Here is the biography of Stone Cold Steve Austin:
Stone Cold Steve Austin was born as Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, in Victoria, Texas. He is the youngest of five children. His mother, Beverly Jane (Harrison),remarried to Kenneth Williams, and he took his stepfather's surname. Austin played football at North Texas State University, earning a free education due to his football skills. He began training at Chris Adams's wrestling school in 1988 and made his professional wrestling debut in 1989.
Austin started his career in Texas and Memphis regional wrestling scenes before moving to WCW, where he became known as "Stunning Steve Austin." He eventually held every major championship title except for the World Heavyweight Championship. After being released from WCW in 1995 due to inactivity caused by an injury, Austin joined ECW, honing his promo and interview skills while nursing his torn triceps. He was soon offered a contract by WWF (now WWE) and debuted in December 1995 as "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin, managed by Ted Dibiase.
Austin's in-ring persona evolved into the cold-blooded and ruthless character, Stone Cold Steve Austin, inspired by "The Iceman" Richard Kuklinski. He won the 1996 King of the Ring and cut his lip open during a match, requiring stitches. Austin's popularity soared in 1997, winning the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the Tag Team Championships. He successfully defended the IC title against Rocky Maivia (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) on a taping of RAW, but refused to defend it again and dumped the belt in a river, leading to McMahon crowning Rocky Maivia as the new champion.
Austin won the 1998 Royal Rumble and the WWF Championship, but lost it to Kane (Glenn Jacobs) in a First Blood match. He regained the title the next day and was forced to compete for it in a tournament at Survivor Series 1998. Austin was defeated by Mankind (Mick Foley) and later that night, The Rock won the championship and joined the Corporation.
Austin became embroiled in a feud with The Rock in 1999, winning the WWF Championship and retaining it against The Rock in a Boiler Room Brawl. He lost the title to The Undertaker (Mark Callaway) but regained it in July 1999. Austin was involved in a car accident in July 1999 and underwent spinal surgery, missing 11 months of action.
Austin returned to the wrestling scene in October 2000, helping The Rock win his fourth WWF Championship from Triple H (Michael Paul Levesque). He was welcomed back to wrestle in October 2000, fighting Rikishi (Solofa Fatu) in a No Holds Barred match that had to be stopped when Austin was about to run Rikishi over but was arrested by the police.
Austin's hopes rose again when he eliminated Kane from the 2001 Royal Rumble, becoming the first and only three-time Royal Rumble winner and the Number One Contender for the WWF Championship. At No Way Out 2001, Austin lost a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls match to Triple H, when they both knocked each other out, but Triple H fell on top of Austin. Later that night, The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to become the first-ever six-time WWF World Champion, deciding that the main event at WrestleMania X7 would be The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Austin defeated The Rock on April 1, 2001, for his fifth WWF title, but turned heel when he joined forces with Vince McMahon. The Rock was suspended from the WWF for almost four months. Austin's reign as Champion lasted for 5 months and 22 days, the longest championship reign in several years. Austin won the Tag Team Championship with Triple H at Backlash 2001, but lost them again on May 21 on a taping of RAW to Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit.
Austin shocked the world by turning heel again on July 22, 2001, when he joined the WCW/ECW Alliance, helping them win the Inaugural Brawl against the WWF, and inventing the catchphrase of 2001, "What?". However, Vince McMahon reinstated The Rock on July 30. In August, Kurt Angle started feuding with Austin and was determined to take the championship back from him at Summerslam. Austin disqualified himself to remain the champion, but Angle won the title back from him at Unforgiven on September 23, 2001.
Austin then regained the title from Angle on RAW in October, when William Regal came to his aid. In November, Austin narrowly escaped losing the title to The Rock at Rebellion, with a little help from Kurt Angle. Later that month, The Rock put the WCW/ECW Alliance out of business in the Winner Take All
