
The greatest that ever was, that ever is and the greatest that ever will be
“You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn’t get you anywhere! Talk about your Psalms, talk about John3:16… Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!” – It was this defiant attitude that catapulted this man from a mere mortal to become The greatest wrestler ever. He is called stone cold steve austin, The wrestling god who with his “little birdies” thrown in the face of his opponents became the ultimate attitude icon of our generation. Everything attached to stone cold, whether it was the most thrilling finisher ever “The Stone cold stunner” or the “power punches” bore his trademark signature of being an Anti-Hero an Anti establishment persona ready to pounce on you even for the slightest dishonor. His feuds with vince mcmahon were a dream only some employees get to act against their own boss. And what a life of honor he lead inside the ring! Everyone knows it’s all scripted but who can forget that match between him and bret hart in wrestlemania 13 where although he lost by submission but only after fainting out in reality and in turn won millions of hearts by his brilliant performance.
He was a fearless man. His saying “Drink Beer Fuck Fear” epitomises this. Few would argue if I propose that his entrance was awe inspiring, jaw dropping, head rolling, eye popping view that invoked fear in his opponents like none other.He celebrated his win by bursting beer cans and drinking it. It was consider a great honor if you were able to share a can with him, such was his respect. Few even got a stunner when they pushed their luck too far with austin.
This man’s greatness in wrestling sports can never be measured by the world titles he won, but by his dominance in and outside the ring, the respect he commanded, and the love he had from his fans who till this day swear by austin.
I bow to thee,
And that’s the bottom line, cause Stone Cold said so!
Apart from the above quotes, I would list out some memorable ones below
1) McMahon: “Baddest Man on the planet is only a figure of speech.”
Austin: “This is a figure of speech right here, Vince” (middle finger)
2) ”One of these days, I’m going to look down at your grave and it’s going to say, here lies Bret the Hitman Hart, the biggest piece of crap that ever walked the face of the earth. And the reason he’s laying here is because Steve Austin whipped his pink and black ass and that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.” (To Bret Hart)
3) ”If you’re looking for someone running around dancin’ to a bunch of sparklers and music, you bought the wrong damn video.” (Steve’s intro to the ‘Cause Stone Cold Says So’ video)
4) ”You keep talkin’ about getting screwed… well son, I didn’t bring a condom, but I did bring one great big can of whoop-ass!”
5) ”The Undertaker just told you to go to hell so I’ll spin you around kick you in your ass and give you a head start.” (To Vince)
6) ”I got a couple of challenges for you. I challenge you to get a decent haircut. Since you’re a piece of crap, I challenge you to flush yourself down the commode.” (To Rock)
7) Austin: “Stone Cold’s time has come and in the dark or in the light you’re looking at the next WWF champion whether anyone likes it or not and do you know why Ross?
JR: Yes I do, because Stone Cold said so.
Austin: Damn right you piece of trash!”
8) ”One time and one time only I’ll step in the ring with your asses, but after it’s over we ain’t going to be hanging out together, we ain’t going to be drinking beers together, it’s right back to this (middle fingers extended) and that’s the bottom line!”
Yea… once Austin stopped wrestling, I completely lost all interest in the WWF/E.
His reign of terror was unparalleled in WWF history. No one was safe, friend or foe…. you get in Stone Cold’s way and you get put out for the count.