Steve Austin Net Worth 2024

What is Steve Austin’s Net Worth?

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is an American actor, producer, and retired skilled wrestler who has a net worth of $30 million. He is a six-time world champion and received three Royal Rumbles, amongst different titles whereas working as an expert wrestler.

Early Life

He was born Steven James Anderson in Austin, Texas, on December 18, 1964. He later modified his title to Steven James Williams, taking his stepfather’s final title, however is healthier identified by his ring title Stone Cold Steve Austin. His dad and mom, James and Beverly Anderson (née Harrison), divorced when he was about one 12 months outdated. His mom subsequently moved to Edna, Texas, and married Ken Williams in 1968. He has three brothers and a sister. After graduating from Edna High School, he attended Wharton County Junior College on a soccer scholarship, earlier than receiving a full scholarship to the University of North Texas.

Wrestling Career

Austin joined the Dallas Sportatorium after deciding to develop into a wrestler, the place he was educated by Chris Adams. Adams educated him in technical strikes, however didn’t train him about kayfabe or enterprise. He discovered about these facets of wrestling from Tony Falk, the referee in his 1989 televised World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) debut match towards Frogman LeBlanc. Initially, he labored beneath his actual title. Memphis booker Dutch Mantell is the one who gave him the title Steve Austin when WCCW merged with the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) into the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). The important motive behind his title change was to keep away from confusion with a well-liked wrestler on the time, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams.

In 1990, Austin left the USWA and sighed with World Champion Wrestling (WCW) the next 12 months. When his ‘good man’ persona wasn’t getting him anyplace, he took on the title ‘Stunning Steve Austin’. He made his World Championship Wrestling (WCW) debut in 1991. Austin was paired with Vivacious Veronica as his valet (the one who accompanies a wrestler to the ring), who was later changed by Jeannie Adams, also called “Lady Blossom”. On June 3, 1991, Austin defeated Bobby Eaton for his first WCW World Television Championship, and joined Paul E. Dangerously’s Dangerous Alliance. On April 27, 1992, he misplaced the WCW World Television Championship to Barry Windham, however regained the title on May 23 that 12 months, having fun with a protracted reign as champion earlier than dropping the title on September 2 to Ricky Steamboat. Shortly after, The Dangerous Alliance disbanded.

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In January 1993, Austin shaped a tag staff with Brian Pillman, known as The Hollywood Blonds. Their staff received the unified NWA and WCW World Tag Team Championship on March 3, and held the title for 5 months. He would maintain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship twice, successful it as soon as in December 1993 and once more in August 1994, when he received the title by forfeit after his opponent Ricky Steamboat was unable to wrestle as a consequence of a again harm. However, he solely loved his second reign with the title for a couple of minutes, after Steamboat’s alternative Jim Duggan beat him in a match that lasted simply thirty-five seconds. In June 1995, WCW Vice President Eric Bischoff fired Austin as a result of he didn’t see him as a marketable wrestler.

At the time, Austin was nonetheless recovering from a triceps harm, so he was unable to wrestle. Paul Heyman of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) employed him to do in-ring interviews as a substitute. While with ECW, Austin developed his “Stone Cold” persona. He then joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late 1995 after Kevin Nash and Jim Ross satisfied WWF proprietor Vince McMahon to rent him. Austin then made his WWF debut on the January 8, 1996 episode of “Raw”, the place he was awarded the Million Dollar Championship.  His actual rise to stardom started on the 1996 King of the Ring match, which he received by defeating Jake “The Snake” Roberts. After the match, Austin mocked Roberts’ portrayal as a born-again Christian along with his now-iconic catchphrase, “Austin 3:16” (a play on the Bible verse John 3:16). This catchphrase finally grew to become some of the standard in wrestling historical past, and was one of many best-selling T-shirts in WWE merchandise historical past. As “Stone Cold Steve Austin”, his signature transfer was known as the “Stone Cold Stunner”. Between 1995 and 1999 Austin received 4 federation championships in addition to quite a few different tag staff and particular person titles. He was additionally concerned in a feud with Vince McMahon.

He formally retired from wrestling in March 2003, though he has continued to seem in wrestling programming in non-wrestling roles, together with as referee. From 2003 to 2004, he was featured because the Co-General Manager and Sheriff of “Raw”.

Television and Acting

Austin has made performing appearances in movies like “The Longest Yard: (2005), “The Condemned” (2007), and “The Expendables” (2010). He can be a profitable actuality tv host, internet hosting the CMT present “Redneck Island” from 2012 to 2016, and his personal competitors present “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge” on CMT from 2014 to 2017.

Personal Life

Steve Austin has been married 4 instances. His first marriage to Kathy Burrhus lasted from 1990-1992. Austin went on to marry Jeannie Clark, (aka Lady Blossom) in 1992. They divorced in 1999. They have two daughters collectively, Stephanie and Cassidy. He was married to Debra Marshall from 2000 to 2003. He married Kristin Feres in 2009.

Real Estate

For a few years, Austin and his fourth spouse Kristin break up their time between his ranch in Nevada (named the Broken Skull Ranch 2.0) and a house in Marina Del Rey, California. They truly personal two side-by-side houses in Marina Del Rey. The first property he purchased round 2009. He purchased the home subsequent door in 2017 for $1.49 million in an off-market transaction. In April 2021 he offered the Marina Del Rey compound for $3.395 million.