10 rare photos of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin you might not have seen

#7 Dude tames the Snake

One of the oddest teams in WWE history

In doing my research for this article, I came across quite a fun photo I had not seen before. In 1997, as the programming was changing for the WWF and transitioning into a more edgy product, Austin was developing his character and was in some pretty high profile feuds, despite not being in the WWF Championship picture.

He feuded with the Hart Family during this period and Dude Love came out to offer his assistance in a tag team match, after Austin decided to face British Bulldog and Owen Hart alone to try and capture the belts that had had to be vacated by Austin and Michaels originally.

Funnily enough, Austin and Dude beat the Hart Foundation and became the tag team champions, much to Austin’s chagrin as you can see in this photo. Mick Foley was the sort of wrestler that could pull off pretty much any character and it’s quite amazing to see the charisma that the two had on screen even when he was portraying Dude Love.

This picture is quite rare as there was obviously a little more of a normal promotional picture for the tag champs.