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Stone Cold Steve Austin is still one of the WWE's most beloved superstars. Austin was a box office smash, generating more revenue and drawing bigger numbers than any superstar before or after his WWF arrival while becoming incredibly popular with wrestling fans. In 2001 however, Austin felt his character needed a change.

Stone Cold turned heel after WrestleMania X7 and he also played a "bad guy" role during the WCW / ECW Invasion. The heel turn wasn't as succesful as Austin hoped, so he turned back into a "good guy" heading into 2002. After refusing to work with Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Austin had a WrestleMania match with Scott Hall and really... this is when the problems began.

Stone Cold Steve Austin wouldn't see eye-to-eye with the WWF / WWE creative team. After being booked to lose to Brock Lesnar in a King of the Ring qualifying match, Steve Austin decided to walk out of the company. The WWE stated that "Austin took his ball and went home" while Steve Austin would begin spiralling downwards after leaving the company.

This video looks at how "Stone Cold Steve Austin took his ball and went home", the whole Steve Austin walkout is covered in this upload. Topics covered include:

00:00 - Steve Austin enters 2002
03:03 - The WrestleMania X8 Scott Hall match
08:02 - Steve Austin at Backlash & Judgment Day 2002
10:50 - Austin goes public with his frustrations with creative
13:21 - Stone Cold walks out
16:57 - The WWE announces Austin's departure
22:39 - Austin returns in 2003
- Much More!

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