Arguably the most important promo in wrestling history.

@EliteGi

3 жыл бұрын

I'd struggle to find a valid argument against that in hindsight!

@solidcricket

3 жыл бұрын

Wait for a year. One indie lover kid will come and explain why Cm Punkd kayfabe breaking pipebomb is the most important promo of all time

@phildeiner7757

2 жыл бұрын

@@solidcricket It is one of the most important promos of all time not the most important tho.

@ovlong8128

2 жыл бұрын

Arguably?

@angier4748

2 жыл бұрын

Top tier for sure but Dustys Hardtime promo is right there I'd say

The passing of the torch from "The Snake" to "The Rattlesnake"

@cfhcowboy2127

5 жыл бұрын

AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE CAUSES STONE COLD SAID SO! !!!

@krlm2280

5 жыл бұрын

Just like Superfly Jimmy Snuka passed the torch to the Undertaker during WrestleMania 7 from the original phenom to the current phenom

@moksq42

5 жыл бұрын

and then Austin pass the torch to The Viper Randy orton...

@ricmar92

5 жыл бұрын

David Montiel 316 likes I don’t even want to mess that up

@MegaChorro123

5 жыл бұрын

David Montiel Damm right man

Stone cold winning king of the ring changed the axis of WWE. “I've proved son, without a shadow of a doubt, you ain't got what it takes anymore!” He wasn’t just talking about Jake. He was talking about all those golden era good ole boys.

@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK

Жыл бұрын

Which is ironic bc a lot of those old guys were Pushed as the headliners of WCW

@chad3232132

Жыл бұрын

WCW had this man throughout the early-mid 90's and never knew how to utilize him. Had WCW arrived at the Stone Cold Steve Austin persona instead of WWE, the WWE may well have died as a company. The rebirth of the WWE was really centered on Stone Cold.

@willzncube4386

Жыл бұрын

@@chad3232132 Vince struck gold with Austin and Rock

@tribalchief91567

10 ай бұрын

​​@@chad3232132wcw relied on too many old guys from wwf and their only products that reached the main stage are probably ric,sting,Goldberg,Ddp and booker. They pretty much dont know how to use talents and wwe know how to use them Wwf used the failures of Wcw and turned them into the beings that will crush wcw in ratings Wwf turned Mean mark,Stunning steve austin,Nick foley and Terra ryzing into undertaker,stone cold,Mick foley and Triple H and with the addition of wwf loyal wrestling family member,the rock.Wwf estroyed Wcw with those guys.

@whovianhistorybuff

8 ай бұрын

I don't think it was a coincidence that a couple of months later another wrestler of Jake's generation who was known for advising people to "say their prayers" reinvented himself as a brash rebellious rogue.

Stone Cold calling out his alcoholism was the coldest move ever. That had to be off script.

@YellowLantern18

Жыл бұрын

In Jake's defense he was suffering a lot of mental trauma from his childhood.

@Cenafan0811

Жыл бұрын

Everything was off script

@artisticskillz01

Жыл бұрын

It was a total shoot.

@Mitjitsu

4 ай бұрын

Things were very much improvised back then.

@GeDiceMan

3 ай бұрын

Stone cold was scripted to win. The promo was improvised on the spot with someone tipping off stone cold that Jake had a bible thumping promo before the match.

"The dubya dubya eff!" I miss 90's era wrestling.

@goldencatmk6336

2 жыл бұрын

Same my childhood 😢 wish I could be there still but the butterflies goes and it time to .... U know go out

@stonecold5373

2 жыл бұрын

It's a miracle they don't bleep the wwf out...since they blur the logos in most things.

@elyonkunda6772

2 жыл бұрын

You miss it for Dubya Dubya?

@teddybeer6206

2 жыл бұрын

@@stonecold5373 that expired in 2012. They can show the old videos unedited with the old logos and people saying "WWF" again

@Retrohhhh

2 жыл бұрын

The dubya dubyeff

This was the speech that kicked the attitude era off.

@JackTheripper911

4 жыл бұрын

@Misteriosi81 Its widely accepted amongst fans and people within the industry, that Austin delivering this Promo kickstarted the "Attitude era"

@Blackhawk211

4 жыл бұрын

@@JackTheripper911 bro hollywood hogan started the attitude era when he joined NWO

@ConspicuousPumpkin

4 жыл бұрын

@@JackTheripper911 The Montreal screwjob started the attitude era, gave birth to the character of Mr. Mcmahon

@JackTheripper911

4 жыл бұрын

@@ConspicuousPumpkin Again, No it didnt. It did create help foster the creation of the character "Mr.McMahon". But it wasnt the STARTING POINT to the era. Which is what i continue to talk about.

@clubpenguinwwefan08

4 жыл бұрын

Jack The Ripper it foreshadowed it didn’t exactly kick it off over night

This was legendary, but behind the scenes, we need to thank Jake for putting Austin over. He chose Austin himself and worked with Vince to get him over as the main man. Not that Vince didn’t see potential, but Jake saw something in Austin that others didn’t.

