WATCH: A Young Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Ultimate Disrespect to Hulk Hogan

WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of Vince McMahon’s favorite guys. But before stepping into Vince McMahon’s WWE, he became extreme in ECW. Paul Heyman hired Stone Cold Steve Austin to cut promos and in-ring interviews as he had not adequately recovered from his WCW injury.

During the ECW stint of Steve Austin, he ruthlessly targeted Hulk Hogan. The Texas Rattlesnake, aka Steve Austin, pulled one of the memorable promos. He wore the most low-rent homemade Hulk Hogan costume.

This was because the former WCW boss Eric Bischoff fired Steve Austin from the company and acquired Hulk Hogan in the WCW.

Stone Cold Steve Austin created a spin-off to Hulkamania!

Stone Cold Steve Austin did an exaggerated parody of The Hulkster, claiming that he needed to imitate Hogan to reach the company’s top. The Texas Rattlesnake disrespected Hulk Hogan by dressing up in The Hulkster’s trendy yellow attire.

Just like the “Hulkamania” on Hogan’s shirt, Steve Austin came up with his twisted “Stevamania” written on his shirt. The Texas Rattlesnake during the ECW stint was at an early stage of his wrestling career. But Stone Cold, in true character, went straight up to mock living legend Hulk Hogan.

When The Hulkster jumped ship to Vince McMahon’s rival company WCW in 1994, he had already been a five-time WWE Champion. He defeated big names such as The Iron Sheik, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and many others.

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So, it was an enormous deal for a rookie wrestler like Stone Cold to insult an experienced wrestler such as Hulk Hogan.

Did mocking Hulk Hogan worked for The Texas Rattlesnake?

The Texas Rattlesnake continued to mock Hogan until suddenly he ripped off his shirt. Next, Steve Austin returned to his typical heel (villain) persona to trash the whole Hulkamania concept. Finally, Austin concluded the “Stevamania” promo by stating that the Hogan concept wouldn’t fly in ECW.

So, to vent out frustration on Eric Bischoff and Hogan, Steve Austin spoofed The Hulkster on ECW TV. However, former WWE commentator Jim Ross noticed Steve Austin’s extreme promos in the WCW. Stone Cold’s villain persona impressed him.

It showed a side of Austin that he had never seen before. Later, Vince McMahon brought “Stone Cold” Steve Austin into his company, which ultimately got him a huge pop.

But now, it has all come back to The Texas Rattlesnake when a rookie wrestler Kevin Owens pulled a prank on him on the latest episode of Raw. Fight Owens kicked off the Monday Night Raw dressed up as Steve Austin. So will Steve Austin humble Kevin Owens at The Stupendous WrestleMania 38?

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