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The Main Event for WrestleMania X-Seven
Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs The Rock for the WWF Title
A fan at a recent RAW IS WAR event held up a sign in which the letters R.A.W. stood for "Rock, Austin, WrestleMania." And so it is.
By winning the World Wrestling Federation Championship at No Way Out, The Rock locked himself into a date at WrestleMania with Stone Cold Steve Austin, who qualified for the 'Mania main event by virtue of winning the Royal Rumble match. The two men also fought in the main event of WrestleMania XV, when Austin pinned Rock to win the Federation Championship.
"This is the sequel that everybody has wanted to see," The Rock told WWF.com moments after winning the Federation Championship for a record-setting sixth time at No Way Out. "And they'll certainly get that at WrestleMania."
Can The Rock and Austin live up to their classic confrontation two years ago?
"My gut says yes," said Jim Ross, the voice of the Federation, "and I'm sure if you asked them they'd tell you absolutely."
WWF.com asked them, and they told us absolutely.
"Definitely without a doubt," Austin said. "I'm going on to WrestleMania in my home state of Texas -- and I don't care if it's in Timbuktu -- but I'm going out there to become the World Wrestling Federation Champion."
Said The Rock, "WrestleMania XV was a great match between Rock and Austin. And now both characters have elevated themselves to superstardom status. We're at completely different levels. The Rock and Austin now have gone off the charts. At WrestleMania XV, The Rock was an up-and-coming top heel in the business, Stone Cold was the top babyface. Now you have two figuratively unstoppable forces, in terms of their characters: the Brahma Bull and the Rattlesnake."
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The Rock
The Rock is a third-generation superstar with immeasurable athleticism -- and cockiness to boot! After graduating as an All-American football star from the University of Miami, Rocky Maivia entered the World Wrestling Federation and quickly became the Intercontinental Champion.
Under controversial circumstances, The Rock won the World Wrestling Federation Championship at Survivor Series 1998. The Rock went on to win the title four more times, making the "Great One" a five-time Federation Champion. He's a gifted athlete, he's gifted on the microphone -- he's simply a gifted entertainer. And from the Rolex watch to the shirts to the eyebrow and the People's Elbow, The Rock is just plain cool.
Whether he's a champion or a contender, a fan favorite or the most hated superstar on the roster, The Rock is a 27-year-old phenom. He's already the "Most Electrifying Man in Sports-Entertainment," and when it's all said and done he may go down in history as the most decorated, well-known and renowned superstar the Federation has ever known.
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Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin. The mere mention of his name will bring any sold-out crowd to its feet in a crazed frenzy. Never before has the world of sports-entertainment seen a phenomenon like the one that Stone Cold Steve Austin has created. At any live event you attend, all you see is a sea of Austin 3:16. Why? 'Cause Stone Cold said so!
When the Texas Rattlesnake entered the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, for the 1996 King Of The Ring, he never could have imagined that before the evening was through, he would change the entire face of the wrestling world. After beating the Bible-referencing Jake "The Snake" Roberts to become King Of The Ring, Austin accepted his crown, and upon doing so informed Roberts that "Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass!" With that simple phrase, Austin became the most popular superstar to ever compete in this sport.
Some peers say Stone Cold Steve Austin is a suicide machine with lack of regard for authority and rules. But you can't deny this superstar is tougher than leather when he steps through the ring ropes. Without a doubt, there are still plenty of unwritten chapters in the book of Austin 3:16!
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