Austin 3 : 6

Table of Contents

• Front Cover 1
• Copyright 3
• Dedication 4
• “Austin 3:16” is Born 5
• 0:01 6
• 0:02 Who is Stone Cold Steve Austin? 7
• 0:03 Okay, How Did Steve Williams Become Steve Austin? 7
• 0:04 Remember the Date 10
• Introducing the Ringmaster 11
• 0:05 12
• 0:06 Stone Cold to a Tea 13
• 0:07 A Royal Rumbler Second to None 13
• 0:08 Taking Study Breaks at WCCW 14
• 0:09 A Middle Finger to the Wind 14
• 0:10 Even a Rattlesnake Can Have Friends 15
• 0:11 More Than Your Average Jock 18
• 0:12 “And That’s the Bottom Line Because Fang Frost Said So”? 18
• 0:13 Driving the Rock Crazy 19
• 0:14 A Stunning Repetoire 20
• Austin Talks a Lot of “Hit,” Man 21
• 0:15 22
• 0:16 Paine in the Neck 23
• 0:17 He Drank How Much? 23
• 0:18 High School’s Most Popular Cowboy 24
• 0:19 Say “What”? 25
• 0:20 Greetings from Space City, USA 25
• 0:21 Influenced by a Stone Cold Killer 26
• 0:22 Championship Material 27
• 0:23 He’s From Where? 27
• An Offer Aldo Montoya Shouldn’t Refuse 29
• 0:24 30
• 0:25 Scholar and a “Gentleman” 31
• 0:26 Busy Year 31
• 0:27 Austin’s First Main-Event Clash 32
• 0:28 In Elite Company 32
• 0:29 Fired by Phone and Fedex 33
• 0:30 Pillman’s Got a Gun 34
• 0:31 Austin’s First WWE Title Defense 35
• 0:32 Austin’s Other First WWE Title Defense 36
• 0:33 Stone Cold Connoisseur 37
• 0:34 Stone Cold’s First WWE Title Change 40
• “Flare for the Old” 41
• 0:35 42
• 0:36 The Ringmaster’s Ring Debut 45
• 0:37 College Graduate. Almost. 46
• 0:38 An Austin-Rock Angle 46
• 0:39 Austin in ECW? Jesus Christ . . . 47
• 0:40 Brawl in the Family? 47
• 0:41 Who Threw Him All That Beer? 48
• Mold Removal 49
• 0:42 50
• 0:43 A Record Austin Will Never Break 51
• 0:44 Austin Loves a “Parade” 51
• 0:45 Austin’s Heart Scare 52
• 0:46 How Van Halen Saved His Career 53
• 0:47 Never Count Him Out 53
• 0:48 A Face Made for TV (Guide) 54
• Stone Cold Doesn’t Need Protection 55
• 0:49 56
• 0:50 Winning with Consistency 57
• 0:51 The Stunner Heard ‘Round the World 57
• 0:52 Black Tie Unfair 60
• 0:53 Dame 3:16 61
• Austin’s Historic Titantron Promo 62
• 0:54 63
• 0:55 A Less-Than-Satisfying Victory 64
• 0:56 First Taste of Championship Gold 65
• Not an “Assman” 66
• 0:57 67
• 0:58 “Like It or Not, You’re a Good Guy” 68
• 0:59 Right to Censor? 68
• 0:60 Blood From a Stone Cold 69
• 0:61 Tag Team Glory Just Out of Reach 70
• 0:62 Austin VS. Undertaker . . . Kind of . . . 71
• 0:63 The King of Improv 72
• 0:64 Political Stunners 73
• Straight to the Point 75
• 0:65 76
• 0:66 Austin’s Animated Adventures 77
• 0:67 Self-Made Redneck 77
• 0:68 Texas-Bred WWE Hall of Famers 78
• 0:69 Historic Entry, Fast Exit 79
• 0:70 Ice Water in His Veins 80
• Them’s Fightin’ Words 81
• 0:71 82
• 0:72 He Didn’t Sign Up for This 83
• 0:73 Slammy Award Winner 83
• 0:74 Television Staying Power 84
• 0:75 Origin of the Stone Cold Stunner 85
• Rattlesnake’s Rebuttal 87
• 0:76 88
• 0:77 “It’s a Chopper, Baby.” 89
