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00:00I cannot wait to speak to our first guest of the day.
00:02Like I said, it has been 11 years since he's been on the program.
00:07It is impossible for me to have more respect for an individual,
00:12considering what he has done, his resume, his body of work,
00:16but also considering how he conducts himself,
00:22his humility, how he treats others, how he treats the business.
00:27No one says a bad word about this man.
00:30Everyone has the utmost respect for him.
00:32Everyone pays homage to him, and it was so great to see him
00:34back in the limelight just a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas
00:37in his adopted home state of Nevada, getting his flowers once again,
00:42two-time Hall of Famer now, going in there with the great
00:47Bret the Hitman Hart for their incredible match at WrestleMania 13.
00:51It was beautiful stuff, and so it was a big, big deal for me
00:55when he said yes to come back on the show, and it is such a great thrill,
00:59such a great privilege, honor to say hello once again
01:03to the Texas rattlesnake himself, the one and only, the inimitable,
01:07the often imitated, never duplicated, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:11Hello, Steve. How are you?
01:13Hey, good morning. How are you?
01:14I'm doing great. It's so great to talk to you again.
01:16I really appreciate you doing this. Thank you.
01:18Thanks for having me on. I'm looking at myself.
01:21I've got a bunch of red here. My lighting is not optimal.
01:25I look great, so it's just my lighting here and my wife's office.
01:29Listen, I don't know what you're talking about. This is a shoot.
01:31You look fantastic, all right? So don't worry about all of that.
01:34You look tremendous.
01:36Good to see you again.
01:37Well, there's so much to talk to you about, but I actually want to start here,
01:40and perhaps you will be a little bit surprised as to where I'm starting.
01:44I do this show. I talk for many hours, and I often talk about the art of interviewing.
01:49I love interviewing. I'm a real nerd when it comes to the science,
01:53and I know that sounds a little bit like posh others of science interviewing.
01:56I strongly believe it's my favorite thing that I get to do is interview people,
01:59and when I'm asked who are my favorite interviewers,
02:02at the very top of the list, I always say Stone Cold Steve Austin,
02:06and when I'm asked who are my favorite interviewers
02:09who have gone from being an athlete turned interviewer,
02:12because as you know, an athlete, they field the questions.
02:15They're a little egocentric. They don't know how to turn the tables.
02:17going from interviewee to interviewer is not easy.
02:21You did it better than anyone. You're number one, in my opinion,
02:23and so I want to give you that props, because till this day,
02:26when I have a Brett on or a Goldberg on,
02:28I go back to your sessions with them, and the interviews are phenomenal.
02:31You listen. You're empathetic. You have follow-ups.
02:34You steer the conversation in a perfect way.
02:36You don't get enough credit for how good of an interviewer you are,
02:38and quite frankly, if I could be selfish,
02:40I wish you would do more of it.
02:41I miss your interviews.
02:45Well, thank you very much.
02:46That's a great compliment coming from you.
02:49It's been very successful, and I don't know.
02:52I guess I got lucky, because I looked at a lot of people
02:56when I started doing a podcast thing and interviewing people,
03:01and of course, when you first start talking to people,
03:03even though you've been talking your whole life,
03:05the interview part of something is different,
03:08so it's a learned skill, so I guess I just grabbed on to it okay,
03:13but I wouldn't say I'm the best by any stretch.
03:16You know, I've been thinking a little bit about starting back
03:18in a podcast business.
03:19I took my podcast off the air about five years ago at about 2020,
03:24so I've been thinking about getting back in a game,
03:26but maybe doing something that's just a little bit more about my life,
03:31more so than interviewing people,
03:32but I'm kind of trying to make up a decision on that.
03:37and I started racing in the last three years.
03:41I've been staying busy doing stuff like that,
03:43so I appreciate that.
03:45I said it was a hell of a compliment.
03:46Please do it, and the sessions were great as well.
03:48Those chats were amazing, so from one viewer and fan,
03:52I'd just like to say I would love to have them back,
03:54and I just love the way you went about doing things.
03:56When you got the call that you were going back into the Hall of Fame,
03:59this time for a match, the first of its kind,
04:02what did you think?
04:03What was your reaction?
04:03Well, I knew that was a great match, no doubt,
04:09and I noticed it was going down because Chicago Rose Mountain Horizon,
04:14one of my favorite buildings to work in,
04:15probably the favorite building for me to work in,
04:18and I love Bret Hart,
04:19and we just always had great chemistry from day one,
04:22and Triple H gave me the call,
04:24and I said, hey, man, we're thinking about doing this,
04:26and this is going to be the first match to go in,
04:29and man, I have such a long list of great matches in my mind
04:35that could have gone first,
04:37but this one obviously made sense.
04:39I think there's some great matches.
04:42This is one of the great matches,
04:43but just the historical impact that it had on the rest of the business
04:48after this match unfolded where Bret would go on to become a heel,
04:51I would turn into an anti-hero babyface
04:53and have the Austin run,
04:57and I couldn't have had that run without Bret,
04:59and so it was Vince's vision of what they could have done
05:04with superstar Billy Graham way back in the day
05:06when he was starting to be loved as a heel,
05:09and I don't think they knew what to do with him.
05:11Backland beat him for the title,
05:13and Bob Backland was a great champion and a great wrestler,
05:15but, you know, superstar was never the same.
05:18I guess I didn't see the big picture that Vince saw
05:21of turning me babyface.
05:23Certainly I was becoming one just from crowd response.
05:27Vince saw that.
05:28Vince had that vision.
05:29We did the turn, the double turn,
05:31executed that with perfection.
05:33Shout out to Ken Shamrock,
05:34who was a big part of it as well,
05:36and he announced him,
05:37but it was awesome.
05:38You know, it was a great night at the office,
05:40and every time you go in the ring,
05:42you want to have a match like that,
05:43and that doesn't always happen, of course,
05:46but at the highest level,
05:48we were able to execute
05:49and go out there and have a great match,
05:51and it was just a big honor to go in
05:53and be the first match of his kind
05:55to start this new trend.
05:57You know, just a day or so after
05:59the announcement was made,
06:01I saw you did an interview with someone.
06:02I think you were at, like, an autograph signing,
06:04and they asked you for your immediate thoughts
06:05on going in,
06:06and you said, you know,
06:07a lot happened leading up to that match,
06:09behind the scenes,
06:10but you won't go into it now.
06:11You know, being the inquisitive mind that I am,
06:14perhaps we have a little more time.
06:15What were you referring to
06:16when you said a lot was going on
06:17leading up to that match?
06:19Well, you know, like I said,
06:21you know, we went into the finish room,
06:22and it was just myself, Vince, and Brett,
06:24and we kind of got the, you know,
06:27the DL about what we needed to do,
06:29and then Brett and I went out there
06:30and sat around the ring for a little bit,
06:32and we just got to shoot the breeze,
06:34and not really laying out a whole lot.
