Stonecold

Stone Cold Steve Austin
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Ring name(s)	"Stone Cold" Steve Austin The Ringmaster "Superstar" Steve Austin "Stunning" Steve Austin
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight	252 lb (115 kg)
Born	December 18, 1964 (1964-12-18) (age 44) Austin, Texas
Billed from	Victoria, Texas
Trained by	Chris Adams
Debut	May 11, 1989
Retired	2003

Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and former professional wrestler, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. In the late 1990s, Austin gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF as Stone Cold, a disrespectful, beer-drinking anti-hero who routinely defied his boss, Mr. McMahon. This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Stone Cold Stunner, Austin's finisher.

He retired as a regular in-ring performer in 2003 due to neck, ankle and knee injuries sustained throughout his career. He still makes occasional in-ring appearances, often to only perform his finishing move, the Stone Cold Stunner, normally followed by an extended beer drinking session punctuated by his slamming two beer cans together in a distinctive style then pouring the beer over his face. Austin had his first starring film role as Jack Conrad in the 2007 thriller The Condemned.

Austin is a six-time WWF/E Champion, the 1996 King of the Ring, and winner of the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles, and is the only man in WWE history to win the Royal Rumble three times.