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Twenty years ago, Austin 3:16 was born
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oh, you didn't know?
YO' ASS BETTER CAAAAAALL SOMEBOOOOODYYYYYYYYY...
wait, wrong wrestler.
BigJonsson
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And now we have Auston 20:16
Ninja Scooter
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COLD STONE!
COLD STONE!
COLD STONE!
COLD STONE!
COLD STONE!
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Discotheque
Banned
This was one of those peak WWF moments right there. The huuuge crowd pops for Stone Cold's return, and The Rock's spinebuster/people's elbow. The commentary was mad entertaining, JR and King are hilarious. Authority being a bunch of villainous shits etc.
So much excitement in a short clip.
Roberto Duran
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Top 5 for me:
vs Bret Hart Wrestlemania 13 (also the best WWE/F match ever)
vs Bret Hart Survivor Series 96
vs The Rock Wrestlemania X-7
vs Kurt Angle Summerslam 2001
vs Chris Benoit Smackdown May 2001
Also, I have to say, the Owen Hart match at Summerslam was fucking fantastic until Owen completely fucked that match.
Also, I love a lot of Stunning Steve when he was in the Dangerous Alliance. War Games~!
RiderKairuu
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It's crazy to think about if Trips hadn't fucked up with the curtain call, where Austin would be. He probably still would have blown up. He was destined to be GOAT.
Roberto Duran
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It would have been interesting if Bret didn't get screwed with his contract. I wonder if Vince would've ever been the biggest heel in the company. I also wonder if Bret was supposed to main event with the Boy Toy at Wrestlemania 14. I'm so glad he didn't.
Net_Wrecker
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His 96-97 stretch as a heel then a tweener is untouchable. Best character in wrasslin history. Incredible promos mixed with the perfect TV presentation and booking = Mega star.
"You better give your soul to the lord or somebody, because your ASS IS MIIIIIIIIIIINE."
"You better give your soul to the lord or somebody, because your ASS IS MIIIIIIIIIIINE."
I hated the way they treated Booker during the Invasion. I remember being so hyped when that started. They really shit the bed with that whole angle.
Net_Wrecker
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKmUo9pTd3M
Stone Cold beating up Booker T in a supermarket is hilarious.
Stone Cold beating up Booker T in a supermarket is hilarious.
this is fucking hilarious. so goofy
-Pyromaniac-
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hey book...YOU GOT MILK!?!
ShadowSwordmaster
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I would say him and The Rock might of saved the company.
excelsiorlef
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WCW possibly wins.
Hall and Nash created their own defeat 5 years before it happened lol.
RiderKairuu
Member
That's the cool thing about learning the inside baseball of it. It's always fun to think about how things would have turned out. Wrestling is full of that stuff.
opticalmace
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Professor Beef
Banned
"WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE LIKE A BIG PIZZA PIE...THAT'S AMOREEEEEE" *smack*
So much nostalgia
CreeperBlocks
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In elementary school all my friends were all Goldberg fans and I was the only Stone Cold fan.
That era of the WWE was magical. It was amazing. I don't think we will ever see a Wrestler like Stone Cold ever again. Austin will always be my favourite along with Mankind, Sting and The Rock
That era of the WWE was magical. It was amazing. I don't think we will ever see a Wrestler like Stone Cold ever again. Austin will always be my favourite along with Mankind, Sting and The Rock
Not that I disagree but, "YOU WANT SOME KETCHUP WITH THAT ASS WHOOPIN?"
the audience shouting "what" was the worst as a viewer. that shit lasted a long time too.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
Professor Beef
Banned
Aw, son of a bitch...
I don't know about that. WCW really started to lose steam after the Hogan/Sting match...if the WWF was able to get by without going bankrupt, and they were able to last through WCW's creative implosion in 2000, the WWF might still have been victorious in the end. WCW destroyed itself near the end, even if WWF was killing it in ratings.
you had to use pandalee didnt you.
The Pillman home invasion was a fucking masterful segment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpM-z0gJ1p8
They've still never topped it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpM-z0gJ1p8
They've still never topped it.
UND3RxOATH
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I was there.
DeaconKnowledge
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People talk about King of the Ring making Austin, bullshit. Bret Hart made Austin. That feud was a masterpiece, and their Mania Match was one of the greatest matches of all time.
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Pretty clear that both -- King of the Ring and Bret Hart -- were instrumental in Austin's meteoric rise, daddeh.
People talk about King of the Ring making Austin, bullshit. Bret Hart made Austin. That feud was a masterpiece, and their Mania Match was one of the greatest matches of all time.
Strangelove77
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Pretty much the reason I got into wrestling and one of the major reasons I stopped watching when he left and the company changed.
Both of his podcasts also tend to be really entertaining. Dude's really funny and really insightful when talking about wrestling.
Both of his podcasts also tend to be really entertaining. Dude's really funny and really insightful when talking about wrestling.
It was short lived, but the Power Trip was amazing. They made Austin one of the most hated heels in the company AFTER his 3:16 run!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwF5O7uOm18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwF5O7uOm18
Professor Beef
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People talk about King of the Ring making Austin, bullshit. Bret Hart made Austin. That feud was a masterpiece, and their Mania Match was one of the greatest matches of all time.
Bret never let Austin get a win. Gotta make Bret look strong, after all.
People talk about King of the Ring making Austin, bullshit. Bret Hart made Austin. That feud was a masterpiece, and their Mania Match was one of the greatest matches of all time.
Without the 3:16 promo it wouldn't have provided the impetus for Vince to turn Austin face with the WM13 match because of his rising popularity. I'd say both of them were instrumental for his success.
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