WWE Stone Cold Steve Austin 3:16 Logo T-Shirt

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If you're unsure how to properly celebrate the legacy of The Texas Rattlesnake, check out these photos of Austin 3:16 Day festivities at WWE Headquarters. It was just supposed to be a nasty heel promo, but instead, every week following, "Austin 3:16" signs in the crowd grew and grew.

Now totally clad in black, Austin incorporated some of his own personality into his new character, giving him a heavy metal edge. What happened next, improvised live on the spot by Austin, became the most quoted and iconic promo in wrestling history, generated millions of dollars in merchandise sales, and was the spark to light the rocket that would launch Austin and the WWF into becoming pop-culture phenoms.

In a move of marketing genius, Austin then designed a t-shirt to capitalize on his popular new catchphrase. As we all know, Austin would soon after become wrestling's greatest antihero character and become the industry's most popular talent ever, leading the industry into its greatest boom period in history and making wrestling a legitimate part of the entertainment world.

Roberts had earlier cut a promo using bible verses and scripture and upon finding out about this, Austin had an idea. It takes time and a lot of work to perfect each of those things, but when they finally come together in a complete package, an icon is born.It's the total package; his abilities, his look, and his promos, that are all so deceptively simple. Stone Cold" Steve Austin begins his meteoric rise in WWE with an unforgettable speech after winning King of the Ring on June 23, 1996. Austin was brought into the WWF in 1995 as The Ringmaster, a gifted technical wrestler who barely spoke and was managed by " The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. There have been many memorable and timeless catchphrases throughout WWE history, but few have altered the very fabric of reality quite like “Austin 3:16.

years and millions of dollars in revenue later, it might be hard to think of it as just that simple, but then that's the appeal of the exceptional everyman character that is Austin. All great things start small, maybe as an off-the-cuff comment or idea and then they evolve and grow into something larger than anyone could have imagined. In one promo, Austin created two iconic catchphrases for himself ("and that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold said so! About Ryan FassettAs a lifelong fan of movies, comics, wrestling, and collectibles, Ryan is excited to share his thoughts on all of it with you.Inspired by a TV special on serial killer/mob hitman Richard Kuklinski (known as "The Ice Man"), Austin created his new "Stone Cold" persona, which would see him become a cold, ruthless, and violent wrestler who showed no compassion or humanity for his opponents. While Austin cut short promos here and there in his new character, he had yet to be given a big stage. Yet when all those pieces come together at the right time, they create something iconic and unforgettable. But Austin was about to turn classic wrestling rules about who was the good guy and the bad guy right on their heads. Choose your favorite Austin 3 16-inspired shirt style: v-neck or crew neckline; short, baseball or long sleeve; slim or relaxed fit; light, mid, or heavy fabric weight.