Wrestlemania 12
Wrestlemania 12 is held at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The event features Ultimate Warrior vs Triple H, Steve Austin vs Savio Vega, Undertaker vs Diesel, Roddy Piper vs Goldust and Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart.
Wrestlemania 13
Wrestlemania 13 is held at the Rosemont Horizon in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The event features Bret Hart vs Steve Austin, Rocky Miavia vs The Sultan and The Untertaker vs Sycho Sid.
Wrestlemania 14
Wrestlemania 14 is held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. The event features Triple H vs Owen Hart, The Rock vs Ken Shamrock, The Undertaker vs Kane and Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels with Mike Tyson as special outside enforcer.
Wrestlemania 15
Wrestlemania 15 is held at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event features Hardcore Holly vs Billy Gunn, Mankind vs Big Show, Kane vs Triple H, The Undertaker vs Big Boss Man and Steve Austin vs The Rock.
Inaugural SmackDown
WWE SmackDown makes its television debut. The event features Blue Blazer vs Val Venis, Big Show vs Test, Ken Shamrock vs Bradshaw, Mankind vs Big Boss Man and Steve Austin and The Rock vs The Corporate Ministry.
Pro Wrestling Radio interview
Hennig discusses a possible match with Austin in WWE:
Yeah, well there is a little truth to it, but I don’t know much to dwell on that much. Yeah, I think. The reaction from when I was at the announce table with Vince and Austin was in the ring and we had words back and forth, I know that the eruption was unbelievable, so. I could just see Vince going (imitating Vince and laughs) ah-ha-ha, he’s getting his fingers into something here, because the character Mr. Perfect and the Austin character, that would have been a clash and it still might be.
Wrestlemania 17
Wrestlemania 17 is held at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The event sets a record-breaking attendance of 67,925 for the arena. The event features Kane vs Raven vs Big Show, Shane McMahon vs Vince McMahon, The Undertaker vs Triple H and The Rock vs Steve Austin.
Jericho & Benoit – Triple H & Austin tag team titles
Jericho and Benoit defeat Triple H and Austin to capture the WWE tag team championships on Monday Night Raw.
Jericho Undisputed champion
Jericho defeats The Rock to win the WCW championship then Steve Austin to win the WWE championship to unify the titles and become first ever WWE Undisputed Champion.
Pro Wrestling Radio interview
Austin speaks about his 1996 Survivor Series match against Hart:
Bret goes to me, Hey man good match. I’ll work with you anytime. So, I guess he is the one that told the office, Hey, I can work with Austin. He kept watching my matches, and I was hand picked by Bret for his comeback, because that was his comeback. Man, it was a blast. I don’t refer to that match a whole lot because I do not think a lot of people just in general don’t remember that match, but if you are a wrestling fan you do remember that match, and I have watched that match just as much as the Wrestlemania XIII match, and some of the other matches that I have had that were my favorites.
WWE.com interview
Austin talks to WWE.com about WWE’13, re-living the Attitude Era of WWE and who he’s like to wrestle.
It’s always fun to think about what it would have been like if me and Goldberg had gotten into the ring, to see what would have happened if me and Hollywood Hogan got involved in serious matches, and not in a one-off match. It would have been fun to have worked with a guy like Ultimate Warrior, it would have been fun to do a bunch of matches with Randy Savage, or (Ric) Flair — I would have liked to work a high-profile series with him.
Adam Carolla interview
Austin appears on Adam Carolla podcast to discuss his early years in the professional wrestling business.
A guy had a commercial on TV; teach you how to be a pro wrestler. I always knew in the back of my mind that I was going to be a pro wrestler. My first college major was a business major because I was going to sell insurance with my dad. I figured that’d be the logical thing to do.
AterBuzzTV interview
Austin talks to AfterBuzzTV about The Shield and John Cena.
Here’s the thing about John Cena…that guy’s walking on the edge of a razor blade. Some people love to hate him, some people love to love him. But let me tell you something about John Cena; they all respect him. That guy has done a tremendous job for that company. He’s a guy that always shows up, he’ll work in pain, he always has a smile on his face.
MMA Hour interview
Austin talks to The MMA Hour about returning to the ring in the future and having Undertaker on his podcast.
I talked to Mark (Undertaker). I asked if he’d do the show. He said he would and that’s a matter of me getting out to Austin, Texas to talk to him one on one.
The Art of Wrestling interview
Austin is a guest on The Art of Wrestling to discuss WWE, podcasting and making money early on in the business.
My whole existence running up and down the road, making 15-20 dollars a night. When they told me they were sending me back to Texas. I thought I got fired. They said, “No… we’re gonna turn you heel and put you against Chris (Champion).” I was guaranteed 100 dollars per night. I thought I was making superstar money.
Talk is Jericho interview
Austin is a guest on Talk is Jericho to discuss his childhood and breaking into WWE and WCW.
My number one dream in life back when I was a kid was to be a rock n’ roll star. My favorite band was KISS. But I don’t have a musical bone in my body.
Steve Austin interview
Austin is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about the hype that happens between wrestlers and what it takes to sell tickets for wrestling matches.
Basically all that is a verbal back and forth between two cats to draw money to make these people feel what we’re feeling and want to pay the money to buy that ticket.
Ross Report interview
Austin is a guest in The Ross Report to discuss CM Punk, John Cena and The Undertaker.
What I like about that guy (Cena) is his work ethic. He shows up. And he’s always got a smile on his face. Sometimes you’re hurt and sometimes you’re tired but Cena always has a smile on his face.
Defends gay marriage
Comments Austin made on his podcast defending gay marriage come to attention:
I don’t give a shit if two guys, two gals, guy-gal, whatever it is, I believe that any human being in America, or any human being in the goddamn world, that wants to be married, and if it’s same-sex, more power to ’em. What also chaps my ass, some of these churches, have the high horse that they get on and say, ‘We as a church do not believe in that.’ Which one of these motherf-ckers talked to God, and God said that same-sex marriage was a no-can-do? Okay, so two cats can’t get married if they want to get married, but then a guy can go murder 14 people, molest five kids, then go to f-cking prison, and accept God and He’s going to let him into heaven? After the fact that he did all that shit? See that’s all horseshit to me, that don’t jive with me.
Ring Rust Radio interview
Austin talks to Ring Rust Radio about potentially wrestling again in the future.
I’d consider anything if the perfect situation or opportunity arose and it would be more than a million-dollar question. I don’t want to sit here and promote a match, sell a match or talk about making a comeback.