JIM ROSS: "I ALMOST "CRIED* when STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN's WWE run ENDED!"

Jim Ross discusses the stress and emotional reaction to the end of Steve Austin's full-time in ring career.
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[@ZOMBIE_STOMP]

Scsa is the GOAT

[@D00MTR33]

Cornette said when he first saw Rocky, "make sure you treat him right, because he's going to be your world champion in 5 years. And he did in half the time". Few had as fast of a rise as he did.

[@supermancd1988]

No one had as fast a rise as The Rock. No one. He’s arguably the GOAT but had he never left for Hollywood, there would be no question at all.

[@D00MTR33]

@@supermancd1988 I'd argue Brock and possibly Orton. Both became champions faster and at a younger age. Plus there was a point where Rock wasn't doing anything and was close to getting fired until he joined the Nation. Still, I'd say he's a much bigger star than they are and after a slow year, Rock took off to become the second biggest star in what can be argued as the biggest era of wrestling. Then he became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

[@brianhooks1574]

A lot did Brock & kurt fasho

[@AMotherFucker2]

The thing is with fans we really didnt know if it was the end. He was still around, Sheriff and stuff. But when we all knew it was over, I cried. I still do. There wont ever be anyone like him again. Literally. They can call all these guys the greatest of all time blah blah. Theres 1, and it's The Texas Rattlesnake, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

[@jedimasterjosh87]

Hell yes. Absolutely. I actually cried after his match at WM 19.

[@KlayPate]

What about when Shawn Micheal’s had to fight a gauntlet match against 3 people (one being Randy orton)and if he lost then stone cold was fired from the raw general manager position. It was such an emotional match and that was the end of stone cold being on tv

[@alwilson3204]

Oops, no, without Sammartino and Hogan there would of been no Stone Cold to talk about.

[@muscledoggs566]

​@alwilson3204 Kind of irrelevant. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the greatest Superstar of all time and is still the biggest merchandise mover in the wrestling industry.

[@Redhotshawntexas]

5:22 that picture is from Austin coming down at WrestleMania 25 when they announced the previous nights Hall of Fame inductees

[@NoahSmith-Tahle1217]

I was like that when he and Undertaker retired.

[@bossbod3163]

Don’t worry Jim ! I’m still crying now lol

[@yahyes]

Let's remember JR called Bischoff out being a son of a bitch firing Austin. One of the greatest RAW moments in this millennium. Watching it now is great because nobody has surpassed Stone Cold yet.

[@Carnius797]

I mean cena did but besides that

[@yahyes]

@@Carnius797 as far as carrying the title he kept up some. But nothing like Austin bringing in the attitude era. Cena brought no era in but able to sell fruity pebble shorts more than all the other wrestlers.

[@supermancd1988]

@@Carnius797please

[@bigolebot]

Cena surpassed Austin? Lmao sure ​@@Carnius797

[@iceman-hw7kb]

me too

[@alwilson3204]

Boo Hoo! Poor Jim...time to go back to the hills.

[@Intimigator]

Hearing that Dave Meltzer only gave the Wrestlemania 15 main event 3.5 stars, imagine someone telling you that Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks put together dozens of matches that were better than Stone Cold vs. The Rock 25 years ago or Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns this year. If you don't think Meltzer is biased with his ratings system, then I've got a beach front property in Wyoming I'd like to sell you. 😂

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Star inflation is a killer. Lol. AEW has more 5 Star matches than WWE, a company with a 40+ year history. That's all you need to be told to know Uncle Dave has lost his mind, and possibly never had one to begin with.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

And this is why we remember that star ratings have never been an objective measurement of the quality of a match but has always been nothing more than the subjective opinion of one persons tastes and preferences in a match. Anybody who still thinks on his system any deeper than that need to make a pivot already and stop letting a guy’s ratings skew to his personal tastes continue to be a surprise or affront as if it has ever been anything close to objective and simply move along

[@Beautifulcomments]

What is the criteria that Meltzer actually uses to rate the match? Lol There are too many scenarios, stipulations, different characters and differences in ability. It’s literally IMPOSSIBLE to give each match a calculated rating. Who ever likes this rating shit is weird.

[@jerr0.]

@@Beautifulcomments It's pretty simple. If you can understand the language of the lead up promos you may deduct a star. If a storyline was built to lead up to the match you may deduct a star. If the crowd pops too loud you may deduct a star. If no one goes to the top rope you may deduct a star. If the wrestler(s) doesn't leak to dirt sheets you may deduct a star.

