Hacksaw Jim Duggan on his Issue with Steve Austin

[@jd9119]

It wasn't really that Stone Cold had beef with Hacksaw personally. He was upset with how WCW promised him all these things and put the US belt on him to keep him from the top. Then they were going to have him lose his position to old WWF talent. There's always context.

[@Sneakerveli]

Yup makes perfect sense

[@masterofreality1552]

No crying allowed in wrestling.

[@Chess_Master631]

you expect me to believe you. you austin marks are so delusion. its almost like you're speaking for steve austin. its wasnt the attitude era he didnt flip the bird around that time. the guy was mid card get over it.

[@masterofreality1552]

@@Chess_Master631 you sound really bitter

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

Steve wasnt even over in wcw

[@Chasetherabbit100]

I love Hacksaw. I've met a number of wrestlers and Hacksaw is one of my favorites! Rowdy is my number one favorite. Whether I was a fan of Hacksaw Jim Duggan when he was wrestling or not, meeting him in person made me a fan for sure!

[@scottdehaan5864]

same here brother. two of the nicest people ive ever met

[@silveredgrunion7196]

I worked on a show with duggan years ago. He was gracious to every fan, humble with all the boys, and made everyone feel included. During his match, the bell rang and duggan went stone serious and said "hold on! Who rang that bell?!" ..everyone laughed but duggan kept an angry tone and face and said "no im serious who rang that bell?!"...the time keeper slowly raised his hand, you could hear a pindrop...and duggan busts into a huge smile and yelled "oh ok, i just wanted to know, that was a heck of a job ringing that bell, you did great!" And gave him a big thumbs up. Lol i was about 4 feet from duggan during all this and even i couldnt tell it was a rib....dude just had a childlike friendliness to him, but an educated, smart, and professional demeanor at the same time. Kinda guy you could cut up about sports with and tell jokes, or sit with a nice beverage and talk about politics, life, and family. One of my favorites of all time and it was a pleasure being there with him on that day.

[@barryprice4202]

That's awesome man.

[@silveredgrunion7196]

@imastar4114 who?

[@theshape3431]

That’s corny

[@silveredgrunion7196]

@@theshape3431 I like hacksaw Jim Duggan yooooooo!

[@Mma-basement-215]

Hacksaw Hoooooo USA USA!! I love Hacksaw I'm 41 I grew up watching wrestling in the early 90s .. Hacksaw was an is the man super over I loved the three-point stance because looking back on it .. you can tell he was a big strong athlete quick on his feet you knew watching him he could kick people's Butt period!!! 👍 I can't imagine not wanting to do a job for Hacksaw Jim duggan that's like not want to do a job for undertaker

[@mennig182]

Hacksaw never had a clean finish whether he won or lost. His matches always seemed to end in one of three ways: 1- double count out brawl to the back. 2- Hacksaw hits someone with the 2x4 for the W. 3- Someone interferes and Hacksaw gets rolled up for the three and he does the Hogan kick out immediately after the bell.

[@OikPoinFive]

Just like piper never held titles. Yes piper got ic run in 92 but at end of his wwf career and a short run. Hacksaw too stubborn. Piper too.

[@Utube8333]

"Where's Alex Wright now?" 😂

[@Santeria78]

Back in Germany 😊

[@jaythor70]

Even at 39, Hacksaw brought a legitimacy that Alex Wright couldn't dream of contributing.

[@countquackula8539]

I get Austins reasoning that losing to an old timer, especially a title shot back in that day, could hinder your career.

[@billblanchard2510]

I'm your friend brother, we love you and appreciated everything you have done with wrestling...God bless you brother...Hoooooo'!!!!!

[@rightbro]

Hacksaw Duggan, I remember here in Houston in the early 80’s mid south promotion would pass through. Duggan was the man, he’d kick the shit out of everybody!

[@hezamachine]

I get why Steve Austin didn't want to do the job. Ricky Steamboat was originally scheduled to defend the US title against Steve Austin, but he was suffering from a back injury and could not compete. As a result, Austin won the US title by forfeit. Austin would defend his title against a mystery opponent that was revealed to be Hacksaw Jim Duggan. This was Duggan's debut match in WCW. By him losing to Duggan it stopped all the momentum Steve had and was let go in less than a year. The entire situation devalued the US title by having three US Champions in one night.