@elbob17

11 күн бұрын

Yeah, we went through all of this 30 years ago. We don't need to be dishing out props in 2024 lol

@shanbhogue

9 күн бұрын

Hahaa ​@@elbob17

Stone Cold had it all! Incredible in ring skills Incredible on the mic Incredible charisma Incredible intensity You felt everything he did and said. Stone Cold is the 🐐

@time2unwind690

Ай бұрын

His in ring was great but not amazing

@charlieclark4430

28 күн бұрын

@@time2unwind690 pre neck injury I’d argue his in ring was pretty damn amazing

@realDRH

23 күн бұрын

@@charlieclark4430 yeah he was amazing it was only because he had bad knees and a bad neck

@dixienormous2101

8 күн бұрын

You mean hulk hogan

@realDRH

8 күн бұрын

@@dixienormous2101 hes not all that

The fact he did this without no script . Is amazing

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

No one can do this WITH a script in professional wrestling. ALL the best promos were adlibed.

@garrymorgan2341

2 жыл бұрын

However you notice Michael Hayes lip syncing half the promo with him. Especially the Austin 3:16 line.

@AlbrechtAaron

2 жыл бұрын

@@garrymorgan2341 no?

@christiferharrison7795

2 жыл бұрын

@@garrymorgan2341 you're right he is. damn, still a great promo though

@garrymorgan2341

2 жыл бұрын

@@christiferharrison7795 oh absolutely. Changed the game entirely

This is the "I have a dream" speech of the WWE

@Synnamon27

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah probably shouldn’t say stuff like this, boss man

@IHateNicolasCage

2 жыл бұрын

So people will start teaching “Critical Austin Theory” 50 years after and saying the exact opposite of this promo?

@joshuafarfan6503

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not WWE. It’s WWF.

@stfu2364

2 жыл бұрын

nice tony montana picture

@holysinnerxxx

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

"And that's the bottom line" never get old

@samuelcarrasquillo4590

15 күн бұрын

'CAUSE STONE COLD SAYS SO!!!

You're watching the birth of a character that literally saved the company. It gives me chills every time I see it. Austin is the greatest of all time, and that's the bottom line, cuz Stone Cold said so! *glass shatters

@n2nother

Ай бұрын

And Vince didn’t get it.

@mrdrprof99

20 күн бұрын

That glass shattering and the music caused little kid mosh pits every time.

Hearing the crowd pop for "Austin 3 16", you just know they realized that was an iconic line, even then.

@markwhittaker6866

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@jordandennis6794

3 жыл бұрын

It's a badass line

@freedomisslavery6840

2 жыл бұрын

Preey

@troyfunk5578

2 жыл бұрын

And this was the only time he ever said it.

@ChristianPlushVideos

2 жыл бұрын

The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏 Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.

I love how he doesn't even think about putting on that robe and crown

@unclesquatch7934

4 жыл бұрын

That helped sell his shoot from the hip promo.

@johnnymoreno5065

4 жыл бұрын

I cant picture Austin wearing that honestly lmaooooo💯🙏😂😂😂😂😂

@user-hx6gs9rq7u

4 жыл бұрын

I wish he could of just taken the robe and crown and put it on the ring announcer that would of been funny to me

@suchiuomizu

4 жыл бұрын

He missed the million dollar championship belt and thought they didn't compare.

@LongHuynh-bx5ll

3 жыл бұрын

That would have ended his career if he put on the robe

The greatest promo OF ALL TIME

I still remember the next night on Raw, a lot of fans held up Austin 3:16 signs. That was insane.

“Drink your tea steve, before it goes stone cold.”

@joetheman8550

3 жыл бұрын

Watching the documentary now😊

@Lordoftheswollen

3 жыл бұрын

For some reason when I picture his wife its just him with long hair and boobs.

@sohell1992

3 жыл бұрын

Fang McFrost

@markwhittaker6866

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lordoftheswollen 😂😂😂😂

@stonecold5373

3 жыл бұрын

"that's your name, stone cold steve austin"

wow, 21 years ago,... this promo could legally drink with stone cold now

@ir6237

6 жыл бұрын

ziewknihtewza lol

@TheSaltBoiCometh

5 жыл бұрын

Wow you just made me feel old I was 5 when this happened

@gavinstutler2469

5 жыл бұрын

Roddy Piper was a better talker, but Stevie had Roddy fired for letting everybody know that Stevie beats women!

@Wolfsbane909

5 жыл бұрын

Now WWF stands for World Wildlife Federation.

@jeffreybirman7281

5 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfsbane909 actually it was always World Wildlife Foundation. WWF was shortened from WWWF but when Attitude Era hit the original WWF finally won a lawsuit against now WWE who immediately rebranded/transitioned themselves using the "Get the 'F' Out" campaign/gimic.

