Stone Cold Steve Austin's neck injury and career reinvention

Stone Cold had to completely change the way he wrestled after breaking his neck. After the injury against Owen Hart at SummerSlam ’97, Austin knew he couldn’t wrestle the same way he had before. He had to cut back on some of the more physical, technical stuff and adapt his style. And somehow, what came next became even more iconic. Less technical wrestling. More stomping mudholes, throwing punches, raising hell and dropping Stunners. Sometimes the biggest setback forces you to reinvent yourself — and in Austin’s case, that reinvention helped create the Stone Cold we all remember from the Attitude Era.