"Stone Cold" gives his iconic "Austin
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- Опубликовано: 22 июн 2016
- The Texas Rattlesnake shows no remorse for his brutal defeat of Jake "The Snake" Roberts during the King of the Ring tournament finals.
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Arguably the most important promo in wrestling history.
I'd struggle to find a valid argument against that in hindsight!
Wait for a year. One indie lover kid will come and explain why Cm Punkd kayfabe breaking pipebomb is the most important promo of all time
@@solidcricket It is one of the most important promos of all time not the most important tho.
Arguably?
Top tier for sure but Dustys Hardtime promo is right there I'd say
The passing of the torch from "The Snake" to "The Rattlesnake"
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE CAUSES STONE COLD SAID SO! !!!
Just like Superfly Jimmy Snuka passed the torch to the Undertaker during WrestleMania 7 from the original phenom to the current phenom
and then Austin pass the torch to The Viper Randy orton...
David Montiel 316 likes I don’t even want to mess that up
David Montiel
Damm right man
Stone cold winning king of the ring changed the axis of WWE.
“I've proved son, without a shadow of a doubt, you ain't got what it takes anymore!”
He wasn’t just talking about Jake. He was talking about all those golden era good ole boys.
Which is ironic bc a lot of those old guys were Pushed as the headliners of WCW
WCW had this man throughout the early-mid 90's and never knew how to utilize him. Had WCW arrived at the Stone Cold Steve Austin persona instead of WWE, the WWE may well have died as a company. The rebirth of the WWE was really centered on Stone Cold.
@@chad3232132 Vince struck gold with Austin and Rock
@@chad3232132wcw relied on too many old guys from wwf and their only products that reached the main stage are probably ric,sting,Goldberg,Ddp and booker.
They pretty much dont know how to use talents and wwe know how to use them
Wwf used the failures of Wcw and turned them into the beings that will crush wcw in ratings
Wwf turned Mean mark,Stunning steve austin,Nick foley and Terra ryzing into undertaker,stone cold,Mick foley and Triple H and with the addition of wwf loyal wrestling family member,the rock.Wwf estroyed Wcw with those guys.
I don't think it was a coincidence that a couple of months later another wrestler of Jake's generation who was known for advising people to "say their prayers" reinvented himself as a brash rebellious rogue.
Stone Cold calling out his alcoholism was the coldest move ever. That had to be off script.
In Jake's defense he was suffering a lot of mental trauma from his childhood.
Everything was off script
It was a total shoot.
Things were very much improvised back then.
Stone cold was scripted to win. The promo was improvised on the spot with someone tipping off stone cold that Jake had a bible thumping promo before the match.
This was the speech that kicked the attitude era off.
@Misteriosi81 Its widely accepted amongst fans and people within the industry, that Austin delivering this Promo kickstarted the "Attitude era"
@@JackTheripper911 bro hollywood hogan started the attitude era when he joined NWO
@@JackTheripper911 The Montreal screwjob started the attitude era, gave birth to the character of Mr. Mcmahon
@@ConspicuousPumpkin Again, No it didnt. It did create help foster the creation of the character "Mr.McMahon". But it wasnt the STARTING POINT to the era. Which is what i continue to talk about.
Jack The Ripper it foreshadowed it didn’t exactly kick it off over night
This is the "I have a dream" speech of the WWE
Yeah probably shouldn’t say stuff like this, boss man
So people will start teaching “Critical Austin Theory” 50 years after and saying the exact opposite of this promo?
It’s not WWE. It’s WWF.
nice tony montana picture
Love it!
Stone Cold had it all!
Incredible in ring skills
Incredible on the mic
Incredible charisma
Incredible intensity
You felt everything he did and said.
Stone Cold is the 🐐
His in ring was great but not amazing
@@time2unwind690 pre neck injury I’d argue his in ring was pretty damn amazing
@@charlieclark4430 yeah he was amazing it was only because he had bad knees and a bad neck
You mean hulk hogan
@@dixienormous2101 hes not all that
This was legendary, but behind the scenes, we need to thank Jake for putting Austin over. He chose Austin himself and worked with Vince to get him over as the main man. Not that Vince didn’t see potential, but Jake saw something in Austin that others didn’t.
