Stone Cold Steve Austin Escaped Major Punishment from Vince McMahon for This Reason

Every wrestling fan will always remember the legendary career of Stone Cold Steve Austin. He quickly reached the top of the roster after his infamous 3:16 promo at King of the Ring. After being poorly utilized by WCW, they did not see him as the main event star, but it all changed in WWE.

The WrestleMania 13 submission match between Austin and The Hitman is a memorable one. Austin’s bloody face in the sharpshooter submission before passing out is the one image that is most associated with his career. 

However, for this match, Bret The Hitman Hart had used his veteran status to break the no-blading rule in WWE. Hart wanted to put the young Stone Cold Steve Austin over and he knew that fans will start cheering for him once The Rattlesnake bled. 

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This rule-breaking by Hart and Austin indeed helped Stone Cold to rise up the ranks. In the end, Hart locked the Sharpshooter on a bloody Austin, never quit, but passed out from the blood loss and pain. Ken Shamrock, the special guest referee, awarded Hart the match.

Hart continued to hold the Sharpshooter in Austin. The Texas Rattlesnake, despite his wounds, refused any assistance back to the locker room. Thus turning Hart into heel and Austin a baby face in a rare double-turn.

Surprisingly, Vince McMahon didn’t punish either man for breaking the no-blading rule, since it worked to perfection. Hart had given Mr. McMahon a star at a cost of just breaking a rule, and Austin went on to make a legendary WWE career.

The Rock is the Hollywood celebrity Stone Cold Steve Austin wants to face

Every wrestling fan will agree on the point that Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock had one of the best rivalries in WWE. They had the best in-ring chemistry, which made the fans go berserk. However, appearing on KiddNation, when asked which Hollywood celebrity will Austin like to face, his answer was The Rock.

Austin said, “As far as celebrity goes, I don’t know. What’s okay since The Rock is a celebrity I think it would be fun to get back in the ring with The Rock. But I’m not pitching a match, since you said celebrity, Rock’s the biggest movie star in the world.”

Austin claimed he had fun working with The Rock and they both respect each other’s careers. If this was a possible match in 2015, the WWE universe would have gone crazy. However, we never got to see The Rock vs Austin again, but Stone Cold came out of retirement for one match at WrestleMania 38 against Kevin Owens.

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