[@datacipher]

Everyone gets why he wouldn’t want to do the job. But it’s his JOB - do it. It ain’t your match to win or lose, it isn’t your belt to keep or lose.

[@OikPoinFive]

Lots of "rick" injury in wcw: Rick Rude, Ricky steamboat!! Both in 1994? Both ic champs from wwf. Both beat legends in upsets at a WM. Both us champs. Wrestled ea other in wwf and wcw!

[@umagnus77]

Jim Dugan is truly a "people's champion"

[@Desstrik]

👍🏻

[@OikPoinFive]

​@@Desstrikrock vs hack

[@MiningForPies]

Those people being wife beating rednecks

[@mickeymaus1]

As a German: Alex Wright was a 2000 kid - they came and gone and if Steve Austin didn’t change his way to Stone Cold, he probably would gone a similar way like Alex. Sometimes you have to be in the right spot at right moment or like in your case, just one small mistake and you would kept backside like Vince did it to you… But at least what counts, u could pay your bills and everyone still like to see u today, so u did a good job at all and u loved it to do. 😊

[@dannybursace9151]

Great call brother!! Need to come back to the fatherland…prost!! 🍻

[@EddieHenderson92]

WCW had a bad habit of burying young talent and they no longer exist. So, there you go.

[@jeremygott7709]

This is where I'll give Russo credit, he did want to push younger talent, it was just that every single other thing he wanted to do, was so awful, no one could notice when he had a good idea. Bischoff was bad when it came to young talent though.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

​@@jeremygott7709They went from one extreme to the other. Bischoff refused to give the young guys a push, Russo failed to use the older talent at all really.

[@ShadowAngel606]

​@@jeremygott7709 Russo pushed all the wrong guys though. Jeff Jarrett was never a main eventer and nobody wanted to see him ever. Booker killed the ratings every time he had the belt. Mike Awesome should've been a main eventer, but he was turned into a joke by Russo. Rey Mysterio, La Parka, Psicosis, Juventud were all over, but racist Russo opted to turn them into overly racist 'comedy' acts (the overdubbed promos for example). Sean O'Haire had the potential to be a superstar, same with Chris Kanyon, they got ignored, instead we had to endure David Arquette, Lance Storm (the most boring wrestler in history) and the ultimate vanilla midget, Billy Kidman.

[@masterofreality1552]

Yeah thats what happened.😉😄

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@jeremygott7709 I completely agree, I like Eric and he did some great things, but he mishandled young talent and his friendship with Hogan caused him to make some bad decisions. Russo screwed many things up, but he was right about WCW needed to get younger in the main events and he put the belt on Booker T.

[@TrueJaguarPaw]

Hacksaw reminds me of the farmer alien guy off Men in Black movie, after the guys been overtaken by the alien

[@freddiehall6433]

The old school wrestlers were different guys.

[@davidpatriot1082]

love both these dudes, austin and Hacksaw, but in real life, hacksaw wouldve eaten austin for the lunch and still been peckish

[@jaymike3302]

I doubt that.

[@GrdDog]

Hey Jim I live in Palm Bay FL (Southern Brevard County ) and got to meet you a few times in life back in the day; it is great to see you doing well and doing this pod cast, your videos are awesome !! Keep up the great work. It seems like some of the people take time to adjust to the business and learn from it; some never do and they are gone.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Did Steve talked about his issues with Duggan on his former podcast?

[@jamiejohnson4524]

I don’t think Austin ever did.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@jamiejohnson4524 It seems a lot of legends have beef with Jim Duggan from Austin to Tony Atlas.

[@thegoughandbordenfamily8234]

​@kenterminateddq5311 or the other way around. Beefs with Austin who takes himself far too seriously.

[@SBandy]

​@@thegoughandbordenfamily8234 It was his livelihood ffs.

[@CannedHam2479]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Austin had issues with Piper, Owen, Jeff Jarrett, Vince McMahon, Debra, Tess Broussard, Hogan, Duggan, etc etc etc Austin is clearly the one with the problem

[@DavidMccallister65]

Keep em coming boys!

[@positively_broad_st3780]

Jim is putting himself on here. He had just arrived at WCW. He had no clue how hard Austin had worked to climb the ladder, only to have that ladder kicked out from underneath him just because Hogan and his old cronies showed up to take over everything. After all these years, Duggan should have figured this out by now. Considering the long-term outcome, Jim comes off as a little jealous of Austin's success that happened after leaving WCW...

