WWE News – Stone Cold celebrates 3:16 Day: Stone Cold is the most loved superstar in WWE history. Yesterday the WWE Universe celebrated the 3:16 day. This is the day many years ago changed Austin’s life. In 1996, Austin won the king of the ring and that changed his life forever. Recently, in an interview with Rich Eisen, the Rattlesnake talks about how all this started. Follow WWE Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
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WWE News: Stone Cold Gives Insights Into the Birth of Austin 3:16
“They had decided I was going to be that guy to get the push and the first match of that night I was wrestling Marc Mero, he did this fancy move and he ended up kicking me in the mouth and split my mouth wide open. “They ended up taking me to the hospital to get stitched up, so while I’m gone to get about 14-15 stitches in my upper lip, Jake Roberts was going to be my next opponent.”
As Austin was coming on his way back from the hospital preparing for his next match. A few words from Michael Hayes to him gave birth to an iconic promo.
WWE News: Stone Cold Gives Insights Into the Birth of Austin 3:16
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“As soon as I stepped out of the ambulance coming back, I just had a pair of shorts on with my gear on and everything and Michael Hayes came up to me and says ‘hey, I just want to let you know while you are gone, Jake cut a religious promo on you.’ He kind of told me words to the effect of what he said and I said as soon as he said that, Austin 3:16 popped into my mind.
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3/16 Day has taken on a life of its own and it’s because of one man – @WWE legend Stone Cold @steveaustinBSR.
Awesome to have him come in today to chat on the origin of “Austin 3:16” and hitting two grand slams on that magical night in 1996:#WWE #Wrestlemania #Austin316 pic.twitter.com/hRavICTdwM
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) March 16, 2022
“Back in the day, the old football days, they always had the John 3:16 posters behind the field goal attempt and I said ‘Oh man, I’ve got one for ass.’ I just spun that thing together and when we went out, we went out there and I wrestled Jake, it was a short match. Go over there and do the promo with the guy who told me about the Jake promo and I just let it loose. Pretty much an ad-lib, one of those things you just let it go on the fly and gold starts happening.”
WWE News: Stone Cold Gives Insights Into the Birth of Austin 3:16
“I said ‘Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass!’ And as I kept on, Vince was doing the announcing and I knew I needed a button on the end of that promo. Something I just pulled out of thin air… ‘And that’s the bottom line cause Stone Cold said so!’ I got two trademarks. I hit two grand slams at two at-bats at an event I was never supposed to win. It was just something I capitalized on, the timing was right, I was right and I was ready. Magic happened that night.”
That night changed Stone Cold’s life forever. He is now a WWE Legend, a Hall of Famer and most loved superstar in the WWE. Vince McMahon even once called him the biggest draw in WWE history.
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