Yeah, we went through all of this 30 years ago. We don't need to be dishing out props in 2024 lol
Hahaa @@elbob17
"The dubya dubya eff!"
I miss 90's era wrestling.
Same my childhood 😢 wish I could be there still but the butterflies goes and it time to .... U know go out
It's a miracle they don't bleep the wwf out...since they blur the logos in most things.
You miss it for Dubya Dubya?
@@stonecold5373 that expired in 2012. They can show the old videos unedited with the old logos and people saying "WWF" again
The dubya dubyeff
Hearing the crowd pop for "Austin 3 16", you just know they realized that was an iconic line, even then.
Agreed.
It's a badass line
Preey
And this was the only time he ever said it.
The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏
Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.
You're watching the birth of a character that literally saved the company. It gives me chills every time I see it. Austin is the greatest of all time, and that's the bottom line, cuz Stone Cold said so!
*glass shatters
And Vince didn’t get it.
That glass shattering and the music caused little kid mosh pits every time.
The greatest promo OF ALL TIME
The fact he did this without no script .
Is amazing
No one can do this WITH a script in professional wrestling. ALL the best promos were adlibed.
However you notice Michael Hayes lip syncing half the promo with him. Especially the Austin 3:16 line.
@@garrymorgan2341 no?
@@garrymorgan2341 you're right he is. damn, still a great promo though
@@christiferharrison7795 oh absolutely. Changed the game entirely
Ironic that Vince has such contempt for southern wrestling and yet an old southern boy from Texas saved his company.
Why do you think vince hated southern wrestling
Wrastlin
@@ladistar Just multiple people from Jim Ross, Bruce Pritchard and Jim Cornette making comments how Vince and the people around him like Kevin Dunn don’t like ‘rasslin. They didn’t keep Cornette on commentary with JR because it was “too southern” with their accents. Vince clearly had a view on what pro wrestling ought to be and its wildly different than what wrestling in the south was.
WWE style of wrestling is derivative from Memphis style wrestling
Vince just hated the south...even though he’s from NC.
It would have been iconic enough if this had merely been about the birth of Austin 3:16. But then he went ahead and hit us with "and that's the bottom line," and it just went up to another even higher level. Two iconic "catchphrases" birthed inside of two minutes. Epic.
I still remember the next night on Raw, a lot of fans held up Austin 3:16 signs. That was insane.
I love how he doesn't even think about putting on that robe and crown
That helped sell his shoot from the hip promo.
I cant picture Austin wearing that honestly lmaooooo💯🙏😂😂😂😂😂
I wish he could of just taken the robe and crown and put it on the ring announcer that would of been funny to me
He missed the million dollar championship belt and thought they didn't compare.
That would have ended his career if he put on the robe
Two most important speeches in American history:
"I Have A Dream"
"Austin 3:16"
@Ivan Quintero What
Myles Platt You’re comparing a speech about ending racism and social injustice to a speech from wrestling!?!? As an African American I can’t believe that you would...
Actually I think I agree with you.
@@ugoewulonu4936 😂😂
3 words for you.
OH HELL YEAH
Ugo Ewulonu you had us in the first half not gonna lie.
"And that's the bottom line" never get old
'CAUSE STONE COLD SAYS SO!!!
The promo that started The Attitude Era and saved WWF.
One of his all time best promos and arguably the launch of the attitude era
Agree
Stone cold is the best
No where near
One of his best? It's the best promo of all time from anyone.
Lol no it wasn’t, attitude era started in 97 Austin gave that speech in 96. It was the beginning of Austin’s rise to the top.
and thus.. tha attitude era started
Not immediately, it actually took them another year and a half. Stone Cold feuded with Bret and Owen Hart but in one of those matches, he broke his neck and it slowed down his momentum for a few months, Austin was still popular but he was never the same wrestler he was before the neck injury which eventually forced him to retire from the WWE in 2003.
+jerel but he came back after that didn't he?
+King Zyron Kawaii Boss Yeah Austin did return to the WWE but he couldn't wrestle anymore, so they had to make him a comedy character in the General Manager role on RAW or just limit his appearances for one night at WrestleMania but he hasn't been a wrestler since 2003.
+jerel not gonna lie he was my favorite wrestler.
If you're referring to wrestling, it started before that on May 27, 1996 when Scott Hall invaded Nitro.
