You could almost hear the crowd yell “Timberrrrr” as Angle descended onto the mat. That was the first time that the WWE Chairman felt the brunt of a "Stone Cold" Stunner, but it certainly wouldn’t be the last. Stunned Superstar: Triple HThough the Stunner symbolized the WWE Universe’s anti-authority, blue-collar angst during the Attitude Era, the sheer aesthetic appeal and brute impact of the move are sometimes forgotten.
6 WWE Wrestlers Stone Cold Steve Austin He LOVES & 7 He HATES (Enemies) in Real Life - Duration: 10:44. “Big mistake, champ.” In a blink of an eye, Austin snapped into action and Stunned the champion. But which jawjacker was the best ever?
In this variation, the wrestler first applies a front facelock, before pivoting 180 degrees to bring themselves into the three-quarter facelock position and dropping down to a sitting position, forcing the opponent's jaw to drop down on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. Interrupting “Santa,” Austin quizzed the imposter Kris Kringle and asked him what a 6-year-old “Texas Rattlesnake” had requested for Christmas many years earlier. “Like a crappie on a bass boat” is how “Stone Cold” Steve Austin described the trembling body of Mr. McMahon the night of Sept. 22, 1997. For one thing, the Stunner that time earned Austin a WWE Championship (his third by that point). The former Razor Ramon collided with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania X8, during the height of the reformed New World Order’s brief but destructive tenure in WWE. For one thing, the Stunner that time earned Austin a WWE Championship (his third by that point). Look at it this way: The move marked Goldberg’s swansong in WWE, and that night was last time the WWE Universe would see Lesnar for roughly eight years. WWE 2,805,969 views. Fifteen years ago this week, Austin Stunned his fiercest rival, Mr. McMahon, and to salute that righteous achievement, WWE.com presents a list of "Stone Cold’s" 15 Biggest Stunners. After the third Stunner, even “Stone Cold” seemed to think that justice had been served, and he pinned Bischoff cleanly, to a thunderous ovation in Montreal’s Bell Centre.
Perhaps the most significant element to this Stunner, however, was that it secured for Austin his first WWE Championship.
At least, that appeared to be the philosophy of The Rock, who suffered Stunners at three separate WrestleManias (XV, X-Seven and XIX). The Stunner is as synonymous with The Texas Rattlesnake as cold beer, black tights and the sound of breaking glass. During WrestleMania 23, Donald Trump was present in the arena and decided to entertain the WWE … R-Truth uses this move too; he calls it the Truth or Consequences. After completing the corkscrew, whilst still in mid-air the attacking wrestler applies a three-quarter facelock to the opponent whilst falling down to a seated position to complete the stunner. The true Stone Cold stunner as popularized and stated by Steve Austin, always involves a boot to the gut before the three-quarter facelock is applied. ), After taking a look, be sure to weigh in with your thoughts and vote to decide which Stunner was the biggest of all time. The always-inclusive Austin then turned his attention to Goldberg, who for much of his career battled the perception that he was a knockoff of a certain bald, black-tights-wearing badass in WWE. ( WATCH). ( POLL: What was "Stone Cold’s" Biggest Stunner?). Raw results, Sept. 28, 2020: Randy Orton turns out the lights on Legends’ party with steel chair attack, Friday Night SmackDown results, Sept. 25, 2020: Roman Reigns shatters family ties with Superman Punch to Jey Uso, WWE NXT results, Sept. 30, 2020: The Garganos topple Shirai & Priest ahead of TakeOver, WrestleMania 36 results: Drew McIntyre conquers The Beast to claim the WWE Title, The Rock reveals cast for upcoming NBC series “Young Rock”, The origins of the Triple H “point”: WWE’s The Bump, Sept. 30, 2020, This week on WWE Network: New Drew McIntyre documentary, NXT TakeOver 31 and more, Lakers vs. Heat: Superstars predict if LeBron can win 4th title, WWE Playlist: The Great Khali's funniest moments. Trump should have played along, as Austin’s subsequent Stunner made clear. Thanks to Austin, fans who are disgruntled with their superiors will forever be able to live vicariously through his actions that night. Or so it appeared. Turning on one of his earliest advocates, Austin essentially let J.R. know that his well wishes were unwelcomed, and he Stunned the legendary play-by-play man from Oklahoma. The Attitude Era’s premier hell-raiser made his anger known to announcer Jim Ross and then-WWE Commissioner Sgt. Following the bout, Austin Stunned a disrespectful Lesnar “right out of the WWE ring,” according to WWE Hall of Famer announcer Jim Ross. Sort: Relevant Newest. Only sweetening the pot was the fact that Slaughter was also the Acting WWE Commissioner in September 1997 — a position that naturally lined up the WWE Hall of Famer as an enemy of the anti-authority poster child, “Stone Cold.”, With Mr. McMahon moderating the in-ring confrontation, Austin told Slaughter that he did not appreciate the commissioner’s brand of law and order. The wrestler then lets the opponent's body fall backwards over their shoulder as in an inverted suplex, and when