Austin 3:16

7 Matches

The rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin was nothing short of legendary, and his rivalry against Mr. McMahon took center stage. The “Texas Rattlesnake” was a larger-than-life Superstar and his actions changed the WWE forever.

Royal Rumble

January 18, 1998

Match Objectives

• Win the Royal Rumble

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Perform a Stunner on The Rock
• Win after eliminating at least 3 opponents

Match Strategy

The match starts off with a little breather for you. In 15 seconds Stone Cold Steve Austin tears down the ramp and joins the fray.

The Superstars in the ring are doing a great job working each other over. Let them. Slide into the ring and taunt your way into a Signature Move to start off. Click the right analog stick to bank the Finisher and go find The Rock.

Objective: Perform a Stunner on The Rock

First things first: hit The Rock with a Stone Cold Stunner to satisfy your first Historical Bonus Objective. If you wait too long to get this one, he may be eliminated by another Superstar!

Objective: Win after eliminating at least 3 opponents

Eliminating opponents is all about winning button-pressing mini-games. There are three types of elimination: corner elimination, top rope elimination, and bottom rope elimination. We preferred to use the corner to eliminate our opponents because it is fairly easy to whip opponents into corners to start the mini-game by pressing grapple. From there, it’s all about quickly hitting the button that shows up on screen.

If an opponent tries to eliminate you under the bottom rope, button mash the face buttons to shrink the target zone and survive.

Get them back in the corner and return the favor. Eliminated! Do the same to your next target.

You may still have some epic battles after you take down enough opponents to meet the objective, so stay alert and eliminate anyone left for the win.

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Road Dogg

February 2, 1998

Match Objectives

• Win the match

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Perform a Stunner on Billy Gunn
• Win in 2 minutes

Match Strategy

Objective: Perform a Stunner on Billy Gunn

Stone Cold Steve Austin is on the stage with a stored Finisher. Run down the ramp and hit Billy Gunn with the Stone Cold Stunner to satisfy the first objective. The clock doesn’t start on the match until you reach the bottom of the ramp.

Objective: Win in 2 minutes

Now you have to win the match in less than two minutes. Slide back into the ring and take the fight to Road Dogg. You will build momentum with your strikes very quickly, so don’t take the time to taunt. Hit Road Dogg with the Lou Thesz Press and follow up with a Stone Cold Stunner. You can try a pin, but he may kick out of it.

After another quick momentum boost—and another Finisher—get the pinfall victory.

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels

March 29, 1998

Match Objectives

• Win by pinfall or submission

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Succeed at the “WWE Attitude” moment
• Perform a Stunner on Michaels
• Win by pinfall

Match Strategy

Objective: Succeed at the “WWE Attitude” Moment

This is a Normal Match with Shawn Michaels. After he takes some damage, you’ll open up the “WWE Attitude” moment.

Stone Cold Steve Austin misses Shawn Michaels and blasts the ref with a clothesline.

Objective: Perform a Stunner on Michaels

Even though the ref is out, you can take care of your second objective here by hitting Shawn Michaels with the Stone Cold Stunner.

Objective: Win by pinfall

After another quick momentum boost—and another Finisher—get the pinfall victory. Don’t worry, Mike Tyson will hop into the ring and take over for the ref on the three-count.

Bonus Match: Undertaker vs. Kane

March 29, 1998

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Perform a Chokeslam
• Perform 3 Tombstone Piledrivers
• Win the match by pinfall

Match Strategy

This match is all about Undertaker working Kane over with four sets of Special Moves. Nobody can survive that!

Objective: Perform a Chokeslam

Objective: Perform 3 Tombstone Piledrivers

Because you need to hit Kane with so many Finishers, Hammer Throw him out of the ring and taunt. When he steps back onto the apron, hit him back down to the ringside floor to keep yourself in a safe place to freely taunt and build momentum. After you open up your Signature Move, pull him back into the ring and hit him with the Signature Move and Finisher one-two combo.

Objective: Win the match by pinfall

After all the damage Kane has been through, he’s probably relieved it’s over.

Bonus Match: Undertaker vs. Kane

April 26, 1998

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Perform a Signature Move
• Perform Chokeslam
• Get Kane’s damage to critical and perform a standing grapple
• Hidden Objective: Within 20 seconds, perform a running dive attack onto Kane outside the ring

Match Strategy

This is an Inferno Match, but you’re not going to go for the elimination like a traditional Inferno Match.

Objective: Perform a Signature Move

Objective: Perform a Chokeslam

In this match, you have to stay in the ring. If you try to Hammer Throw Kane out, Undertaker will just whip him into the ropes for a rebound. Work up a combination of strikes and grapples to build momentum and get to the special moves. Hit Kane with an Old School followed by a Chokeslam to meet the first two objectives.

Objective: Get Kane’s damage to critical and perform a standing grapple

When you wear down Kane, a cinematic will play that has Undertaker toss him out of the ring. The Hidden Objective appears—and the 20-second timer.

Hidden Objective: Within 20 seconds, perform a running dive attack onto Kane outside the ring

Run toward Kane outside the ring and press strike to launch Undertaker into an Outside Dive. From there, another cinematic plays that shows Kane running off when his arm catches fire. The match is over.

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Dude Love

April 26, 1998

Match Objectives

• Win the match

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Succeed at the “WWE Attitude” moment
• Hidden Objective: Within 20 seconds, grab a chair and strike Dude Love
• Win by pinfall

Match Strategy

Dude Love is a good competitor. This is an Extreme Rules Match and he’ll bring in the steel steps, a chair, and whatever else he can get his hands on that might give him a shot at taking out Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Objective: Succeed at the “WWE Attitude” moment

It’s another “WWE Attitude” moment, which means another clothesline for the ref.

Hidden Objective: Within 20 seconds, grab a chair and strike Dude Love

After a few seconds go by, Dude Love will leave the ring and talk to Mr. McMahon. The Hidden Objective appears along with the 20 second timer. Grab a chair and take after Dude Love. A cinematic will play that has Dude Love duck, leaving Mr. McMahon to take the chair square.

Objective: Win by pinfall

You’ll have to do some more damage to Dude Love to keep him from kicking out of your pin attempt. The ref is still out, but don’t worry. Stone Cold Steve Austin will call his own three-count.

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Dude Love

March 31, 1998

Match Objectives

• Get Dude Love’s damage to moderate and attempt a pin
• Win the match

Historical Bonus Objectives

• Hidden Objective: Pin Dude Love in 1 minute

Match Strategy

Mr. McMahon is your referee for this match, and as you can probably guess, not too many calls are going to go your way.

Objective: Get Dude Love’s damage to moderate and attempt a pin

Dude Love can take a pretty good beating, but eventually you’ll get there. Settle in for the pin and Mr. McMahon cheats! He doesn’t start the count. Austin gets in his face and Dude Love accidently hits Mr. McMahon with a chair. Your Hidden Objective appears.

Hidden Objective: Pin Dude Love in 1 minute

Go ahead and take Dude Love down and settle in for the pin—he doesn’t have to be critical here. Stone Cold Steve Austin uses Mr. McMahon’s hand for the three-count and the win.