It would have been iconic enough if this had merely been about the birth of Austin 3:16. But then he went ahead and hit us with "and that's the bottom line," and it just went up to another even higher level. Two iconic "catchphrases" birthed inside of two minutes. Epic.

The promo that started The Attitude Era and saved WWF.

Ironic that Vince has such contempt for southern wrestling and yet an old southern boy from Texas saved his company.

@ladistar

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you think vince hated southern wrestling

@MizzzyMike

3 жыл бұрын

Wrastlin

@Scottd86

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladistar Just multiple people from Jim Ross, Bruce Pritchard and Jim Cornette making comments how Vince and the people around him like Kevin Dunn don’t like ‘rasslin. They didn’t keep Cornette on commentary with JR because it was “too southern” with their accents. Vince clearly had a view on what pro wrestling ought to be and its wildly different than what wrestling in the south was.

@rg8547

3 жыл бұрын

WWE style of wrestling is derivative from Memphis style wrestling

@binxboi7156

3 жыл бұрын

Vince just hated the south...even though he’s from NC.

Two most important speeches in American history: "I Have A Dream" "Austin 3:16"

@artist254grafitti7

5 жыл бұрын

@Ivan Quintero What

@ugoewulonu4936

5 жыл бұрын

Myles Platt You’re comparing a speech about ending racism and social injustice to a speech from wrestling!?!? As an African American I can’t believe that you would... Actually I think I agree with you.

@p3t3r826

5 жыл бұрын

@@ugoewulonu4936 😂😂

@bigdog3628

5 жыл бұрын

3 words for you. OH HELL YEAH

@stinky-san2122

4 жыл бұрын

Ugo Ewulonu you had us in the first half not gonna lie.

This was just absolutely historic… unfortunately I don’t think we will see another pro wrestler with that much attitude, mic presence and passion again.. R.I.P the attitude era.

@JoelCruz-pd8ys

20 күн бұрын

I'd argue CM Punk's pipebomb had all that.

You can just feel it in every syllable he delivered, the birth of a SUPERSTAR. I love it, best promo ever. So glad I was able to experience it.

and thus.. tha attitude era started

@jerelminter

7 жыл бұрын

Not immediately, it actually took them another year and a half. Stone Cold feuded with Bret and Owen Hart but in one of those matches, he broke his neck and it slowed down his momentum for a few months, Austin was still popular but he was never the same wrestler he was before the neck injury which eventually forced him to retire from the WWE in 2003.

@princekarkat5471

7 жыл бұрын

+jerel but he came back after that didn't he?

@jerelminter

7 жыл бұрын

+King Zyron Kawaii Boss Yeah Austin did return to the WWE but he couldn't wrestle anymore, so they had to make him a comedy character in the General Manager role on RAW or just limit his appearances for one night at WrestleMania but he hasn't been a wrestler since 2003.

@princekarkat5471

7 жыл бұрын

+jerel not gonna lie he was my favorite wrestler.

@Biesel

6 жыл бұрын

If you're referring to wrestling, it started before that on May 27, 1996 when Scott Hall invaded Nitro.

One of his all time best promos and arguably the launch of the attitude era

@terodic2495

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@ogcreed9531

3 жыл бұрын

Stone cold is the best

@ajwhite3758

3 жыл бұрын

No where near

@anthonybell5666

3 жыл бұрын

One of his best? It's the best promo of all time from anyone.

@dadame2423

3 жыл бұрын

Lol no it wasn’t, attitude era started in 97 Austin gave that speech in 96. It was the beginning of Austin’s rise to the top.

This moment right here changed Wrestling forever

Brings a tear to my eye, the goat.

"Come on that's not necessary" 😂🤣

@fzessex2969

4 жыл бұрын

Anything but humble 😅

@ankitpubg9107

4 жыл бұрын

If i am not wrong he was curt Henning ..aka mr perfect..

@High_101

4 жыл бұрын

But it proved to be the most necessary

@russelljones.b6828

4 жыл бұрын

@@ankitpubg9107 who?

@tomblinzig7307

4 жыл бұрын

@@ankitpubg9107. Nope. Doc Hendrix.

Perhaps THE most important promo in wrestling history. Austin literally changed the whole game for everyone.

@nothing5283

3 жыл бұрын

“he took the business to a height it never seen before”

@ChristianPlushVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@nothing5283 The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏 Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.

@savitaarora4558

11 ай бұрын

@@nothing5283 or since

@baconatorrodriguez4651

9 ай бұрын

Best, most passionate speech and I agree. Though maybe an argument for Hogan after BATB too--within 3 weeks of each other! Good times.

@PessiTheFraud

6 ай бұрын

CM Punk pipebomb is better

The promo that made Austin's career sky rocket.

This man was the definition of the attitude era, the cherry on top, the main star of it all.

Kids be like "what's the wwf"

@fauzimicah8532

8 жыл бұрын

"who's that stome cold's opponent?"

