Comparing Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock- One more time

It’s not an easy thing to do, but it has been done countless times before. Comparing the two greatest superstars of the biggest era of the WWE isn’t easy. Both of them have their fans who believe one was better than the other. Stone Cold Steve Austin had the longer full time WWE career than The Rock. And in that aspect, Jim Ross himself stated that nobody had brought as much money as Steve Austin did in the length of his career. Though, that statement was made years before The Rock returned for Wrestlemania 27, 28 and 29. Anyway, here’s something that compares both of them but not to figure out who’s better but just to look at their jorneys and legacies to become one of the most relevant rivalries in the history of the business.

#5 Humble Beginnings

As is the case with most people, these two weren’t overnight sensations. They had their own hell to bear. Stone Cold Steve Austin wasn’t always bald. He was witness to many bad hair days as his many gimmicks in various promostions namely- WCW, ECW and as The Ringmaster in the World Wrestling Federation. Steve Austin even had to compete in a Tuxedo match in 1994. That ridiculous stipulation involved participants to strip each other off their respective tuxedos. The one who does that to their opponent first wins. Yes, The Rattlesnake- the biggest anti-hero of the company, had those days.

The Rock on the other hand, just like his cousin Roman Reigns, didn’t compete in any promotion except the WWE. He began his journey as Rocky Maivia. He was a textbook babyface with a ring gear that future Rock will definitely look at and say ‘Why on earth?!’. So much so that his original name was supposed to be ‘The Blue Chipper’. As is the tale, this gimmick did not work. He was showered with ‘Die Rocky, die!’ chants. And then, like clockwork, this gimmick died a natural death.