Former WWE Champion The Rock, in an Instagram post, honoured one of his biggest rivals, Stone Cold Steve Austin to mark the “3:16” day. March 16 is regarded as one of the most memorable phases in WWE history.
The wrestler-turned-actor shared a video of his fight with the “Rattle Snake” – a catchphrase made famous by Stone Cold.
In the video, The Rock can be seen taking a Stone Cold Stunner as he captioned it, “As the top bad guy in the @WWE wrestling business, I had two jobs – 1) was to make sure the top good guy – Stone Cold Steve Austin always looked like a KING. And 2) to ALWAYS make the audience go f****** bananas and send them home happy & buzzing. Even if it meant getting hit with the iconic “Stone Cold Stunner” while getting my bell rung and still trying to drink my beer.”
He also made sure he reminded everyone that the two superstars set the all-time attendance record. “Me and this bald-headed SOB help set attendance records in every arena across the country. A unique time when pro wrestling was on straight fire,” he added.
The rivalry between the duo kept the fans coming back for more. Stone Cold’s last match came against The People’s Champ at WrestleMania 19 which ended their rivalry and Austin’s career.
