10 Times A Stone Cold Steve Austin Pop Blew The Roof Off
7. Linda McMahon Names Stone Cold New General Manager
When Stone Cold dropped the title to The Rock at WrestleMania XIX in the third and final installment of their epic ‘Mania saga, few knew it would be Austin’s final match.
In the days after the event, Austin announced he was retiring for medical reasons, leaving little doubt in fans’ heads that he was done for due to his history of neck injuries.
Few saw what was coming only a week later on Raw though, as Linda McMahon appeared in the ring with something to say. Her announcement? She was naming a new co-general manager of Monday Night Raw, and that man was Stone Cold Steve Austin.
The delighted crowd went crazy for Stone Cold. Giving fans their hero back so soon after they thought he was gone forever proved to be an extremely pleasing booking decision by WWE.