4. Austin's Brilliant Royal Rumble Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3kqfuGHbeI Quote: "That's a beer belly. A beer belly! A BEER BELLY!! By lowering my center of gravity, it makes it hard for a man to throw me over the top rope!" Who Said It: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin Who Received It: Michael Cole The Steve Austin of the late 90's was funny, but when forced to choose between the badass quip and the funny quip, he always leaned towards the former. But near the end of the Texas Rattlesnake's WWE career, after his heel turn at Wrestlemania XVII, he started performing his character as a hyperbolized self-parody. And it led to consistent comedy gold; this promo is but a single example. Both he and Michael Cole are on the verge of cracking up, and it's a wonder that they didn't.
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