[@Chess_Master631]

why are you bitter about it let go.who would you rather have stunning steve or stone cold steve austin? things worked out just fine you're out here crying over steve dropping the belt. you austin marks are such babies

[@datacipher]

First, hacksaw has nothing to do with any of that - as you say he just arrived. Second, that’s life! That’s wrestling!! Everything there is given to you. It’s your job to take whatever’s given and do your freakin best. Do you think Brooklyn brawler and a thousand other guys like going out and getting their asses squashed every night? “How hard he worked to climb the ladder” - everyone works hard in wrestling, it doesn’t entitle you to win, get the belt, hold the belt, or not do the job for a veteran if that’s what the PROMOTER WANTS. Man.. child-minds… imagine fans saying: Tom cruise can’t lose that fight scene - he’s worked so hard and deserves to win. …and the “long-term outcome” is completely irrelevant to what happened that night. Imagine being that irrational - If Austin changes his name and character YEARS later and becomes the biggest star, THEN what he did was ok, and hacksaw is therefore jealous in recounting the story. Hopeless….

[@Figfinder]

Don't judge a book by its cover.Austin was dealing with them not following through on there word to push him.Then when he heard he was losing his belt to Jim,he felt like he was being pushed out the business..I hate hearing these atories because i love both,but to hear Jim say he would've stretched Steve is funny to me. 💪😂

[@derekwinkler7414]

Go watch the Tails from the territories episode about Mid-South Bill Watts. There is a story they(Jim Included) tell about Duggan going to a local bar in Louisiana. About this big giant biker dude. Who stood taller and much bigger than Jim Duggan. I dont wanna spoil for everyone. But trust me its on the level of a Haku,Rick Rude, or Harley Race etc... See people mistake Jims WWF USAAAA run as his absolute prime. Mid- South in my humble opinion was Jims prime years. He was an absolute beast. Just a tough rugged bad ass mother fucker. Before hearing about this famous story. I always thought Jim stood out as a BIG Football player looking dude. Whos gimmick in the WWF kinda reminded me of Hulk Hogan. But,Jim being a baby face smiling , greeting the fans, holding peoples babies or whatever. There is more to the man than meets the eye. You pill back those layers. Thats one bad dude.

[@LoneWolf-zd7lh]

I'm glad that Hacksaw Jim Duggan held & captured the WCW United States Heavyweight 🇺🇸 Championship before he retired. I know it rubbed alot of fans the wrong way when he became the WCW United States Heavyweight 🇺🇸 Champion since he was seen as a WWF has-been & an old fart. But Hacksaw was awesome & I really liked when he pulled the WCW World Television 📺 Championship out of the trash after Scott Hall & Kevin Nash disrespectfully threw it away & Hacksaw took it & defended it.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

You have a prime Stunning Steve Austin, and an aging Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Austin should have gone over. Hacksaw was over and great to have on the roster but you cant have him beat Austin. Another of those dumb WCW decisions.

[@jd9119]

They should've found a way to take the belt off Steve without him losing and then groomed him for the main event. There was a lot going wrong with how he was being handled there.

[@hezamachine]

@@jd9119 Steve didn't have the belt before the show. Ricky Steamboat was originally scheduled to defend the US title against Steve Austin, but he was suffering from a back injury and could not compete. As a result, Austin won the US title by forfeit. Austin would defend his title against a mystery opponent that was revealed to be Hacksaw Jim Duggan. This was Duggan's debut match in WCW. By him losing to Duggan it stopped all the momentum Steve had and was let go in less than a year. The entire situation devalued the US title by having three US Champions in one night.

[@pc8679]

The "Stunning " gimmick was never gonna draw. He had to reinvent himself

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

@@pc8679 it wasn't going to draw as a main event level talent, but Stunning Steve Austin in 1994/95 was a much more valuable commodity which a much higher upside than Hacksaw Jim Duggan

[@pc8679]

@@GameTime-yj6qv he was never gonna become Stone Cold if he stayed at WCW. He had to leave

[@packpock4369]

Hacksaw even when he was in WCW older in the late 90's he was still over as hell.

[@MeanBob_Games]

Yup. Late 90s was actually good for duggan. Wasn't overused and beat up so whenever you saw him roll down the aisle with his 2x4 there was always a big pop and he could still perform at a good level.