[@Beautifulcomments]

@@jerr0. 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@TheBaitShopGuy]

Austin had a bad neck and two knee braces circa 2000 when the attitude era was red hot. Austin got as much wrestling in the ring as he could imo.

[@nickyxblack]

Owne Hart fcked Austin's neck up in a botched piledriver

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

Actually the neck injury happened in 1997 at the hands of Owen Hart. So before the Attitude Era even began.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Yep. At that point stone cold was very limited and all he could do is punch, kick and do a stunner. Maybe you see a Lou thez press. But that's it.

[@StraightEdgeKnight19]

@@TheFailedmessiahsuplexs, neckbreakers, and back suplex

[@DonB1201]

There is no one like Stone Cold Steve Austin, I started watching early 2000s and he quickly became my favorite wrestler. I stopped watching wrestling for years. Now I just got back into it, started binge watching raw starting in 1996 and to see him transform from the Ringmaster into Stone Cold is very cool. There could never be another 🖕🖕

[@loserguy1022]

Doing the same thing...good 'ol Peacock

[@coldbloodedreality9636]

The neck injury by Owen was horrible blessing. The move shortened his career but he gained more respect than he already had after that. Them turning his return into an angle and starting the origin of Austin vs McMahon rivalry.

[@johnraphael2413]

I’m sure Austin would still rather not have that injury lol

[@BigMick502]

I was 16 when this happened it was such a great time to be a wrestling fan. I absolutely loved this Era of professional wrestling it will never be matched or duplicated

[@mikebryant614]

I feel sorry for younger Fans , who routinely post stuff like " Roman Reigns is the GOAT "., I forgive them because they are obviously young and that is the "best" they have known in their actual time, but the fact is Roman Reigns ( and i dont hate him , im just stating facts) wouldnt make a pimple on Stone Colds butt or even The Rocks in terms of Match quality or level of being over .

[@alwilson3204]

Maybe you're too young to remember the absolutely amazing popularity of Hogan, let alone all the sell outs of Bruno.

[@mikebryant614]

@@alwilson3204 I absolutely DO recall both Hogan and Sammartino as well, Bruno was Champ for 7 YEARS. Y-E-A-R-S ! But i didnt mention them in my post bc if they dont even know who SCSA was , or The Rock, they sure dont know who Bruno was!

[@bigolebot]

​@@mikebryant614were you even watching wrestling during Bruno's run? I'm guessing no

[@mikebryant614]

@@bigolebot Well you guessed wrong then, Bruno was still doing matches as late as 1987 , i was 30 years old then having been born in '57., so yeah i knew his history .

[@niall2775]

Was at mania 40 and would have totally lost my shit if austin came out at the end but in hindsight, undertaker getting that moment was for the best

[@guitarmann6880]

I was there too, and I feel austin would have overshadowed Cody's moment. Although I would have loved to hear the glass shatter, undertaker was a huugggee surprise and did perfect!

[@trentejames9773]

I too was in Philly & i Do agree with you both But at the same time i was still disappointed asf lol cuz for literally weeeks i was 100% convinced stone cold was gonna be there wore his shirt and everythang always been my favorite wrestler etc etc 😂 but whatever the weekend was still Amazing none the less

[@SnowWhiteTheU2]

@4:00 - They’re already 2/3s of the way there. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a face Roman Vs heel Cody within the next 2 Wrestlemanias

[@frozen222]

And they also did 3 times with Roman and Brock.

[@RyanRumbles434]

It was a mutual show of respect between the two. Austin didn't even tell The Rock at first that it was going to be his last match. Glad good old JR was honored to call it.

[@taneranathan]

He told the Rock Prior to the match.

[@ja9145]

The rock did know before the match. Thats why he leaned over after the 3 count and told him he appreciated him for everything he had done and that he loved him. Jr even says that in this video lmao

[@CellGames2006]

@@ja9145 lol, 101 of "When to tell another guy you love him" XD

[@ja9145]

@@CellGames2006 lmao yea

[@AzAkh60]

The two biggest stars and draws in WWE history. Hogan up there also.

[@thelongway93]

Brock lesnar main evented wrestlemania in his very first year with the company 😅 now that's special!

[@willglenn8638]

I was concerned when i noticed that he was wearing both of the big knee braces, slong with his neck and drinking, he was in bad shape with injuries and going as hard as he did

[@Niggleblade1986]

J R was my whole damn childhood 🙌🏾

[@PaulShaw-ex7ri]

Ba gawd ...sasafrass

[@Gareth-dq3lg]

I did didn’t see it coming 😢

[@I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST]

Steve Austin is the greatest pro wrestler of all time.

