Steve Austin

"If someone asked me to explain professional wrestling using only one wrestler, I could make a very strong argument that the answer should be "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin wasn't just over. Austin was a phenomenon. I don't think people who weren't watching during the Attitude Era can fully appreciate just how insanely popular this man became. The second that glass shattered, arenas absolutely exploded. It didn't matter who else was on the show or what had happened that night, when Austin came through that curtain, everything immediately felt more important. What made him special was that absolutely nothing about him felt forced. The shaved head, black trunks, knee braces, middle fingers, beer, trash talking and complete refusal to respect authority somehow came together to create arguably the coolest character professional wrestling has ever produced. And Austin could work. Before the neck injuries changed his style, he was an outstanding technical wrestler with incredible intensity. Go back and watch his work as Stunning Steve Austin, his matches with Bret Hart, or the famous WrestleMania 13 submission match. Austin could wrestle with anybody. After his injuries forced him to change, he somehow became an even bigger star by transforming himself into one of the greatest brawlers and storytellers wrestling has ever seen. His timing was phenomenal. His punches looked great. His selling was fantastic. His promos sounded like a pissed-off human being rather than somebody reciting lines. Even the little things, the way he paced around the ring, checked his watch, climbed the turnbuckles or stared somebody down--had personality. Then you get to Austin vs. Vince McMahon. In my opinion, that may be the greatest rivalry professional wrestling has ever produced. It was unbelievably simple: the working man who hated his boss. Millions of people understood it immediately, and Austin became their avatar. Every time he stunned Vince, destroyed something, got arrested or found another ridiculous way to torment him, fans lived vicariously through Stone Cold. The craziest part is how short his run at the very top actually was. Austin's body betrayed him far earlier than anyone wanted, yet his peak was so enormous that a relatively small number of years permanently cemented him among wrestling's immortals. Hogan may have defined the 1980s. The Rock became one of the biggest entertainers on Earth. Flair represented professional wrestling excellence for decades. But at his absolute hottest? I'm not sure professional wrestling has ever had anyone hotter than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He had the look. He had the voice. He had the charisma. He had the matches. He had the promos. He had the psychology. He had the connection with the audience. And perhaps most importantly, when Steve Austin appeared, you genuinely felt like absolutely anything could happen. That glass breaking remains one of the greatest sounds in wrestling history because fans immediately knew what came next: Business was about to pick up. Stone Cold Steve Austin wasn't merely one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever. He was professional wrestling at its most exciting."

[10.0] "One of the most iconic wrestlers of all time.He was the definition of attitude and he just had that "it" factor.No matter what he did, he commanded your attention"

[10.0] "Great in ring worker Great promos and Amazing character perhaps He is the best character in wrestling history Awesome"

[10.0] "What a tragedy it is that we only got ~233 televised matched of Austin as Stone Cold, and ~168 of them were post-broken neck. Austin dragged the WWF away from silly gimmicks by being so much cooler than anyone else that the other wrestlers had to keep up. I think Bret is his greatest rival and they only had 10 televised matches, but at least his second best rival The Rock shared the ring with him 39 times. He was a fantastic technical wrestler before the injury and one of the best brawlers afterwards, I can only dream of him against Terry Funk, Stan Hansen, or Steve Williams. Austin vs. Bret at WrestleMania 13 is the greatest WWE match of all time and it's up there in history too."

"greatest wrestler ever, what else to say? one of the reasons why WWF/WWE survived Monday night wars. too bad retired early."

[10.0] "What else needs to be said? One of the true icons of pro wrestling. Iconic on the mic, stellar in the ring, he just had that IT factor and launched WWF in to the Attitude Era. He knew when to hang them up and when he came back for one more match against KO, he did it the right way. I almost knocked him down to a 9 for giving us the What? chants, but that's on the obnoxious WWE UniVeRse of morons."

[10.0] "He is not the Cristiano Ronaldo of pro wrestling; no, Ronaldo is the 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin of football. If it weren't for Steve Austin, there would be no WWF, pro wrestling would have died in the USA, and, of course, I wouldn't have become a pro wrestling fan."

[10.0] "Without question, one of the absolute greatest of all time. From his time as Stunning Steve, to his brief stint in ECW, to his run in WWF/E that lasted the rest of his career. One of the biggest box office draws, one of the best promos, one of the best characters and one of the most underrated workers, especially prior to his neck injury. And that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold said so!"

