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- u, C$ y4 {: J+ x: fIn Your House: Ground Zero: No one is safe from the bite of The Texas Rattlesnake, and that includes one of Austin's closest friends, Jim Ross.
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2 Y* C7 ?7 W% q- r" C8 v$ F ~Monday Night Raw, Sept. 8, 1997: This Stunner to then–WWE Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter cemented "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's reputation as an anti-authority hero.
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5 { d1 B! R, MMonday Night Raw, Dec. 29, 1997: Dressed as "Baby New Year," Goldust should have resolved to stop irking The Rattlesnake. Instead, he eats a Stunner and winds up in a portable toilet labeled "Crapper 3:16."
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WrestleMania XIV: The Texas Rattlesnake nets his first WWE Title, using a Stunner to unseat Shawn Michaels.: L, r0 ?8 u7 c
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WrestleMania XV: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Stuns The Rock to win the WWE Title on The Grandest Stage of Them All for a second year in a row.
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Unforgiven 1999: Triple H may have won the WWE Title in a match partly officiated by The Texas Rattlesnake, but that still didn't mean it was wise for The Game to boast about the victory.
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1 S" K7 d& ~6 y9 W8 V5 a; U0 I6 bVengeance 2001: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin stuns Kurt Angle en route to advancing in a tournament to decide the first Undisputed Champion.6 r1 h! Z4 B* f2 g; c
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