@OfficialODiesal106

8 жыл бұрын

Jake The Snake Roberts

@fauzimicah8532

8 жыл бұрын

+Ramon Thompson (Ramo) I know, i was joking about kids probably dont know him

@gulagboy

8 жыл бұрын

They probably know him because off 2k16

@sedriksad6835

8 жыл бұрын

true the wwf times was the best

Jake selling it was perfect. Grimacing in pain, needing help to walk. It just made Austin look all the more Ruthless as he mocked a broken Jake. The Birth of the Attitude Era. :)

@arthurfisher1857

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously! Jake often gets forgotten here... he did Steve Austin a solid by selling the hell out if it and putting him over. I like to imagine Austin went back stage and gave him a big ol' Texas sized hug.

@abcsin6526

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurfisher1857 jake is one of the greatest wrestling in terms of psychology

@caryslan5890

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame because the loser is often just as important to a match as the winner themselves, especially if they can sell the damage that they took. I saw this match, and Jake sold the damage Vader did to him and made Austin look even more ruthless as he picked Jake apart. This is something that kinda seems lost in modern WWE when it seems like everyone has superhuman levels of endurance to the point that they can be driven through tables, take a beating, and yet somehow pull off numerous high flying moves.

@zickykane5206

2 жыл бұрын

@@abcsin6526 Absolutely. A true legend.

@abcsin6526

2 жыл бұрын

@@caryslan5890 very true!!the thing is wrestler think they r doing the right thing!!!🙄

Best promo ever. The intensity the delivery The meaning. Incredible.

I’ve watched this so many times. I just start saying “and that’s the bottom line.” In regular life. Lol. What an iconic moment. Austin must’ve felt like a million bucks. There’s nothing more satisfying in life than improvising something great in the moment.

"cheap bottle of thunderbird...and dig back some a that courage he he had back in his prime..." god DAMN

@shawoo

3 жыл бұрын

I know right. Shots fired!

@thelonelibra8455

3 жыл бұрын

And the way he delivered it.. aww man brutal

@im2alias202

3 жыл бұрын

I read this as soon as he says it too 😂😂

@iyerzzzzz

3 жыл бұрын

What does it mean?

@jonathonbartos3061

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the only line in the promo that Austin regrets, knowing what we know now. That did not age well. Oof.

Man the World Wildlife Foundation was lit af 🔥

@UdaySingh-ht9jt

4 жыл бұрын

Wait what?! 😂

@user-hx6gs9rq7u

4 жыл бұрын

@@UdaySingh-ht9jt look it up

@TycoonRR

4 жыл бұрын

Great memories

@xavieraguila8370

4 жыл бұрын

Hold up 😂

@piratezulzi9019

4 жыл бұрын

Murder Inc. Hunting *World Wrestling Federation

My very first live wrestling show I ever attended and I will always love telling the story how I was there to witness the Austin 3:16 promo. Childhood memories times 10🍻

Stone Cold Steve Austin lays the seeds for the revolution that was the attitude era here.

“Obviously anything but humble...” 😂

@markwhittaker6866

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@ChristianPlushVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@markwhittaker6866 The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏 Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better. :)

@blaykay-4797

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristianPlushVideos tell some1 who cares

@dazediss6629

Жыл бұрын

Surprised mr perfect did the whole interview without going for a juice break.

He was about 10 years ahead of his time with this promo, even with his slang. Absolute legend!

@omieg89

2 жыл бұрын

To me that’s the biggest takeaway. Still felt like wrestling at this time was still trapped in the 80’s Hulk Hogan personas. Then here is this guy that is so out of left field. To me Austin is to the attitude era what Nirvana was to the grunge era. Both completely distinct sounds that were raw, dark, and ahead of their time.

@mickanvonfootscraymarket5520

2 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, life at this time was raw and in your face. WWE was behind even by 1992. The 90s and Gen X was all about angst. Pantera playing Domination at the Monsters of Rock Festival and any clip of Austin is the best best way I can show someone what the 90s energy was like.

@ChristianPlushVideos

2 жыл бұрын

The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, and change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 🙏 Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.

@billythedreamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChristianPlushVideos we deserve hell when guys like you stop acknowledging the pedophilia of your religion and instead go on KZread trying to convert people. Do some research in to your "Vatican city".

@bucksafterdark4752

Жыл бұрын

He created the slang

Fun fact: the two operating the door as Jake Roberts is leaving are young Matt & Jeff Hardy

I was in high school when this era began and it was entertaining how most of the kids in my school would repeat the "because Stone Cold said so" when the time was right for it.

You gotta love how he just looks at the goofy crown, never sits on the crappy throne, and uses the pedestal to put everyone on notice. Never going to be another promo like this, absolutely amazing.