06:36I mean, that's just not the way
06:36and me and Brett worked,
06:38and, you know, he, you know,
06:40he just kind of mentioned it in passing,
06:43you know, that it might be great,
06:46you know, if you got busted open,
06:49and I was like,
06:52I don't know about that,
06:53and so it turns out
06:55I hit my head on that guardrail
06:57and got busted open,
06:58and, you know,
06:59we already had that crowd hook line and sinker,
07:02but that color and that match
07:04just magnified at times 100,
07:07and then ultimately,
07:08at the end of the match,
07:09when I'm trying to get out
07:10of that sharp sheet
07:11of that devastating finishing maneuver
07:13that Brett used,
07:15I couldn't escape,
07:16and just trying to strain
07:18and do my damnedest
07:19to get out of that,
07:20and the blood poured down my face,
07:22one of the most iconic images
07:25in the history of pro wrestling,
07:27and I'm not just trying to blow smoke up my ass,
07:29but that's just the way it was.
07:30Couldn't agree more.
07:31An iconic shot turned into T-shirts
07:33and posters
07:34and all that stuff and more.
07:35I think a lot of people were wondering
07:36if you would be involved in WrestleMania
07:38since you were there,
07:39you would do something,
07:40some kind of appearance.
07:41In the end, we got it.
07:43Was that the only plan,
07:44or were other things
07:45potentially discussed
07:46as far as your involvement
07:47Saturday, Sunday?
07:49No, man,
07:49I was just happy to be there.
07:51God dang,
07:51you know,
07:51I had a knee replacement,
07:53give or take,
07:54about four months ago,
07:56and for a total knee replacement
07:57to heal up 100%,
07:59you're looking at about a year,
08:00and so that was on December 4th,
08:02so I have whatever the timeline is,
08:05give or take around four months,
08:06I'm feeling really good.
08:08I don't squat anymore.
08:10I'm doing some Hindu squats
08:11along with my workouts,
08:12but, you know,
08:13I'm not,
08:14I haven't even tried to run yet,
08:17so I don't even know if I can run,
08:18not that I run a lot to the ring,
08:20but I would imagine
08:21I'm about 30 or 35%,
08:24you know,
08:25not 100%,
08:25at about 30,
08:2635% of capacity,
08:28and so,
08:29you know,
08:30I did what I could,
08:31and just to be involved
08:33in the show,
08:34go out there
08:35and announce the attendance
08:36at WrestleMania
08:37night one,
08:38night two combined,
08:39and that's what I did,
08:40and that was about
08:42all I could do.
08:43I mean,
08:44earlier in the year,
08:46we'd had,
08:47you know,
08:47not really discussions,
08:48just like briefly,
08:49hey, man,
08:50you want to be there,
08:51maybe we can figure you in,
08:52and I said,
08:53hey, man,
08:53I'm getting my knee replaced,
08:55we'll see what happens,
08:56you know,
08:56when that time comes,
08:57the time came,
08:58and I can't do much.
09:00Logan Paul said on his podcast
09:02that he offered you
09:03a sum of money
09:04to dress up in a prime bottle
09:06and you turn it down,
09:06is that true?
09:09Man,
09:09you know,
09:11if he said that,
09:12you know,
09:12I'm not going to call him a liar,
09:14and I just thought
09:16that was kind of
09:16personal business,
09:18but,
09:18so,
09:19since it's out there,
09:20yeah,
09:20I'll turn it down,
09:21I'm in the beer,
09:21but,
09:21I'm in the beer business,
09:23I sell broken skull beer,
09:25and,
09:25you know,
09:26we're in about 25 or 30 states,
09:28I don't know anything
09:29about his product,
09:30I don't know
09:31about the ingredients in it,
09:32if it's good,
09:33if it's bad,
09:34or whatever,
09:34so,
09:35you know,
09:35it just,
09:35it wasn't my thing,
09:37so,
09:38you know,
09:39yeah,
09:39I turned it down,
09:40just because
09:41I wasn't into it,
09:43and that's not,
09:44no disrespect to him
09:45or his product.
09:46I saw the reaction
09:47to that news coming out
09:48after he said it,
09:49and I think it was like
09:5099.9% people saying
09:52thank God
09:53he turned it down,
09:54I don't think a lot of people
09:55with all due respect
09:55to him and his product,
09:56which I have no issues with,
09:57I don't think people
09:58wanted to see you
09:59dressed up in a prime bottle.
10:01No,
10:02man,
10:02it's just,
10:03not my gimmick,
10:04you know,
10:05like I said,
10:06he's doing really well.
10:08You know,
10:08obviously he's hustling
10:10and he's going
10:11and getting it
10:11and more power to him.
10:13It just,
10:13it was a great fit
10:16for Steve Austin.
10:17Could I ask,
10:18obviously I'd be remiss
10:19if I don't ask
10:19your perspective
10:20on the ATV riding,
10:22what happened there?
10:25Oh,
10:25just different throttle
10:26setup than what
10:27I'm normally used to,
10:29and long story short,
10:31just different throttle system,
10:32because I'm pretty damn handy
10:34on a four-wheeler.
10:36Any sort of aftermath
10:38there to all that?
10:40No,
10:41just,
10:41you know,
10:41I was embarrassed about it
10:42and I think everybody's okay,
10:44but I mean,
10:44you know,
10:44you go out there
10:45on the biggest night,
10:47you know,
10:47in wrestling
10:48and you end up like that
10:50and it's not the greatest day
10:51at the office.
10:52You go out there
10:52and you want to give people
10:54the best show that you can
10:55and when you fall short of that,
10:56it's not great.
10:58Speaking of unannounced
11:00appearances or whatnot,
11:01I was there a couple years ago
11:02in Texas
11:04when you and KO
11:05had the finale on night one
11:07and I always wondered
11:08about something.
11:09If it was always the plan
11:12for it to turn into
11:13what it turned into,
11:14why wasn't it promoted as such?
11:16Because it was promoted
11:16as the KO show,
11:17right?
11:19It was promoted
11:19as the KO show,
11:20it was promoted
11:20as sort of like an interview
11:21and then it ended up being
11:23almost like a full-blown match
11:24and I wondered,
11:25wow,
11:25the reaction
11:27or the build-up
11:27would have been so great.
11:28Could you tell us
11:29how we got to that point
11:30and was it always supposed
11:31to be like that?
11:32No,
11:33just because,
11:34I mean,
11:34we were at Uncharted Waters
11:36when they came up with that.
11:37It was getting pretty close
11:38to,
11:39you know,
11:40the time that it was
11:41going to be WrestleMania.
11:42We went out and filmed
11:42that promo right down the road
11:44from my house,
11:45but,
11:45you know,
11:46I didn't get a ring
11:47to practice in.
11:48Man,
11:49and I trained like a sumbitch
11:52to get in shape
11:52with that match
11:53and when you don't have a ring
11:54or you're not doing
11:55cardio-specific activities
11:57like,
11:58you know,
11:58running the ropes,
11:59picket somebody up,
12:00slam them,
12:00doing,
12:00you know,
12:01wrestling activity,
12:02your cardio is just not there.
