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{{short description|American professional wrestler and actor (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Stone Cold Steve Austin
| image              = Steve Austin by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = Austin at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Steven James Anderson
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|12|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.<!--Please do not change it to Victoria, Texas as he was not born there, his character was billed from there only!-->
| occupation         = {{hlist|Media personality|actor|producer|professional wrestler}}
| party              = 
| yearsactive        = 1989–2003, 2022 (wrestling)<br />1999–present (media)
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Kathryn Burrhus|1990|1992|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Lady Blossom|Jeanie Clarke]]|1992|1999|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Debra Marshall]]|2000|2003|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Kristin Feres|2009}}}}
| children           = 3
| website            = {{URL|https://brokenskullranch.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox professional wrestler
| child              = yes
| names              = The Ringmaster<ref name="Cagematch">{{cite web |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=635&name=Steve+Austin |title=Steve Austin |website=Cagematch |access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref><br />"'''Stone Cold'''" '''Steve Austin'''<ref name="Cagematch"/><br />"Stunning" Steve Austin<ref name="Cagematch"/><br />"Superstar" Steve Austin<ref name="Cagematch"/><br/>Steve Williams<ref name="Cagematch"/>
| height             = 6 ft 2 in<ref name="wwebio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/stonecoldsteveaustin/|title="Stone Cold" Steve Austin profile|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409151305/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/stonecoldsteveaustin|url-status=live}}</ref>
| weight             = 252 lb<ref name="wwebio"/>
| billed             = [[Victoria, Texas]]<ref name="wwebio"/><br/>[[Hollywood, California]] (as "Stunning" Steve Austin)
| trainer            = [[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]]<ref name="Cagematch"/>
| debut              = September 30, 1989<ref name="Cagematch"/>
| retired            = [[WrestleMania 19|March 30, 2003]]<ref name="Cagematch"/>
| signature          = Stone Cold Steve Austin Signature.png
}}
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'''Steve Austin''' (born '''Steven James Anderson''' and later '''Steven James Williams'''; December 18, 1964), better known by his [[ring name]] "'''Stone Cold'''" '''Steve Austin''', is an American media personality, actor, producer and retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is signed to [[WWE]] as an ambassador. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the development and success of the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now known as WWE) during the [[Attitude Era]], an industry boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Austin began his professional wrestling career in 1989, after playing [[college football]] at the [[University of North Texas]]. He signed with [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in 1991 and adopted the persona of "'''Stunning'''" '''Steve Austin''', a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villainous]] in-ring technician, and he won the [[WCW World Television Championship]] and the [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] twice each, alongside one reign with a double crown of the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] and [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]], with [[Brian Pillman]] (as the [[Hollywood Blondes]]). After a brief stint in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), Austin signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1995.

In the WWF, Austin was repackaged as a short-tempered, brash and brazen [[anti-establishment]] [[antihero]] named "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, becoming the most popular wrestler of the Attitude Era off the back of his [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with company chairman [[Vince McMahon|Mr. McMahon]]. He won the [[WWF Championship]] [[List of WWE World Heavyweight Champions|six times]], the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship]] [[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|twice]], the [[Million Dollar Championship]] once, and the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]] [[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|four times]], making him the fifth [[WWF Triple Crown Champion]]. He is also a record three-time [[Royal Rumble match|Royal Rumble]] winner, won the [[King of the Ring (1996)|1996 King of the Ring]], and headlined multiple WWF pay-per-view events, including its flagship event [[WrestleMania]] four times ([[WrestleMania XIV|14]], [[WrestleMania XV|15]], [[WrestleMania X-Seven|17]] and [[WrestleMania 38|38 - Night 1]]). He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 after multiple knee injuries and a serious neck injury at the [[SummerSlam (1997)#Steve Austin incident|1997 SummerSlam]] event, making sporadic appearances ever since. He was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] in [[WWE Hall of Fame (2009)|2009]], and returned for a final match against [[Kevin Owens]] at WrestleMania 38 in April 2022.

Austin hosts the podcast ''The Steve Austin Show'' (2013–present), and the video podcast ''Broken Skull Sessions'' (2019–present) available on the [[WWE Network]] and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]. He collaborates with El Segundo Brewing on Broken Skull [[india pale ale|IPA]] and Broken Skull [[American lager|American Lager]]. He also hosted the reality competition series ''Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge'' (2014–2017) and ''[[Straight Up Steve Austin]]'' (2019–2021).