This was just absolutely historic… unfortunately I don’t think we will see another pro wrestler with that much attitude, mic presence and passion again.. R.I.P the attitude era.
I'd argue CM Punk's pipebomb had all that.
You can just feel it in every syllable he delivered, the birth of a SUPERSTAR. I love it, best promo ever. So glad I was able to experience it.
wow, 21 years ago,... this promo could legally drink with stone cold now
ziewknihtewza lol
Wow you just made me feel old I was 5 when this happened
Roddy Piper was a better talker, but Stevie had Roddy fired for letting everybody know that Stevie beats women!
Now WWF stands for World Wildlife Federation.
@@Wolfsbane909 actually it was always World Wildlife Foundation. WWF was shortened from WWWF but when Attitude Era hit the original WWF finally won a lawsuit against now WWE who immediately rebranded/transitioned themselves using the "Get the 'F' Out" campaign/gimic.
“Drink your tea steve, before it goes stone cold.”
Watching the documentary now😊
For some reason when I picture his wife its just him with long hair and boobs.
Fang McFrost
@@Lordoftheswollen
😂😂😂😂
"that's your name, stone cold steve austin"
This moment right here changed Wrestling forever
The promo that made Austin's career sky rocket.
Perhaps THE most important promo in wrestling history. Austin literally changed the whole game for everyone.
“he took the business to a height it never seen before”
@@nothing5283 The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏
Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.
@@nothing5283 or since
Best, most passionate speech and I agree. Though maybe an argument for Hogan after BATB too--within 3 weeks of each other! Good times.
CM Punk pipebomb is better
“Obviously anything but humble...” 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
@@markwhittaker6866 The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏
Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better. :)
@@ChristianPlushVideos tell some1 who cares
Surprised mr perfect did the whole interview without going for a juice break.
Brings a tear to my eye, the goat.
Best promo ever. The intensity the delivery The meaning. Incredible.
Jake selling it was perfect. Grimacing in pain, needing help to walk. It just made Austin look all the more Ruthless as he mocked a broken Jake. The Birth of the Attitude Era. :)
Seriously! Jake often gets forgotten here... he did Steve Austin a solid by selling the hell out if it and putting him over.
I like to imagine Austin went back stage and gave him a big ol' Texas sized hug.
@@arthurfisher1857 jake is one of the greatest wrestling in terms of psychology
It's a shame because the loser is often just as important to a match as the winner themselves, especially if they can sell the damage that they took. I saw this match, and Jake sold the damage Vader did to him and made Austin look even more ruthless as he picked Jake apart.
This is something that kinda seems lost in modern WWE when it seems like everyone has superhuman levels of endurance to the point that they can be driven through tables, take a beating, and yet somehow pull off numerous high flying moves.
@@abcsin6526 Absolutely. A true legend.
@@caryslan5890 very true!!the thing is wrestler think they r doing the right thing!!!🙄
He was about 10 years ahead of his time with this promo, even with his slang. Absolute legend!
To me that’s the biggest takeaway. Still felt like wrestling at this time was still trapped in the 80’s Hulk Hogan personas. Then here is this guy that is so out of left field. To me Austin is to the attitude era what Nirvana was to the grunge era. Both completely distinct sounds that were raw, dark, and ahead of their time.
The funny thing is, life at this time was raw and in your face. WWE was behind even by 1992.
The 90s and Gen X was all about angst. Pantera playing Domination at the Monsters of Rock Festival and any clip of Austin is the best best way I can show someone what the 90s energy was like.
The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏
Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.
@@ChristianPlushVideos we deserve hell when guys like you stop acknowledging the pedophilia of your religion and instead go on RUclips trying to convert people. Do some research in to your "Vatican city".
He created the slang
Fun fact: the two operating the door as Jake Roberts is leaving are young Matt & Jeff Hardy
This man was the definition of the attitude era, the cherry on top, the main star of it all.
"Come on that's not necessary"
😂🤣
Anything but humble 😅
If i am not wrong he was curt Henning ..aka mr perfect..
But it proved to be the most necessary
@@ankitpubg9107 who?
@@ankitpubg9107. Nope. Doc Hendrix.
Man the World Wildlife Foundation was lit af 🔥
Wait what?! 😂
@@UdaySingh-ht9jt look it up
Great memories
Hold up 😂
Murder Inc. Hunting *World Wrestling Federation
I was in high school when this era began and it was entertaining how most of the kids in my school would repeat the "because Stone Cold said so" when the time was right for it.