12:04So,
12:05you know,
12:05it was going to be billed
12:06as what it was
12:06and I guess so,
12:08maybe it would lessen
12:09the expectations
12:10of the people.
12:11Like you say,
12:11hey,
12:11this is going to be
12:12a full-blown match.
12:13Well,
12:14again,
12:14I wasn't in that kind
12:16of condition.
12:16I looked good,
12:18but my gas tank
12:19wasn't there
12:20and man,
12:20I've always prided myself.
12:21Anybody that's ever
12:22worked with me
12:23knows that if we're going,
12:25you know,
12:25I might,
12:27if,
12:27I'm not going to say
12:28that I never blew up,
12:29but if I did,
12:30I never stopped.
12:31I kept going
12:32at WrestleMania
12:33working with KO
12:35and I was blown pretty good,
12:37but I kept just getting
12:39a sip of beer
12:40just to kind of
12:41quench my thirst
12:42because,
12:42you know,
12:43I was out of shape.
12:44I wasn't in ring shape.
12:46So,
12:46I guess,
12:48bottom line,
12:48long story short,
12:49just so,
12:52if you haven't
12:53and I hadn't been
12:54in a ring
12:54in almost 20 years,
12:56it's just like
12:57Triple H,
12:58Undertaker,
12:58and Hogan said,
13:00you know,
13:00on one hand,
13:01I don't have any timing.
13:02On the other hand,
13:03I don't really know
13:04what I have.
13:05On the other hand,
13:07you know,
13:07I'm not calloused up.
13:08My body's not ready.
13:09So,
13:09each one of those guys
13:10said something
13:11that was very true
13:11about that match
13:12and zero timing.
13:14I ran the ropes
13:15two days
13:17for that match
13:18in the ring
13:18they had at the hotel.
13:19So,
13:20you know,
13:20if you build it as such,
13:22those have been
13:23high expectations
13:24to live up to.
13:25So,
13:25then you over-deliver
13:26on something
13:27that's unexpected.
13:28I completely understand.
13:30If that ends up
13:31being your last
13:32sort of active
13:33quote-unquote match,
13:34are you at peace
13:35with that?
13:37Totally.
13:38Totally.
13:40There's always
13:40that part
13:41in the back
13:41of your mind
13:42where,
13:42you know,
13:43there was a match.
13:44I think they built it
13:45as like an exhibition match.
13:47It was between
13:48Nick Bockwinkle
13:49and Billy Robinson
13:51over in Japan
13:52and man,
13:53those two guys,
13:54they put on
13:55a really nice clinic.
13:56I think it was about
13:57an 11,
13:5813,
13:59or 15 minute match
14:00and of course
14:02the Japanese people
14:03really appreciated
14:03that match
14:04and those guys
14:04were badasses
14:05and they could really work.
14:06so to do something
14:08like that
14:09would be fun.
14:11You know,
14:12again,
14:12it's an exhibition.
14:13You're not trying
14:13to go out there
14:14and steal the show.
14:15You're just going
14:15to go out there
14:16and try to do it
14:17one more time
14:17in front of the fans
14:18because you love
14:19the business
14:20as much as you do
14:21and it would be
14:22very interesting.
14:24So,
14:24you always think
14:25in the back of your mind
14:26about something like that.
14:29And again,
14:29exhibition style
14:30so you don't have
14:31all that pressure
14:32of trying to be
14:32who you were
14:33in your athletic prime
14:35because when
14:36when you're
14:37out of prime
14:38there's just
14:39a night and day difference
14:40of how you can perform
14:42and that's just
14:42the bottom line.
14:43That's the way
14:44it is for any athlete
14:46in any sport.
14:47But,
14:48if that was
14:49my last endeavor
14:50in the ring
14:51I'm totally
14:52at peace with it.
14:54I ran hard.
14:56I had fun.
14:57We achieved a lot
14:59and
15:00it was what it was
15:02and I have no regrets.
15:03So,
15:04I gave it
15:05everything I had.
15:05Were you ever
15:07when you were coming up
15:08when you were
15:08at the very top
15:09of the game
15:10cognizant of maybe
15:11some of the guys
15:11who stuck around
15:12too long
15:13and said that
15:14you didn't want
15:15to be one of those guys?
15:16I know injuries
15:16played a part.
15:17Your body plays a part.
15:18You had been
15:19through the ringer
15:19but I also feel like
15:21the reason why people
15:22bring this up so much
15:23is because they
15:24want more of you.
15:25You never stuck
15:26around too long.
15:26We didn't get
15:27an oversaturation
15:28of Stone Cold.
15:30Were you cognizant
15:31of that
15:31and didn't want
15:32to be the...
15:32Even right now
15:33you could be around.
15:33and you could be
15:34doing stuff on camera.
15:35I'm sure
15:35the door is open.
15:38Do you not want
15:38to be one of those guys?
15:40No,
15:41I don't want
15:41to hang around
15:41too long
15:42but when I look back
15:44I think your perspective
15:45on things that happened
15:47in the ring
15:47changed
15:48as you go down
15:53the road of life
15:53when I look
15:54at some of the guys
15:55who maybe
15:56some people
15:57consider hanging
15:58around too long
15:58I get the fact
16:00that okay
16:01maybe on one hand
16:02financially
16:03they didn't
16:05take care of themselves
16:06but then also
16:07on the other hand
16:08it's just
16:09and probably more so
16:11it's just they love
16:12the freaking business
16:13so much
16:14that they just
16:15don't want
16:16to get out of it
16:16and I didn't have
16:18an exit strategy
16:18either
16:19I just simply
16:20pulled the cord
16:21on myself
16:21pulled the plug
16:22due to what was
16:23going on
16:24you know
16:24doing my list
16:25of injuries
16:25and I got out
16:26but you know
16:27a lot of people
16:28hang around
16:28just because
16:29they love that
16:29shit so much
16:30and I just
16:31can't blame them
16:32for that
16:32and that's just
16:33the way it is
16:34but anytime
16:36anytime I go
16:37out in front
16:37of a crowd
16:37I kind of
16:38have a timer
16:39in my head
16:40about you know
16:41leave them
16:44wanting more
16:45don't want them
16:46you don't want
16:48to leave them
16:49wanting you less
16:50like god dang
16:51it was cool
16:52seeing Austin
16:52but he stayed
16:53out there
16:53all freaking day
16:54Jesus Christ
16:55get him out
16:56give him the hook
16:57I don't want
16:57to be that guy
16:58when I'm going
16:58out there
16:59so that's
17:00kind of the way
17:00it was with my career
17:01and that's kind
17:02of the way
17:02I play my appearances
17:03I'd rather get
17:04out too soon
17:05rather than
17:06stay too long
17:06and wear out
17:07your welcome
17:07there was a lot
17:09of obviously
17:09chatter in the
17:10aftermath of
17:11Wrestlemania
17:11did they get
17:12it right