[10.0] "Promos and intensity. Beat downs, huge pops and really great matches. Put simply, he was good before he became Stone Cold but after he became Stone Cold very few could touch him. There really wasn't anything Austin couldn't do and he also possessed some of the greatest instincts in the history of wrestling (I can't actually think of any move or bit of business from him that wasn't at least excellent). In relation to this, he has some of the best ever outlooks concerning wrestling too (read or listen to pretty much anything he's stated about wrestling because it's always absolute gold)."

[10.0] "What's there to say that hasn't already? The most popular wrestler of all time, debatably the greatest on the mic, great in the ring, GOAT. WHAT!"

[10.0] "The GOAT. The most badass wrestling character of all time, the best promo of all time, the biggest money draw in the history of the business, and he did it in a span of roughly 4-5 years. The anti-authority character hit at the perfect time in the 90s and turned him into a cultural icon. In-ring, he was awesome. Pre neck injury he was an excellent worker, and post-injury he adapted into a brawler who knew exactly how to maximize big matches. He always delivered when it mattered. It's hard to even put into words the impact that Steve Austin had on wrestling. It's a damn shame his body failed him and his career ended too early. Nonetheless he is one of the most important figures in all of wrestling."

[10.0] "One of the most important figures in WWE, and pro wrestling history. If not for his infamous match with Bret hart, and his infamous Austin 316 promo pro wrestling would be very different today. Even without thay he was always a great performer and a great talker who had loads of charisma. He was beyond over too."

[10.0] "I hate to admit that my first introduction to Steve Austin was The Longest Yard and Grown Ups 2 because I feel that does a disservice to the man who would become one of my all-time favorites. The guy was just cool, it's as simple as that. Steve Austin was the guy you wanted to root for because he was the beer-chugging, middle-finger-throwing, stunner-giving badass. He'll also always hold a place in my heart because he was my dad's guy when he was in his 20s, so I just naturally felt that growing up having your dad's favorite wrestler be your favorite wrestler just felt so awesome. While he wasn't Shawn Michaels or Bret Hart in the ring, Austin was damn near perfect in all the big moments, whether it was his trilogy with the Rock at Wrestlemania, helping Mankind win the title, or just spraying people with the beer truck you just wanted to root the guy on at every possible moment."

[10.0] "I've noticed a trend in the wrestling community of people trying to crown a WWE "ace". Steve Austin was the ace of the WWE, and when he walked away due to injuries and creative differences no one has picked up that crown since. I'm not really that big of a fan of the attitude era and how it impacted wrestling but Steve Austin had an unmatched peak during it. People like to throw around the term "generational" loosely but he was genuinely generational on the microphone and a great worker in between the ropes. This isn't even to mention how insane of a draw he was during his peak, people LOVED Steve Austin and to this day still do. This is entirely ignoring his WCW run as well, which has some hidden gems, especially against Steamboat."

[10.0] "One of the most impactful wrestlers of all time. The fact that his peak lasted only a few years yet provided us with some of the most iconic moments in history says everything."

[10.0] "Many performers in wrestling have achived the "Legend" status. Whether they were great in ring performers (Bret Hart, Billy Robinson, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Steamboat), great promos (Jake Roberts, Dusty Rhodes, "Big poppa pump"-era Scott Steiner, Roddy Piper) , or a hybrid of both (Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, Randy Savage, CM Punk). But very few wrestlers have captured a zeitgeist that could be described as "revolutionizing the industry" and setting the standard for a generation to follow and adopt. Gorgeous George, Superstar Billy Graham, Hulk Hogan, Antonio Inoki, Tiger Mask, Mitsuharu Misawa, Rey Mysterio. All of these men defined a time and a place, an aspect of the wrestling industry and inspired everyone that followed. And so did Steve Austin. Steve Austin was *the* pro wrestler for Generation X; the wrestler that took wrestling out of the 80s into the spirit of the 90s. The best way to describe Steve Austin is that he was the wrestling equivalent of the band Nirvana. Nirvana wasn't the pioneer of Grunge but they became the flagship band. Steve Austin wasn't the first wrestler to capture the essence of that generation, (ECW already had plenty of those and WCW as well.) but he was the one that captured that spirit better than anybody else. A lightning in a bottle so devastating that it forced everyone to react to it, both his peers and the ones that followed. Just like it happened with Hogan in the 80s, Steve Austin not only became the face of an era, but in a short time everyone was taking elements off him. He made millions of new fans not only for WWF, which saved them from impending doom, but for wrestling in general. And while he wasn't as skilled has the previous wrestlers mentioned in their respective areas, the impact is all that matters. Despite the success of other acts during that era like NWO, Sting, Goldberg, The Rock, Mick Foley, HHH and more, the Attitude Era is always known as the Austin Era. The biggest thing a wrestler can achieve is to transcend the industry. And thats precisesly what Austin did at a time when few ever did. Many have done it since with different results, but because of what he did for wrestling at a time when it was very unpopular, none have been as important. so yeah, 10.0"