I’ve watched this so many times. I just start saying “and that’s the bottom line.” In regular life. Lol. What an iconic moment. Austin must’ve felt like a million bucks. There’s nothing more satisfying in life than improvising something great in the moment.
You gotta love how he just looks at the goofy crown, never sits on the crappy throne, and uses the pedestal to put everyone on notice. Never going to be another promo like this, absolutely amazing.
@@ChristianPlushVideos you are ruining a perfectly good video. While I applaud what you're doing here, this isn't the place for this, even though Stone Cold Steve Austin mentions the Bible. He was mocking Jake Roberts. Nothing more.
@@ChristianPlushVideos shut up with your comic books
Dude if you got the chance to wear an awesome king's crown and throne, there's nothing crappy about it. It's a cool thing for any wrestler, it's a shame he didn't put it on and sit down. But he's Steve Austin so he's cool either way.
@@spartan113ish no that was stone cold, that’s why he never put the belt around his waist he dragged it like a badass mf
It was part of his anti authoritarian character before we knew what he was up to. If he took the robe and let himself be pampered it wouldn't have fit with Attitude Era Stone Cold.
"cheap bottle of thunderbird...and dig back some a that courage he he had back in his prime..." god DAMN
I know right. Shots fired!
And the way he delivered it.. aww man brutal
I read this as soon as he says it too 😂😂
What does it mean?
Probably the only line in the promo that Austin regrets, knowing what we know now. That did not age well. Oof.
My very first live wrestling show I ever attended and I will always love telling the story how I was there to witness the Austin 3:16 promo. Childhood memories times 10🍻
This promo not only started the Attitude Era, it arguably saved the WWF. People forget about how rough times were for the WWF at that time.
raw is red
smackdown is blue
they do not censor wwf
because stone cold said so
like
Where's the rhythm?
L
W
ministry of darkness sacrificed austin's heart soul and body
Kids be like "what's the wwf"
"who's that stome cold's opponent?"
Jake The Snake Roberts
+Ramon Thompson (Ramo) I know, i was joking about kids probably dont know him
They probably know him because off 2k16
true the wwf times was the best
Say what you will about when the Attitude Era began, this may not have been the moment of it's birth, but this was the moment it was conceived in the back seat of an extended cab pickup truck with a skull decal on the back.
This promo is straight fire - absolutely love it and arguably the most important and impactful promo of all time
When a wrestler knew how to talk and had perfect mic skills. Now everyone sounds like they are reading from cue cards.
Pro wrestling will never be this good again.
It’s because they essentially are
i mean its steve austin... he was one of the best, if not the best, on the mic at that time. not like many others could perform like that even then
Upto john cena n cm punk era was good, they were charismatic.....
@@cryptovlogger9142 they were ok but not to the level of the wrestling in the 80s and 90s.
Before the list of Jericho, there was Stone Cold's list.
nah, jericho had a list... 1004 lines long ;)
I been on Stone Cold's list since WWE 12.
Ven Em Stone Cold > Y2J.
My personal rhyming slang for "pissed"
Jericho haf the submission hold list
Still get goosebumps from watching this
0:42 the statement that not only launched stone cold in to superstardom, but arguably the overlooked factor to what would be the attitude era
Best unscripted speech ever!
I can't believe how good this is and its unscripted
Most of what stone cold said was unscripted
In fact the rock and Chris Jericho are the only superstars aloud to go off script when they’re given a mic
That's how it done in the old school. From another great promo man: "Writers? Writers SUCK!" -"Rowdy" Roddy Piper during his final "Piper's Pit" --MCW, Joppa, MD July 15, 2015
I got suspended from school for 3 days for cutting this promo during math class freshman year smhl
@@frankjohnson9779, Damn bro, you are a genius.
First he mentions TNA, now he says WWF, Stone cold can say whatever he wants, and thats the bottom line cause stone cold said so!
like
this was years ago when they went by WWF ( world wrestling federation)
+JOJ CEC just think of a funnier joke then lol you lost
+kidcuidi1 you lost? dude, please turn 18 already
+JOJ CEC no you lost i obviously got to you dumbfuck.
