Stone Cold Steve Austin might be the most beloved persona in all of wrestling. His nonchalant, disrespectful, beer-drinking, kick-ass attitude are traits every wrestling fan appreciated. Stone Cold was another personality that was able to transcend the sport of wrestling and become a major part of pop culture. Stone Cold originally made his debut in 1989 wrestling for promotions companies like WCW and ECW but didn't rise to prominence until signing with WWF/E in 1995 where he became a superstar.
Throughout his illustrious career, Stone Cold Steve Austin has been a six-time WWF/E Champion, two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, four-time WWE Tag Team Champion, two-time WWF/E Intercontinental Champion, and so much more. His rivalries with The Rock, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels helped curate one of the best eras of professional wrestling. Stone Cold Steve Austin was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 and now host a popular podcast on the WWE Network.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.