the opponent's feet lands on the mat, the wrestler drops to a seated position to force the opponent's jaw to drop down on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. But with his first WWE Championship win coming at WrestleMania XIV, the record books will forever show the Austin Era as beginning in Boston that night. WWE took a second to celebrate Stone Cold Steve Austin’s first Stunner on Twitter today. [3], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "the 50 coolest maneuvers of all time - Stunner", "Kevin Owens and Stone Cold Discuss Kevin's Use of the Stone Cold Stunner", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stunner_(professional_wrestling)&oldid=978907007#Piggyback_stunner, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from January 2007, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 17:00. ( WATCH). After fighting off The Nation of Domination, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin delivers a Stunner to D-Lo Brown on top of a truck at D-Generation X: In Your House. Following the subsequent Stunner — which was notable because “Stone Cold” had not yet Stunned his way through WWE’s upper management — Austin mocked Slaughter by performing boot camp-style pushups and crunches. Though Kane, The Undertaker, Jericho and others fought valiantly for the WWE cause, the expansive team of outsiders had strength in numbers, and Team WWE was being decimated before the WWE Universe. The crowd was equally skeptical about Santa’s legitimacy, so Austin Stunned the big fake. From here, the attacking wrestler throws the legs of the opponent out backwards and drops down to the mat while taking hold of the opponent's head to force them to fall into the stunner. And yes, the match between then-WWE Champion HBK and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin had piqued mainstream interest thanks to the involvement of “special enforcer” Mike Tyson. The move has been innovated by John Cena. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin nails Jim Ross with the Stunner after Good Ole' JR informs The Rattlesnake that he & Dude Love will be forced to forfeit the WWE Tag Team Championship. Stunned Superstars: Goldberg, Brock Lesnar. However, in mid-move, the attacking wrestler forces the opponent to turn 180 degrees and then apply the three-quarter facelock, forcing the opponent to drop down with their jaw across the attacking wrestler's shoulder as they fall to a seated position to hit the stunner. Frankie Kazarian uses this move as a finisher, calling it "Ace of Spades". Sure, the event was WrestleMania, which is always WWE’s biggest show of the year. For another, the Stunner nearly forced Mr. McMahon — who watched from ringside and was fully invested in The Rock — to break into tears. The end count is higher than 15, admittedly. Instead, it was The Rock’s Nation of Domination stable-mate D-Lo Brown who ate the jaw-jarring Stunner that fans still rave about today. The Rattlesnake had turned the tables on The Alliance. And because it was the trademark maneuver of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, it is perhaps the most beloved move in WWE history. After storming the ring, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin gives the Stunner to various different members of The Alliance. It occurred during the crescendo of a WWE Title Match between champion Austin and challenger Angle. “If he’s not the real Santa Claus, give me a ‘Hell no!’ ” Austin said. By this point, Eric Bischoff knows full well that revenge is a dish best served “Stone Cold.” As head of WCW in 1995, Bischoff fired a not-yet-“Stone Cold” Steve Austin over the phone while The Texas Rattlesnake was laid up with a triceps injury. The Texas Rattlesnake courageously fought off the militant group, eventually backdropping Brown over the top rope and onto the truck’s hood and windshield. Monday Night Raw, Dec. 22, 1997: Austin Stuns an imposter Santa Claus. There is also a corkscrew variation that is used as a finisher by Flip Gordon, calling it the Star-Spangled Stunner. Yet, given the circumstances, there was something truly magical about the way "Stone Cold" Steve Austin dropped The Rock in 1999 at Philadelphia. Before the bell could sound for his Intercontinental Title Match against The Rock, Austin was jumped by Nation members Brown, Faarooq and Mustafa. This variation sees the attacking wrestler jump onto the ropes, followed by the wrestler springboarding off the ropes back into the opponent and hitting the stunner. With the suddenness of a giant redwood falling to the earth, Angle slowly crashed backward. Kevin Owens has also used this variation as a finisher. At that point, the post-match beer bash was all but academic. The "Stone Cold" Stunner was simple, and it was effective. Slaughter?
This elevated stunner first sees the attacking wrestler apply a front facelock, hook the opponent's near arm over their shoulder and lift them as for a standard vertical suplex. Yet, Hall’s use of Stone Cold’s own maneuver against him only seemed to light a fire under The Rattlesnake. WWE Clash of Champions Video: Watch 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin Hit AJ Styles with a Stunner on WWE Raw Joseph Zucker @.
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