Steve Austin
Biography
Steven James Anderson, formerly Steven James Williams, better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. Billed as "The Most Popular Superstar in WWE History", he gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF during the mid-to-late 1990s as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a disrespectful, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied his boss, Vince McMahon. This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping off McMahon and incapacitating him with the Stone Cold Stunner, his finishing move. McMahon inducted Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Austin held nineteen championships throughout his professional wrestling career, and is recognized by WWE as a six-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship on six occasions, and the fifth Triple Crown Champion. He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, as well as the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles. He was forced to retire from in ring competition in early 2003 due to a series of knee and neck injuries sustained throughout his career. Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of Raw. Since 2005, he has continued to make occasional appearances. In 2011, Steve Austin returned to WWE to host the reality series Tough Enough. On August 14, 2002, Austin was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. He pleaded no contest on November 25, 2002, and was given a year's probation, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community service.] Marshall told Fox News that Austin beat her three times and that the 2002 incident was the result of roid rage. She also stated that WWE knew of the abuse, working to conceal the bruises on her face, and kept her from revealing that Austin hit her, as it would cost the company millions of dollars. During his early years as a wrestler, Austin was a technical wrestler. However, after his neck injury against Owen Hart in 1997, he changed his style from technical to brawler. His most famous finishing move is the Stone Cold Stunner, or simply Stunner. During his time as The Ringmaster he used the Million Dollar Dream as finisher, since it was Ted DiBiase's finisher. During his time in WCW, Austin used the Stun Gun as finisher One of Austin's taunts during the Attitude Era was to show the middle finger. In August 2001, Austin cut a promo, debuting his catchphrase "What?", which is used today by fans when they want to mock wrestlers during promos
Known For
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
John Brickner
Damage
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Guard Dunham
The Longest Yard
Paine
The Expendables
Self
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Conrad
The Condemned
Self
The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
The Stranger
The Stranger
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Survivor Series 2001
Jim Rhodes
Hunt to Kill
Himself
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Himself
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Tate
Tactical Force
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Action Zone!
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF World Tour '96
Ryan Varrett
Recoil
Himself
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Dan
Knockout
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania XII
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania 13
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania XX
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Tommy Cavanugh
Grown Ups 2
Himself
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Self
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Himself
Trish Stratus: 100% Stratusfaction
Tommy Wick
The Package
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
Manning
Maximum Conviction
WWE RAW Homecoming
Hell Yeah: Stone Cold's Saga Continues
Himself
WWE: Triple H - That Damn Good
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Raw G.M.)
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Stone Cold
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Referee)
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Way Out 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania XV
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Survivor Series 1998
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Capital Carnage
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
WWE Stone Cold Steve Austin - What?
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Over the Edge
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Backlash: In Your House
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE King of the Ring 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Mercy 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Self
Angle
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE King of the Ring 1998
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Mercy 2000
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE SummerSlam 1998
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Rebellion 2000
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Armageddon 2000
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Backlash 2001
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Insurrextion 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Judgment Day 2001
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Beach Blast
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE King of the Ring 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE InVasion
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE SummerSlam 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Mercy 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Rebellion 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Vengeance 2001
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Way Out 2002
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Backlash 2002
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE Insurrextion 2002
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE Judgment Day 2002
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Slamboree 1993
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Way Out 2003
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Himself
WCW Starrcade 1993
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Himself
WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues
Stone Cold
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Special Guest Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Himself
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
Himself
WWF Action!
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
Stone Cold Steve Austin
MTV’s Behind WWF Tough Enough
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: Undertaker The Phenom
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: Eve of Destruction
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: Funniest Moments
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin: What?
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
Self
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
The Steveamaniac (Appearance)
ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
Self
Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Raw G.M.)
WWE Insurrextion 2003
Himself
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Self - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Birth of The Stunner
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Mad Dog
The Walk-Ons
Himself
WWE: The Best of Sting
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Self
Gentleman's Choice: The Tragic Story of Gentleman Chris Adams
Self
Beyond the Mat
Himself
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Self
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
Himself
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Himself
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Ray Peters
Chain of Command
Himself
CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession
WWE: Bloodbath - Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Referee)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Steve Austin (archive footage)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Self
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Himself
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2007
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Referee)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE Backlash 2000
Steve Austin
Smosh: The Movie
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Steve Austin: The Early Years
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
himself
WWE: Austin vs. McMahon - The Whole True Story
Himself
Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Best of King of the Ring
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Stone Cold Steve Austin (archive footage)
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Stone Cold Steve Austin (archive footage)
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
WWF: Best of Survivor Series 1987-1997
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1
WWF: Best of Raw - Vol. 1&2
"Superstar" Steve Austin
ECW Deep Impact
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.1
This is Ultimate Wrestling: Steve Austin - Master of Mayhem
This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.2
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (archive footage)
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
Himself
WWE: McMahon
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
Steve Austin
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Stone Cold
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania 21
Heavy Chevy (voice)
Tales of the Rat Fink
Steve Austin
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
Stone Cold Steve Austin (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Himself
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Himself
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Himself
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Himself
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Himself
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Himself
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Himself
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Himself
The Stone Cold Truth
Himself
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Himself
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Himself
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
Himself
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Himself
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
"Stunning" Steve Austin
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
Himself
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Himself
Sting: Into the Light
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Owen: Hart of Gold
Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
Steve Austin
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Steve Austin
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Referee)
WWE WrestleMania 23
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE: The Attitude Era
Himself
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 32
Steve Austin (archive footage)
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Austin
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
"Superstar" Steve Austin
ECW November to Remember 1995
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
The Ringmaster
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Starrcade 1991
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE King of the Ring 1996
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW SuperBrawl III
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW SuperBrawl II
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Beach Blast 1993
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW BattleBowl
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW SuperBrawl IV
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW WrestleWar 1992
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Slamboree 1994
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
"Stunning" Steve Austin
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
Stone Cold Steve Austin
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Himself
DDP: Relentless
WCW All Nighter 1995
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Meeting Stone Cold
Himself (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWF Rock And Rumble
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Rock - Just Bring It!
Steve Austin
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
Stone Cold
WWF: It's Our Time
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2003
Self
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
Self (archive footage)
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Stone Cold
Lita: It Just Feels Right
Stone Cold
WWE: Undertaker - This Is My Yard
Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Self (archive footage)
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
Meeting the Undertaker
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
287
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-12-18
Place of Birth
Victoria, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Stone Cold