Legit goosebump performance
It isn’t just the promo it’s the fact he turns his back on the gimmick throne, the stupid crown.
A new man. A new era. The best era.
It's the eyes, he absolutely believes what he's saying. That's what's missing these days in wrestling.
*Edit* Wow, thanks for the 👍, no matter what company you watch, or style or Era you enjoy, just that, enjoy the spectacle that is professional wrestling...
So true, its depressing lol 💯
Yep. Now everyone sounds like commanded robots.
This. All of WWEs promos feel so scripted they all fall under the lines of
1.I’m the good guy and you’re the bad guy! So I gotta take you down
2. You beat me for my title last PPV and I want it back!
3. I’m the bad guy and I’m better then all of you horrible people!
4. I can’t have my career without it you guys and I do appreciate that.
Now on their own, they are not bad types of promos but they feel so samey know what I mean?
Swish.
The spirit! Exactly what it is
I’m so grateful I not only grew up during this amazing time period of wrestling, but I’m grateful that I actually watched this historic moment when it happened.
happy 3;16 day!!!
What started out as a simple heel speech turned into one of the most iconic face runs in the history of the sport. No one thought a character could be bigger than Hogan at this time, but then this character was born from this one moment. Perfect timing.
I say neither BabyFace or Heel, but Rule Breaker.
Bret Hart was the face and it got played out to the point people began booing him in favor of Rule Breakers like Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold. Who in the old Golden Age tactics would have been seen as Heels.
No one thought anyone could be bigger than Hogan, and then they had Stone Cold and The Rock at the same time.
Had WCW known what they had when when he worked for them in the early-mid 90's, the entire history of wrestling could have been changed. Imagine a Stone Cold Steve Austin in WCW instead of WWE during the peak years of the NWO. I'm not sure the WWE would have recovered.
I don’t think he was bigger that hogan YET. He still had the bret hart feud to go through before he really blew up. The hogan turn was instantaneous.
Sport? Lol
You can tell that did change the crowd perspective on him because, before he said that line, they weren't cheering like that and soon as he said that line, they cheered loud as hell.
Correct lol..no1 was liking stone cold much until he got on the mic and said this and it was history
That's because the fans didn't know he could speak. It was in his DVD/blu ray commentary. Vince dropped the ball hard when he brought in austin.
@@stonecold5373 If they watched ECW before Vince brought him in. They would know he could do a great promo. Look up his promo with Mikey Whipwreck and Sandman. Great stuff. The birth of Stone Cold was in ECW.
@@arcadeclassics7911 You damn right, and that's the bottom line.
@@arcadeclassics7911 I'd argue it began with the Hollywood Blondes, then was refined in ECW and then perfected in the WWF.
Him not wearing the crown or robe just adds to the badassery.
The greatest moment on a microphone in WWF.
They don't make them like Stone Cold anymore that's for sure
it is a different time
it's not even because it's a different time. stone cold was a once in a generation performer. it's just this generations superstars were john cena and aj styles. like them or not, they are the wrestling industry today like stone cold and hogan were before them.
Thomas Jenkins but to push like that the way he was pushed
He actually wasn't pushed though. They (Linda McMahon I think) said they didn't push Stone Cold, but he started getting so much love so they just put him in there. He says it too in an interview.
MyZ001 but it was originally supposed to be Triple H to win it, but because of the curtain call, Austin was getting on the map at the time
He was so good... fans who booed him, mid way realized just how good this was... once he dropped the Austin 3:16 half that crowd started to cheer... chills they knew something was happening there unlike they seen before. Awesome
@@ChristianPlushVideos you're spamming this comment. I'm sorry, but I have to report you for spam.
Because liberalism was high and shi***** on traditions and old culture was/has/is cool.
Well stated!
can even see in hayes how he turned and looked when he stated it.
To all the haters: no this promo wasn't scripted. I'm sure Austin probably worked on some of it in his free time leading up to this event as all wrestlers used to do. All the long car rides and such gave wrestlers time to think about and work on promos... That does not mean scripted by creative though.
Even if it's "scripted", the delivery is EVERYTHING and Austin DELIVERED.
Stone Cold changing the history of WWE right here. I wonder if the fans in the audience realised they were witnessing greatness at this moment?
Vince was in the back jumping up and down and yelling "CHA-CHING!!!!"
