10 rare photos of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin you might not have seen

#8 Bash at the beach

New cast of Baywatch?

No longer sporting the long locks from a couple of pictures ago, you would be forgiven for thinking that this was just a random picture of five jocks on the beach if you were not a wrestling fan. However, it includes wrestlers who were in the rival company of WWE, WCW at the time.

There is quite a strange thing about this photo. It’s not Arn Anderson who is strangling someone in the background as he tries to counter with a Natalya/Zack Ryder move (if you know what I mean). And it’s not the fact that William Regal is firing up the peace sign. No, ladies and gentlemen, Austin…is smiling.

It’s not very often that you get a picture of the Rattlesnake with such a natural grin on his face. Mind you, the picture was taken well before he had the weight of a whole company on his shoulders.