17:12did they get
17:13it wrong
17:13I'm wondering
17:13did you
17:13did you watch
17:14both nights
17:15and if so
17:16I'd love to
17:17just ask your
17:17perspective
17:18who better
17:18than you
17:19and so the
17:20first question
17:20is did you
17:21watch the
17:21entirety of the
17:22two events
17:23no I didn't
17:25what about
17:25the ending
17:26of night two
17:27the Cena
17:28Rhodes finish
17:29I didn't see it
17:31you didn't see it
17:31did you go home
17:32yes I did
17:33wow any
17:34particular reason
17:35no I just
17:37wanted to beat
17:37the crowd
17:37okay interesting
17:39and I haven't
17:40watched it back
17:40wow do you
17:41do you not
17:42watch it
17:42actively these
17:43days like
17:44are you not
17:44I mean maybe
17:45you follow but
17:45don't sit down
17:46and watch
17:47all the hours
17:47I follow
17:48WWE on
17:50IG
17:50that's where
17:52I get most
17:52of my content
17:53I get the snippets
17:54and stuff
17:54that they play
17:55and that's
17:56what I see
17:57okay
17:58I did see a
18:00clip of you
18:01and Io Sky
18:01you seem to be
18:02very impressed
18:03with her
18:03she was one
18:04of the earlier
18:04matches
18:04what about
18:05that performance
18:07that match
18:08you know
18:09led to this
18:09moment between
18:10the two of you
18:10that was one of my
18:11favorite matches
18:12of the entire
18:13two days
18:14and right before
18:15this about 30
18:16minutes before
18:17this I saw
18:17Bianca Belair
18:18and I told her
18:19the same thing
18:20had I seen
18:21Rhea I would
18:22have told her
18:22the same thing
18:23man it was just
18:24an amazing match
18:25great timing
18:26very physical
18:27and those three
18:29women are bad
18:30asses to begin
18:30with
18:31you know
18:31all of them
18:32are great workers
18:33and man Bianca
18:34in the short
18:35time that she's
18:36been around
18:36has really
18:37picked everything
18:38up
18:38and I really
18:40like that match
18:41and I also
18:41like that match
18:42well I liked
18:43Drew McIntyre's
18:44match with Priest
18:45I liked the
18:47match with
18:49Ray
18:50Ron Breaker
18:51who else was in
18:52there but
18:52there's four guys
18:53in the ring
18:53and Dominic
18:55excuse me
18:56Dominic
18:56Dominic goes
18:57over
18:57what a finish
18:59and the right
19:00guy went over
19:01in a ring full
19:02of killers
19:03of course you
19:03don't expect
19:04him to go
19:04over
19:04that was
19:05another one
19:06of my favorite
19:06matches
19:07could I ask
19:08what do you
19:08like right now
19:09about the
19:09business or
19:10maybe who
19:10in particular
19:11like who
19:11is someone
19:12that you're
19:12like that
19:13guy has
19:13it
19:13that guy
19:14or that
19:14girl is
19:14doing it
19:15right
19:15well
19:17you know
19:17Rhea's
19:18doing it
19:18right
19:19I mean
19:19she's been
19:19around for
19:20a night
19:20you know
19:20she's a
19:21veteran
19:21but she still
19:22gets better
19:23I like the
19:24way she
19:25bumps she
19:25takes a lot
19:26of pride
19:26in the way
19:27she bumps
19:27the way
19:27she sells
19:28you know
19:29she's a
19:29solid physical
19:31person
19:32you know
19:33I'd like to
19:34see Charlotte
19:35get back on
19:36track
19:36with her
19:37storyline
19:37or whatever's
19:38going on
19:39with her
19:39because I love
19:40her
19:40Bayley
19:42didn't get to
19:43perform at
19:44Wrestlemania
19:45I love
19:45their
19:45starting up
19:46an angle
19:46with her
19:47and Becky
19:47of course
19:48I'm glad
19:48Becky's
19:48back
19:49guy wise
19:51I love
19:52what
19:52Bron
19:52Breaker's
19:53doing
19:53want to
19:54see how
19:54he improves
19:55it's
19:55interesting
19:56to see
19:56that he's
19:56with Paul
19:57Heyman
19:57and Paul
19:59Heyman
19:59can't get
20:01the best
20:01out of
20:01your lost
20:02cause
20:03and that
20:03kid has
20:04blue
20:05shipper
20:05written
20:05all over
20:06him
20:06so
20:07under
20:07the
20:08learning
20:09tree
20:10of
20:10Paul
20:10Heyman
20:11I look
20:11for
20:11big
20:12things
20:13from
20:13Bron
20:13Breaker
20:13and
20:14there's
20:15a ton
20:15of
20:16men
20:16and
20:16women
20:16that
20:16I'm
20:16not
20:18mentioned
20:19just
20:19because
20:20I don't
20:21watch
20:21my wife
20:22doesn't
20:23watch
20:23wrestling
20:23so I
20:24don't
20:24watch
20:24wrestling
20:25as much
20:26as I
20:26used
20:26to
20:26we
20:27eat
20:27dinner
20:27and watch
20:28a show
20:28I love
20:29that
20:29I do
20:29love
20:30the fact
20:30that
20:30you're
20:30very
20:31well
20:31aware
20:31of
20:32you're
20:32mentioning
20:32guys
20:33and girls
20:34doing
20:34stuff
20:35so it's
20:35not like
20:35you're
20:35completely
20:36out of
20:38the mix
20:39here
20:39yeah
20:40man
20:40the business
20:42has changed
20:43so much
20:43since when
20:44I got
20:45in there
20:45because
20:45if you
20:47work with
20:47the Nashville
20:47Fairgrounds
20:48that building
20:49is shaped
20:49like a
20:49rectangle
20:50girls
20:51are dressing
20:51over here
20:52babies
20:52over here
20:53there's
20:53no common
20:53dressing room
20:54that referee
20:55is going
20:55to come
20:55in there
20:55give each
20:56guy the
20:57finish
20:57he couldn't
20:57go out
20:58there
20:58and call
20:58that
20:58in the
20:58ring
20:59so that's
20:59the way
21:00we were
21:00working
21:00and that
21:01was a
21:01weekly
21:01territory
21:02we were
21:02in
21:03what was
21:04Nashville
21:04that was
21:05a
21:05Friday
21:05night
21:06or a
21:06Saturday
21:06night
21:06show
21:07and we
21:08were
21:08traveling
21:08the rest
21:09of the
21:09USWA
21:09territory
21:10so that's
21:11what I grew
21:11up on
21:12and grew
21:12up doing
21:13and you
21:14know
21:14listening to
21:15the people
21:15and making
21:16your decisions
21:17you know
21:17accordingly
21:18and calling
21:18up matching
21:19the ring
21:19and now
21:20it's just
21:21turned into
21:21the fast
21:23paced
21:23more athletic
21:25style
21:26that it
21:26has
21:27and the
21:28men and
21:28women are
21:29amazing
21:29the storylines
21:31are
21:32are
21:32they're
21:33let me
21:35see
21:36a little
21:36more
21:37complicated
21:37very
21:39interesting
21:39more
21:40levels
21:41of
21:41depth
21:41so I
21:42enjoy it
21:43for what
21:44it is
21:44I'm a
21:44pro wrestling
21:45fan
21:45I'm glad
21:46they're
21:46pro wrestling
21:47again
21:47the sports
21:48entertainment
21:48thing was
21:49great for
21:50what it
21:50was intended
21:51so you
21:52didn't insult
21:52people's
21:53intelligence
21:53and now
21:54being on
21:54Netflix