• 0:78 Designated for Assignment 90
• 0:79 A Pay-Per-View Must-See 90
• 0:80 Stone Cold Beer Bash 91
• 0:81 Austin Goes to “Hell” 92
• Some Extreme Words 93
• 0:82 94
• 0:83 The Toughest S.O.B. in Podcasting 95
• 0:84 For the Record 96
• 0:85 Curtain Recall 97
• 0:86 Stone Cold’s Lukewarm Record Against the Hit Man 98
• 0:87 A Sweet Ride 99
• 0:88 Truly Sick Performances 99
• 0:89 “Calling Dr. Austin” 102
• 0:90 Welcome to Redneck Island 103
• Change is a-Comin’ 104
• 0:91 105
• 0:92 “It’s a Great Day to be a Blond 106
• 0:93 “And That’s the (Rock) Bottom Line . . .” 106
• 0:94 The Ring Master Before the Ringmaster 107
• 0:95 Who Really Won the Austin-McMahon War? 107
• Austin’s Message for Mankind 109
• 0:96 110
• 0:97 An Extreme-ly Short Stay 111
• 0:98 Stone Cold Goes Yard 111
• 0:99 Raw Title-Bearer 112
• 1:00 Cross This Street at Your Peril 113
• 1:01 Fork Fear 113
• 1:02 A Very Minimum Wage 114
• 1:03 Austin’s Rise and Fall Brawl 115
• Anyone Have Isaac Yankem, DDS, on Speed Dial? 116
• 1:04 117
• 1:05 Legend of the Fall 118
• 1:06 Cementing His Legacy 118
• 1:07 By Austin Betrayed 120
• 1:08 A “Hell” of a Match 120
• 1:09 An Alliance is Formed 121
• Hurt Feelings 122
• 1:10 123
• 1:11 The Scariest Moment of Austin’s Life 124
• 1:12 Austin’s Second WWE Title Change 125
• 1:13 Rogue to the Final Four 125
• 1:14 Tracing the Hollywood Blonds’ Roots 126
• 1:15 Winning When it Matters Most 127
• Austin’s Snake-Bitten Tirade 128
• 1:16 129
• 1:17 What a Difference a Year Makes 130
• 1:18 Austin Deconstruction 131
• 1:19 A Stunner for the Ages 132
• 1:20 What’s His Poison? 132
• 1:21 Stone Cold on Ice 133
• 1:22 Another “Stunning” Title Run Begins 134
• 1:23 Bridge Over Troubled Water 135
• In Case Anyone Forgot 138
• 1:24 139
• 1:25 The Gold Standard 140
• 1:26 First Round’s On Him 140
• 1:27 Saturday Night’s All Right for Nothing 141
• 1:28 Champion by Numbers 142
• 1:29 Hart’s Original Wrestlemania 13 Opponent 143
• 1:30 Were They Made of Snakeskin 144
• 1:31 Who is that Masked Champion? 144
• 1:32 Taking a Leap Forward 145
• 1:33 Austin’s “Sheriffmobile” 146
• It Ain’t Over Till He Says It’s Over 147
• 1:34 148
• 1:35 Foley’s First Impression of Austin 149
• 1:36 Time Keeper 149
• 1:37 Steveamania Runs Wild in ECW 150
• 1:38 A Lincolm Memorial 151
• 1:39 Draft Dodger 151
• 1:40 From Vivacious to Blossoming 154
• 1:41 A Submission Match? Really? 155
• It Was an Accident 156
• 1:42 157
• 1:43 Raw’s Highest Rated Episode 158
• 1:44 “Money” Talks 158
• 1:45 Making a Great First Impression 159
• 1:46 So Nice He Did It Twice 159
• 1:47 Bedpan Liner Notes 160
• 1:48 Hey, That Guy Looks Like Stone Cold 160
• 1:49 Three Stages of Hell? Yeah! 161
• 1:50 A Regal Ending to Their Reign 164
• 1:51 The Rattlesnake’s All About “Nature” 164
• “Extreme” Respect . . . Maybe 165
• 1:52 166
• 1:53 Sleep On It 167
• 1:54 You’re Thinking of the Ice Cream 167
• 1:55 A Mount Rushmore Like No Other 168
• 1:56 Steve Austin Teams with Steve Williams 168
