Real Name: Steve Williams

Previous Identities: Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, The Ringmaster

Date of Birth: December 18, 1964

Weight: 252lbs

Height: 6'2"

Signature Move: Stone Cold Stunner

Federations: ECW, WCW, WWF, Indies

Titles Held: WWF Heavyweight Champion (5) WWF Intercontinental Champion (2) WWF Tag Team Champion (4) WCW US Champion (2) WCW Tag Team Champion WCW TV Champion (2) King of the Ring: Winner 1996 Royal Rumble: Winner 1997, 1998 & 2001

Competed in several low key indy promotions before hitting it big by signing with WCW, where he was teamed with Brian Pillman as the Hollywood Blondes. They took off instantly, winning the Tag Team titles before splitting and feuding with Pillman. With that out of the way, TV & US title reigns came his way and the promise of World title shot was made to him. Unfortunately, a serious knee injury slowed down Austin’s progress, and he was fired by Fed-Ex in his sick bed while injured.

Infuriated, Austin signed for ECW and did several shoot style spoofs on WCW, including the famous Monday Nyquil segment. Bringing himself back to the big time, this time in the WWF he was launched as The Ringmaster, Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar Champion. This gimmick was dead in the water, and when he lost to Savio Vega to effectively terminate DiBiase’s contract, he and his wife came up with the Stone Cold gimmick.

To say this took off is an understatement. Totally changing the landscape of wrestling as we know it, Austin won King Of The Ring 1996 and uttered the phrase that changed the world “AUSTIN 3:16 SAYS I JUST WHOOPED YOUR ASS” and then embarked on feuds with The Rock, Owen Hart and Vince McMahon, winning IC gold along the way.

Eventually worked his way up to World title level, defeating Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 14 for the gold. The past feud with Owen Hart would prove costly however, when a botched piledriver back in ‘97 caused him to begin feeling numb in his arms and shoulders.

Written out of the WWF in Late 99, Austin took time off to receive neck surgery which was a success. Austin returned to the WWF with vigour and set about reclaiming his top spot in the business.