Do you agree with this assessment of Stone Cold?

[Batsu]

Every now and then in wrestling circles, I read some real PB&J.
However, the claim of Stone Cold Steve Austin being a one of the worst gimmicks to get over, on par with the Ultimate Warrior is probably one of the biggest loads of Toast & Nutella I've read yet.

Check this:

Originally Posted by Some Roody-Poo "His character epitomized the lowest common denominator. Almost everything that came out of his mouth was rude, foul, ignorant, or nonsensical. His character was an alcoholic. I know that that sort of individual is endearing to a certain audience, but not to me, which is why I think it's one of the worst gimmick that ever got over. Plus, he was already limited in the ring, and the Stone Cold character dictated that he become even more limited, focussing almost entirely on brawling instead of wrestling. The parallels between he and Cena are hilarious. The only difference between them is that Austin was a redneck and Cena wants to be a gangsta. Ick."

Mind you, This discussion was about about 1996 Stone Cold Steve Austin...the one with Bret, not the 1998 and later Austin, after Austin had already gotten over, the piledriver stuff had already happened, and his "Hogan"-ing of his moveset, the in-ring beer, etc. had already happened.

Even if you hate Austin, it wasn't that farfetched to see why the 1996-97 Austin got over, esp. as a heel. I was going to write a rebuttal to that, but it was like... WTF.