Another easy 10 for me, one of the few wrestlers I was able to appreciate from the start and not just in the latter years. Even when he went from techincal wrestling in the early part of his career to a brawler in his latter years after injuries, he was still great. Another era defining wrestler. GOAT theme (and multiple nice variations of it). His 97-98 run may have been one of the greatest ever, and his evolution from christening himself with the "Stone Cold" name in 96 to 98 was also great. Austin vs Bret at WM 97 is a top 5 Austin match for me. A fantastic double turn right there. Despite the fact that it never should have happened, his heel turn in 2001 was great as well, and provided his character with a streak of viciousness that he didn't have as a face beforehand. His understated comedy around that time was
as well. He even went out like a G vs that Rock at WM 19. That was my favorite match out of all his vs The Rock because of the build of it. A fantastic close to a great long standing feud and career wrap-up. Austin also didn't overstay his welcome like other legends, though had he not had all those injuries, who knows how he would have fared with the changing of the times. There will never be another Austin no matter how hard they try to peg people as "the next Stone Cold".
every damn time we saw it
Stone Cold made him look like a punk for weeks.