Editing Stone Cold Steve Austin (section)

===Early career (1989–1991)===
Steve Austin began his wrestling training in 1989 under [[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]] at the Dallas Sportatorium, while Adams was affiliated with [[World Class Championship Wrestling|World Class Wrestling Association]] (WCWA, formerly WCCW).<ref name="OutOfTheRing" /><ref name="truth55">[[Stone Cold Steve Austin#AustinRoss2003|"Stone Cold" Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'']] (p.55)</ref><ref name="slam">{{cite web |title="Stone Cold" Steve Austin bio |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/austin.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160113124330/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/austin.html |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2008 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref name="DallasOb">{{cite web |last=McDonald |first=Chris |date=March 29, 2016 |title=Blood, Sweat and Fire: Dallas' Heroes Helped Make Wrestlemania a Sports Powerhouse |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/blood-sweat-and-fire-dallas-heroes-helped-make-wrestlemania-a-sports-powerhouse-8159025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202516/https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/blood-sweat-and-fire-dallas-heroes-helped-make-wrestlemania-a-sports-powerhouse-8159025 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=[[Dallas Observer]]}}</ref> Although the training emphasized technical skills, Austin later expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of instruction on the business side of wrestling.<ref name="Truth">{{cite web |last=Clevett |first=Jason |date=November 12, 2003 |title=The Stone Cold truth, WWE style |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2003/11/12/the-stone-cold-truth-wwe-style/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203540/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2003/11/12/the-stone-cold-truth-wwe-style/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Slam Wrestling}}</ref>

Austin made his in-ring debut later that year in a televised WCWA match using his real name at the time, Steve Williams.<ref>{{cite web |title=35 Things You Didn't Know About Stone Cold Steve Austin |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2014/12/35-things-you-did-not-know-about-stone-cold-steve-austin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625082457/https://www.complex.com/sports/2014/12/35-things-you-did-not-know-about-stone-cold-steve-austin/ |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |access-date=June 21, 2021 |website=[[Complex Networks]]}}</ref> During the merger of WCWA and the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]-based [[Continental Wrestling Association]] into the [[United States Wrestling Association]] (USWA), he began wrestling under the name "Steve Austin," a change made to avoid confusion with [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]]. He competed primarily in Dallas and was managed by Percy Pringle (later known as [[Paul Bearer]] in [[WWE|WWF]]) during this period. One of his early storylines involved a feud with his trainer, Chris Adams.<ref name="DallasOb" />