[@ifeelallright]

Legit had no idea Dr Death was dead

[@KizzMyAbs]

Glad to see duggans healthy happy and successful. So many of them from that era aren’t even alive

[@vincesmith2499]

Thank God Austin shaved his head. He had the head of hair of an eighty year old man.

[@Idiedin1980]

Matt Borne and Hacksaw would've been a great disfunctiomal tag team- imagine it Hacksaw hits Borne by mistake then goes for the tag and Borne gives him a crotch shot....later on that evening Hacksaw replaces Bornes white face paint with white out ... Then offers to take it off with rhe 2x4

[@rickybobby420.]

My issue with the baldy one is his proclivity for violence against women.

[@pauld5185]

I’m shocked people didn’t want to work with Hacksaw. He’s a legend.

[@MMTLPisHere]

Young Talent was squandered out in WCW that’s why the well went dry

[@oGRaka]

I totally agree with Stunning Steve Austin at that time, not wanting to drop the title to Hacksaw. There’s a reason why Hacksaw never won a title in WWE in the 80s and early 90s.. The only feather in his cap is that he was the very first Royal Rumble winner and now the upstart SA has to do the job to Hacksaw, like whaaaat?! I would’ve done that exact same thing! Steve Austin had to protect his spot!

[@OikPoinFive]

Hacksaw is 1989s kotr.

[@mox19380]

I don't know if i agree but i can understand his position. he'd been working and rising up the card. he he'd held every title in WCW except the big gold belt so dropping a title would've obviously felt like a big step back and in the wrong direction. but don't dismiss hacksaw. he was on the title track in the 80s til he got busted with the Sheik. for a period he was over as big a star in wwf as savage and second in line to hogan

[@malcolmt7883]

How about when they gave him that floppy plastic 2x4 in WCW

[@jonmccormick8683]

1:05 Alex Wright owned his own wrestling federation in Germany.

[@ShadowAngel606]

owns. NEW is still around, altough there hasn't been a show since September 2023

[@Maxx_d13]

Not everyone knows that and most people don’t even know him

[@billymc2681]

Alex was very athletic and a great ring worker. I didn't like the dancing, but the guy had talent.

[@RobJNathanSings]

Still a mark for himself. Really suprised at how he comes across.

[@DWtechfan]

Hacksaw seems like a nice dude but c’mon. A prime Stunnin’ Steve in 1994 doing the job to a way past his prime Duggan? That’s just bad management and booking. I don’t think Steve had a problem losing to Duggan but was promised things by WCW he didn’t get. So yeah, losing to Hacksaw was the straw that broke the ringmasters back.

[@eddy5097]

Edge Is so awesome

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

I don't blame Austin for not wanting to do that job.

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

Hes a diva. Good for duggan

[@Chess_Master631]

you must hate wrestling to say that. you do the job, no one is bigger than the company. austin has always been that way. thats why he left the company. you sir must hate wresting or not understand what wrestling is all about.

[@buckster2575]

I'm with Austin on this.how many years did duggun have left.

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

@@buckster2575 I mean he lasted basically till the company folded. And tbh around that time duggan was way more over than steve.

[@buckster2575]

@@Geraldo-ro9rc true but he was a young heel .they could have made something outta of it.

[@Sneakerveli]

I remember that match. I was a big Steve austin fan back than too and i was Hella mad he lost to duggan. Salute to Hacksaw HOOOOO!!

[@FURTHER_ADO]

What would you guys estimate Hacksaw's daily coke intake is? Obviously, after 4 decades of daily use creates dependence and raised the intake to an impressive amount.

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

Steve was a diva, good on Jim for sticking up for himself.

[@chrischar9428]

Duggan was a goofy past his prime out of shape has been. Tough Guy. Hoooooo

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Jim carried the Saturday night show for a few years by himself and was still over like rover wherever he went, even after the debacle in the car with the Iron Geek...

[@chrischar9428]

@@HoustonIsImmortal exactly. He carried the show nobody gave 2 shits about

[@Awesomemd001]

WHAT !

[@fureyhiggins3289]

Hacksaw was legit tough, not to be trifled with

[@dalegribble1560]

For sure maybe not like Haku, Harley Race, or Ron Simmons but still among the higher tier.

[@derekwinkler7414]

​@@dalegribble1560Na go watch Tails from the territories. The Bill Watts Mid-South episode. The Story of Duggan going to this bar in Louisiana. This big biker dude walked in. Guy that stood taller and bigger than even Duggan. I don't wanna spoil it for ya. Let's just say this story is on a Haku, Rick Rude, Harley Race level of bad assery. Trust me Jim in his prime was an absolute beast of a man. See people mistake Jim's WWF USAAAA run as his prime. Both tenures was before I had gotten cable. But, Mid-South was a snake pit of bad ass mother fuckers.

