“Watch the Stunner,” is sometimes what Stone Cold Steve Austin would tell his opponents right before the kick to the gut and one of the most popular finishers of all time. When The Ringmaster was looking for a new finishing move, it was Michael Hayes that suggested a variation of Johnny Ace’s Ace Crusher and the Stunner was born.

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Over the years, The Texas Rattlesnake has delivered the devastating cutter on countless opponents, authority figures, and even some celebrities. There are video compilations online nearly twenty minutes long, just of Stunners delivered throughout time and the cosmos - it’s impossible to remember them all.

9 Linda McMahon

It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for the McMahon family and all of the WWE. The company had returned to the USA network and aired a “Homecoming” special to celebrate. But at Vince McMahon and his children were reveling in their glory. A certain Texas Rattlesnake headed to the ring and laid waste to them all for funsies. Despite years of constantly allowing it to happen, Linda headed to the ring to give ol’ Stone Cold a stern talking to. After giving an apology and sharing a beer with her, Linda wound up taking the absolute worst looking Stunner in history.

8 Brock Lesnar And Bill Goldberg

It all began again at WrestleMania XX, except for two superstars who had given their notice that The Showcase Of The Immortals would be their last day in the company. Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg were set to collide in an epic dream match that was marred by the entire WWE crowd booing them out of the building and neither man being able to deal with it.

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After Goldberg toppled The Beast, Austin celebrated with his 1990s analogue before nailing him with The Stunner. After Lesnar arose from his defeat he gave the Stone Cold salute to Austin before getting a Stunner on his way out the door.

7 Xavier Woods

After unfortunately falling to the League Of Nations at WrestleMania 32, Wade Barrett and company declared that no three men could beat them. That declaration brought out HBK, Mick Foley, and Stone Cold. After clearing the ring of The League, the Texas wrestling legends celebrated with The New Day. The Trio Of Positivity was able to get Shawn and Foley to a little dancing. But when Xavier Woods came over to try and convince The Bionic Redneck to get down, he snapped a few beats before dropping Woods like a bad habit.

6 John Cena

It doesn’t seem like John Cena and Stone Cold Steve Austin shared the ring a lot during his career. But one of the rare times that it happened, the Dr. Of Thugonomics got a little too brash, even for ol’ Stone Cold. After defeating The Big Show during the 2003 Tribute To The Troops, Austin came down to get a look at the then-young up and comer.

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When Cena told Austin about his vision, Austin saw Cena just fine and delivered a Christmas-sized Stunner to Cena and The Big Show.

5 Will Sasso

One of the WWE’s most popular celebrity fans is comedian Will Sasso. The impressionist was on the popular Mad TV when he came to Monday Night Raw as a guest of the first ever undisputed champion, Chris Jericho. Y2J was gearing up for his title defense against Austin. Sasso came out not just doing his best Austin impression, but he was dressed as The Texas Rattlesnake as well. After laying waste to Jericho, Austin gave Sasso a stern talking to.After vowing to never impersonate Austin again, the two shared a beer before Sasso ate a Stunner.

4 Scott Hall

As the nWo tried their hostile takeover tactics in the WWE, Scott Hall would do battle with Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania X8. Just like nearly every other WCW superstar to come to WWE, Hall would also get fed to defeat by a WWE star. Austin delivered not one, but two Stunners to the Outsider. Somehow, the first one didn’t take Scott Hall out, but the second one was able to send The Bad Guy flying.

3 Lita

One of the many ways that Austin tried to get over as a vicious psychopathic heel was by decimating top babyfaces. Alongside Triple H and Stephanie, the trio laid waste to Team Xtreme. But Austin in particular focused on Lita. After smashing her with a chair, he took the poor woman's lifeless body and then gave her a Stunner just to put some icing on the cake.

2 Chyna

During her early years in WWE, seldom if any stars got their hands on Chyna. She usually brutalized them first. But at No Way Out Of Texas in 1998, The Ninth Wonder Of The World bit off more than she could chew.

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After Austin scored the winning fall and stunned all of her men, Chyna tried to give the Rattlesnake a piece of her mind. After shoving Austin around a few times, he could no longer be the bigger man and nailed her with the Stone Cold Stunner.

1 AJ Styles

During his heyday, when Monday Night Raw went off the air is when the party started for Stone Cold Steve Austin. When Raw returned to Madison Square Garden in 2019, Austin showed up to mediate a contract signing. But it was after the show that the real fireworks started. Austin celebrated with a bunch of babyfaces when AJ Styles and a bunch of heels showed up as well. Austin would coerce AJ to head into the ring for some Broken Skull IPA. You’d think heels would learn by now, but even The Phenomenal One wound up getting a phenomenal Stunner.