10 Worst Things Stone Cold Steve Austin Has Ever Done

4. He Threatened Stephanie McMahon

And not just once.

Lodged deep in the middle of his 2000-2001 feud with Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin was often unable to (or banned from) attacking 'The Game', but he had no problem leaving Stephanie McMahon a quivering and terrified wreck week after week in place of the more traditional man-on-man violence.

'The Rattlesnake' routinely chased her around arenas, screamed threats in her tear-strewn face, and once even stripped her for a titillation pop just to get to her husband. Angry Hunter always sold it too, so Austin persisted.

Stephanie was as loathed a figure then as she ever had been for the duration of her on-screen career, but there was something extremely uncomfortable about watching her cower in fear at Austin's latest raging tantrum. In truth, it was all very in keeping with his casting as the great ruiner of 2000's all-fun-and-games product.

Though these back-and-forths with the 'Billion Dollar Princess' (and the other specific incidents within this list) were unsettling on their own terms, Austin's entire demeanour felt dated after a year on the shelf. Hours moved like seconds during the era, and WWE's world without him in it had opened up wider than ever. In contrast, his tunnel-visioned sh*t-kicking was rather narrow minded.

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