[@tukelenkku2146]

That was Wrestlemania 23! Loved that moment! You said “YOU OLE RATTLESNAKE YOU”

[@Dark_Embracer]

The Rock says it was make or break time for Hollywood dress wearing 👗 Dwayne Johnson either create and come up with the idea of The Rock character or go back to the smackdown hotel in obscurity and let go from the company.

[@Paulftate]

elder abuse

[@botchjones1130]

It’s a shame some so privileged as JR to claim “panic attack I can’t do it” grow up

[@Trustamania]

JR thinks he's on RAW with that headset

[@yahyes]

Are those some Kools for good ol' JR? lol

[@BryanThompson99]

CONNIE!

[@benhulme2863]

Nah not quite.

[@GypsyDanger514]

You can thank Owen hart for shortening his career. I always wonder how many other people he would have paralyzed besides Dan and Steve, if he’d stayed alive.

[@theimmaculated6480]

Not only that but ruining the way Austin wrestled. He just couldn’t do the same things he used to pre-injury.

[@eddrupz1805]

Nobody thought he's getting too much too soon. Yeah fucking right. That's the exact reason why I never liked the Rock. It was obviously just given to him. The psychology didn't work. I never saw him as having what it takes to be a top guy.

[@PhilipBelmont]

Bro it's fake if he sell tickets he's a good top guy what are you going on about

[@eddrupz1805]

@@PhilipBelmontIf you know about the psychology of wrestling, then you'll know what I'm talking about.

[@supermancd1988]

JR was behind the scenes and it’s obviously he wasn’t given much. Regardless of your foolish and naive opinion, The Rock became the top guy.

[@eddrupz1805]

@@supermancd1988 Wow, Rock fan boys unite! What a joke.

[@lee-ur7nt]

Yeah we already know

[@louisn1368]

Wrestlemania has always been one of my favorite ppv’s of all time from start to finish underrated imo

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Not underrated at all

[@Escaped-FromHellview]

Who is Conrad , is he really married to charlotte flair? Like for realz?

[@wondermcthunder8835]

No a different flair daughter lmfao

[@MortonT1958]

Meghan Flair ... Ric's oldest daughter.

[@Devon-g3u]

A grown man crying about a fake sport is disturbing

[@bigolebot]

Karma got Owen

[@williewest2998]

This a wild comment

[@isaacgraham5727]

As far as I can tell that injury was probably as much Austin’s fault as Owen’s. That sit-down piledriver was a totally established spot that you can see guys take safely all the time throughout the ‘90s, and the guy taking it always braces his hands against the other guy’s thighs/knees so that when they go to the sit to deliver the piledriver, the guy receiving it has his hands above his head right there to catch it and prevent any neck injury. You can see everyone from Andy Kaufman to Bret Hart take this piledriver safely in that way - and from Owen, in Bret’s case! But when you watch Austin take that piledriver from Owen he wraps his hands around Owen’s waist, which is how you safely take a tombstone-type piledriver. Which is odd because Owen did say he was “going to his ass” repeatedly, in Steve’s words. So whose fault is it? Seems like a classic case of miscommunication and that’s tough to nail down.

[@bigolebot]

@@isaacgraham5727 well that's not true but ok because Owen broke two people's neck. Even Bret wasn't happy with Owen and kept telling him to say sorry but nope, never happened. I get that you're a fan of Owen but lying about this isn't the way

[@isaacgraham5727]

@@bigolebot not a fan of Owen and not lying, and if you look at how Severn took it he did it the same wrong way as Austin - wrapping his hands around Owen’s waist. Go watch the videos. Watch the Summerslam ‘94 cage match between Owen and Bret and you’ll see Owen give Bret the same piledriver with no injuries. Hell, watch Lawler give Kaufman or any number of people the same piledriver and see the difference between how they take and how Austin and Severn took the ones from Owen.

[@bigolebot]

@@isaacgraham5727 I don't see the point of lying about this when it's been documented that Owen didn't do it correctly and to blame it on Steve Austin and Dan Severn is absolutely disgusting when they were the victims of it. Bret gave Austin a pile driver too but guess what? He didn't break Austin's neck at all, because when Bret did the pile driver he would hold his opponents back right to his stomach, Owen didn't do it that way. Yeah you can cut the "not an Owen fan" part out of here, otherwise you wouldn't have posted a long essay and become his defense attorney. Bret even said himself he wasn't happy what Owne did to Austin and kept telling him to say sorry but nope, not a single apology but sure, ignore that too... Try again