[10.0] "The #1 GOAT when it comes to WWE. There simply will never be another Stone Cold Steve Austin. Nobody will ever make professional wrestling badass, hardcore, and boundary pushing, and cool like he did ever again. Period. He is the definition of catching lighting in a bottle. Without Steve Austin, there is no Attitude Era, and that quite literally means that without Steve Austin, the WWE likely wouldn't exist today. Even some of my favorite wrestlers like the Rock, Cena, HBK ... man none of them compare. It's really as simple as that."

[10.0] "The absolute GOAT. Fire on the mic, in the ring, and in general. Love stunning steve, love the hollywood blondes, love the ringmaster, love 3:16. Will never be topped in sheer popularity and aura."

[10.0] "I had a Stone Cold Steve Austin marathon this weekend to freshen my memory and YES he is 10/10. Never a bad promo. Never a bad match. Great podcast host. Not the greatest actor but I'd like to see more of his movies too. I wish his career had run longer but maybe it was better to end it on a high note. Cheers for the rattlesnake!"

[10.0] "Stone Cole Steve Austin was always an entertaining son of a bitch. When he first started, he was the protege of Chris Adams in the USWA. Their fallout and following feud lasted months and involved Toni Adams and Jeannie Clark, who went on to manage him in WCW until he joined The Dangerous Alliance. He was so good with that group and may have had his best matches during those years. His brief team up with Brian Pillman as the Hollywood Blonds was a masterpiece. And then they squashed him with Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Then he was off to the WWF, where he would achieve superstardom in his feud with Vince McMahon, whit a brief stop against Bret Hart. The chief of the attitude era and main moneymaker, he could be the best total package of all-time."

[10.0] "Crazy how I never rated him! A wrestler so good, that the most popular version of him was the version of him that was NERFED! Before the injury, a really good mat worker, and had the perfect mic work for his character."

[10.0] "Arguably the biggest draw in professional wrestling history. His character work is the reason why WWF defeated WCW in ratings. And he was such an incredible in ring wrestler as well. I still think 2001 Austin is the best year by a WWE wrestler ever."

[10.0] "One of the greatest or even arguably the greatest of all time the main catalyst that ushered in the attitude era gets a 10 for me"

[10.0] "Stone Cold Steve Austin endured an unmatched peak in what became revered as the Attitude Era. The most beloved superstar I can recall. The Steve Austin - Vince McMahon rivalry produced a tremendous amount of unforgettable segments throughout the late 90s and early 00s. That very rare air of great in ring worker but combined with a generational promo ability. Austin 3:16 and the rest of his merch is the best selling of all time, comments suggesting otherwise are simply incorrect."

[10.0] "One of my favorite wrestlers of all time, Steve Austin's popularity at his peak is almost unmatched in pro-wrestling history, the man was the most popular face around the Attitude Era, the hottest period in the history of the WWE, and that's mainly because of him, and his heated feuds with guys like Vince McMahon, The Rock, Bret Hart, Triple H, etc... Ever since the beginning, in USWA and WCW, Steve was considered a top prospect, capable of having incredible matches, and with refined technique, a very skilled wrestler, that's why he was called the 'Ringmaster' when arrived at WWF for example, he was a standard for ring skill, and people that say otherwise are absolutely stupid, and don't know his trajectory very well. Austin never found himself at WCW, with a generic gimmick and the disregard of Eric Bischoff, he went to the WWF and rebuilt his character around an edgy badass persona, the 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, a guy that drank beer, threw the middle finger whenever around, beat his boss, and was just a total menace. This character would set the tone for the revival of WWF, into finally defeating WCW in the ratings, and crushing the competition, ultimately winning the Monday Night Wars. His cultural impact is tremendous, everyone wanted to be like Austin, he was the ultimate babyface, but not like an usual babyface, he didn't gave a damn, and that's what people wanted to see at the time. Austin is involved in some of my favorite matches ever, and I like everything about him, every phase of his career, which was much shorter than it should've, it's a shame he couldn't wrestle for a lot of time because of the injuries, but during that small amount of time, he was the best thing ever for sure."

