10 Amazing Wrestling Villains Hidden In Plain Sight

10. Steve Austin Needs To Beat The Rock

Coming into what would go down in history as perhaps the greatest WrestleMania of all time, the two biggest stars WWE had ever seen sat down with good ol' Jim Ross to talk about their incoming WWE Championship main event epic.

'Stone Cold' Steve Austin was clearly desperate to reclaim a title he hadn't held for nearly two years. And with a colder look than usual in his pale blue eyes, the 'Texas Rattlesnake' told his long-time rival that he didn't just want to beat him on a personal level, he needed to beat The Rock on a professional one more than the 'Great One' could ever imagine.

Sure enough, that need to do whatever it took to walk out of the Astrodome on top resulted in Austin making a deal with another long-time nemesis by the name of Mr. McMahon, one which saw him blast Rocky with a chair on his way to finally taking the title back.

Now sure, your mileage may vary on the divisive run that followed this unquestionably surprising turn of events. But there's no doubting that many enjoyed seeing the anti-hero finally being given a chance to flex his heel muscles at the top of the card.

And it all started back when a determined Austin told Rocky to his face exactly what that belt meant to him.