• 1:57 The Most Important Match Austin Ever Lost — Twice 169
• 1:58 Destined to Fight 170
• 1:59 On the Clock 171
• The “Powder” of Prayer 172
• 1:60 173
• 1:61 A Good Place for Stone Cold 174
• 1:62 Austin & Mick Foley’s Tag Team History Before WWE 174
• 1:63 Stone Cold VS. Sting? Almost 175
• 1:64 A Name You Can Dance To? 176
• 1:65 A Stone Gold Day in Hell? 176
• Welcome to “Monday Nyquil”! 177
• 1:66 178
• 1:67 “Austin 3:16”? I Don’t Get It 179
• 1:68 Land of the Rising Stun 180
• 1:69 Jake Gets Snaked Again 181
• 1:70 Is It Any Wonder Why He Defected? 181
• 1:71 It’s His Big Break 182
• 1:72 I’ll Drink to That 182
• 1:73 Can He Talk? 183
• 1:74 A Stone Cold Christmas 184
• 1:75 Rhodes Scholar 185
• 1:76 These Numbers arre “Stunning” 185
• 1:77 Austin’s Injury, Compressed 186
• What Rock Told Austin 187
• 1:78 190
• 1:79 Broken Skull Rancher 191
• 1:80 Welcome to Hall, Stone Cold 191
• 1:81 A Hard Place for Rock 192
• 1:82 Stone Cold Adam Cole? 192
• 1:83 Two Giant Losses 193
• Stone Cold and Pissed Off 194
• 1:84 195
• 1:85 The Going Gets Touch Enough 196
• 1:86 Austin’s Favourite Wrestlemania Entrance 196
• 1:87 A Very Sore Loser 197
• 1:88 Watch Your Back 198
• 1:89 Remember the Alamodome 198
• 1:90 Lost in Vestment 199
• Not a Gravious Winner 200
• 1:91 201
• 1:92 Fully Loading 202
• 1:93 Stone Gold’s Most Important Championship 202
• 1:94 Austin’s Favourite Wrestlemania Match (That Wasn’t His Own) 203
• 1:95 Twice Blessed(?) With No Mercy 204
• Peel and Beat 205
• 1:96 206
• 1:97 Austin and Bischoff Reunited 207
• 1:98 The Tennessee Spud 207
• 1:99 “Stone Cold Steve Austin, Number One” 208
• 2:00 Watch and Learn 208
• 2:01 No Longer Feeling Deflated 209
• 2:02 Keep It Basic and Black 210
• 2:03 Stone Cold’s Wrestlemania Regret 210
• 2:04 Enter “The Dragon” 211
• 2:05 Austin’s Lady, Jeanie 212
• 2:06 Unbeaten Streaks Snapped 212
• 2:07 Austin Loses His Harley 213
• 2:08 A Not-So-Great American Bash 213
• 2:09 “Starstruck” Steve Austin 214
• 2:10 A Title Change on the “House” 215
• 2:11 No Way Ouch 215
• 2:12 Austin’s Pink and Black Attack 216
• 2:13 “Whoop-Ass” Grandma 217
• 2:14 Guy’s a Nightmare to Work With 217
• 2:15 Back to His Country Roots 218
• 2:16 And the Oscar for “Best Stunnered Superstar” Goes to . . . 219
• 2:17 Who Suggested Austin’s Smoking Skull WWE Title? 219
• 2:18 Austin VS. Chyna? 220
• Oh, How Cliché 221
• 2:19 222
• 2:20 Handpicked by the Hit Man 223
• 2:21 Milkin’ It 223
• 2:22 PWI Powerhouse 224
• 2:23 Taking One on the Chin 224
• 2:24 “You Want Some Ketchup with That Ass-Whooping?” 225
• 2:25 “Stunning WCW Themes 228
• Bible Thumpin’ Attitude 229
• 2:26 230
• 2:27 First Isn’t Always Best 231
• 2:28 Stone Cold Meets the Terminator 231
• 2:29 Up to the Challenge 232
• 2:30 Wedded Blitz 233
• Verbal Workout 234
• 2:31 235
• 2:32 A Stone Cold V.I.P. 238
• 2:33 The End of the Hollywood Blonds 238
• 2:34 Superstar Ink 239
• 2:35 Challenging the Status Quo 240