[10.0] "One of the best entertainer in professional wresting. In-ring work was average but still able to put on classic matches & has plenty on his belt despite a short career."

[10.0] "Can't put this any other way besides the single GREATEST wrestler to ever walk the face of this planet. The face of the Attitude era and the "good ol' days" of wrestling. He had EVERYTHING you could ask from a wrestler and more, the star power, the intensity, the toughness, the entrance, the aura, the charisma, the in-ring ability. Stone Cold will forever be the GOAT."

[10.0] ""Stone Cold" Steve Austin is, arguably, the biggest icon in professional wrestling history, he did so much for the business in such a short period of time that not many could make claim to, his "Austin 3:16" shirt is still worn and sold to millions to this day after all these years later. Steve Austin has always had the "IT" factor no matter what company he competed in, even if they held him back and gave him a glass ceiling. He was amazing in the Hollywood Blonds with Brian Pillman in WCW, despite Eric Bischoff didn't want them to get over, which ultimately didn't sit well with everyone in the office and the bigger names at the time. He also was part of one of the best factions of all time, The Dangerous Alliance, having an involvement in the best WarGames match to ever take place. Steve got fired via FedEx while he was injured, thankfully, Paul Heyman hired him in ECW where he let him straight up say whatever he wanted, most of them being disses to WCW and calling out how shady Eric Bischoff was, all of it was amazing and hard to believe all happened during a time when kayfabe was alive and well. He eventually leaves ECW to go compete in WWF, where he started out as the Ring master who is managed by Ted DiBiase, which wasn't a good gimmick. Steve Austin did find his true self in 1996/1997 when he unleashed the "Stone Cold" persona and cut the legendary "Austin 3:16" promo, and truly became a star after WrestleMania 13 in his match with Bret Hart, which I consider to be the best WWE match of all time. Steve Austin then gets injured by Owen Hart by accident, has to limit his style in the ring, but still remains at the top and goes on to become WWF Champion multiple times, having classics with the likes of The Rock, Triple H, The Undertaker, Mick Foley to name a few. Sadly, his time was cut short due to the neck injury he sustained in 1997. While his time at the top wasn't the longest, his impact can still be felt to this day. Overall, Steve Austin is one of the all time best professional wrestlers to ever pick up a microphone and hit the Stone Cold Stunner on anyone (one of the best finishers as well), And That's The Bottom Line, Because Stone Cold Said So!"

[10.0] "At his peak, Stone Cold Steve Austin had the wrestling world at the palm of his hands. He is in many ways a populist hero - willing to do anything to stick it to the man. There will be no other like him."

[10.0] "Austin is undeniably one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. His charisma, in-ring psychology, and unmatched mic skills helped usher in the legendary Attitude Era, transforming into a cultural juggernaut. Stone Cold connected with fans through his rebellious, no-nonsense persona, becoming a symbol of anti-authority at a time when audiences craved something real. His feuds, particularly with Vince, Bret and Rock, are still hailed as some of the most iconic in wrestling history. Beyond the beer baths and Stunners, Austin was a skilled technician and brawler, able to adapt his style post-injury without losing impact. His influence is still felt today, and his legacy is cemented as a game-changer who redefined what it meant to be the top star... The " What? " chant was always awful though!"

