10 Wrestlers That Became Stars In ONE SECOND

10. Steve Austin (ECW, September 26th 1995)

When it suited WWE, they'd allow Paul Heyman or another ECW original to remind fans that Stone Cold Steve Austin "drank his first beer in Extreme Championship Wrestling". This was cute copy, but didn't cut through to what actually made him such a big deal during a relatively short stint.

Debuting as an infuriated WCW cast-off, the future 'Rattlesnake' let rip with venomous promos at the expense of Dusty Rhodes, Eric Bischoff and the Atlanta organisation in general, but his most powerful parody came at the expense of Hulk Hogan.

Targeting the biggest name in wrestling, Austin revealed a fearlessness that hadn't been noticed during his time working for Ted Turner. An already good talker became an incredible one over the course of a minute as Joey Styles looked on in disbelief at an industry icon being ripped to shreds.

Austin pledged not to "do this sh*t", correctly surmising that it wasn't going to get the job done anywhere. Like Hogan, he'd make his 1990s millions dressed all in black soon enough, but it was a brief flirtation with the red and yellow that revealed a headliner of a different kind beneath the surface.