• 2:36 Steve Austin’s Manager . . . Paul Bearer? 240
• 2:37 Exit “The Dragon” 241
• 2:38 It’s in His Head 242
• The Chip on His Shoulder 243
• 2:39 244
• 2:40 The Pay-Per-View “Core Four” 245
• 2:41 Braced for Almost Anything 245
• 2:42 Stunners for Everyone 246
• Austin’s Backlash 247
• 2:43 248
• 2:44 Crasing the Set 253
• 2:45 Stone Cold Author 253
• He’s All Heart 255
• 2:46 256
• 2:47 Variations on a Theme 257
• 2:48 Snakes? Why Did It Have to be Snakes? 257
• 2:49 Stunning Resiliency 258
• 2:50 Austin Gets Shorty 259
• He Doesn’t Take Orders 260
• 2:51 261
• 2:52 Off the Cuff Ass-Whoppin’ 262
• 2:53 What’s in a Number? 262
• 2:54 Widespread Devastation (Inc.) 263
• 2:55 A Phenom-enal Gesture 264
• 2:56 A Quest for the Cup 264
• 2:57 First Day on the Job 265
• 2:58 A Championship Stat 4 x 4 266
• Watch Your Language 267
• 2:59 268
• 2:60 Sentimental Value 269
• 2:61 Kiss That Singing Career Goodbye 269
• 2:62 Déjà Vu 270
• 2:63 Monster Truck Mishaps 270
• 2:64 Stunning the Lesser of Two Evils 271
• 2:65 Austin Shoots Straight Up 272
• There Can Only Be One 273
• 2:66 274
• 2:67 Austin’s Go-To Guy 275
• 2:68 One of the Best Nicknames in Hiss-tory 275
• 2:69 Championship Monopolizer 276
• 2:70 His WCW In-Ring Debut 276
• 2:71 “Jake Cage” is on the Case 277
• 2:72 Ring, Rumble, Reign 278
• “What?” is So Funny 279
• 2:73 280
• 2:74 High Praise, Indeed 281
• 2:75 Blood on Their Hands 281
• 2:76 Sing Along with Steve 284
• 2:77 What Drives the Rattlesnake? 285
• 2:78 Where There’s a Smoking Skull . . . 285
• 2:79 Vest to Impress 286
• Austin’s Extreme Promo 288
• 2:80 289
• 2:81 As Close to Austin VS. Hogan As We’ll Ever Get 290
• 2:82 E-Limo-Nating Obstacles 290
• 2:83 We’ll Make This Quick 291
• Challenges Accepted and Made 292
• 2:84 293
• 2:85 First Beer Tasting? 294
• 2:86 A Stunner of a Request 294
• 2:87 A Slow Demise for the DX Express 295
• 2:88 Wick-ipedia 296
• 2:89 Too Much of a Good Thing 296
• 2:90 Two Close 297
• Whata-Burger 298
• 2:91 299
• 2:92 Marathon Rumbler 303
• 2:93 Stone Cold VS. Santa 303
• 2:94 Austin-Foley III? Not So First 304
• 2:95 Man Bites Rattlesnake 305
• 2:96 Making the Most Out of ‘Mania 305
• Soak In It 306
• 2:97 307
• 2:98 Oh, Hall, Yeah! 308
• 2:99 No “Steps” in His House 308
• Austin Pops Himself 309
• 3:00 310
• 3:01 End of an Era Times Two 311
• 3:02 Who Wants a Broken Skull Ranch Margarita? 311
• 3:03 Elimination Domination 312
• 3:04 Go Directly to Jail 313
• 3:05 Steve Austin . . . Unmarketable? 314
• 3:06 It’s Stone Cold’s Ring 314
• Trashtalkin’ 315
• 3:07 316
• 3:08 Time to Layeth the First Smackdown 318
• 3:09 You’re in Good Hands with Stone Cold 318
• 3:10 A Dog- and Cat-Loving Rattlesnake 319
• 3:11 Main Event Stylishness 319
• There Will Be Blood 321
• 3:12 322
• 3:13 Football VS. Judo 323
• 3:14 Stone Cold Post Malone? 323
• 3:15 The Wrestlemania Match That Wasn’t 324
• A Parting Shot 325
• 3:16 326
• Acknowledgments 327
• Back Cover 328