21:55they've
21:55kind of
21:55lifted the
21:56curtain
21:56a little
21:56bit more
21:57I watch
21:59each stage
21:59that the
22:00business
22:00develops
22:01into
22:01and I
22:02appreciate
22:03it from
22:03the caveman
22:04days
22:04into the
22:05nowadays
22:05I'm a
22:06fan
22:06you know
22:07wrestling
22:08fans
22:08they're
22:12old school
22:12in a sense
22:13they're
22:13nostalgic
22:13and so
22:14when things
22:14like
22:15there's
22:15this
22:15documentary
22:16that's
22:16coming out
22:16of series
22:17on Netflix
22:18where they're
22:18going to
22:19show
22:19behind the
22:20scenes
22:20the writing
22:20process
22:21the creative
22:21process
22:21called
22:22WWE
22:22Unreal
22:22or even
22:23little
22:23things like
22:24ads all
22:25over the
22:25ring
22:26they get
22:26very fired
22:27up
22:27to the
22:28non-fan
22:28you'd be
22:29like
22:29who cares
22:29when you
22:30see this
22:31stuff
22:31how do
22:31you feel
22:31about it
22:32are you
22:32old school
22:32like that
22:33should there
22:33not be
22:33ads
22:34on the
22:34ring
22:34should there
22:34not be
22:35cameras
22:35in the
22:35writing
22:35room
22:36man
22:37that's
22:38where I'm
22:38still a little
22:39old school
22:40on that
22:40and you
22:41know
22:41it's just
22:42like
22:42I'm a
22:43big
22:43magic
22:44fan
22:44but you
22:45know
22:45if
22:45Harry
22:46Houdini
22:47is still
22:47around
22:47you know
22:48I don't
22:49want him
22:49to tell
22:49me how
22:49he does
22:50it
22:50I want
22:50to figure
22:51out
22:51how he
22:51does it
22:52and if
22:52I can't
22:53then I'm
22:53gonna keep
22:53wondering
22:54and I'm
22:55gonna keep
22:55watching
22:55but I'm
22:56gonna keep
22:56wondering
22:57so don't
22:57tell me
22:58how he's
22:58doing it
22:59but see
22:59if I can
22:59figure it
23:00out myself
23:00because I
23:01want to
23:02think that
23:02I know
23:03it's not
23:04magic
23:04it's an
23:05illusion
23:05but let
23:06me keep
23:07wondering
23:07about that
23:08illusion
23:08hey there
23:10sorry to
23:10interrupt
23:10just want to
23:11remind you
23:12if you
23:12haven't
23:12already
23:13please do
23:13hit that
23:14subscribe
23:14button
23:14we would
23:15appreciate
23:16it very
23:16much
23:16and while
23:17you're at
23:17it
23:17give us
23:17a thumbs
23:18up
23:18too
23:18you know
23:19we've
23:19got live
23:19shows
23:20interviews
23:20clips
23:21and a
23:22whole lot
23:22more
23:22going on
23:23on this
23:24here
23:24channel
23:24all right
23:25now back
23:25to the
23:25show
23:25very much
23:26agree with
23:27that I've
23:27heard you
23:28say
23:28recently
23:29that you
23:29never
23:30wanted
23:30I'll
23:31correct
23:32myself
23:32it was
23:33your idea
23:33to turn
23:33heel at
23:34Wrestlemania
23:3417
23:35but you
23:35regret
23:35it
23:36is that
23:36a fair
23:37assessment
23:37you wish
23:37you didn't
23:38do it
23:38you kind
23:39of wish
23:39that you
23:39called
23:39an audible
23:40in the
23:40moment
23:40and stunned
23:42Vince
23:42and that
23:43led me
23:43to think
23:43of John
23:44Cena
23:44and I
23:45I also
23:45have heard
23:46you say
23:46you didn't
23:47watch it
23:47and I
23:47know here
23:48you're
23:48telling me
23:48you don't
23:49watch it
23:49and I
23:49100%
23:50understand
23:50that
23:50could I
23:51just ask
23:51do you
23:51think
23:52there will
23:52become
23:52a time
23:53down the
23:54line
23:54where he
23:54regrets
23:54he didn't
23:55have to
23:55turn
23:55heel
23:56do you
23:56feel like
23:57the same
23:57thing
23:57will happen
23:58to him
23:58first of all
24:00to answer
24:00what you said
24:01yeah
24:01man
24:02if I could
24:03go back
24:03and imagine
24:04time machine
24:04I would have
24:05told Vince
24:06we used him
24:07he helped
24:08interfere
24:09beat the
24:09hell out
24:09of rock
24:10with that
24:10chair
24:10it was very
24:11physical
24:11I laid
24:12that stuff
24:13in
24:13and
24:15I went
24:17into that
24:17match
24:17that build
24:18up
24:18that package
24:19that they
24:20put together
24:20that really
24:21kind of reinvigorated
24:22me
24:22we were both
24:23in there
24:23the number
24:24one and two
24:24baby faces
24:25or number
24:26one and two
24:27talents
24:29in the world
24:29going head
24:30to head
24:31and I love
24:32working with
24:32the rock
24:33but I'd have
24:33called that
24:34audible
24:34and I told
24:35Vince
24:35after it was
24:36all said and
24:36done
24:36watch the stunner
24:38I'd have
24:38dropped him
24:39on that
24:39stack of
24:39dimes
24:40he called
24:40a neck
24:40and I
24:41would have
24:41stayed a
24:41baby face
24:42going on
24:43to John
24:43Cena
24:44I love
24:46what Cena's
24:47doing
24:47I love
24:48the way
24:48that guy
24:48talks
24:49his promos
24:50where he's
24:51going with
24:52it
24:52I know
24:53some people
24:53think differently
24:54but I like
24:56the ride
24:56that he's
24:57taking me
24:57on
24:58because I'm
24:59invested in
25:00John Cena
25:00I've watched
25:01him for a
25:02long time
25:02he's a
25:03class act
25:04and
25:05I think
25:08he's going
25:08to look
25:08back
25:09and love
25:09what he's
25:10doing
25:10because
25:10he loves
25:12the business
25:12and I think
25:13he truly
25:14enjoys it
25:14he loves it
25:15so much
25:15that at this
25:16stage of
25:16his life
25:18he's had
25:19so much
25:19success
25:21at this
25:21stage of
25:22his life
25:22in the
25:23business
25:23and outside
25:24of the
25:24business
25:25and the
25:25movie industry
25:26and entertainment
25:27he's only doing
25:29this because
25:29he loves it
25:30that much
25:30and he wants
25:31to take the
25:32people on
25:32another ride
25:33and a ride
25:35that they
25:35haven't been
25:35on yet
25:36and it's
25:36warranted
25:37and deserved
25:38I love that
25:40by the way
25:40did you ever
25:41think that we
25:42would be
25:42living in a
25:43time where
25:43Vince McMahon
25:44is alive
25:45but not
25:45affiliated with
25:46WWE
25:47it seems
25:48weird
25:49but I mean
25:50only for a
25:51minute
25:51because you
25:52know when
25:52they sold
25:53the company
25:53to TKO
25:54or whatever
25:54the deal
25:55is
25:55you know
25:56it was like
25:57okay it was
25:57kind of like
25:57the end of
25:58an era
25:58and now that
25:59we've taken
26:00a breath
26:00okay we
26:01digested
26:02that the
26:02era's over
26:03and it is
26:04what it is
26:05so I
26:06remember
26:06talking to
26:07Vince
26:07100 years
26:07ago
26:08when he
26:08wanted to
26:09take the
26:09company
26:09public
26:10and I
26:10told him
