Stone Cold Steve Austin Made the ‘Fanny Pack Look’ Cool Way Before Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Could

Stone Cold Steve Austin had an iconic character in WWE. Austin was the ultimate rebellious baby-face character that revolutionized an entire era. Moreover, he became a pop culture icon as he played the character of a man who stood up to his boss. Austin’s promos and his no-nonsense wrestling style made him one of the most popular characters in WWE history.

However, Steve Austin did not always have the “Stone Cold” character. For instance, while he was coming up in the ranks in WWE, he had a very different character. Although Steve became the cornerstone of WWE, he first worked for WCW. Moreover, in WCW, he played the role of “Stunning” Steve Austin. There he had blonde hair and a very different style. Here is a glimpse of Austin before he became Stone Cold.

This picture seems to be taken even before Austin was a part of WCW, but his look in it has fans enamored. Austin is very stunningly sporting a red fanny pack and really pulling the look off. Stone Cold almost looks unrecognizable in this picture. However, another WWE legend who rocked the fanny pack look was Austin’s long-time rival Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

The Rock has a very famous photo where he is wearing a black turtleneck and a gold chain with a fanny pack around his waist. This picture went viral on the internet a very long time ago and fans still share it to poke fun at The Rock. Moreover, The Rock has also spoken many times about the picture where he said that he was in his twenties and thought the look worked.

The Rock even recreated the photo just to entertain his fans.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: Two polarizing WWE Superstars

When fans and wrestlers talk about the ‘Mount Rushmore of WWE’, the names of The Rock and Stone Cold are on almost everyone’s list. These two larger-than-life characters revolutionized wrestling and pop culture itself. Both WWE legends headlined the most famous era of WWE and became astronomical stars.

It is still debatable whether anyone before or after these two legends ever achieved their level of superstardom. One person who comes to mind is maybe John Cena. However, The Rock and Austin will always remain two of the most popular WWE Superstars in history.

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