[@dalegribble1560]

@@derekwinkler7414 Don't get me wrong Hacksaw is indeed nobody to fuck with. He seems like a really good dude also. Love his patriotism!

[@wonderful-wafwaf]

You'll believe anything

[@lordcolinb]

😊 tuff guy

[@bobbyjohnson9409]

Duggan was over the hill in 1994 Austin shouldn’t be putting over Duggan in 1994 Hogan had all his buddies in wcw including Duggan

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

But who really cared about steve ausin in wcw? Nobody.

[@chrischar9428]

@@bb-gc2tx old broke down past his prime out of shape. Did he tear it up in wwf before coming in FOH? NOPE

[@chrischar9428]

@@bb-gc2tx who talked about his money. Missed that post

[@malcolmt7883]

At the time, Duggan was still a big star with a bigger personality that kids loved. Hacksaw was what your average 10 year old boy in the 80's wanted to be, wave the flag, hit the bad guy with a 2x4, and celebrate.

[@vincesmith2499]

​@@malcolmt7883Duggan never won a title in WWE.

[@iblackfeathers]

i remember the lyrics to that wwf wrestlemania song…. lol “woah oh oh. woah oh oh. wrestlemania! beat people up! hoooo! wrestlemania!” “woah oh oh. woah oh oh. wrestlemania! usa! beat people up! hoooo! wrestlemania!” “tough guy!” 😂 music in wwe has come a very long way.

[@davidpatriot1082]

speaking of his power and pedigree. I ALWAYS wished it was him instead of luger who got the yoko slam push wouldve been more impactful with the USA theme than luger with the narcissist gimmick

[@justinmartin1831]

Austin was completely undervalued in WCW in 94. He should have been a top guy in the company but was held back. Once Hogan and his cronies came to WCW the writing was on the wall for Austin and he was further buried. Im sure Austins issue with dropping the belt to Duggan was that he was Hogsn crony and that was the only reason he was getting the belt and a push.

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

Because he wasnt over

[@mikemck4796]

That’s not how things work. There was no reason for Steve to be considered a “top guy” back then. At the time, it was a bit of a stretch seeing him as a legit mid carder. He was the weaker half of a middling tag team. Thing’s happened as they should have.

[@justinmartin1831]

@@mikemck4796 you obviously weren't watching back then. Hollywood Blondes a middling tag team ? They were the best tag team at the time on par with The Steiners, Money Inc etc. and he was better than Pillman. WCW didn't use Austin correctly everyone saw his talent and knew he would be a star but Bischoff is an idiot and never could create new stars. He just used Vince's talent and household names. Why do you think once he went to WWF it only took him about 6 months to really get over after King of the Ring? Because his talent could not be denied. By the end of 96 he was working on top with Bret and co main evented WrestleMania 13 with him.

[@mikemck4796]

@@justinmartin1831 Reading what you wrote is strongly suggesting you were not watching back then. Pillman was clearly the face of that team. They were in WCW as that tag team. But it was clear when wcw and wwf had both those guys on their roster, Bryan was the guy they thought would be a star. They also had no where near the following of the steiners. There’s an argument for the steiners being the greatest tag team ever, not named the road warriors. Money inc was a wwf tag team, and were a place holder heel team to swap the belts through. At best, the Hollywood blondes were maybe the “smokin gunns.” The promoter tried to give them a push, but they just were not it. I know we all love Austin and want to rewrite his entire history as great, but it just wasn’t.

[@justinmartin1831]

@@mikemck4796 you gotta be trolling me. The Hollywood Blondes were the equivalent of The Smoking Guns???? Did you see their matches and promos??? Yeah of course not all of his career is great. He had to pay his dues just like everyone else. Austin had worked his way up the card in WCW and had virtually every belt there except the World title. His career stalled once Hogan and his cronies came in 94. All of Hogan's guys were pushed like Beefcake, Tenta, Duggan etc. after Austin was fired and then went to ECW he talked about this in his promos and how he was frustrated with his lack of push due to Hogan.

