Top 10 Steve Austin matches

[Guest Ray]

List-making cures boredom.

 

 

My top 10 Steve Austin matches, not in order-

 

 

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart - Wrestlemania 13

Steve Austin & Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart & British Bulldog - Raw 1997

Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels - King of the Ring 1997

Steve Austin vs. Owen Hart - Summerslam 1997

Steve Austin vs. Dude Love - Over The Edge 1998

Steve Austin vs. Triple H - No Way Out 2001

Steve Austin vs. The Rock - Wrestlemania 17

Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit - Raw or SD

Steve Austin & Triple H vs. Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho - Raw 2001

Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle - Summerslam 2001

 

 

(I have not seen Survivor Series 96, which I'm told is amazing)

 

I have a feeling I forgot something.

[Guest DawnBTVS]

#1) Wrestlemania 13: Steve Austin vs Bret Hart

#2) Wrestlemania 17: Steve Austin vs The Rock

#3) Survivor Series 1996: Steve Austin vs Bret Hart

#4) Monday Night Raw 1997: Steve Austin/Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart/British Bulldog

#5) Canadian Stampede: Steve Austin/Ken Shamrock/LOD/Goldust vs Hart Foundation

#6) Over the Edge 1998: Steve Austin vs Dude Love

#7) Edmonton Raw: Steve Austin vs Chris Benoit

#8) King of the Ring 1996: Steve Austin vs Marc Mero

#9) Clash of the Champions: Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes

#10) Hollywood Blondes vs Ricky Steamboat/Shane Douglas(Tag Title Match)

[Guest Austin3164life]

Austin vs. Bret (SS)

Austin vs. Bret (WM 13)

Austin vs. Rock (WM 17)

Austin vs. Angle (Summerslam 01)

Austin vs. Benoit (Smackdown)

Austin vs. Dude Love (OTE)

Austin vs. Owen Hart (SS, overlooked)

Hollywood Blondes vs. Flair/Arn (Clash)

Austin vs. Michaels (KOTR)

Austin vs. Bret (Revenge of the Taker, often overlooked as well, great match)

[Guest Monday Night Jericho]

No order:

 

vs Bret SS

vs Bret WM 13

vs Rock WM 17

W/ Michaels vs. Owen/Bulldog

vs Dude Love OTE 98

vs Ricky Steamboat Bash at the Beach 94

vs Steamboat Clash

vs Benoit RAW 2001

vs Angle SS 2001

vs Owen SS 97

 

I may have missed something.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

here is my top 10 Steve Austin matches:

 

10. Hollywood Blondes vs. Steamboat/Zenk WCW Tag Team title match (forget the year - 93?)

9. vs. Steamboat (Clash of the Champions 1994)

8. vs. Owen Hart (Summerslam 1997)

7. vs. Dude Love (Over the Edge 1998)

6. vs. Johnny B. Badd (Slamboree 1994)

5. vs. HBK (King of the Ring 1997)

4. w/Goldust/Shamrock/LOD vs. Hart Foundation - (In Your House-Canadian Stampede)

3. vs. The Rock (WM 17)

2. vs. Bret Hart (Survivor Series 1996)

And finally the number one match of Austin's career is..............

1. vs. Bret Hart (WM 13)

[Guest George Dawes]

Every Austin match has been great, King of the Ring 96 when they had the glass with 3:16 at the titatron entrance pure magic

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Looking back Austin and Mero sure have had great chemistry together whether it be Stunning Steve vs Johnny B Badd or Stone Cold vs Marc Mero.

 

Am I the only one that prefers the SS96 match wtih Bret to WM13 match?

[Guest Monday Night Jericho]

Am I the only one that prefers the SS96 match wtih Bret to WM13 match?

 

No I thought it was a bit better as well. In fact I'd say it was the best match that the WWF/E have ever produced.

[Guest two_tuff_toddy]

Here we go

 

10. Steve Austin/HHH vs Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho - WWF Tag Title Match - 5/21/01 Raw

 

9. Steve Austin vs Bret Hart vs Vader vs Undertaker - 4-Way Elimination WWF Title Match - IYH Final Four

 

8. Hollywood Blondes vs Ricky Steamboat/Shane Douglas - WCW Tag Title Match - 1993 WCW (Don't know the date but it's the match where the Blondes win the titles.)

 

7. Steve Austin vs Dude Love - WWF Title Match - 1998 Over The Edge

 

6. Steve Austin vs Kurt Angle - WWF Title Match - 2001 Summerslam

 

5. Steve Austin vs Chris Benoit - WWF Title Match - 5/31/01 Smackdown

 

4. Steve Austin vs The Rock - WWF Title Match - WrestleMania XVII

 

3. Steve Austin vs Bret Hart - Submission Match - WrestleMania XIII (Saw this live.)

 

2. Steve Austin/Arn Anderson/Bobby Eaton/Rick Rude/Larry Zbyszko vs Ricky Steamboat/Dustin Rhodes/Sting/Barry Windham/Nikita Koloff - Wargames - 1992 Wrestlewar

 

1. Steve Austin vs Bret Hart - 1996 Survivor Series (3rd Best WWF match ever. IMO)

[Guest BifEverchad]

