1. Jim Ross
Millions of wrestling fans around the world became incomparably excited each and every time they heard the glass shatter and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made his way to the ring, but few mere fans could match the glorious fervor stirred within Jim Ross at that same sight. Good Old J.R. and Stone Cold were so inexorably linked throughout Austin’s run that it was as Austin’s tag team partner that Ross made his debut in the ring after decades as an announcer. Ross and Austin had their ups and downs on television, with Austin once beating the hell out of JR in order to further cement a heel turn, but off-screen the two have always been the closest of friends.
While Austin is a close friend to everyone on this list, he regularly cites Jim Ross as perhaps his closest friend of all. Not only is Ross one of Austin’s closest companions, he has also guided Austin’s career over the years and imparted countless pieces of invaluable advice Austin feels his career would never have succeeded the way it did without. The relationship between Austin and Ross is legendary in and of itself, with future announcer Michael Cole claiming he attempted to emulate that relationship in his own friendship with the star who would follow Austin, John Cena.
Sources: WWE, Reddit, Therichest, The Steve Austin Show
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