[@Jwjmcc]

Austin said he was injured so only he would know if he shafted hacksaw or not

[@dannybursace9151]

Sorry Dugan..you couldn’t hold Alex Wright’s bratwurst Jk! Hacksaw was awesome, great guy! Grew up watching him.. Wright seemed like a good prospect too..the push was probably too strong..great vid!

[@VickiBrowne-yk4co]

Alex who!

[@Brianlives707]

Ive always loved stone cold the gimmick but ill tell ya he was a dick and hated to see others do well.brock lesnar best example

[@erickennedy8534]

Audtin should never job to HJD in 94 ,and that was mess up

[@XtotheK]

That was a really out of pocket comment about Alex Wright.

[@Figfinder]

It was a different time..They were already devaluing Steve as a character,and was running him in the ground...I wouldn't have wanted to lose to Hacksaw either..😂 But i do love Jim.

[@chrischar9428]

How about the only reason you were in wcw was FOH

[@johnnybeefum]

who is FOH?

[@chrischar9428]

@@johnnybeefum Friend Of Hogan

[@JosephMiller-gh6mv]

Think at one time for young talent they had Steve Austin. , Nash , Hall , Jericho , Eddie , Beniot , Saturn , Triple H , Taker only 2 of those names never wore the Main event Hall & Saturn but Hall won the I.C belt at least Saturn hurt a jobber but never got over like he couldve and theres more names.

[@jeremygott7709]

I agree with the guy talking to Hacksaw about losing in a short amount of time being worse than having to make someone look good, unless that someone is Bill Goldberg. I fairly recently saw a match between Goldberg and Curt Hennig, that barely lasted a few seconds. My initial reaction was, nobody should be beating Mr. Perfect in seconds, but after watching this video, it dawned on me that maybe Curt wanted to be beat that quick, and I wouldn't blame him for that.

[@shooter86-uw8ce]

Considering how many people Goldberg injured from the start Hennig probably figured the shorter the match the less opportunity Goldberg had to injure him Watching Goldberg injure La Parka, Haku, Jimmy Hart etc I wouldn't blame him at all

[@waynedoyle5584]

it,s strange how pro wrestling works....hacksaw was ONLY 39 when he beat steve austin but was seen as a old timer ...yet ....brock lesnar and aj styles is much older now and still destroys every young wrestler and seen as still young ....strange

[@positively_broad_st3780]

Flair was in his prime in his late 30's/early 40's. A lot of wrestlers were/are at their peak in that age group - not just today, but back then as well. Duggan had reduced himself to just being a shoulder block and thumbs up guy and settled for that. He was a long ways off from his Mid-South days. By the time he got to WCW, his laziness made him nothing more than mid-card talent. Duggan should have been putting over younger talent due to the shape he was in and how limited he worked. Upcoming and established stars like Austin shouldn't have been jobbing out to Duggan at all. Austin didn't have a problem with Duggan. He had a problem with the booking...

[@mikemck4796]

Duggan was never Brock, or even AJ for that matter. It’s more like being asked to job for an aging Santino Marella.

[@freddiehall6433]

All the old wrestlers are trained to stooge on each other.

[@TheStuport]

There is WAY MORE to this "story" and I'm a bit disappointed that Hacksaw is not addressing those issues. I'd love to see a face to face interview between Jim and Steve and I'm betting the whole atmosphere would be way different than how Hacksaw says it was back in the day. Just my take. And that's not even addressing the comparisons of their respective careers.

[@robt3298]

Yep not to mention hacksaw thinking he could beat Steve in a real fight is comical

[@bryanmack4054]

@@robt3298 lol what? Steve beats up women, not men.

[@pc8679]

So everyone is supposed to kiss his @#!% because you're a fan. Be realistic, he is a human with flaws. You guys are turning him into deity to worship. Nobody is above criticism

[@pc8679]

Nobody is above criticism

[@St_AngusYoung]

@@robt3298Hacksaw in his prime would rip Austin apart and easily to.

[@PixieintheMainframe]

Wholesome Hacksaw.

[@zachary_attackery]

I love when these guys who refuse to hang up their boots and move on with their lives criticize other wrestlers by saying "where is he now?" I dont know, maybe he got a job and isn't still trying to wrestle into his 60s?

[@davidpatriot1082]

dont make me grab my 2x4

[@jslasherX]

Is it my imagination, or was Steve Austin much more pleasant looking with a full head of hair?

