7 Legendary WWE superstars with amusing secrets

#5 Stone Cold’s ring-name

Stone Cold has his ex-wife to thank for his success

Steve Austin started out his WWE career with The Ring Master gimmick. When that didn’t quite work out, Steve decided that he wanted to renew his character.

Later on, he got inspired by watching a documentary about the Iceman, a serial killer who locked his victims in a freezer.

This led to the six-time WWF Champion wanting a rebirth of his character around that chilling concept. he contacted WWE's creative team to request a nickname, while he and his wife started thinking up names themselves too.

Jeanie Clark, his ex-wife, casually suggested the name 'Stone Cold’ while having her cup of tea else the WWE had suggested names like Fang Mc Frost, which seem more like a Child's Cartoon name compared to a deathly wrestler whose role Steve wanted to portray.

This gave birth to one of the most bad-ass characters in WWE history, and the legendary superstar has his ex-wife to thank for the most part. The Texas rattlesnake remains one of WWE's most popular wrestlers of all time.

The next time you hear the glass shatter, you know that business is about to pick up.