My Top Ten STONE COLD Steve Austin matches:

 

 

01) vs Bret Hart (Wrestlemania 13)

02) vs Bret Hart (Survivor Series 1996)

03) vs The Rock (Wrestlemania X7)

04) vs The Hart Foundation (IYH: Canadian Stampede)

05) vs Kurt Angle (Summerslam 2001)

06) w/HHH vs Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho (RAW 5/21/01)

07) vs Chris Benoit (SmackDown! 05/31/01)

08) w/Shawn Michaels vs Davey Boy Smith & Owen Hart (RAW 5/19/97)

09) vs Owen Hart (Summerslam 1997)

10) vs Dude Love (Over the Edge 1998)

[Guest two_tuff_toddy]

"Am I the only one that prefers the SS96 match wtih Bret to WM13 match?"

 

"No I thought it was a bit better as well. In fact I'd say it was the best match that the WWF/E have ever produced."

 

Agent Of Oblivion believes that the Survivor Series match is the best WWF match ever as well.

[Guest JaKyL25]

I've never seen the majority of his WCW stuff, so I'll just judge by his WWE career.

 

1.) Austin vs. Bret, Survivor Series '96

 

I would join the other yay-sayers and say this is the second best WWE match ever, and definitely better than the Submission match. Speaking of which...

 

2.) Austin vs. Bret, WrestleMania 13

 

...it's still a great match.

 

3.) Austin vs. Angle, Summerslam '01

 

See the "Best Kurt Angle Matches" thread for my comments on this masterpiece.

 

4.) Austin vs. Rock, WrestleMania X7

 

THE blowoff for the Attitude era.

 

5.) Austin vs. Benoit, 5/31/01 SmackDown!

 

What else needs to be said? I wish I still had a copy of this one. "Best of May/June '01" DVD please, WWE.

 

6.) Austin/HHH vs. Benoit/Jericho, 5/21/01 Raw

 

I wish I had a copy of this still too. WHY OH WHY is Kurt Angle's Medal Ceremony from this Raw available on DVD, but NOT THIS MATCH?

 

7.) Austin vs. Dude Love, Over the Edge '98

 

Still an interesting and engaging brawl, despite the mindless clones it spawned.

 

8.) Austin vs. HHH, No Way Out '01

 

Though the shiznit at the time for me, it hasn't held up well. Still pretty good.

 

9.) Austin/A crap-load of baggage vs. The Hart Foundation, IYH: Canadian Stampede

 

Okay, Goldust was decent. WOW what a crowd.

 

10.) Royal Rumble 1997

 

I can't think of anything else I really loved, so I'll put this since he carried the thing all the way through pretty admirably. The look on his face when Bret's music hits is one of my all-time favorite moments. I hated Steve Austin more than anyone on the face of the Earth after this was all said and done.

 

I just remembered the Austin/HHH vs. Benoit/Jericho & Austin/HBK vs. Owen/Bulldog tag matches, but I don't feel like editing my list, especially if it means erasing Rumble '97. They're really up there, though. Just pretend.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Why does that ten man tag always get so many internet blowjobs?

 

The crowd is loud, and they keep things moving. The work in the match is really pretty unspectacular, I think.

 

Austin/Bret from SurSer 96 is easily my top WWF match ever. Gotta love that finish, where Austin could have avoided the pin, but hated Bret so much that he refused to let him go once he had him in a hold like that.

 

Some folks bitch about the lack of the MDD in the Submission Match, which I guess has some merit, but my take on it is, Why would Austin use a move that cost him a match before? Even if he doesn't have to worry about being countered into a pin, Bret would surely be expecting it and have another counter worked out. The submission match is interesting too, since they went in to beat the shit out of each other, more than to exchange holds and out-wrestle each other like in 96.

 

Both *****, in my book, but for different reasons.

[Guest godthedog]

i never understood the famous "WM13MDD" argument. it's not even a submission hold. kinda like saying "bret uses the sleeper hold, WHY DIDN'T HE USE IT IN THE 'I QUIT' MATCH?"

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

well, the logic behind it is "Austin had Bret beat with the MDD, but Bret used the rules to his advantage, countered it, and pinned Austin because SCSA refused to let go.

 

sooooo, in a match with no pinfalls, why wouldn't Austin lock on the hold he had the guy beat with?"

 

...but I already argued my side of things.

[Guest JaKyL25]

I don't see the point of the argument either.

 

Sure, Austin wouldn't have been pinned, but I'm CERTAIN he'd rather Bret actually submit than pass out.

 

I forget, what happened when he tried the MDD on Bret in the 10-Man? Didn't Bret go for the turnbuckle-flip pin again, but this time Austin broke it and kicked out?

 

I liked seeing the evolution of that over the years. From actually being PINNED with it at Survivor Series '96, to surviving the turnbuckle-flip pin attempt but having to break the hold to do that @ Canadian Stampede and WrestleMania x7, to being able to kick out of the turnbuckle-flip pin attempt AND keep the MDD on his opponent @ Summerslam '01.

 

Well, there goes the only chance Spanky ever had of beating him.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Yah in the 10 man the same thing as in SS96 happened but Austin kicked out.

 

And I have never heard MDD at Wm13 argument. Weird.