26:11I said
26:11dude
26:11it was
26:12just me
26:12and him
26:13I said
26:13why do
26:13you want
26:14to go
26:14public
26:15he goes
26:16Steve
26:16it'd be
26:17more legitimate
26:17I was like
26:19man what the
26:19F
26:20he owned
26:22the whole
26:22damn thing
26:23you know
26:23it was worth
26:24a shit ton
26:24of money
26:25you know
26:25how much
26:25do you want
26:26so I never
26:27understood it
26:27to begin
26:28with you know
26:28and I love
26:29working with
26:29Vince
26:30I love
26:30working with
26:31all of
26:31the McMahons
26:32and I've
26:32had a
26:33tremendous
26:34time working
26:34with WWE
26:35and we
26:36haven't always
26:36seen eye
26:37to eye
26:37on everything
26:37but you
26:39know
26:39and I
26:39gave them
26:40all my
26:40blood sweat
26:41and tears
26:41and they
26:42gave me
26:43a bunch
26:43of opportunities
26:44to go out
26:44there and
26:45crush home
26:46runs and
26:46grand slams
26:47if the
26:48opportunity
26:48presented itself
26:49and I could
26:50carry out
26:50the mission
26:50we had a
26:51great time
26:52together
26:52but you
26:53know
26:53that era
26:54is gone
26:54and a new
26:55one has
26:55begun
26:56and it's
26:57taken off
26:58and it's
26:59seemed like
26:59it's going
27:00good
27:00can I ask
27:01when were you
27:02the happiest
27:02in your career
27:03does the
27:04time frame
27:05does a year
27:05come to mind
27:06no
27:07that's a
27:08interesting
27:10question
27:10just because
27:11some of the
27:12happiest days
27:13of my life
27:14was when I
27:14was living
27:15at the
27:15Congress
27:15in Nashville
27:16in Nashville
27:16Tennessee
27:16starving my
27:17ass off
27:18eating tuna
27:21fish and raw
27:22potatoes because
27:23I didn't have a
27:23hot plate or
27:24nothing to cook
27:24them with
27:25damn sure
27:25I didn't have
27:26a microwave
27:26and I was
27:28happy then
27:29because I was
27:29learning so much
27:30and when you're
27:32starving and
27:33you're making
27:33$15 or $20 a
27:35night and those
27:36are shoot payoffs
27:37that was how much
27:38I was making
27:38and I was probably
27:40getting overpaid
27:40and most of
27:42those round
27:43trips
27:43going to
27:47and from
27:48Memphis
27:48back to
27:49Nashville
27:50Evansville
27:50back to
27:51Nashville
27:51Louisville
27:52back to
27:52Nashville
27:53I mean
27:53it was close
27:54to 400 mile
27:55round trips
27:55man I was
27:56starving but I
27:57was having a
27:58blast because I
27:59was making
28:00money you know
28:01and when I got
28:02the call up to
28:02WCW and
28:04you know that
28:05was a great
28:06time when I
28:06went to ECW
28:07that was a
28:08great time
28:08and hey man
28:10when I finally
28:10broke through
28:11a stone cold
28:12Steve Austin
28:13who just
28:13became a
28:14force
28:15that was a
28:16damn good
28:16time
28:17it just
28:18seems like
28:18no matter
28:20there's so
28:22many times
28:22when you're
28:23having the
28:23time of your
28:23life
28:24and it's
28:25not always
28:25about getting
28:26on top
28:26sometimes it's
28:28just fighting
28:28through the
28:29struggles and
28:29those little
28:30wins of
28:31like going
28:32to Evansville
28:34Indiana on a
28:35Wednesday night
28:35and getting
28:36a little bit
28:37better pop
28:38than you got
28:38the week before
28:39and maybe a
28:40little bit
28:41bigger pop
28:42than you got
28:42the week before
28:43it's all these
28:44little things
28:45that add up
28:46and over the
28:47course of a
28:47career I
28:49can't say
28:49that any
28:50time was
28:51my well
28:52I could say
28:53that when I
28:54got white
28:55hot stone cold
28:56that was a
28:57freaking blast
28:58but you know
28:59I guarantee you
29:00man those days
29:01when I was
29:01starving because
29:02I wanted to be
29:03a pro wrestler
29:04a hundred percent
29:06through and
29:06through and my
29:07whole and
29:08in my whole
29:10totality I
29:11wanted to be a
29:11pro wrestler
29:12and when you
29:13get a chance
29:13to put on
29:14some tights
29:14and some
29:15boots and
29:15go in there
29:15and work
29:16in a ring
29:16and you're
29:17living out
29:18your dream
29:18that's a
29:19good freaking
29:20time
29:20just for
29:21nostalgic
29:22sake we
29:24were looking
29:24back to see
29:25if you
29:25competed on
29:26this day and
29:26maybe this
29:27jogs your
29:27memory maybe
29:28it doesn't
29:28just for fun
29:29April 30th
29:30that's today
29:301992 at the
29:32South Florida
29:33Fairgrounds at
29:34the Expo
29:35Center in
29:35West Palm
29:36Beach Florida
29:36a man by
29:38the name of
29:38Steve Austin
29:39teamed up with
29:39Rick Rude
29:40the Dangerous
29:40Alliance to
29:41go up against
29:42Ivan Koloff
29:43and Ricky
29:43Steamboat they
29:44beat you on
29:45that night
29:45perhaps even
29:46more fun than
29:46that is that
29:47in 1996 you
29:48wrestled three
29:49times at a
29:50TV taping
29:51once against
29:53Matt Hardy
29:53the other
29:54against Fatou
29:55and then
29:55Shawn Michaels
29:56for the belt
29:56in Des Moines
29:57Iowa at the
29:58Veterans Memorial
29:59Auditorium right
30:00before this is
30:0196 right before
30:02King of the
30:02Ring you had
30:03that run with
30:04Shawn Michaels
30:04you had just
30:05turned from
30:06Ringmaster to
30:06Stone Cold
30:07and you were
30:08about to
30:08explode
30:09any of that
30:10take you back
30:11three times
30:12by the way in
30:13that year in
30:13that month in
30:1496 you
30:15wrestled 22
30:15times we
30:16looked 22
30:17times in the
30:18month of
30:18April back
30:18in 1996
30:19man back in
30:21the day and
30:21really even
30:22before that we
30:23were on the
30:23road sometimes I
30:25mean we were
30:25working 27 out
30:26of 30 days and
30:28when you go to
30:28some of those
30:29TV tapings you
30:30might be working
30:31anywhere from
30:31three to four
30:32times depending
30:32on how you were
30:33booked I
30:34mean and that
30:35was just the
30:35mission the
30:37task at hand
30:38so working
30:40multiple times
30:40you know these
30:41days it seems
30:42like damn near
30:43impossible but
30:44back in the day
30:45that's just the
30:45way it was and
30:47God it's funny
30:48because I can't
30:49remember being in
30:51the ring with
30:51Ivan Koloff you
30:52sure about that
30:53yeah are you
30:55saying that my
30:55here it is Ivan
30:57Koloff and Ricky
30:58Steamboat defeated
30:59the Dangerous
30:59Alliance Rick
31:00Roode and Steve
31:00Austin April 30th
31:021992 at the South
31:03Florida Fairgrounds
31:04Expo Center
31:05golly I guess
