About Me
Williams played football at North Texas State University. After holding down various odd jobs, he began his wrestling career in the late 1980s in Texas. Austin was trained by "Gentleman" Chris Adams among others. At the start of his early career, Austin decided to use his real name Steve Williams for wrestling. He was then assigned the name Steve Austin. Austin at first was reluctant because he didn't want the fans to think of "Steve Austin" of the Six Million Dollar Man, but the real reason was because he was from Austin, Texas in kayfabe.Austin debuted in World Championship Wrestling in 1991 as "Stunning" Steve Austin. Managed by Lady Blossom, Austin defeated Bobby Eaton for the WCW Television Championship on June 3, 1991 in Birmingham, Alabama. In late 1991, Austin joined Paul E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance. As a member of the Alliance, Austin regularly teamed with Larry Zbyszko, feuding with Barry Windham and Sting. Austin lost the WCW Television Championship to Windham in a two out of three falls match on April 27, 1992. He regained the title from Windham on May 23, 1992. He enjoyed a second lengthy reign before losing to Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat on September 2, 1992. The Dangerous Alliance disbanded shortly thereafter.Austin went on to form a tag team with Flyin' Brian Pillman known as the Hollywood Blondes. The Blondes won the WCW World Tag Team Championship on March 3, 1993, defeating Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas. The Hollywood Blondes held the titles for six months. On June 5, 1993 the Blondes lampooned Flair's talk show, "A Flair For The Gold" with their own version, "A Flare For the Old". The Blondes went on to face Flair and Anderson in a two out of three falls tag team title match at Clash of the Champions XXIII on June 17, 1993. Flair and Anderson defeated the Blondes, but were not awarded the titles as one fall had been determined by a disqualification.On August 18, 1993 at Clash of the Champions XXIV, Austin and Pillman were scheduled to defend the titles against Arn Anderson and his new partner, Paul Roma. However, Pillman was injured, and was replaced by Steven Regal. Austin and Regal went on to lose to Anderson and Roma. With Pillman still injured, Austin went on to join Colonel Robert Parker's Stud Stable. After Pillman returned, Austin betrayed him, and went on to defeat him in a singles bout at Clash of the Champions XXV on November 10, 1993.On December 27, 1993 in Charlotte, North Carolina in a two out of three falls match at StarrCade 1993, Austin defeated "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes in two straight falls to win the WCW United States Championship. He lost the title to Ricky Steamboat on August 24, 1994. Austin was scheduled to face Steamboat in a rematch for the title on September 18, 1994 at Fall Brawl 1994, but Steamboat was unable to wrestle due to a back injury, and Austin was awarded the title by forfeit. His second reign ended just minutes later when he lost to Steamboat's replacement, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in a match that went just 29 seconds. Austin went on to challenge Duggan for the WCW United States Championship at Halloween Havoc 1994 on October 23, 1994 and at Clash of the Champions XXIX on November 16, 1994. On both occasions, Austin lost to Duggan by disqualification.
