5 unforgettable Stone Cold Steve Austin moments

Stone Cold Steve Austin is one of the first names that come to mind when asked about WWE. He is almost synonymous with the company and, without a doubt, one of their best ever personalities.

He has given the WWE Universe so many incredible moments over the years and settling on a top 5 is almost impossible. However, listing out moments that made him what he is today is a doable task.

Without further ado, here are 5 unforgettable Stone Cold Steve Austin moments:

#5 The start of Austin 3:16

The promo after winning the King Of The Ring in 1996 is easily one of the most iconic in the history of not just WWE, but all of pro wrestling. The events leading up to this were extremely complicated and looking back at it now, Vince McMahon and the WWE Universe would not be keen to change a single thing.

Triple H was pencilled in to win The King Of The Ring tournament that year as per Stone Cold but things changed quickly. Vince made a big change to the tournament 2 weeks before the final and informed Stone Cold about his decision in a parking lot.

Jake The Snake then cut a religion-based promo on the Rattlesnake leading up to their match. Stone Cold took that and the result was the birth of Austin 3:16.

‘The first thing I want to be done is get that piece of cr*p out of my ring. Don't just get him out of the ring, get him out of the WWF. Because I proved son, without a shadow of a doubt, you ain't got what it takes anymore. You sit there and you thump your Bible and you say your prayers, and it didn’t get you anywhere. You talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16, Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your a**.'

#4 WrestleMania X-Seven – The deal with the devil

Arguably the best WrestleMania ever. The roster was full of legends at the time and WWE put on a show to remember. Every single match stood out for different reasons and left the fans stunned.

The main event saw The Rock defending his title against Stone Cold Steve Austin in an epic match that would be remembered by the WWE fans forever.

Vince McMahon surprisngly made his way down to the ring during the match and sided with the Texas Rattlesnake. The WWE Chairman helped him win the title and the heel turn is all people talk about these days - not the match itself.

In the words of Paul Heyman, who was on commentary that day, Stone Cold sold his soul for the WWF Championship.

The moment when Vince handed Steve Austin the chair and helped him beat The Rock still makes people wonder if that actually happened or if they were just re-living their worst nightmare.

But then again, had Stone Cold delivered a stunner to the WWE Chairman after it was all over, the fans would have popped. Instead, he was seen shaking hands with 'the devil', leaving the fans scarred forever.

#3 Giving The Corporation a beer bath

The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin have been involved in some epic matches. One such match was discussed in the previous slide but this one is not about a match but the buildup to it.

Back in 1999, Stone Cold was set to take on The Rock for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania XV with Mankind as the special guest referee. The self-proclaimed "corporate" champion, The Rock was in the ring cutting a promo with Vince and Shane McMahon when he was interrupted by Stone Cold, driving a beer truck to the ring.

Austin cut a promo standing on top of the truck and then went beside the truck even as The Rock offered up a reply. Before anyone could comprehend what was happening, Steve Austin re-emerged with a hose in his hand and started spraying The Corporation with beer!

The visuals of Vince McMahon 'swimming' in the middle of the ring with Austin continuing to drench him in beer will forever remain in the memories of the WWE Universe.

#2 Stone Cold 'deconstructing' the DX Express

This was a tough one to pick. There were so many vehicle-related spots involving Stone Cold Steve Austin but the two most memorable ones were him destroying the DX Express and filling Vince McMahon's Corvette with cement. The incident where Steve Austin drove a Zamboni to ringside was also considered but as it was quite similar to the beer bath segment, it's been omitted.

Stone Cold was away from the WWE since 1999 and there was no real update on when he would be returning. On April 27th, 2000, the much-anticipated return took place and in some style!

Not only did Austin return to WWE, but he also destroyed the DX Express within seconds. The cameras cut to the parking lot after The Rock cut a promo and showed a crane with Austin sitting inside.

It was unclear what exactly Austin was going to do but one thing was sure, he was going to destroy something, especially since he kept mentioning that he was good at deconstruction.

Seconds later, Stone Cold pushed a button and dropped a divider on the DX Express and destroyed it with Vince, Shane, Stephanie and Triple H looking on from the ring.

#1 Dr Stone Cold Steve Austin

One of the most iconic segments of all time. The sound of Vince McMahon getting hit on his head with a bedpan will never be forgotten by anyone who has seen that segment, live or on tape later on.

In October 1998, Mr McMahon was in the hospital and just as he was finished with his checkup, a special doctor turned up – Dr. Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Texas Rattlesnake proceeded to treat Vince in the best way known to him and started beating him black and blue.

He repeatedly hit Vince on his injured foot and then produced a moment that would forever remain evergreen – he smashed a bedpan on the WWE Chairman's head! Austin then shocked McMahon with the paddles, leaving the WWE Universe amused.