[@yahyes]

You have to understand I saw Hacksaw as the great American hero. Stone Cold feud back when hacksaw was in his prime after winning the rumble would have been a great feud! Stone Cold is greatness in WWF attitude era. He brought the real deal back in the day.

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Damn right Ole Hacksaw would've stretched Stevie's ass if he tried any funny business in the ring, AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE BECAUSE HACKSAW SAID SO... HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@DIESEL0759]

Sounds like Hacksaw is bitter that Steve Austin rose to vastly greater heights than Hacksaw ever did.

[@jst1]

Nah....you're just being a mark for Austin so you're hearing what you want to hear.

[@PatBrooks-u6w]

Sound like you have listening comprehension problems.

[@pc8679]

You can be a Stone Cold and still accept that he is not perfect and has his flaws. I am a Randy Savage fan but that doesn't stop me from acknowledging his imperfections. It's part of being a mature adult.

[@scottdehaan5864]

@@pc8679 nah Randy Savage had no wrestling flaws. Nm, that 1993 royal rumble finish and Crush match...and the endings to his Warrior matches...

[@mattybarkhuizen2838]

Hate to say it, but Austin was right to be mad. Up and comer vs old vet after being promised the world. Hogan didn't make that hogan money by being giving. In wrestling you have to be selfish to stay on top. Just look at the current product. The final boss picked up the win over cody and after nearly 4 years as champ roman was a in the background

[@ogdannyg1]

Awesome pop when he won that us title top 5 of my life 😂😂

[@chrischar9428]

I rolled my eyes

[@ZOMBIE_STOMP]

All the guys hacksaw doesn't like are 10x the star he was. How many times was hacksaw WWF champion???

[@Shauno944]

From different eras but you could really say hacksaw was lucky in the era he was in or he would of been abother festus or kurgan😂 he sucked so bad.

[@GiosueMannino]

unlike austin, hacksaw isn't a domestic abuser

[@DavidMartinez-pg3zq]

Why is Hacksaw on The Million Dollar mans podcast like hes the new host?

[@CannedHam2479]

Hacksaw didnt get along with Chickenbottom, Triple Schnaz, and Snow Flake Steve Austin?? Duggan has good taste lol

[@SBandy]

I'd love to see you call any of them that to their faces. Then we would see who the snowflake was.

[@CannedHam2479]

@@SBandy Are you suggesting that Snow Flake Steve Austin would physically assault me the same way he did to Debra? Would Mr "No Contest" even have the decency to call me at home to apologize afterwards? lol

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

Love this! Everyone likes to pretend Steve Ausin is such a good guy.

[@theshape3431]

This doesn’t make him a bad guy tho? He’s always protected himself and his character

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

@@theshape3431 I just dont like him refusing to work with other wrestlers.

[@brucewayne799]

​@@Geraldo-ro9rchacksaw should not win the belt on his debut match it torn down Austin character by making him look weak

[@vincesmith2499]

​@@Geraldo-ro9rcDuggan stunk in 1994.

[@Geraldo-ro9rc]

@@vincesmith2499 He was more over than Stunning steve lol

[@brandondeakins564]

Austin and Alex Wright are both FAR better wrestlers than hacksaw lmao. Alex Wright never getting a proper push was just typical WCW burying young talent

[@jefriefultonii3666]

And that’s the bottom line, cause Hacksaw said so!! Hooooooooooo

[@mastrorj68]

Faked a knee injury for an entire career?

[@davie96667]

I hope you read this comment Jim. I met both you and Steve in real life. You were a class act. Stone Cold was a bit off in the business but it made him millions

[@csho6512]

Godamn the arrogance of Jim Duggan.

[@CatsClaw44]

WWF/E also has a bad habit of burying young talent.

[@jimmy2thymes916]

Fricken love Hacksaw. USA USA USA!

[@jeremygott7709]

You: "types USA USA USA." KZbin: "Translate to English." Translation: ONE ONE ONE.

[@clayton5584]

Stone cold was scared hacksaw would take it from him for real.

[@chrischar9428]

Bullshit

[@jd9119]

@@chrischar9428 Yeah I call bullshit on that too. Hacksaw might've been a state wrestling champion in high school, but that was in high school. He hadn't wrestled a real match since then and he certainly didn't know any hooks. Best he could've done was throw some punches and hope that Steve didn't have the chin to shrug it off.

