Dude, Where's My Respect?: Austin's reason why he turned on the WWF and defected to The Alliance during the Invasion storyline; he claimed that he was feeling underappreciated by Mr. McMahon, and that McMahon is grooming Kurt Angle to succeed him as WWF Champion. The Dreaded: Stone Cold is an absolute Wild Card and will stun just about anybody, allegiances be damned. This understandably gave him a fearsome reputation during the Attitude Era. Even following his retirement from the ring, heels and faces alike freeze in fear whenever they hear his iconic glass shattering as it means that Stone Cold is coming to stun any poor sap inside the ring. When Kevin Owens challenged Stone Cold to a match at Wrestlemania 38, even The Undertaker told him that messing with Stone Cold is a bad idea.

Disproportionate Retribution: During one episode of Monday Night Raw, Austin shared a beer in the ring with fellow babyface Stacy Kiebler. When she took a sip but refused to finish it, Austin responded by giving her a Stunner. Dem Bones: His ring and entrance attire usually have skulls on them, and his merchandise often depict glowing eyed skeletons. In 1998 and 1999, he carried around a custom "Smoking Skull" championship belt.Recognizable by Sound: When you hear the glass shatter, you know someone's about to have a can of whoop-ass opened on them. As Austin himself once said: "when you hear the glass, it's your ass." After his retirement he moved into an estate he christened the Broken Skull Ranch which became his brand going forward.

Within a few weeks, Austin was in pursuit of the WCW World Television title and his opponent was “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton who had won the title from the highly respected, Arn Anderson. Actually, probably smarter to take it. If you do, you'll probably only be on the receiving end of a stunner. If you don't, he might take it personally. We should warn you that pretending to be the disrespectful beer-drinking wrestler won't be an easy task. If it were, the world would be crawling with tough guys who speak in a southern drawl. In your free time, you're going to have to work on your Steve Austin impersonation, but currently, we can hook you up with a costume that will at least have you looking like the former Heavyweight champ's stunt double. Product Details During his time as a heel in 2001, Austin would go around the front row after the show would go off air and ask people what they did for a living, only to turn around and use the catchphrase, “If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a [whatever that person’s job was]!”WrestleMania 13 was the 13th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event was presented by PlayStation and held on March 23, 1997, at the Rosemont Horizon in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. Eight matches were held at the event, including one on the Free for All pre-show. Domestic Abuse: Austin did this to his former wife Debra Marshall and an ex-girlfriend of his in Real Life, the former of whom claimed that Austin forced her to write a letter saying that everything was okay. Not cool, Austin. WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall". WWE. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013 . Retrieved March 31, 2014. ...WWE's flagship event lights up MetLife Stadium... WrestleMania

Berserk Button: Never under any circumstances waste beer in front of him. Especially if you challenge Austin to a drinking contest. He doesn't care if it's Canadian beer, if you are willing to challenge him, you will drink it. JBL learned that the hard way. Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Austin has admitted that he's a bad singer, and he employed this "skill" during his skits with Kurt Angle and Vince McMahon.Ax-Crazy: Was often unstable and unpredictable against his enemies, and would sometimes Stun people for no real reason. Passing the Torch: By putting Austin over, Jake Roberts symbolized the old style of wrestling making way for the new. Still Got It: His No Holds Barred match against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38. He hadn't wrestled in almost 20 years. Still had it.