[10.0] "Steve is up there on the Mount Rushmore of wrestling for sure, to create such insane moments in his short time in the WWF/E is incredible, a few only manage to do it in careers that span decades and most never will. Stone Cold was a symbol for the everyday working man that wanted to tell his boss off, his feud with Vince was fantastic and his contribution to the attitude era alone gets him a 10. The sheer difference why he gets a 10 and Hogan doesn't is because Steve never would go on to constantly tarnish his legacy in ring like many others (Hogan, Flair etc) primarily by not overstaying his welcome in this business and leaving on an overall high note. He even came back nearly 20 years later for a match at Wrestlemania and had a fun entertaining brawl with Kevin Owens that felt like an old Stone Cold Match. His promos were top notch, his character work was incredible and his in ring was always solid, one of the GOATs."

[10.0] "Forced WWF to evolve into the attitude era, one of the biggest stars in the history of the business. Arguably the greatest wrestler of all time."

[10.0] "Austin versteht Wrestling genauso stark, wie er CTEs nicht versteht. Austin war ein sehr gegnadeter Wrestler. Besonders positiv hervorzuheben ist seine Natürlichkeit die bei jedem seiner Bewegungen rüberkommt ob nun in Technischen Matches in WCW oder Brawls in der WWF. Leute vergessen gerne, dass er mehr war als nur ein Brawler, vor seiner Nackenverletzung war er ein so starker Technischer Wrestler und durch seinen hohen Wrestling IQ hat er sich extrem gut weiterentwickelt, nicht nur um sich zu schützen, sondern auch um sein Gimmick zu stärken. Das ist einfach die größte Stärker von Austin. Ob er jetzt ein großer Draw ist etc. Ist mir bei der Bewetung ziemlich Egal."

[8.0] "A little overrated, but still very good. I prefer him over The Rock, but that doesn't mean I prefer his half of the Attitude Era over The Rock's. It was repetitive, trash TV. Imagine Jerry Springer with short phony looking punches-and-kicks matches (and DQ finishes.) But back to Stone Cold himself, he was solid. Once again he is a little overrated, but it's mainly by dads who wanna relive the glory days. Pre-Rattlesnake Austin was decent in the ring, but once he went to the WWE, and got that neck injury? His match quality drastically decreased. As far as promos go, he actually was good as his famous Rattlesnake gimmick, it's just that he was just better when he was on the come up instead of when he was the top guy. The Bret match, the raw and authentic promos, I'm talking about that sweet spot from 1996-'97. But when he became the face of the company, he, much like his era, was just too repetitive to be enjoyable."

[10.0] "The Greatest babyface in the history of professional wrestling. Nobody was able to get the crowd to go crazy quite like Stone Cold. Once that glass shatters the whole place goes nuts and starts freaking out. Stone Cold is the most iconic wrestler of all time, from him pushing Mike Tyson, his feud with Vince & The Rock and of course him chugging beer. He has the most famous segments of all time. The Texas Rattlesnake is also amazing on the mic and in the ring, his Austin 316 promo is one of the greatest promos of all time. He's also had some banger matches with the likes of The Rock, Bret Hart, Triple H & Kurt Angle. Austin is also a 3x Royal Rumble Winner, 4x WrestleMania Main Eventer, 6x WWF Champion, 2x Intercontinental Champion, 3x WCW United States Champion, 4x Tag Team Champion & 1x King of the Ring. Stone Cold Steve Austin is without a doubt on the mount Rushmore of Wrestling. He might even be the Goat."

[10.0] "The only wrestler that provided me with the feeling that we were about to see a real fight. The intensity this man had has not been replicated or matched. If only wrestlers today had his kick-ass attitude. The best character ever in wrestling, and a damn good wrestler too. Simply awesome!"

[10.0] "Pound-for-pound, the undisputed greatest wrestler of all time. You want the full package? This is the man right here, because there isnt a damn thing he cant do, and thats the bottom line because Stone Cold said so."

[10.0] "The undisputable greatest wrestler of his time. His attitude era run isn't filled with highlights, it is a single, immense highlight. Iconic promos, iconic matches, iconic moments, he has it all."

[10.0] "Maximum aura, biggest draw in wrestling history, best promo of all time, and a great in ring worker. Stone Cold is the absolute GOAT and it's hard to argue anybody else."

