Rank Stone Cold Steve Austin as an overall wrestler/superstar (in a 1-10 scale)

**Curd** · 04-06-2013, 09:08 PM

9.2/10

Others have described his strengths, so I'll give reasons why I rated him less than a perfect 10:

- He hasn't wrestled in Japanese promotions.

- He could have remained on-camera to promote and build future stars during his recovery from a Nov. 1999 neck srugery, at least after WrestleMania 2000 by giving moral support in promos to certain stars (whoever he saw potential in and Vince agreed with) and then build towards a post-SummerSlam 2000 match with whoever for when he's healed. Instead, Stonecold remained off camera because how he could continue to dominate people without being cleared to wrestle?

- His 2001 heel character derailed some of the badassery he's known for, but that was more Vince's fault than anything. At least it provided a reason as to why part-time Rock was finally able to beat him at WrestleMania 19!

04-06-2013, 09:08 PM	#35
Curd The Will & The Whey Posts: 2,580	9.2/10 Others have described his strengths, so I'll give reasons why I rated him less than a perfect 10: - He hasn't wrestled in Japanese promotions. - He could have remained on-camera to promote and build future stars during his recovery from a Nov. 1999 neck srugery, at least after WrestleMania 2000 by giving moral support in promos to certain stars (whoever he saw potential in and Vince agreed with) and then build towards a post-SummerSlam 2000 match with whoever for when he's healed. Instead, Stonecold remained off camera because how he could continue to dominate people without being cleared to wrestle? - His 2001 heel character derailed some of the badassery he's known for, but that was more Vince's fault than anything. At least it provided a reason as to why part-time Rock was finally able to beat him at WrestleMania 19!