10 Fascinating WWE Backstage Facts About 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

10. Bruce Willis Was The Inspiration Behind His Bald Head

The Texas Rattlesnake's big bald head is as synonymous with the Attitude Era legend as the Stunner, his leg brace, and the iconic Austin 3:16 T-shirt. But what exactly inspired him to cut away his blonde locks? Well, there is a definite answer: Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction.

Austin discussed his original buzzcut look as The Ringmaster on an episode of his podcast, where he claimed that he decided to shave his hair thanks to issues with thinning. Butch Coolidge (Willis' character in the Quentin Tarantino movie) was apparently the look he was going for. "I had that buzzcut, and that was inspired by the Pulp Fiction movie, Bruce Willis's character."

Of course, he'd eventually do away with all his remaining hair, opting to go fully bald. Austin discussed this on an episode of Xavier Woods' UpUpDownDown, where he claimed he "Looked at myself in the mirror and I looked like a ragamuffin." He thus decided to shave his head and grow the goatee, which would become the look that made him a star.

It seems Hollywood is what took the hair away from the former Hollywood Blond.