This is probably one of the most important moments in all of wrestling history.
According to Jim Ross and Bruce Pritchard he still didn't get it. He thought the Austin 3:16 t-shirts were a stupid idea. Those t-shirts pretty much made him a billionaire.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@del7538
Exactly!
Wasn’t he on commentary though? Lol
Yup, he thought heels don’t move merch. Wasn’t until he saw literally thousands of Austin 3:16 signs in the crowds in the weeks afterwards that he finally gave in.
This is ICONIC Kids this is how you become the greatest in the world
what a promo, short and powerful
No, ICONIC is what you see on SmackDown each week. The ICONICS!
Shawn Kay 😂😂😂that's on point
Yep. No one's allowed to shoot anymore so until Vince, the forced scripts and pg rating is gone you'll never get this again
universe
And just like that, the attitude era was born!
I saw Steve Austin at a house show a few months before this in March of 1996. He was still identifying as the ring master and wrestled Barry Horowitz on one of the opening matches. Crazy to think he was able to kick it in high gear a few months later.
"Stone Cold gives his iconic Austin 3:16 speech: King of the Ring 1996, *only* on WWE Network"
_posts it to youtube_
Vince mcmahon is idiotic because stone cold said so
Zessu Fuma hahahaha LOL
This not the full speech, you know...
Stevie beat his wifes butt right after this promo.
@@gavinstutler2469 Well she was on his list, and he's a man of his word.
Stone cold was just special. Bret Hart saw him coming from a mile away
make no mistake about it, the Hitman IS the reason why Austins career catapulted to where it did so damn fast.....
@@billybadass3056 Whilst I agree to an extent too many are now putting it all on Brett, Austin is what made Austin great and Brett was just happy to be part of his path to glory.
@Anonymous
Without question.
@@billybadass3056 To some extent, you damn right. We talk about it on The Broken Skull Sessions, only on WWE Network.
And stone cold got over without ever beating Bret in a match
full body goosebumps. just iconic as it gets.
What a promo. So intense.
And just like that, wrestling was changed forever
Well not exactly
This is where I started to rewatch the Attitude Era.... If you have the network just start at The 1996 King Of The Ring...... SIMPLE
@@goldleaf889
Top 3 moments in wrestling history.
1- Austin 3:16 speech
2- hogan body slams Andre the Giant
3- undertaker throws Mankind of the hell in a cell cage.
tdevil101 - I would have that same list but for my list i'll add Kane's debut as number 4 :)
He scared the living ballsack out of me when I was only 8 years old...
Tayyab zain number 2 man cut out the body slam it should be 5
spot on. Although I watched the Austin moment Live on TV and it seemed weird because I knew who Stunning Steve Austin was. Who would have thought he would have turned out to be one of the greatest. amazing.
I'll expand on list with Bash At The Beach 1996, with Hulk Hogan's infamous heel turn / birth of NWO
Brock Lesnar ends the undertakers streak is another one
This changed my childhood in such a great way. Thank you Stone Cold. You are the best
The legend RETURNS in 2022!!!
What an awesome match
I'm 30 and this still gives me chills.
I miss this era of wrestling so bad.
Too bad you didn’t see this while you were a kid.
This was the golden age of wrestling
best speech of all time
classic
AUSTIN 3:16 I never expected anything less from you 😂
damn right...and that’s the bottom line
@@OdintheGermanShepherd because stone cold said so!
Give a hell yeah
The birth of the wwe
Stone cold is the wwe, because stone cold said so
That intensity was on another level.
I don't think many realize just how important the year 1996 was for the wrestling industry as a whole. Not only was it the beginning of Stone Cold Steve Austin's rise as a star beginning with this iconic promo and leading to the Pillman angle and feud with Bret Hart, but it was also the year where we saw the debuts of Mick Foley as 'Mankind' that lead to his storyline with the Undertaker and Rocky Maivia who would go on to become The Rock a year later, not to mention the birth of the nWo in July of 1996 with Hulk Hogan making that unexpected iconic heel turn that the world thought would never happen. This particular year changed the entire landscape of the wrestling industry and it just got better and better as time went on.
