Ths shirt helped launch the WWF's savior during the late 90s, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Like the number one spot, this shirt's front is simple showing just the words "Austin 3:16". The original shirt's back has the old WWF New Generation logo in light blue and the signature Stone Cold smokin' skull. Austin made his famous Austin 3:16 speech after winning the 1996 King of the Ring and soon after these shirts were the hottest selling merchandise item in wrestling arenas across the world Austin himself would don the shirt and wore it for months after months making the shirt that much more popular. In an era where several classic t-shirts were produced, the Austin 3:16 is the only shirt that represents a single character. There can be no doubt who the fan is support while wearing this classic. It's such a popular design that it was even re-designed later in Austin's career with several variations on the original Austin 3:16 design. Changing the font, releasing in a different colors, and adding blood-dripping efects were all adjustments made to this classic to help update the shirt over the years. Even with all the updates and various Austin merchandise that would be released throughout the late 90s and into the next millennium, no shirt representing Stone Cold was better than Austin's first one, the original Austin 3:16.