Product Details

• Actors: Steve Austin, Bret Hart
• Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: WWF Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 18, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305015058
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,977 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

In case you've been livin' under a rock for the last few years, everybody knows who Steve Austin is and how he has set the World Wrestling Federation on fire. In the history of wrestling, no one has ever caused as much mayhem and violence as Stone Cold Steve Austin. In the next 60 minutes, you'll see highlights of Steve Austin's first year in the World Wrestling Federation. What does 3:16 mean... well, take a look, Son, and you'll find out exactly what it means. If you're lookin' for sparklers, sissy boys dancin' around or men in pink and black tights, then you've bought the wrong video, Son! What you're going to see are his favorite picks, the hottest action... opening up a can of whoop-@#$, and servin' it to anybody he sees fit. And that's the bottom line! 'Cause Stone Cold said so!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars And That's The Bottom Line.., May 14, 2004

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Chad Mosher (Flint, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE - 'Cause Stone Cold Said So (DVD)

Contrary to what most people assume, this is not a brand-new release by the WWE. Rather, it's a 2003 re-release (on DVD) of a 1998 VHS tape of the same name. On this disc, hosted by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin himself, you'll find highlights of his first two years in the WWE. It includes his King of the Ring 1996 transformation to the bada$$ he is today. It also highlights some of his greatest disses, "a$$-whoopins", and matches before late 1997. Also, it makes note of some of his greatest feuds, with the likes of Brian Pillman, Vader and Bret "The Hitman" Hart. If you own this original release, I don't suggest you pick it up. It is absolutely no different than the original version. If you don't have it, however, you might as well get it. It's a very good buy for the Amazon price of $9.98.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Opening Chapter Of Austin 3:16, April 7, 2011

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D.P. (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWF - 'Cause Stone Cold Said So (VHS Tape)

WWE claims that he's the highest grossing & biggest superstar in the history of their company but he had to start somewhere & that's what this tape is about. This is the first tape WWE released on Stone Cold Steve Austin & it was history in itself as this tape showcased the beginning of WWE focusing towards the "Attitude Era" with it being the first ever tape WWE released that had a TV-M rating which meant that this was completely uncensored when it came to language & some of the footage as Austin personally hosted the video himself.

The video begins with the story behind how "Austin 3:16" was born with highlights from both of his matches from the King Of The Ring tournament in 1996 & the infamous speech afterwords. Footage of the various verbal & physical confrontations he's had with various talents were shown before we see footage of Austin from his days in the original ECW promotion with his impressions & comments towards the then-champions of Sandman & Mikey Whipwreck. His issues with Brian Pillman are shown next from breaking his ankle to the controversial home invasion followed by highlights of what Austin himself describes as "opening a can of whoop-ass!" & highlights of his participation in the 1997 Royal Rumble. The biggest highlight of the tape comes here as Austin goes into his feud with Bret Hart starting from the various times he called him out to footage, their first encounter at Survivor Series '96, and Austin injuring Bret Hart on RAW with a special treat of getting the complete submission match from WrestleMania 13. Footage from his title match against Undertaker at "Cold Day In Hell", feud with the Hart Foundation, and how that evolved into his tag team championship partnership & King Of The King with Shawn Michaels close out the documentary with the closing credits further pushing the idea that this was HIS video.

Matches Include:

Submission Match w/Ken Shamrock as the referee vs. Bret Hart - Just knowing how physical & intense this feud was for the previous months, you got exactly what you expected here in that this was just an all out brawl that went from in the ring to ringside & through the crowd with these men using anything they can get their hands on (ringpost & guardrail & steel steps & ringbell & cables) to just beat the living hell out of each other to the point where Austin was heavily bleeding. Bret Hart did try to focus on Austin's knee with moves like the figure four on the post while other submissions were tried like a combination of a arm bar & head scissors, and boston crab. This match is a classic & memorable for so many things such as it launched Austin that launched Austin from a superstar to a main event talent, the beginning of the most unique heel turn in wrestling history with Bret Hart, and the highlight image of Austin fighting out of the Sharpshooter with the blood just pouring down from his face. It should be noted that the entrances from Bret & Shamrock along with their confrontation after the match wasn't shown.

This definitely was a good showcase of Austin's breakout year. WWE has since released this again onto DVD & I haven't seen that version but if it's anything like what WWE did to with the DVD release of the original D-Generation X tape then it was heavily toned down & censored so you don't really get the full impact that this tape originally had so for those reasons, I would recommend the VHS tape over the DVD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT dvd!, December 26, 2010

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WWEFan54 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: WWE - 'Cause Stone Cold Said So (DVD)

This Dvd is so fun and a good laugh. Austin narrates it and makes it 10 times better. Its a quick watch about an hour but worth it! Check it out it contains language, blood and hell-raising! Thats the SOB we want. So not much else to say. This dvd is great do you know why? 'Cause stone cold said so!