Stone Cold vs. Shawn Michaels King of the Ring 1997 Most readers will remember Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14, the match that officially rings in the Austin Era.

Any online listicle of professional wrestling’s biggest stars has Stone Cold as No. 1, ahead of fellow legends like The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Macho Man Randy Savage and others.