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WWE wrestler Steve Austin and his British second wife, Jeanie Clarke, have two biological children, and he adopted her teenage daughter from a previous relationship. Clarke was his valet in the ring for multiple seasons as Lady Blossom.
After the breakdown of their six-year marriage, Jeanie Clarke moved back to the UK with their kids, much to Steve Austin's regret, who expressed his desire to watch his kids grow up in his biography.
The "WrestleMania 38" star, who took his stepfather's last name of Williams as a child, did not release a statement on his platforms upon the untimely death of his son-in-law in April 2022.
A Relationship with Jeanie Clarke Gave Steve Austin Three Kids
Clarke got into wrestling as a favor to her ex-boyfriend, Gentleman Chris Adams, who was training Austin. Adams had a mixed tag-team angle where she would be his bitter ex-wife, Lady Blossom, who fights his current wife, Toni Adams.
Austin is the back-stabling former student who teams up with the bitter ex in the storyline. The man would become Stone Cold and took a few months to warm up to his ring girlfriend. In time, the fictional lovers took their relationship out of the ring and dated for real.
The couple married on December 18, 1992. As Stone Cold's valet, Lady Blossom stayed in the ring for a few more years. Her new husband adopted her daughter, Jade, who she had with her ex Chris, and they completed their family unit with two more daughters.
In his 2003 authorized biography "The Stone Cold Truth," the sometimes-heel said that Clarke moving to the UK with their girls, broke their May 1999 divorce decree. The decree stipulated they remain within a 50-mile radius of him.
Despite this, the couple remained on good terms for the sake of their daughters. Lady Blossom's impact is still felt in his life, as the one who came up with the Stone Cold nickname.
Clarke opened up about her drug addiction and self-destructive lifestyle in her 2016 autobiography, "Through The Shattered Glass." The volume is well-received and has a 4-and-a-half-star rating on Amazon.
Jade Was Married to a Wrestler, the Royal Stud
Austin admits that he was not ready to be a father when adopting his new wife's 15-year-old daughter, Jade, which is why he identified as "stepdad." He was on the road for most of her teens but said he is supportive of her:
"Jade's a lot like Chris Adams - a headstrong girl, if sometimes in the wrong ways. But I'm always there for her if she wants my opinion or someone to talk to."
She is a near carbon copy of her mother in looks and married a British wrestler Adam Bryniarski, who was known professionally as Adam Windsor, aka The Royal Stud. The couple lived in Ocala, Florida, with their three children, Lachlan, Anya, and Callum.
The British wrestler died at 41 on April 21, 2022, from a heart condition, having survived a heart attack eight months prior. At the time of Adam's passing, he was a general manager at a hospital.
He gave Cassidy her first bottle before catching a flight to Pittsburgh for a fight.
The Bryniarski family set up a GoFundMe for the kids' college fund, which, as of this writing, had pooled $14,012, falling short of its $100,000 goal. On June 24, 2022, Jade expressed her eternal gratitude for the support the family received and hoped to keep her late husband's memory alive.
Stephanie Is Steve's Oldest Biological Daughter
Austin and Clarke's first biological daughter, Stephanie, was born via C-Section in 1992 in Atlanta, Georgia. The wrestler, who had documented the occasion with two cameras, described how holding his daughter for the first time changed his world:
"I was someone who never, ever wanted to have kids. I love kids, but I didn't want to have any of my own. I was sure wrong in that regard. But it was cool holding my daughter, one of the absolute best days of my life."
Before having the opportunity to hold his baby, and with his wife "still out of it," the new dad called up wresting pal, Ravishingly Rick Rude. The pair killed time by firing pistols at the shooting range.
Steve Austin Rushed to Georgia in Time for Cassidy's Birth
Clarke gave birth to her second child with Austin on September 28, 1996, a daughter named Cassidy. Stone Cold was in the New York area for WWE obligations when his wife's water broke, and he made it back to Atlanta with 20 minutes to spare to experience the natural birth.
He gave Cassidy her first bottle before catching a flight to Pittsburgh for a fight. The new dad was red-eyed and exhausted but was adamant that he only missed a show when injured.
The WWE wrestler proudly proclaimed that he was not squeamish about changing diapers and that he "did it all." However, despite loving being a dad, a heavy WWE schedule kept him away from his family for weeks.
Stone Cold Steve Austin Is "Blessed" to Have Kids
Steve Austin does not feature his family life on his social media accounts, while his girls regularly appear in his second ex-wife, Clarke's posts. The WWE star said in 2003:
"My girls are my greatest blessings."
With an ocean between them during their formative years and other unspecified issues, Austin's relationship with his daughters became strained. "The Expendables" actor has made inroads with his kids now that they are adults and on speaking terms.
The father of three has said that while he would prefer his girls not join pro wrestling, he would "support them to the Nth degree (sic)." He underlined that he would be behind them 100 present no matter what they dreamed of becoming.
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