@KameWeeb

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristianPlushVideos you are ruining a perfectly good video. While I applaud what you're doing here, this isn't the place for this, even though Stone Cold Steve Austin mentions the Bible. He was mocking Jake Roberts. Nothing more.

@justposted3524

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristianPlushVideos shut up with your comic books

@spartan113ish

Жыл бұрын

Dude if you got the chance to wear an awesome king's crown and throne, there's nothing crappy about it. It's a cool thing for any wrestler, it's a shame he didn't put it on and sit down. But he's Steve Austin so he's cool either way.

@Fantasygod19999

Жыл бұрын

@@spartan113ish no that was stone cold, that’s why he never put the belt around his waist he dragged it like a badass mf

@aspectra

Жыл бұрын

It was part of his anti authoritarian character before we knew what he was up to. If he took the robe and let himself be pampered it wouldn't have fit with Attitude Era Stone Cold.

Best unscripted speech ever!

@josiahmcgill638

5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe how good this is and its unscripted

@MrFuzzwuzzle

5 жыл бұрын

Most of what stone cold said was unscripted In fact the rock and Chris Jericho are the only superstars aloud to go off script when they’re given a mic

@TakersMissy

4 жыл бұрын

That's how it done in the old school. From another great promo man: "Writers? Writers SUCK!" -"Rowdy" Roddy Piper during his final "Piper's Pit" --MCW, Joppa, MD July 15, 2015

@frankjohnson9779

4 жыл бұрын

I got suspended from school for 3 days for cutting this promo during math class freshman year smhl

@juanrolon3351

4 жыл бұрын

@@frankjohnson9779, Damn bro, you are a genius.

Birth of the attitude era

@neutral7786

10 ай бұрын

No

And the WWF/WWE was and never will be the same again

raw is red smackdown is blue they do not censor wwf because stone cold said so

@theundertaker2237

8 жыл бұрын

like

@thedezdispenser872

8 жыл бұрын

Where's the rhythm?

@rachelfoster7026

8 жыл бұрын

L

@mynameis4542

8 жыл бұрын

W

@sahilaymanarabi8586

8 жыл бұрын

ministry of darkness sacrificed austin's heart soul and body

Before the list of Jericho, there was Stone Cold's list.

@VenEm

7 жыл бұрын

nah, jericho had a list... 1004 lines long ;)

@thebandit0256

6 жыл бұрын

I been on Stone Cold's list since WWE 12.

@NaschC101

6 жыл бұрын

Ven Em Stone Cold > Y2J.

@mummygiraffepresentsclassi8722

5 жыл бұрын

My personal rhyming slang for "pissed"

@keithjohnson4420

5 жыл бұрын

Jericho haf the submission hold list

Still get goosebumps from watching this

Say what you will about when the Attitude Era began, this may not have been the moment of it's birth, but this was the moment it was conceived in the back seat of an extended cab pickup truck with a skull decal on the back.

When a wrestler knew how to talk and had perfect mic skills. Now everyone sounds like they are reading from cue cards.

@chrisoakley5830

2 жыл бұрын

Pro wrestling will never be this good again.

@IHateNicolasCage

2 жыл бұрын

It’s because they essentially are

@greghuffman3061

2 жыл бұрын

i mean its steve austin... he was one of the best, if not the best, on the mic at that time. not like many others could perform like that even then

@cryptovlogger9142

2 жыл бұрын

Upto john cena n cm punk era was good, they were charismatic.....

@chrisoakley5830

2 жыл бұрын

@@cryptovlogger9142 they were ok but not to the level of the wrestling in the 80s and 90s.

It's the eyes, he absolutely believes what he's saying. That's what's missing these days in wrestling. *Edit* Wow, thanks for the 👍, no matter what company you watch, or style or Era you enjoy, just that, enjoy the spectacle that is professional wrestling...

@RR-lv3tp

2 жыл бұрын

So true, its depressing lol 💯

@john-olivierlukama1548

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Now everyone sounds like commanded robots.

@Brony459

2 жыл бұрын

This. All of WWEs promos feel so scripted they all fall under the lines of 1.I’m the good guy and you’re the bad guy! So I gotta take you down 2. You beat me for my title last PPV and I want it back! 3. I’m the bad guy and I’m better then all of you horrible people! 4. I can’t have my career without it you guys and I do appreciate that. Now on their own, they are not bad types of promos but they feel so samey know what I mean?

@mcnall34

2 жыл бұрын

Swish.

@Marcoulloa123

2 жыл бұрын

The spirit! Exactly what it is

This promo is straight fire - absolutely love it and arguably the most important and impactful promo of all time

happy 3;16 day!!!

This is ICONIC Kids this is how you become the greatest in the world

@michelep9825

6 жыл бұрын

what a promo, short and powerful

@urbanbeliever8528

6 жыл бұрын

No, ICONIC is what you see on SmackDown each week. The ICONICS!