[10.0] "Original Comment left on March 16th 2022: I remember him from day one in Dallas; when he was still "Steve Williams", so the nostalgia is deeply rooted. With that being said, I honestly tend to fast forward past his Stone Cold "punch brawl stomp middle finger punch brawl, stay outside the ring for 20 minutes of a 24 minute match" stuff. Prior to that - must watch wrestling, especially when he had hair! Especially any match with Bret Hart. Had off the page chemistry with Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat as well. There is also some in ring gold in 2001. Definite deductions for that whole "WHAT? " garbage though, unforgivable and beyond irritating. However, even though I fast forward through so much of the 'F stuff, and even though "What" is one of the single most WORST things in wrestling HISTORY, I still love the dude. Pre broken neck = phenomenal in ring talent, post broken neck = sports entertainment gaga, he's great at both but personally I only truly love one side of *ahem* Stunning Steve Austin. UPDATE: I deducted points before but why? He even earns bonus points for being a fantastic story teller and became an all around solid human being after he got out of the business for a while. When he was not yet severely injured, his bell to bell material ranks extremely high. I can not express how much his WCW material was/is top tier."

[10.0] "In terms of entertainment, Steve Austin was the best. Whenever he made his entrance, the crowd went ballistic. He could cut the best promo and draw the crowd into everything he did no matter who he was working with. As an in ring performer he was pretty good. Before his neck injury he was a great performer and even after his neck injury, he had a brawling style that really fit the stone cold character. His presence and persona made him one of the best of all time."

"One of the greatest wrestlers of all time, but unfortunately massively hampered by injuries during the peak of his career. Despite wrestling in some excellent matches in WCW and WWF, he was never the same in-ring after Owen Hart's botched piledriver. After he became WWF champion, he was de-fanged significantly on the mic, perhaps to fit in with a more goody-goody babyface image. 1996-97 Austin's allegiance was only towards himself, and he would attack anyone he pleased, face or heel. From 98 onwards however, it felt like he only went after the specific heels that wronged him - he would never go after Triple H's D-X for example, because of their babyface status. He had some iconic catchphrases, but they were all created before he became champion, outside of the obnoxious WHAT? catchphrase - compared to The Rock, who kept inventing new things month after month, year after year, it felt like Austin stagnated significantly and it's no surprise that after his surgery and return they really had no real use for Austin, as they had much better wrestlers like The Rock and Kurt Angle."

[9.0] "So Stone Cold Steve Austin is the best character that's ever been on american wrestling TV... Great promo, but as soon as he hit his peak as a character his body started breaking down, and he doesnt have the catalogue of matches to justify a very high ranking. People who enjoyed wrestling TV in the 90's will undoubtedly think of him as the greatest, and his natural charisma is off the freaking charts. His peak wasn't actually that long, and his best matches are probably in WCW against pillman and steamboat..."

[9.0] "One of the greatest to ever set foot in the WWF/E . He may not of been the greatest in the ring (manly after the broken neck) but he made up for it with his charisma. If I had to rate him it would be a solid 9."

[10.0] "Steve Austin's impact on the business could never be overstated. In terms of notoriety, impact on the wrestling business, pop culture crossover during his peak, and putting butts in seats, it's hard to argue against Austin being the greatest professional wrestler of all time - all other considerations are fighting for the tie, but there is no clear superior, and likely never will be. And, uh, that's the bottom line."

[10.0] "A man who in my opinion, saved the wrestling business in the United States. He would put on must see television and make everything he was apart of feel important. Plus his in-ring work is underrated, sure not all of his matches are technical masterpieces but he still put on great matches with the likes of Bret Hart, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Ect. Also the fact that he was so over with the crowd just made him so much fun to watch and I always enjoy Stone Cold."

[6.0] "A bit overrated but a good fella who makes very entertaining moments and his character makes him very lovable. But on in ring quality it in the lower average , great finisher but sometimes botched. He is like a cool version of the sandman , maybe a more hardcore side could have been intressting back in the day."

[9.0] "Stone Cold is one of the most charismatic wrestlers pro wrestling has ever seen. His feud with Mr McMahon defined an era in professional wrestling history. In the ring he was a great brawler and he had abilities to go with just about anyone and make it good. His WCW run proves the problem that WCW had with young talent."

[10.0] "Easily the greatest "sports entertainment" style wrestler in history. His storylines with McMahon and the Rock were two of the best in the history of the medium. Easy 10."

[10.0] "This man single-handedly changed the trajectory of how successful the WWF was going to be, I'd argue there'd be no WWE without Stone Cold Steve Austin which made me so disappointed when he didn't show up at WrestleMania XL."