Kathryn Burrhus: what’s actually verified about Steve Austin’s first wife
Kathryn Burrhus was the first wife of the wrestler who later became “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. They married on 24 November 1990 and divorced on 7 August 1992. They had no children.
That is close to the entire verified record. She has never given an interview, never appeared on WWE television, and has no public profile of any kind. What fills the rest of most pages about her is invention, and one piece of it can be disproved with arithmetic.
Kathryn Burrhus: quick facts
| Detail | What’s documented |
|---|---|
| Known for | First wife of Steve Austin |
| Married | 24 November 1990 |
| Divorced | 7 August 1992 |
| Marriage length | About 20 months |
| Children | None |
| Austin’s name at the time | Steve Williams, his birth name |
| Birth date | Not established |
| Occupation | Not documented |
| Net worth | No credible figure |
| Public statements | None, ever |
The birth date on most sites cannot be correct
Almost every page gives her date of birth as 29 August 1952 in Austin, Texas. The same pages describe her as Steve Austin’s high school sweetheart, from Edna High School in Texas, who dated him for around ten years before the wedding.
Both statements cannot be true.
Steve Austin was born in December 1964 and grew up in Edna, finishing high school in the early 1980s. A woman born in 1952 would have left Edna High around 1970, when he was five years old. She would be twelve years his senior.
So one of the two claims is wrong, and the sites publishing both have never checked either. The birthplace looks borrowed as well. Austin himself was born in Austin, Texas, and it appears that detail migrated across into her profile at some point.
The honest position is that her birth date is not publicly established. One page on the first results page says exactly that, and it is the most accurate page there.
A single article that contradicts itself four times
One profile is worth pulling apart because it shows the mechanism clearly.
Its body text gives the 1952 birth date and the 1990 to 1992 marriage. Its own timeline table, further down the same page, states:
- She was born on 20 October 1965
- She met Austin in Dallas, where she worked as a personal trainer
- Austin filed for divorce in 1998
- The divorce concluded in 2000 with a $10 million settlement
Four claims, all contradicting the article they sit inside. None sourced.
The settlement figure is the easiest to dismiss. The divorce concluded in August 1992. Austin’s breakthrough came in 1996, and his peak earning years were later still. In 1992 he was a working wrestler on regional cards. There was no $10 million to divide.
What the marriage actually coincided with
This is the useful context, and it is about him rather than her, which is the honest shape of the story.
When they married in November 1990, Austin was still performing under his birth name and had been wrestling professionally for barely a year. He was driving long distances between towns for small paydays on regional cards, which is what the business demanded of anyone at that level.
The marriage lasted about twenty months and ended in August 1992. The travel and the money are the reasons usually given, and they are at least consistent with what that career stage involved. Neither party has ever confirmed a reason.
Austin married Jeannie Clarke, known in wrestling as Lady Blossom, later that same year.
Steve Austin’s four marriages
| Wife | Years |
|---|---|
| Kathryn Burrhus | 1990–1992 |
| Jeannie Clarke (Lady Blossom) | 1992–1999 |
| Debra Marshall | 2000–2003 |
| Kristin Feres | 2009–present |
Burrhus is the only one of the four with no public presence of her own. The other three were connected to wrestling or television.
Details about Kathryn Burrhus that are invented
- Her net worth. Published figures include $100,000, a range of $200,000 to $1 million, and $10 million. All are guesses, and the largest is arithmetically impossible.
- Her height, weight, hair and eye colour. One page lists her at 5’7″ and converts it to 1.88 metres. That is 6’2″. Even the fabricated number is wrong.
- Her education. Edna High School appears on some pages, Southwest Texas University on others, with nothing behind either.
- A career as an actor and professional wrestler. One site states this outright. She never appeared on wrestling television.
- A divorce in 2000. Two pages give this. The documented date is August 1992.
- Her first name. At least one source calls her Kathleen “Kay” Austin rather than Kathryn. That discrepancy has never been resolved anywhere.
- Her current residence and marital status. “Believed to be in Texas” is a guess wearing a hedge.
What’s actually known
Strip out everything unsourced and this is what remains:
- She married Steve Williams, later Steve Austin, on 24 November 1990
- The marriage lasted roughly twenty months
- It ended on 7 August 1992
- There were no children
- It predates his fame entirely
- She has never spoken publicly about any of it
Six lines. That is not a failure of research. It is what the record contains for a private person who married a man before he was famous and then went back to her own life.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kathryn Burrhus?
She was Steve Austin’s first wife, married to him from November 1990 to August 1992.
How old is Kathryn Burrhus?
Unknown. The 1952 birth date printed widely online conflicts with the high-school-sweetheart story and cannot be verified.
Did Kathryn Burrhus and Steve Austin have children?
No.
How long were they married?
About twenty months, from 24 November 1990 to 7 August 1992.
Did Kathryn Burrhus get a divorce settlement?
There is no record of one. The $10 million figure online is impossible, since Austin’s fame and earnings came years after the divorce.
How many times has Steve Austin been married?
Four times. Burrhus was the first, followed by Jeannie Clarke, Debra Marshall and Kristin Feres.
Where is Kathryn Burrhus now?
Not publicly known. She has given no interviews and holds no public accounts.
Conclusion
There is a reasonable version of this page and an unreasonable one. The unreasonable version gives you a birth date, a height, an eye colour and a bank balance for a woman who has never spoken to a reporter.
The reasonable version gives you two dates, a marriage that lasted twenty months, and an honest note that a private person’s life is not a public record waiting to be filled in.
JacksonPadilla is a writer at Around Celebrities, covering celebrity families, relationships, biographies, and the stories behind the stars. With a focus on clear and engaging storytelling, Kole helps readers discover the people and connections beyond the spotlight.
