10 Most Under-Rated Steve Austin Matches Nobody Talks About

5. Vs. The Rock (WWF Rebellion 2001)

The Rock and Steve Austin have had numerous excellent matches. In fact, the trio of WrestleMania bouts between the pair (XV, X-Seven and XIX) could stack up against any other series of matches in 'Mania history. One clash between the famous rivals that won't pop up on many lists actually happened in Manchester, England on November 3rd, 2001. It's likely that a lot of North American wrestling fans either haven't seen this one before, or waited years to do so. Many of the UK Pay-Per-Views promoted by the WWF/WWE didn't air in the United States, making the good matches they featured rare gems. In fairness, there weren't often titanic collisions, but this is certainly one of them. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z3waf_the-rock-vs-stone-cold-steve-austin-no-dq-match-rebellion-2001_sport Billed as a return match from WrestleMania X-Seven, fans in the UK were salivating over the prospect of seeing such a bout in the flesh. The uniquely British atmosphere actually aids the match, giving it a wholly different flavour to any other one contested by both stars. It was commonplace to see wrestlers 'phone it in' on these shows, but The Rock and Steve Austin thankfully didn't do that.