@Phoenix.219

5 жыл бұрын

Shawn Kay 😂😂😂that's on point

@nickmanns9771

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. No one's allowed to shoot anymore so until Vince, the forced scripts and pg rating is gone you'll never get this again

@korihoornstra7128

5 жыл бұрын

universe

He is one of a kind

Happy 3:16 Day to those that celebrate. 🍻

They don't make them like Stone Cold anymore that's for sure

@superlex611

8 жыл бұрын

it is a different time

@thomasjenkins7506

7 жыл бұрын

it's not even because it's a different time. stone cold was a once in a generation performer. it's just this generations superstars were john cena and aj styles. like them or not, they are the wrestling industry today like stone cold and hogan were before them.

@superlex611

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Jenkins but to push like that the way he was pushed

@MyZ001

7 жыл бұрын

He actually wasn't pushed though. They (Linda McMahon I think) said they didn't push Stone Cold, but he started getting so much love so they just put him in there. He says it too in an interview.

@superlex611

7 жыл бұрын

MyZ001 but it was originally supposed to be Triple H to win it, but because of the curtain call, Austin was getting on the map at the time

"Stone Cold gives his iconic Austin 3:16 speech: King of the Ring 1996, *only* on WWE Network" _posts it to youtube_

@zessufuma8500

7 жыл бұрын

Vince mcmahon is idiotic because stone cold said so

@ineedapharmacist5024

6 жыл бұрын

Zessu Fuma hahahaha LOL

@_LinhTinhCacThu_

6 жыл бұрын

This not the full speech, you know...

@gavinstutler2469

5 жыл бұрын

Stevie beat his wifes butt right after this promo.

@itsthatguy7713

5 жыл бұрын

@@gavinstutler2469 Well she was on his list, and he's a man of his word.

The birth of the wwe

@jorgem6428

4 ай бұрын

Stone cold is the wwe, because stone cold said so

This promo not only started the Attitude Era, it arguably saved the WWF. People forget about how rough times were for the WWF at that time.

You can tell that did change the crowd perspective on him because, before he said that line, they weren't cheering like that and soon as he said that line, they cheered loud as hell.

@maxscherzer4123

4 жыл бұрын

Correct lol..no1 was liking stone cold much until he got on the mic and said this and it was history

@stonecold5373

4 жыл бұрын

That's because the fans didn't know he could speak. It was in his DVD/blu ray commentary. Vince dropped the ball hard when he brought in austin.

@arcadeclassics7911

4 жыл бұрын

@@stonecold5373 If they watched ECW before Vince brought him in. They would know he could do a great promo. Look up his promo with Mikey Whipwreck and Sandman. Great stuff. The birth of Stone Cold was in ECW.

@stonecold5373

4 жыл бұрын

@@arcadeclassics7911 You damn right, and that's the bottom line.

@SBandy

2 жыл бұрын

@@arcadeclassics7911 I'd argue it began with the Hollywood Blondes, then was refined in ECW and then perfected in the WWF.

they cut out the "Oh piss off"

@atifqavi2054

8 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too.

@NTAD

8 жыл бұрын

And that part where Vince said "Alright stop it" after the Thunderbird remark.

@barisgumus5910

7 жыл бұрын

Niko The Arms Dealer dod that really happen?

@squinteastwood4637

7 жыл бұрын

yeah

@Dandaman955

7 жыл бұрын

Doesn't even need it, lol.

Legit goosebump performance

The greatest moment on a microphone in WWF.

He was so good... fans who booed him, mid way realized just how good this was... once he dropped the Austin 3:16 half that crowd started to cheer... chills they knew something was happening there unlike they seen before. Awesome

@KameWeeb

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristianPlushVideos you're spamming this comment. I'm sorry, but I have to report you for spam.

@pajeetsingh

9 ай бұрын

Because liberalism was high and shi***** on traditions and old culture was/has/is cool.

@jeremysmith-hx1xp

5 ай бұрын

Well stated!

@whatever85x

3 ай бұрын

can even see in hayes how he turned and looked when he stated it.

Stone cold was just special. Bret Hart saw him coming from a mile away

@billybadass3056

4 жыл бұрын

make no mistake about it, the Hitman IS the reason why Austins career catapulted to where it did so damn fast.....

@SBandy

4 жыл бұрын

@@billybadass3056 Whilst I agree to an extent too many are now putting it all on Brett, Austin is what made Austin great and Brett was just happy to be part of his path to glory.

@markwhittaker6866

4 жыл бұрын

@Anonymous Without question.

@stonecold5373

3 жыл бұрын

@@billybadass3056 To some extent, you damn right. We talk about it on The Broken Skull Sessions, only on WWE Network.

@NookTommy

3 жыл бұрын

And stone cold got over without ever beating Bret in a match

The promo that sent Vince on the road from millionaire to billionaire.

The 🐐

What started out as a simple heel speech turned into one of the most iconic face runs in the history of the sport. No one thought a character could be bigger than Hogan at this time, but then this character was born from this one moment. Perfect timing.