31:06if you say it
31:07happened it did
31:08I remember one
31:09time we were
31:09down there I
31:10think it was in
31:10a little town
31:11right outside of
31:12Orlando called
31:12Pace Florida if
31:14I'm not mistaken
31:15and we were all
31:16dressing in like
31:17a I don't know
31:18if it was like an
31:18RV or like a
31:20single wide and
31:22for some reason
31:23Harley Race was
31:25managing Vader at
31:26the time and he
31:27was going to get
31:28out there he's
31:29going to go out
31:29there someone
31:30didn't show up or
31:31whatever happened
31:32and he was going
31:33to wrestle Ric
31:34Flair of course
31:35Flair and Harley
31:36Race had wrestled
31:36a million times in
31:37the past and I
31:39just remember
31:39something like
31:40Harley saying to
31:42Flair something
31:43like St. Louis
31:4576 or whatever it
31:48was he was kind of
31:49giving him you know
31:50a match that they
31:51had a hundred years
31:52ago and they were
31:53basically to kind of
31:54go out there and do
31:54the same thing so it
31:56was just a classic
31:57Harley moment you had
31:58to know Harley
31:59because Harley
32:00always kind of
32:02talked about like
32:03this and you know
32:05he was extremely
32:06tough and no one
32:07messed with Harley
32:07and of course Rick
32:09adored Harley and
32:11Harley did so much
32:12for Rick but to see
32:12those two old
32:13veterans go out
32:15there and put on a
32:16hell of a show and
32:17hear them have a
32:17brief conversation
32:18was something I
32:20still remember to
32:21this day more so
32:22than the matches I
32:23would have had
32:24said TV David
32:25incredible I'll let
32:27you go in a moment
32:27I can't thank you
32:28enough for the time
32:29I just wanted to
32:30ask because I went
32:30back and watched
32:31some of that match
32:32against Shawn Michaels
32:33on this day in 1996
32:34and it's it's wild to
32:35see you in in WWF at
32:37the time without the
32:38the very iconic music
32:40that accompanied the
32:41rest of your career
32:42the glass break and
32:43all that stuff do you
32:44remember when that
32:45was first presented to
32:46you and do you
32:47remember how you felt
32:48when you when you
32:48saw okay this is the
32:49new music because it
32:50like you can't look at
32:51you without that music
32:52that music did so much
32:53do you remember when it
32:54was all presented and
32:55came together because the
32:55music they had you walk
32:56out to didn't
32:57they didn't quite have
32:58the same type of you
32:59know punch if you will
33:00man I was lost because
33:02you know I'd wrestle for
33:04you know seven years of
33:05stunning Steve Austin
33:06and that's a pretty
33:07decent music back in
33:08WCW to go back and
33:09listen to that and then
33:11all of a sudden you got
33:12this slow plodding ring
33:13master type music that
33:15just you can't get any
33:17kind of swagger to it
33:18you can't get jazzed up
33:20about it it doesn't
33:21spike your adrenaline
33:22you're like lost and so
33:24you have it's like an
33:25actor forming an identity
33:27or like a bio to be
33:29able to draw you know
33:31decisions from and an
33:33acting role because of
33:34their past and I didn't
33:36have any past I was
33:37trying to go in on
33:39something completely
33:39fresh that I couldn't
33:40identify with it and I
33:42was basically in no man's
33:43land walking to the ring
33:44trying to make chicken
33:46salad out of chicken
33:47shit and somehow some way
33:50it ended up working but in
33:52that transition it didn't
33:53necessarily feel like it
33:54always was but you know I
33:57was committed to be being
33:58the best that I could be and
34:00I had to weather the
34:00storms that anybody else
34:02would have to and I did
34:03and it all worked out
34:05tremendously and once again
34:07you get your your flowers
34:08that you so deserve a shout
34:10out to the GFI racing team
34:11which you are a part of
34:12Broken Skull Beer El
34:14Segundo Beer which I do
34:16believe you recently
34:17celebrated 10 years with
34:19them you're you're a force
34:20now in the beer business
34:21which is tremendous to
34:22see I hear you're getting
34:24back into the movie
34:24business as well with the
34:26with walk-ons right
34:27I can get back in my
34:30movie business man
34:31hey come on
34:32are you bullshitting me
34:33no I mean that's that's
34:34the word on the street
34:35that's what people are
34:36saying
34:37ain't nobody told me
34:38about it
34:39all right all right well
34:40that's what I so it's
34:41not you're not involved in
34:42this
34:42walk-on
34:44yeah
34:44I ain't never heard of it
34:46okay well apparently not
34:47apparently not
34:48I'm not here in BSE
34:50Nevada dude I don't get
34:51the latest news until a
34:53couple weeks later
34:53well that's perfect you're
34:56doing it right you're out
34:57of the limelight no one's
34:59bothering you you're living
35:00your life you appear to be
35:01very happy and getting back
35:02to 100% healthy and it's
35:04it's it's tremendous to see
35:06again I'm not trying to blow
35:07too much smoke up your
35:08behind but it's a real
35:09privilege and honor to have
35:10you on the program and
35:11appreciate you taking some
35:12time out so thank you very
35:13much congrats on the the
35:15great honor a couple weeks
35:15ago and good luck with
35:17everything coming up as well
35:18we we really appreciate
35:19and wish you well
35:20let me have in another
35:2211 years
35:22okay all right then I
35:25don't know if that's a
35:25compliment or not but I'll
35:26take it
35:27hey no give me a call let's
35:30talk again in a couple
35:31years it's great catching
35:32up with you big fan
35:33always love what you do
35:34thank you Steve means a lot
35:36appreciate it there he is
35:37there he is the great
35:38stone-cold Steve Austin
35:39kind enough to join us
35:40apparently not in the
35:42upcoming film walk-ons
35:44but he is I wanted to give
35:48a shout out I sort of
35:49forgot there at the end
35:50shout out to Poncho and
35:52Macho who if you you follow
35:55him on social media you will
35:56know are his cats there they
35:59are two solid ass cats two
36:01solid ass cats and who's who's
36:03the gentleman behind them
36:04mr. Ed it's yeah I don't know
36:08I mean just pokey's he posts a
36:13lot about his cats right yeah
36:15all the time can I tell you my
36:17favorite thing about my
36:18favorite thing is a mr. Ed
36:19reference in 2025 yeah you
