Steve Austin's 10 Worst PPV Matches, According To Cagematch.net

Stone Cold Steve Austin is one of the most iconic characters in wrestling history, his unique rebellious attitude that made him look like some sort of anti-hero made fans adore him and sparked the passion of many of us for sports entertainment. What Stone Cold has done for the industry has been incredible.

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Steve Austin had countless epic moments, but no one is perfect and even the great Stone Cold had some gray moments in his career, including a handful of terrible matches. Without further ado, let's take a look at Steve Austin's 10 worst PPV matches, according to Cagematch.net ratings.

10 Vs. The Undertaker - Judgment Day 2001 (5.63)

Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker collided in a No Holds Barred match for the WWE Title in the main event of Judgment Day 2001. This match looked great on paper, but in reality, it was disappointing. It was a typical Attitude Era brawl, with chair shots to the head, table breaking, and interferences.

In short, it was the basic formula, which should have worked better considering the performers involved. In the end, Austin defeated The Undertaker and retained the title.

9 Royal Rumble Match – Royal Rumble 1996 (5.10)

Steve Austin is the only wrestler in history to have won three Royal Rumble matches, but that doesn't mean he has always performed well. In his first Royal Rumble appearance, competing under the name The Ringmaster, he was eliminated by Fatu prematurely. The rope was legitimately slippery, and he couldn't hold on to it.

As for the match in general, it was terrible, the in-ring action was very boring and there was no clear candidate to win besides Shawn Michaels, who won the match for the second year in a row.

8 Vs. The Great Muta - Spring Stampede 1994 (5.10)

Did you know that Steve Austin faced the great Keiji Muto? Well yes, it happened at Spring Stampede 1994. Sadly back then the Great Muta didn't wrestle the Stone Cold we all love, but a run-of-the-mill version of Steve Austin, and that's why this sort of dream match was actually pretty ordinary.

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It was a back-and-forth battle, pretty solid, but nothing more than that. As the minutes went by, the match became tedious and the disqualification finish didn't help much either.

7 Vs. Ric Flair & The Big Show – Judgment Day 2002 (5.05)

At Judgment Day 2002, Stone Cold had to face Ric Flair and The Big Show in a two-on-one handicap match. It was a fun 15-minute affair, with some nice spots and tremendous character work from Austin and Flair.

Thanks to the fans, the atmosphere of the match was great, but the match as such was no big deal. Admittedly, this stipulation is not very appealing, to say the least.

6 Vs. Savio Vega – WrestleMania 12 (4.50)

Steve Austin and Savio Vega delivered an excellent Strap match at In Your House 8, but two months earlier, at WrestleMania 12, they flopped. The match started out pretty well, with good intense exchanges, but quickly went cold.

For some reason the match was interrupted by nonsense from Roddy Piper and Goldust, that was just pathetic and wasn't even funny. The ending is a bit anticlimactic, as Austin got the win, but Vega was protected. It wasn't a good match, but Austin showed some flashes of his Stone Cold persona.

5 Vs. Big Josh & Van Hammer – Starrcade 1991 (4.43)

Do you remember that Steve Austin teamed up with Rick Rude? Well, he did. At Starrcade 1991, Austin and Rude joined forces to take on Big Josh and Van Hammer.

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Austin and Rude were accompanied by Paul E. Dangerously (currently known as Paul Heyman), so that corner was loaded with a ton of talent and charisma. However, that didn't help considering that the match was very boring with pretty basic in-ring action. The match lasted 13 minutes, which was way too long for what it was.

4 Royal Rumble Match – Royal Rumble 1999 (3.82)

This was one of the worst Royal Rumble matches in history, not only because Vince McMahon was the winner after spending most of the time outside the ring, but because it was an overbooked mess.

It was all about the storyline between McMahon and Austin, which is fine, but the Royal Rumble as such was mediocre. One of the few interesting things about the match was seeing Chyna enter the Rumble and eliminate none other than Mark Henry.

3 Battlebowl Two Ring Battle Royal – Starrcade 1991 (3.50)

Right after his match against Big Josh and Van Hammer, Steve Austin participated in the Battlebowl Two Ring Battle Royal. Austin was among the last five survivors but was eliminated by his partner Rick Rude.

In itself, a Battle Royal is not a match that is going to be an all-time classic, let alone this two-ring variant. The match was very unusual, and the fans didn't like it at all. In the end, Sting was the winner.

2 Vs. Scott Hall – WrestleMania 18 (3.46)

Stone Cold delivered all-time classics at both WrestleMania 17 and WrestleMania 19, but interestingly at WrestleMania 18, he had one of the worst matches of his career when he faced Scott Hall.

Despite massive quality from the workers, this match sucked. We all know Austin and Hall could have put on a memorable show, but clearly, both were unmotivated, and unfortunately, neither was in the best physical shape either.

1 Vs. The Undertaker – Backlash 2002 (2.94)

The worst PPV match of Steve Austin's career, according to Cagematch.net, was against The Undertaker at Backlash 2002.

This was an absolutely underwhelming match, definitely not what you would expect from a bout between Stone Cold and the Deadman. The match was extremely slow and boring, the work rate was awful, Austin and Taker were pretty sloppy and the booking was even worse. After 27 almost eternal minutes, The Undertaker defeated Austin.