Where were you when Austin 3:16 was born?

not thought of

In my cot, probably.

Sitting in the living room of our apartment in Parsippany NJ.

I was actually listening to the PPV live. The reason I say "listening" is because back in the day, I was able to find the PPV channel the show was airing on. You couldn't see what was going on because the screen was scrambled, but the audio was nearly perfect. I'd just sit on the floor & play with my figures while hearing the play by play. I guess this would of been the equivalent of listening to the radio in the 50s.

I remember it like yesterday.

Friday was the last day of exams. I was in Grade 10 at the time, so I was 15 years old. Myself and my friends, Mike and Jeremy (who became TNA and now NXT superstar Eric Young) all went to the city of Chatham, Ontario with EY's mom to buy an American Satellite Dish. We got it and set it up and that weekend was the King of the Ring show. We missed out on getting the Sunday live version of it, but we got Tuesday's instead.

I was sitting in EY's basement with him, Mike, and some other friends and we watched the replay and loved it! I think we all knew then and there that Steve Austin was gonna become something big. And that is exactly what happened!

I was 12 years old....and I was there...I remember turning to my dad, and asking,,,,can you say ass??

I didnt know at the time that would be witness to one of the biggest moments in wrestling history

This is pretty much exactly what I did, except a few months earlier for the Iron Man Match at WrestleMania XII.

I don't know what I was doing at the exact moment that Austin gave his infamous "Austin 3:16" speech, but I do know that I was about seven and a half years old and likely just finished up the second grade.

I was at my grandparents house in Portland, Tennessee. I am my grandparents only grandchild, so they spoiled me a bit and would order all of the wrestling PPVs for me.

I was sitting on the floor about 5 feet from the TV. I was shocked Austin won because he was The Ringmaster only a couple of months before.

My grandmother was drinking black coffee and smoking non-filtered Pall Mall cigarettes looking out the open living room door. She wasn't really paying attention. Then Austin said, "You talk about your Psalms. You talk about your John 3:16, well Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!"

My grandmother said, "What did he say?!?" and died out laughing.

My initial reaction was shock. Then I thought it was the coolest thing my 12 year old ears had ever heard.

i was 5 so probably watching WCW