Got better for 4 years and then slowly declined in to 2004....then it was all trash and leading to PG from there. 🙄
96 is extremely underrated. I personally prefer 96 to anything after 98. Those 3 years were the peak of WWF
Yeeeep....to the watered down, bland boring 💩 show it is today 😔😢🖓. The pinnacle is long gone sadly.
I was blessed to be alive during this era
Not to mention HBK tearing it up in the ring, and Nash's slow build WWF heel turn at end of 95 into 96 was hugely underrated too.
Austin was only 32 years old ! Years ahead of his time and he changed wrestling for good !
What does being 32 have to do with being ahead of his time
@@randyjam9925 32 is really young for what stone cold is achieving here
@Dominic but that what made Brock so 'special' right? Because it was out of the ordinary that someone so young was so good.
WCW had Austin for many years in the 90's. Imagine if WCW instead of WWE came up with the Stone Cold persona. WWE may very well have died.
i'm 17 years old, love it from Sri Lanka and wrestlemania 38 / KO Show is super
One of the coolest wrestlers i grew up watching. Absolutely knows how to put on one heck of a show
Fun Fact: HHH was suppose to win King Of The Ring that year but because of his involvement in the Curtain Call, Stone Cold won it instead.
And in a few years down the line, HHH would score big when he became The Game.
Oh wow, I never knew that!
@@chaosgreyblood no he's not as great as scsa
He also said that he would have never cut that promo the way Stone Cold did. And now Vince and the fans are forever glad that it's Stone Cold who won the ring of the year!
He thought of Austin 3:16 and "because Stone Cold said so" on the spot during this promo. The goat.
He said “that’s the bottom line” in promos a lot leading up to this, though.
@@Thor-Orion that wasnt what OP stated 🤡
@@Thor-Orion where did the OP say that is the bottom line ? Try to stay on topic it helps
It’s the line immediately preceding “because Stone Cold said so.” It shows the evolution of his promos. He started using the bottom line bit a lot in ECW.
"Austin 3:16" actually came from when Steve heard Jake cutting a promo before the KOTR final and quoting John 3:16
And thus, a legend was born.
Still gives me chills
The birth of the Attitude Era with this speech right here....
It was the birth....Vince knew that Austin is money after this speech.
The Attitude Era started w The Screw job, surely.
@@joshuasonnier9213 horseshit.
King of the ring 96 is the beginning, and Austin shortly starts fueding with Bret Hart at the end of 96. Austin's fued with Hart is pretty much already the attitude era. Austin also stunned McMahon before the screwjob, all of these things matter more.
For whatever I reason I thought the beginning of Attitiude Era was the double turn at the end of the submission match at WM13. It was like a torch being passed from The Hitman to Steve Austin, with Hitmans career gradually fading and Shawn Michaels being the at the summit. At KOTR 96, Austin had arrived, but plenty of New Generation stars were still about. The Montreal Screwjob effectively closed off the New Generation completely as that was the end of the Hitman. By time WM14 was done and Austin had become Champion, the Attitude era had reached full throttle. It was like the whole transisition took the best part of 2 years, but for me, WM13 was the ‘Start’ of the era.
"Steve Austin's time has come..." oh boy was he right about that or what?
He certainly was.
What?
Most definitely right
Hell Yeah!
Happy 3:16 Day to those that celebrate. 🍻
27 years ago today, history was made!
they cut out the "Oh piss off"
I noticed that too.
And that part where Vince said "Alright stop it" after the Thunderbird remark.
Niko The Arms Dealer dod that really happen?
yeah
Doesn't even need it, lol.
Greatest promo of all time. 100% off the cuff, and never has a single promo been so consequential to the entire industry.
I think I saw the guy next to Austin mouthing the words. Especially the Austin 3 16 line.
@@hairlinedissolver8739WHAT
@@hairlinedissolver8739 Negative, watch Austin's documentary he came up with the entire promo off the cuff, and literally came up with the bottom line because stone cold said so quote during the promo itself
" I don't give a damn what they are!"
"Come on thats not necessary" as he looks around in disbelief what was just said 😂🤣
The promo that sent Vince on the road from millionaire to billionaire.
0:20 he said WWF and WWE didn't blip it out?!
I know right they cover it up in 2k16
true
sedrik sad that really doesn't make sense it's stupid
+CJ Morton ikr😂
They're aloud to use it in past form (like old footage). In the game, it's an ingame cutscene (so it doesn't count).