classic. It was the whole turning point to when the WWF just blew up. When you were on the edge of your seat every week.

Thanks for reminding me I'm still 4 years behind on the WWE and I still want to catch up to it all though, oh man.

 

[RBH]

https://youtu.be/sr8Rwf5RAMU

Still badass.

 

[Dead Man Typing]

Austin's podcast is genuinely entertaining. Man's still got it.

 

[Paracelsus]

Oh, and this is the best stunner of all time (not talking about selling), let alone one of his best segments ever.

The moment right before the stunner (acts like he wants to deal with Vince but snaps and hits Slaughter), the stunner that looks like a ddt that legit hurt, the hysterical Austin reaction after the stunner (sit ups for absolutely no reason), how he got crazy out the ring and started doing commentary, the lunatic mannerism was incredible.

 

[RBH]

Austin's podcast is genuinely entertaining. Man's still got it.

I love it when he reviews matches on his podcasts and you can just see how meticulous he is when it comes to the little things that happen in the ring.

Someone synced up his review of the Rock vs. Mankind match from January 1999 with the video of the match, and it's definitely worth a watch:


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3r85b7_steve-austin-commentary-on-mankind-vs-the-rock-1-4-1999_fun

 

[mattiewheels]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMmAsqtGRmk

Makes me laugh way too much.

 

[RBH]

I set the world on fire in '96

Loved it.

His seething anger while Rock was talking was great too.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

The one where Austin is chasing The Rock throughout the night outside the arena and across that bridge will forever be imprinted in my mind.

 

[funkystudent]

Best segment on Smackdown of all time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVS4UySbeE0

 

[CountAntonius]

Iconic. His rivalry with the Rock was the most entertaining wrestling has ever been.

 

[Sanjuro]

Great moment.

 

[Lashley]

Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass

 

[ArgyleReptile]

Definitely one of my favorite wrestlers when I was younger. He definitely had my favorite finisher.

THE STONE COLD STUNNER! THE STONE COLD STUNNER!

 

[Vilam]

My brain hurts.

 

[SaviorX]

That lumbering walk through the dark, smoky arena as he walks through the aisle is just so epic. Someone needs to reinterpret that in painting form or something because it encapsules so much about his in-ring character.

Amazing really

 

[The Silver]

Austin's podcast is genuinely entertaining. Man's still got it.

I need Stone Cold vs The Fly rematch at Mania