Steve Austin
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            Biography
                
            Steven James Anderson, formerly Steven James Williams, better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. Billed as "The Most Popular Superstar in WWE History", he gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF during the mid-to-late 1990s as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a disrespectful, beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied his boss, Vince McMahon. This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping off McMahon and incapacitating him with the Stone Cold Stunner, his finishing move. McMahon inducted Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Austin held nineteen championships throughout his professional wrestling career, and is recognized by WWE as a six-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship on six occasions, and the fifth Triple Crown Champion. He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, as well as the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Royal Rumbles. He was forced to retire from in ring competition in early 2003 due to a series of knee and neck injuries sustained throughout his career. Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and "Sheriff" of Raw. Since 2005, he has continued to make occasional appearances. In 2011, Steve Austin returned to WWE to host the reality series Tough Enough.  On August 14, 2002, Austin was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. He pleaded no contest on November 25, 2002, and was given a year's probation, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community service.] Marshall told Fox News that Austin beat her three times and that the 2002 incident was the result of roid rage. She also stated that WWE knew of the abuse, working to conceal the bruises on her face, and kept her from revealing that Austin hit her, as it would cost the company millions of dollars.
During his early years as a wrestler, Austin was a technical wrestler. However, after his neck injury against Owen Hart in 1997, he changed his style from technical to brawler. His most famous finishing move is the Stone Cold Stunner, or simply Stunner. During his time as The Ringmaster he used the Million Dollar Dream as finisher, since it was Ted DiBiase's finisher. During his time in WCW, Austin used the Stun Gun as finisher
One of Austin's taunts during the Attitude Era was to show the middle finger. In August 2001, Austin cut a promo, debuting his catchphrase "What?", which is used today by fans when they want to mock wrestlers during promos
            
        
        
        
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                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        MADtv
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE SmackDown
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Bernie Mac Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Teen Choice Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Nash Bridges
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Martin
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Celebrity Apprentice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Wrestlemania Rewind
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE This Is Awesome
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dark Side of the Ring
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Backstage
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Biography: WWE Legends
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Chuck
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Heat
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Little Late with Lilly Singh
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dilbert
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE's The Bump
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Best of WWE
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Saturday Night's Main Event
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWF Superstars
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Legend Profiles
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE 24
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Stephanie's Places
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Raw Classics
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE WrestleMania XXX
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Raw
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Grown Ups 2
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Longest Yard
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Expendables
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mr. McMahon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Undertaker: The Last Ride
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Survivor Series 2001
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Maximum Conviction
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWF Friday Night's Main Event
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Condemned
                    
                
                    
                        
                        WWE Confidential
                    
                
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