The Texas Rattlesnake was the biggest star of the Attitude Era. The six-time WWF Champion ran roughshod on Monday Night Raw, and his rivalries with the likes of The Rock and The Undertaker were legendary. At his peak, Stone Cold Steve Austin had some of the best matches in wrestling history.

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Unfortunately, Austin sustained a career-threatening neck injury at the hands of Owen Hart when he botched a Tombstone Piledriver in an Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam 1997. Austin missed a portion of 2000, and he decided to ride into the sunset in 2003 after creative differences in 2002 led to him walking out of the company. His last few PPV matches were certainly a mixed bag.

10 Stone Cold Vs. Eric Bischoff (No Way Out 2003)

Austin v Bischoff

In early 2003, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon evaluated Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff's performances and he was not impressed with Bischoff's work. Therefore, at No Way Out, Bischoff was forced to compete against Stone Cold Steve Austin. If Bischoff refused, he would be fired as Raw GM.

Bischoff and Austin had a previous history together as Bischoff did not rate Austin during their time in WCW and he fired him. The fans in Montreal were pleased to see Austin give Bischoff his comeuppance as he performed three Stone Cold Stunners to win the match.

9 Stone Cold Vs. Scott Hall (WrestleMania X8)

Austin v Hall

2002 was the beginning of the end for Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin feuded with the nWo, who cost him the Undisputed Championship at No Way Out. The Texas Rattlesnake went one-on-one with Scott Hall at WrestleMania X8.

Unfortunately, this match came years too late as both men were past their peak. Hall had his own personal demons to contend with and should have not been in the ring at WrestleMania. Nonetheless, Austin overcame Hall in a poor match, which was his final victory at a WrestleMania.

8 Stone Cold Vs. Big Show (Insurrextion 2002)

Stone Cold v Big Show

You could see why Steve Austin decided to walk out of WWE in 2002 when he had such lackluster feuds. Stone Cold squared off with Big Show in London, England at Insurrextion. Show rejoined the nWo for the third time and was a major force once again.

The problem with the match between Austin and Show was that it went on far too long than it needed to. Stone Cold overcame the adversity faced and he picked up the victory after nailing Show with two Stunners. It was Austin's final PPV match under the WWF banner as the company changed its name to WWE.

7 Stone Cold Vs. Ric Flair & Big Show (Judgment Day 2002)

Stone Cold v Flair and Show

Ric Flair was the co-owner of WWE in 2002 and the figurehead of Monday Night Raw. The Nature Boy turned heel on Austin and agreed with Vince McMahon about Austin being a nuisance. At Judgment Day, Flair sided with Big Show and they took on Stone Cold in a handicap match.

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nWo's X-Pac interfered in proceedings to aid Show and Flair but it was to no avail. X-Pac accidentally nailed Show with a superkick and Austin took advantage of the situation. Steve Austin delivered a Stunner to Flair to earn a hard-fought win in a match lasting 15 minutes. Lackluster matches like this certainly helped Austin make his decision to walk out of WWE shortly after.

6 Stone Cold Vs. The Undertaker (Backlash 2002)

Stone Cold v Undertaker

The rivalry between Steve Austin and The Undertaker is one of the greatest in WWE history. However, by 2002 their feud had run its course and it was arguably one of the worst encounters between the two legends. At Backlash, Austin and Undertaker clashed in a number one contender's match for the Undisputed WWF Championship.

The match was sluggish and it lasted almost half an hour. Ric Flair was the special guest referee, and Undertaker scored the win over Austin with some luck. Naitch failed to spot Austin's foot being on the bottom rope, with Undertaker removing his foot from the rope to earn a sneaky win in their final match together.

5 Stone Cold Vs. Chris Jericho (Vengeance 2001)

Austin v Jericho 2001

At Vengeance 2001a tournament was created to determine the first-ever Undisputed WWF Champion. Stone Cold was the reigning WWF Champion and he faced off with the new World Champion Chris Jericho in the tournament final.

Austin had outside trouble to contend with as Vince McMahon and Booker T interfered on Jericho's behalf. Y2J shocked the world when he pinned Austin to become the new Undisputed WWF Champion. The match itself was not great but Jericho overcoming Austin and The Rock in back-to-back matches to achieve this incredible feat was memorable.

4 Royal Rumble Match (Royal Rumble 2002)

Austin Royal Rumble 2002

No man in WWE history has won more Royal Rumble matches than Stone Cold. The Texas Rattlesnake is a record three-time Royal Rumble winner in 1997, 1998, and 2001. He was hoping to make it four in his final Rumble appearance in 2002.

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Austin was the 19th entrant and wreaked havoc. He eliminated seven wrestlers which included Christian, Chuck Palumbo, Perry Saturn, Val Venis, Test, The Hurricane, and Booker T. Austin made more history as he held the record for most eliminations at 36 for eight years until Shawn Michaels broke it in 2010. Furthermore, Kurt Angle eliminated Austin and it was a valiant effort as he lasted almost 30 minutes and made it to the final four.

3 Stone Cold Vs. Chris Jericho (No Way Out 2002)

Austin v Jericho

For the final time on PPV, Stone Cold Steve Austin challenged Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship at No Way Out 2002. Austin was seeking to headline WrestleMania X8 as the reigning Undisputed WWF Champion, which would have been a huge moment for Austin.

This match was enjoyable and it was miles better than their clash at Vengeance 2001. However, just like their encounter at Vengeance, interference occurred once again. Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Hulk Hogan of the nWo rejoined WWF that night and they aided Jericho by assaulting Austin. After the match, nWo would continue their group attack on Austin, leaving the locker room on notice.

2 Stone Cold Vs. Kurt Angle (Vengeance 2001)

Austin v Angle

The conclusion of the Invasion angle saw the WWF have two world championships at their disposal. Austin was the WWF Champion and The Rock held the World Championship, formerly the WCW Championship. The first tournament match at Vengeance 2001 saw Austin defend the WWF Championship against his rival Kurt Angle.

Austin and Angle were arguably the two standout wrestlers in 2001 and their matches together were simply sensational. Their clash at Vengeance was no different from their brilliant outings at SummerSlam and Unforgiven with the Texas Rattlesnake retaining the WWF Championship. Stone Cold went on to the tournament final but came up short in his match with Chris Jericho.

1 Stone Cold Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania XIX)

Austin v Rock

Stone Cold Steve Austin's final match was against The Rock at WrestleMania XIX in. It was the third WrestleMania clash in five years between the two leaders of the Attitude Era. However, this time there was no WWE Championship at stake and Austin had won their first two WrestleMania clashes in 1999 and 2001.

Their match was outstanding and both men performed each other's finishing maneuvers. Finally, The Rock got his WrestleMania win over Austin. It was undoubtedly one of the biggest victories in The Rock's career, and the Texas Rattlesnake deserves a lot of credit for doing the honors of The Rock, knowing it would be his final match in a wrestling ring.

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