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=== Assistant: Great question — because this is where the Austin vs. ===
Great question — because this is where the Austin vs. Cena difference becomes concrete.
Austin losing while champion was not rare, and it happened in ways that didn’t neuter him.

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Below are the key losses that reinforced Austin was never “Super”:

==== King of the Ring 1998 ====
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs Kane
* Austin loses the WWF Championship
* Finish: blood caused by outside interference
* Austin doesn’t quit, doesn’t look weak
* Title loss fuels more chaos, not invincibility

👉 Champion. Lost. On PPV. Early in his reign.

==== WWE Raw ====
Austin (c) vs Mankind
* One of the most famous title changes ever
* Austin loses due to The Rock’s interference
* Crowd explodes
* Austin is furious, violent, still the focus

👉 Losing the belt doesn’t weaken Austin — it escalates him.

==== Over the Edge 1999 ====
Austin (c) vs The Undertaker
* Austin loses the WWF Championship again
* Heavy interference from Shane McMahon
* Austin is screwed, not protected

👉 Another top-stage loss as champion, fully accepted.

==== No Way Out 2001 ====
Austin (c) vs Triple H
* Austin loses the WWF Championship clean-ish amid chaos
* Match ends his reign heading into WrestleMania
* Austin doesn’t need the belt to feel dominant

👉 The title serves the story, not Austin’s aura.

==== Austin: ====
* Lost often
* Lost as champion
* Lost on TV and PPV
* Lost to build others and stories

But he never tapped, never begged, never stopped being dangerous.

That’s why fans accepted it.

==== Austin’s reigns said: ====

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Cena’s said:

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That’s why there was no such thing as “Super Austin.”