36:21say your favorite thing then I
36:22want to say my favorite thing
36:23golly I should have by the way
36:25my favorite thing it's
36:27tremendous did you buy it just
36:28for this appearance no no no
36:29it was a stone-cold for
36:30Halloween oh that's right we
36:31should have showed him we
36:33should have said why didn't you
36:34mention that hey you know it's
36:35not about me yeah listen my
36:38favorite thing about him some
36:39will get it some will will not
36:41get it he uses these like old
36:43school wrestling terms uh it's a
36:45shoot this we we did a
36:47Broadway I just I love
36:49everything about it it doesn't
36:50get more old school than than
36:52that guy um and someone you
36:54know even like how he talks
36:55about like the babies were
36:56here the heels were there the
36:58referee came into the locker
36:59room to tell do you understand
37:00what that is at one time in the
37:02business the baby faces and the
37:04heels like if you go behind the
37:06scenes if you go backstage at a
37:08wrestling event in 2025 everyone's
37:11just working out together I told
37:13you guys I think when my kids
37:15went back there the first time
37:16the only time I think they were
37:18like oh this is an exact like
37:20they saw the guys going over
37:21things I loved it of course I
37:23know what it is so I thought it
37:24was very cool but there was once
37:25a time where they wanted to you
37:28know keep the kayfabe up so very
37:32well that they would have the good
37:34guys on one side of the arena the
37:36bad guys on the other side of the
37:38arena and they wouldn't interact
37:41behind the scenes just in case
37:44someone saw them there was a thing
37:46in like the late 80s where Hacksaw
37:49Jim Duggan and the Iron Sheik were
37:51pulled over for some sort of like
37:53reckless driving and it was a big
37:56deal because they were in the midst
37:58of a feud Hacksaw was a good guy
38:01Iron Sheik was a bad guy and
38:02everyone was like what is this they
38:03were driving around together yes yes
38:06this is a huge deal you look it up
38:08it's like it's like the moment that
38:09everyone felt like the business was
38:11exposed fast forward some 40 years
38:1538 years and there's documentaries
38:18showing us the behind the scenes now I
38:20love that stuff I eat it up I adore it
38:22this is not me saying but it's just
38:24amazing to see how far it's come and
38:26and how hard they try to keep that
38:29kayfabe intact you know what I mean
38:31it's an amazing I always love the
38:32stories of the of the heels healing off
38:35on little kids just because they had to
38:37maintain appearances amazing at the IHOP
38:39asking for an autograph and they have
38:40to heal off spit in their face I love
38:43that I love that stuff my favorite part
38:45of the interview was he kept kind of
38:46making references or using slang that a
38:49person from Texas would and then you
38:51also introduced them as the Texas
38:52rattlesnake and then 30 minutes into
38:54the interview Frank goes is this guy
38:57from Texas
38:58so growing up that's something we
39:01is like is it Steve Austin is it
39:04Stephen F Austin because that's yeah
39:06he's like BDE we say that down in
39:08Texas BFE oh yeah BFE home fuck deep
39:12jokes
39:12they say that everywhere
39:16either way I can't wait for walk-ons
39:18okay listen listen listen I'm looking at
39:21something right where is this from
39:23Jordan Jordan sending me something
39:24it says it's in pre-production but it
39:26hasn't listed as the number one star
39:29in the movie
39:29are we sure
39:32click that click that part I want you
39:34to see if it's the same thing
39:36it took me it took me right to his
39:38page Steve Austin
39:40IMDB where you know I'm like let me
39:42make sure and it's all just WWE stuff
39:45as previous oh sure enough oh he's
39:47Steve Austin the fourth I didn't
39:49realize
39:49now I'm starting to think who's the
39:52first
39:52no that might be on IMDB that might
39:56be like how many
39:57by the way is it possible he was
39:58is it possible he was kayfabing me
40:00there
40:00maybe he was no selling me there
40:02I don't think so
40:03after a local factory closes down in
40:05a small town a group of men that
40:07have been friends since high school
40:08decided to join their local D3
40:10college football team
40:11yeah
40:11and help their sons have a national
40:13championship season
40:14so the walk-ons are a bunch of old
40:16dudes walking on to their D3 team
40:19I don't know I've never heard of
40:21it I thought it was like a remake of
40:22something wasn't there another
40:23movie called walk-on or something
40:24no the rock did walk-on
40:26yeah
40:26it was not football
40:27I thought it was walk-hard
40:28oh no
40:29walk-hard is the two-week-hawks story
40:31standing tall
40:33standing tall
40:34walk-tall
40:35stand tall
40:35Jesus
40:36I like how he just stiff-armed me
40:38there he's like nope don't know
40:39what you're talking about I find out
40:41the news two weeks later
40:43what
40:44walking tall
40:45walking tall
40:46walking tall there wow not even
40:47close
40:47I guess walk
40:49walk
40:49no it's the same thing
40:50come on
40:51hey how about
40:52how about
40:52how about when
40:53when I asked him about the
40:54Logan Paul thing
40:55I thought that was private
40:56business I was like ooh
40:57I like that
40:58but I also
40:59I also like how respectful his
41:01answer is
41:01it's like it's just not for me
41:02that's not
41:03that's not the Steve Austin
41:04character
41:04and truth be told like
41:05couldn't be more right right
41:07it was so weird to see him
41:08doing that
41:09this is Chris Jericho is also
41:11in the walk-ons
41:12yeah
41:13yeah
41:13and Tyrus
41:14and Marino
41:15James Tehuna
41:16James Tehuna
41:18James Tehuna
41:21you should have played that
41:23when he's like well I don't
41:24know what you're talking
41:25by the way is that
41:28is this in the same category
41:29as James Tehuna
41:30no
41:31I mean there's clearly
41:32visual evidence
41:33his reaction was also
41:35less
41:36less funny
41:36yeah
41:37of course
41:38no but is it like
41:39do we chalk this up to me
41:40effing up or is it
41:41is it maybe just the internet
41:43screwing us
41:44no I'm looking at the walk-ons
41:45IMDB page
41:46and it does say
41:47lead star
41:49is Steve Austin
41:50as Mad Dog
41:51all right
41:52yeah there you go
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