3 minutes and 16 seconds of Stone Cold Steve Austin's signature Stunners for 3:16 Day. | WWE

Steve Austin appears in ECW, just a day after he was just fired by FedEx by Eric Bischoff And he’s mocking the WCW Champion Hulk Hogan on the ECW PPV, Gangstas Paradise "I was lucky - I was the first guy to call", says Paul Heyman Heyman revealed how he asked him if he wanted to "air your grievances publicly" And through these passionate promos, we started to see the early signs of what would become Stone Cold #OnThisDayInWWE | On This Day in WWE

Austin appears at ECW PPV Gangstas Paradise, the day after he's fired by FedEx Paul Heyman explained how he persuaded his former on-screen client to cut the first of these incredibly passionate (and pissed off) promos about WCW on his shows: “I was lucky - I was the first guy to call “I’ve got a TV show, you’ve got a grievance - come air it!” First in line is Hulk Hogan - and as the weeks go by, you can see the signs of a Stone Cold character slowly emerge... #OnThisDayInWWE | On This Day in WWE

476K views · 6.9K reactions | Relive this early battle in the epic rivalry between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dwayne The Rock Johnson, for the Intercontinental Title on this day in 1997! | WWE | Facebook