In WWE, Steve Austin is famous for his ‘drinking beer and delivering impromptu stunners to anyone’ persona. Plus, this character landed him the fame and stardom he possesses today. However, prior to adopting this character, WWE booked him into a completely different persona. When he joined WWF (now WWE), he went by the moniker ‘The Ring Master.’ Speaking on this subject, he recently revealed how the gimmick nearly doomed his career.
He confessed he was skeptical about the gimmick when ‘The Genetic Jackhammer’ pitched it to him.
“And I was thinking, What the f**k is the master of the ring, The Ringmaster?! It sounded like sh*t,” he said.
“But I got bills to pay. So I was like, sounds like a good idea. What time do you want me to start?” he added.
‘The Ringmaster’ gimmick couldn’t be as successful as McMahon wanted. Thus, the ‘Stone Cold’ gimmick took birth in its place.