He has a younger sister named Jennifer and three brothers named Scott, Kevin, and Jeff. Austin adopted his stepfather's surname and legally changed his name to Steven James Williams, though he would legally change it again to Steve Austin later in life. His mother moved to Edna, Texas, where Austin would spend most of his childhood, and she married Ken Williams in 1968. His parents, Beverly (née Harrison) and James Anderson, divorced when he was around a year old. He also hosted the reality competition series Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge (2014–2017) and Straight Up Steve Austin (2019–present).Īustin was born Steven James Anderson in Austin, Texas, on December 18, 1964.

He collaborates with El Segundo Brewing on Broken Skull IPA and Broken Skull American Lager. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, and returned for a one-off match against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38 in April 2022.Īustin hosts the podcast The Steve Austin Show (2013–present) and the WWE video podcast Broken Skull Sessions (2019–present). He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 after multiple knee injuries and a serious neck injury at the 1997 SummerSlam event, making sporadic appearances ever since. He is also a record three-time Royal Rumble winner, won the 1996 King of the Ring, and headlined multiple WWF pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania (its flagship event) four times. He won the WWF Championship six times, the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice, the Million Dollar Championship once, and the WWF Tag Team Championship four times, making him the fifth WWF Triple Crown Champion. In the WWF, Austin was repackaged as a short-tempered, brash, anti-establishment antihero named 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, becoming the most popular wrestler of the Attitude Era off the back of his feud with company chairman Mr. After a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Austin signed with World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1995. He signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 and adopted the persona of ' Stunning' Steve Austin, a villainous in-ring technician, and he won the WCW World Television Championship and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship twice each, alongside the WCW World Tag Team Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championship once each with Brian Pillman (as the Hollywood Blondes).

Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE) during the Attitude Era, an industry boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Īustin began his professional wrestling career in 1989, after playing college football at the University of North Texas. Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name ' Stone Cold' Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler.

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