10 Best Stone Cold Steve Austin Matches Ever

10. (With Shawn Michaels) Vs. Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (Raw, 5/26/97)

Just a quick note that this series of lists (which will cover various wrestling icons) will feature singles, tag team, and even triple-threat matches, but no matches with a greater number of participants (like Royal Rumbles and Survivor Series bouts). Throughout his career, Austin has fared well as a tag team wrestler, even in instances where he and his partner were sworn enemies in the story.

The match in which Austin and Michaels captured the Tag Team titles from Hart and Smith (ending their eight month reign) is literally all action, with no time to slow down and catch one's breath. It was a welcome change towards the breakneck pacing that would become an Attitude standard.

The match itself was a byproduct of the "everybody vs. The Hart Foundation" feud that spawned so many mini-rivalries, and the overall energy reflected the angle's potential. It also marked Austin's first official championship win in WWE. So it's got that going for it, which is nice.