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#1 Inventing 3:16 on the fly
There are a lot of different moments when we could suggest the Stone Cold Steve Austin character truly took flight to reach the highest echelons of the business. There was his first world title win over Shawn Michaels. There was his refusal to submit to the Sharpshooter at WrestleMania 13. There was the beer bath, getting in Mike Tyson’s face, and the first time he stunned Vince McMahon.
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Anyone looking at the early stages of Austin catching fire would be remiss, however, to overlook the iconic promo when he announced, “Austin 3:16 says, I just whooped your ass!”
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The scene was the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. Austin was set to win, but needed to go to the hospital to get stitches midway through his tournament run. Upon returning to the arena, he demanded to find out what his finals opponent Jake Roberts had said after he won his semi-final match. Upon learning that he’d quoted scripture, Austin had an idea on the fly.
Austin would defeat Roberts soundly, and went on to give one of his most legendary promos after the win. It’s telling that Stone Cold tailored the promo to mock Roberts’s use of Bible verse. Decades later, many fans have forgotten what 3:16 even means.