[@positively_broad_st3780]

Duggan seems to have forgotten what business he was in - the worked fight business. In WCW, at his age and shape, Duggan should have been volunteering to put young, upcoming talent over, especially an incredible talent like Steve Austin. Duggan has a beef with Austin that Austin never had with Jim. Austin's complaint was the booking, not Duggan himself...

[@gamerfourlife64]

I mean who wouldn't here is a young rising star an you want me to drop the gold to this old man who was past his prime hell no you had your time grandpa YOU put ME over

[@CannedHam2479]

@gregbailey8253Absolutely Hacksaw was a MUCH bigger star than Sulking Steve Austin in 1994

[@tomtom305941]

He was only 39, soo he wasn't even old.

[@gamerfourlife64]

@gregbailey8253also true its a double edged sword wrestling is

[@positively_broad_st3780]

​@@tomtom30594139 normally isn't old in wrestling, but Duggan wasn't in great shape and his ring work had gotten lazy. Duggan was a shadow of his Mid-South days and a step slower than his WWF run. Austin's problem was the booking of just losing to Duggan for no reason - no heat, no fued, no intention of moving Austin up the card after dropping the title. It was terrible booking. Duggan should have been putting young, talented guys like Austin over to help build the next generation of stars. Older guys put Duggan over when he starting to break through, but Duggan didn't want to do the same for others on the back end of his career. Selfish move by the thumbs up guy...

[@titansrule72]

if there was ever a guy that shouldve been us champ.. it was hacksaw.. USA! USA! USA! TUFF GUY!!! HOOOOO!!!!

[@DanlowMusic]

Well Shawn was a d so i see why you wouldn't get along with him.

[@GreetingsFromSpace]

God I love Hacksaw

[@deebo1103]

The internet cannot accept the fact that Steve Austin had his head up his ass half the time. He was injury prone back then and wasnt the guy/character he became. Nobody saw dollar signs with Austin until later 1996, regardless of what they say. Even after the 316 promo, he was booed heavily for a long time.

[@bigpoppadmc]

His guy leading the interview is passive and weak at best!

[@michaelrowland6336]

Would love to hang out with Mr. Duggan

[@chad3452]

it was hard to tell that steve austin was gonna be stone cold in the wwf bk then ....most everyone wanted hacksaw to win at that time but wcw messed up so many things

[@positively_broad_st3780]

No one thought that Austin would be the top guy of the industry, but a lot of us thought that he should have been working his way into the world title/PPV picture. He usually had some kind of title around his waist and was working his tail off for WCW. No one could predict mega-star, all time great status for Austin, but he was certainly heading towards being a main event guy. Until Hogan and cronies came on board and Bischoff poured all of his efforts into featuring a bunch of 40 year olds...

[@hezamachine]

No one knew that this match was going to happen. Ricky Steamboat was originally scheduled to defend the US title against Steve Austin, but he was suffering from a back injury and could not compete. As a result, Austin won the US title by forfeit. Austin would defend his title against a mystery opponent that was revealed to be Hacksaw Jim Duggan. This was Duggan's debut match in WCW. By him losing to Duggan it stopped all the momentum Steve had and was let go in less than a year. The entire situation devalued the US title by having three US Champions in one night.

[@AI_Movie_Critic]

Young talent that got PLENTY of tv time on WCW: Chris Jericho Chavo Guerrero Lash Leroux Raven Vampiro Rey Mysterio DDP Need I go on?

[@shooter86-uw8ce]

DDP? Young? LOL

[@PaulShaw-ex7ri]

I thought they were going to talk about Austin breaking that wrestler's neck in Japan and paralyzing him

[@shooter86-uw8ce]

Masahiro Chono

[@PaulShaw-ex7ri]

@@shooter86-uw8ce yes

[@DanlowMusic]

Alex Wright was terrible. He got pushed way too hard

[@mryoutube50]

Hey 👋

[@jeff-ds2pr]

WHAT?

[@PalmaColantuono-rz1pt]

Hoooooe

[@PalmaColantuono-rz1pt]

lol

[@alberthenson444]

I always hated duggan, so 80s so dumb, now just trying to be relevant when he never was

[@perfect_sunrise9046]

Steve Austin's best match was the domestic violence match against Debra McMichael

[@champ7258]

Stone cold was all about the money 💰

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

Love Hacker!!!! U.S.A., U.S.A.!!!!!

[@Desstrik]

Duggan 👍🏻 austin 👎🏻

[@PalmaColantuono-rz1pt]

USA USA USA USA 🇺🇸