10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin
"Michael "PS" Hayes showed Austin the "Ace Crusher", the weapon of choice for Johnny Ace (aka John Laurinaitis), and suggested a sitdown version of the move - and thus the Stone Cold Stunner was born..."
5. Who'da Thunk It?
The list of wrestlers who've fallen before Austin is mighty impressive: Shawn Michaels, The Rock, The Undertaker, Mick Foley, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Ricky Steamboat, Owen Hart, and countless others have been professional victims of the "Texas Rattlesnake". As WWE's top star for a several-year period, Austin was fed a hearty diet of icon, and his wrestling legacy takes a backseat to no one's.
That's why it feels so strange to realize who, exactly, was the last wrestler Austin ever defeated in a match. The answer to that little bit of trivia isn't even a wrestler, but rather an executive: Eric Bischoff. When Austin returned to WWE in early-2003 following his June 2002 walkout, Austin only wrestled three more matches: his WrestleMania finale against The Rock, and two matches with Bischoff: one at the No Way Out pay-per-view, and one on Raw in St. Louis two weeks before 'Mania. If you were to tell Steve Austin that the last win of his career would come against the man who fired him from WCW in 1995, what would he have said?
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
