Stone Cold Archives

 This is of course inspired by the ending of arguably the greatest match in WWE history, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Bret Hart in a Submission Match at WrestleMania 13. While both did essentially the same thing on paper, there are the storytelling nuances that make this merely an impression[...]

 Let's take a look back at "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus Bret "Hitman" Hart in a Submission Match from WrestleMania 13. Image: Screencap One of the things that fans need to remember is that there wasn't the stress of wondering if Austin and Hart would work well together on a big stage, as they had already had an absolute show-stealer at the 1996 Survivor[...]

The speculation about WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin having a return match at next month's WrestleMania has run the gamut from "maybe?" to "definitely!" to ultimately what we got this week, which was a confirmation that Austin would be live on the show, but as a part of a KO Show segment with Kevin Owens[...]

Our line-up of news, opinions & commentary for this morning includes The CW's Walker star Jared Padalecki sharing a Gilmore Girls "Worst Moment", WWE's Kevin Owens calls out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, HBO Max's Titans star Brenton Thwaites shares a look at the crew filing S04E01, NBC's Quantum Leap pilot welcomes Ernie Hudson, The Batman[...]

The news that has wrestling fans of all ages absolutely buzzing this week is the reporting that WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is on the verge of making an in-ring comeback at this year's WrestleMania event in Dallas, Texas  This would be a monumental moment for WWE, not only because Austin is their most[...]

 "Vince and I have had a love/hate relationship for the last 20 years, but it's been good.  We've got a lot of water under the bridge."  He continued that he sees Vince differently than how he sees other people he's worked for, including UFC's Dana White, saying "I look at Vince as more of a father[...]

 So what's the WWE to do after they already promised the most "stupendous" WrestleMania ever?  Well, if last night's big reports are true, it looks like they're turning to their biggest draw in history, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, in hopes of a comeback. It's being reported WWE wants "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to return to the ring at April's[...]

WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin retired from in-ring competition on March 30, 2003 at Wrestlemania XIX  That's just about 19 years ago now and in WWE time, that's nearly three generations ago  Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and now Roman Reigns have all served as the "face of the company" in the post-Austin WWE, yet apparently, fans[...]

 There was only one problem… it wasn't really Santa. While McMahon may have had an ax to grind with Santa, there was one more person who had punished him much worse and much more often throughout his life than Father Christmas… and that, of course, was jolly old "Stone Cold" Steve Austin[...]

 Recently, former wrestlers have started getting into the G.O.A.T.-naming game, most notably yesterday, when The Undertaker specifically laid out the four men who would appear on his wrestling "Mount Rushmore."  And now today, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has joined the fun and made his own list of faces he'd carve into his imaginary wrestling "Mount[...]

 For Steve Austin, it took seven years of trial and error, setbacks, and adversity across numerous different promotions until on the night of June 23, 1996, a now "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was crowned the WWF's King of the Ring and was expected to cut a post-match promo live  What happened next, improvised live on[...]

 He's responsible for hiring some of WWE's greatest legends of all time, including the likes of Mick Foley, Triple H, John Cena, Randy Orton, The Rock, and Steve Austin, to name a few. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Jim Ross, courtesy of WWE. Austin, in particular, is probably his most important signing, as it wasn't considered a[...]

 We learn that about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin throughout the two-hour documentary, Biography: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, that debuted on A&E last night and we see how he became one of those exceptional people. Biography: Stone Cold Steve Austin follows the life of the most popular wrestler ever, courtesy of WWE. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is the[...]

 The second is a series of biographies on WWE's greatest legends of all time, and they're kicking it off tomorrow night with a two-hour documentary on arguably their greatest legend, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Biography: Stone Cold Steve Austin with kick-off A&E and WWE's new series of legends documentaries, courtesy of WWE. In an exclusive interview with[...]

 Of course, I'm describing the most popular wrestler of all-time, Stone Cold Steve Austin, as we celebrate him on what has become an annual tradition on March 16, in correspondence with his patented Austin 3:16 catchphrase. Happy 3/16, aka Stone Cold Steve Austin Day, image courtesy of WWE. Austin is obviously the face and the catalyst for WWE's[...]

Mondo will be opening a can of whoop-ass along with the rest of the world tomorrow as we celebrate Stone Cold Day In honor of 3/16, they will be offering a special print by artist Matt Ryan Tobin paying tribute to Steve Austin's classic match at Wrestlemania 13 against Bret "The Hitman" Hart from 1997[...]

No better place to start then with USA Network's official social media, which posted a video of none other than The "Stone Cold" Steve Austin calling out none other than our very own Eleanor (Kristen Bell) for having a crush on him. What's even better? He called her a (we want to make sure we get[...]

How can AEW grow professional wrestling during a time some see as the beginning of its demise? Will wrestlers still function as "independent contractors" and not employees, as was once discussed? Will being on national television force AEW to restrain its content even before it's made its way to TNT's airwaves? PodcastOne Thankfully, "Stone Cold" Steven Austin[...]

Balor feels like McGregor would do well in WWE. And because they needed to ask some fluff questions, these are Balor's top 5 best WWE openings: Stone Cold HBK Undertaker Shinsuke Nakamura Ultimate Warrior And lastly, will Okada join Raw? Balor isn't sure, he just thinks he's visiting friends, which does make sense If Okada did join, it would likely be a[...]