@vh9network

Жыл бұрын

I say neither BabyFace or Heel, but Rule Breaker. Bret Hart was the face and it got played out to the point people began booing him in favor of Rule Breakers like Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold. Who in the old Golden Age tactics would have been seen as Heels.

@Rayen015

Жыл бұрын

No one thought anyone could be bigger than Hogan, and then they had Stone Cold and The Rock at the same time.

@chad3232132

Жыл бұрын

Had WCW known what they had when when he worked for them in the early-mid 90's, the entire history of wrestling could have been changed. Imagine a Stone Cold Steve Austin in WCW instead of WWE during the peak years of the NWO. I'm not sure the WWE would have recovered.

@taylorscrews2284

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think he was bigger that hogan YET. He still had the bret hart feud to go through before he really blew up. The hogan turn was instantaneous.

@based8223

8 ай бұрын

Sport? Lol

And just like that, wrestling was changed forever

@takingfoodoffyourplate7887

6 жыл бұрын

Well not exactly

@goldleaf889

5 жыл бұрын

This is where I started to rewatch the Attitude Era.... If you have the network just start at The 1996 King Of The Ring...... SIMPLE

@stonecold5373

5 жыл бұрын

@@goldleaf889

full body goosebumps. just iconic as it gets.

Him not wearing the crown or robe just adds to the badassery.

best speech of all time

@chrisadams9678

5 жыл бұрын

classic

@agghiad360

5 жыл бұрын

AUSTIN 3:16 I never expected anything less from you 😂

@OdintheGermanShepherd

5 жыл бұрын

damn right...and that’s the bottom line

@p3t3r826

5 жыл бұрын

@@OdintheGermanShepherd because stone cold said so!

@robbyst.sauver3487

5 жыл бұрын

Give a hell yeah

Vince was in the back jumping up and down and yelling "CHA-CHING!!!!" This is probably one of the most important moments in all of wrestling history.

@del7538

4 жыл бұрын

According to Jim Ross and Bruce Pritchard he still didn't get it. He thought the Austin 3:16 t-shirts were a stupid idea. Those t-shirts pretty much made him a billionaire.

@markwhittaker6866

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@markwhittaker6866

4 жыл бұрын

@@del7538 Exactly!

@johncena2336

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t he on commentary though? Lol

@hothotheat3000

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, he thought heels don’t move merch. Wasn’t until he saw literally thousands of Austin 3:16 signs in the crowds in the weeks afterwards that he finally gave in.

This changed my childhood in such a great way. Thank you Stone Cold. You are the best

I saw Steve Austin at a house show a few months before this in March of 1996. He was still identifying as the ring master and wrestled Barry Horowitz on one of the opening matches. Crazy to think he was able to kick it in high gear a few months later.

The birth of the Attitude Era with this speech right here....

@shayekhurrahman4723

6 жыл бұрын

It was the birth....Vince knew that Austin is money after this speech.

@joshuasonnier9213

5 жыл бұрын

The Attitude Era started w The Screw job, surely.

@RealFuckingReviews

5 жыл бұрын

@@joshuasonnier9213 horseshit.

@RealFuckingReviews

5 жыл бұрын

King of the ring 96 is the beginning, and Austin shortly starts fueding with Bret Hart at the end of 96. Austin's fued with Hart is pretty much already the attitude era. Austin also stunned McMahon before the screwjob, all of these things matter more.

@thealmightystef

5 жыл бұрын

For whatever I reason I thought the beginning of Attitiude Era was the double turn at the end of the submission match at WM13. It was like a torch being passed from The Hitman to Steve Austin, with Hitmans career gradually fading and Shawn Michaels being the at the summit. At KOTR 96, Austin had arrived, but plenty of New Generation stars were still about. The Montreal Screwjob effectively closed off the New Generation completely as that was the end of the Hitman. By time WM14 was done and Austin had become Champion, the Attitude era had reached full throttle. It was like the whole transisition took the best part of 2 years, but for me, WM13 was the ‘Start’ of the era.

Happy Austin 3-16 day everyone!

Happy 3:16 Day

@ixigabeixi

2 ай бұрын

Hell Yeah!

Still gives me chills

I don't think many realize just how important the year 1996 was for the wrestling industry as a whole. Not only was it the beginning of Stone Cold Steve Austin's rise as a star beginning with this iconic promo and leading to the Pillman angle and feud with Bret Hart, but it was also the year where we saw the debuts of Mick Foley as 'Mankind' that lead to his storyline with the Undertaker and Rocky Maivia who would go on to become The Rock a year later, not to mention the birth of the nWo in July of 1996 with Hulk Hogan making that unexpected iconic heel turn that the world thought would never happen. This particular year changed the entire landscape of the wrestling industry and it just got better and better as time went on.

