The Internet went wild Friday night after No. 14 seed Steven F. Austin knocked off the No. 3 West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
In the excitement, everyone seemed to compare the Lumberjacks, who delivered the stunning knockout, to WWE legend “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for obvious reasons.
It was glorious.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN DEFEATED NO. 3 WEST VIRGINIA.
OH HELL YEAH. pic.twitter.com/yINv6TXSZM
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 19, 2016
STONE COLD STUNNER!https://t.co/5uAoahdjvs pic.twitter.com/I5fdw8K5AR
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 19, 2016
Stone. Cold. @SFA_MBB #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/KHPFFbPcys
— Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) March 19, 2016
No they didn't. @WWE @steveaustinBSR #MarchMadness #andthatsthebottomline pic.twitter.com/Fd3TDkO8Yl
— Presto (@MattPresto) March 19, 2016
A major key to Stephen F. Austin's win… holding West Virginia to 3-16 from deep. pic.twitter.com/P18ZHfzx3f
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 19, 2016
The Lumberjacks took it a step further by extending an invitation to their second-round game in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Austin himself.
Hey @steveaustinBSR – if you're in Brooklyn on Sunday, we'll save a seat for you. #AxeEm #MarchMadness
— SFA Men’s Basketball (@SFA_MBB) March 19, 2016
Unfortunately, he won’t be able to make it.
@SFA_MBB I'm busy fighting crime on the mean streets of LA right now. Congrats on a helluva win and best of luck!! #HELLYEAH!
— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) March 19, 2016
Either way, this deservedly might go down as our favorite memory of this 2016 NCAA Tournament.
And that’s the bottom line.
h/t CBS Sports
Thumbnail photo via Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports Images
