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Every athlete has their favorite teams or players from other fields. For example, Stone Cold Steve Austin is a renowned pro-wrestler, but he definitely has a favorite NFL team.

Now, there could be more than one team ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ likes to follow. However, as he resides in Texas, there are two popular choices for him.

Stone Cold’s favorite NFL Team

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The Lone Star State has two NFL teams, i.e. Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys. Austin is a fan of the latter and even volunteered to quarterback for the team when Tony Romo was out.

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Prior to becoming a pro-wrestler, Stone Cold wanted to become a pro-football player. He even played football at the University of North Texas in the 1980s. However, while he was a good player at the local and regional level, he couldn’t keep up with the players beyond that.

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As a result, he didn’t chase his football dreams further and moved on to pro-wrestling!

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Today, he’s one of the top names in the business, even when he is not an active pro-wrestler anymore. In fact, he is credited with leading the most successful WWE era, The Attitude Era.

Stone Cold Steve Austin Supports West Ham United

Former player Kieron Dyer had invited Stone Cold to watch West Ham United’s game against Fulham. This was the first time he watched the game live and ended up loving what he saw!

Therefore, he vowed to come back to see more games and be more engaged with the team and the sport.

“You will see me back at West Ham. I’ve got a new movie coming out next year so I will be back over. It’s been interesting for me to see how physical the game is up close.” (H/t Goal)

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However, this was back in 2009. Years have passed since then, and it seems like The Texas Rattlesnake has moved on to another team.

It’s possible that Stone Cold is currently a fan of Bolton Wanderers.

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He appeared on Soccer AM and claimed that he would support whichever team’s name he picked from the hat. Austin picked Bolton Wanderers’ name and showed his support for the team.

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 2000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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