@kjax0630

3 жыл бұрын

Got better for 4 years and then slowly declined in to 2004....then it was all trash and leading to PG from there. 🙄

@StonedMeadowOfDoom

3 жыл бұрын

96 is extremely underrated. I personally prefer 96 to anything after 98. Those 3 years were the peak of WWF

@ianmurchie1567

2 жыл бұрын

Yeeeep....to the watered down, bland boring 💩 show it is today 😔😢🖓. The pinnacle is long gone sadly.

@MS-kz1ov

2 жыл бұрын

I was blessed to be alive during this era

@thepublichousebrandcom

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention HBK tearing it up in the ring, and Nash's slow build WWF heel turn at end of 95 into 96 was hugely underrated too.

Top 3 moments in wrestling history. 1- Austin 3:16 speech 2- hogan body slams Andre the Giant 3- undertaker throws Mankind of the hell in a cell cage.

@averygeneralnamecauseicant209

7 жыл бұрын

tdevil101 - I would have that same list but for my list i'll add Kane's debut as number 4 :) He scared the living ballsack out of me when I was only 8 years old...

@schizoreze

7 жыл бұрын

Tayyab zain number 2 man cut out the body slam it should be 5

@andycornman783

7 жыл бұрын

spot on. Although I watched the Austin moment Live on TV and it seemed weird because I knew who Stunning Steve Austin was. Who would have thought he would have turned out to be one of the greatest. amazing.

@pnlson5629

6 жыл бұрын

I'll expand on list with Bash At The Beach 1996, with Hulk Hogan's infamous heel turn / birth of NWO

@ysff89

6 жыл бұрын

Brock Lesnar ends the undertakers streak is another one

0:42 the statement that not only launched stone cold in to superstardom, but arguably the overlooked factor to what would be the attitude era

What a promo. So intense.

1:44 minutes of Stone Cold >> PG Era WWE

@Dakshohri

6 жыл бұрын

1:44 minutes of stone cold >>>>>> Last 10 years of wwe.

@1krani

6 жыл бұрын

As demonstrated at Raw 25, unfortunately.

@takingfoodoffyourplate7887

6 жыл бұрын

Wow always taking shots at modern era

@adarshbhardwaj3311

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@neelwaghmare8773

5 жыл бұрын

Every moment.

I'm 30 and this still gives me chills. I miss this era of wrestling so bad.

@trailerprkbys6967

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad you didn’t see this while you were a kid.

@ademirsegura6307

2 жыл бұрын

This was the golden age of wrestling

That intensity was on another level.

I’m so grateful I not only grew up during this amazing time period of wrestling, but I’m grateful that I actually watched this historic moment when it happened.

0:20 he said WWF and WWE didn't blip it out?!

@cjmorton2436

8 жыл бұрын

I know right they cover it up in 2k16

@sedriksad6835

8 жыл бұрын

true

@cjmorton2436

8 жыл бұрын

sedrik sad that really doesn't make sense it's stupid

@sedriksad6835

8 жыл бұрын

+CJ Morton ikr😂

@phillyharden913

8 жыл бұрын

They're aloud to use it in past form (like old footage). In the game, it's an ingame cutscene (so it doesn't count).

23 years later and still legendary

@mistyrains939

3 жыл бұрын

Don't matter how many years pass it will always be legendary

@mikeyduzit6857

3 жыл бұрын

3:16

And thus, a legend was born.

And just like that, the attitude era was born!

Is it me or stone cold looks like Steve austin

@surgeonofdeath8280

8 жыл бұрын

i saw what you did there

@tuetran9212

8 жыл бұрын

No, he doesn't. Steve Austin is The Rock's real name.

@drunkensteins9382

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Cactus jack look like Mick foley too

@Fantasy_Flan

8 жыл бұрын

You guys are all insane. Steve Austin looked nothing like Stone Cold. One had hair the other didn't, Jesus its like im dealing with Attitude Era fans. Next thing you'll gonna say Rocky Mavia looks like the Rock or Terra Ryzing is related to Triple H

@RowdyBrian17

8 жыл бұрын

and then the retards say hunter hearst helmsley looks like triple h

"Steve Austin's time has come..." oh boy was he right about that or what?

@markwhittaker6866

4 жыл бұрын

He certainly was.

@roccopace5841

4 жыл бұрын

What?

@Morales7141

3 жыл бұрын

Most definitely right

@JonCombo

3 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah!

It isn’t just the promo it’s the fact he turns his back on the gimmick throne, the stupid crown. A new man. A new era. The best era.

So crazy how he just came up with this on the spot

Today, June 23rd 2020 marks exactly 24 years of this promo.

@markwhittaker6866

3 жыл бұрын

How time flies.

@btf_flotsam478

3 жыл бұрын

Check the video's upload date. You're welcome.

@gilbertosaavedra4253

3 жыл бұрын

25 now

@solidcricket

3 жыл бұрын

25 Now🥲🔥🔥

@Bharat22158

2 жыл бұрын

25 years