Why Stone Cold Steve Austin Walked Away From the WWE (2003)

Steve Austin discusses his contentious relationship with the WWE.
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[@mathewaconley7810]

I’m surprised Robin wasn’t on the wrong end of a stone cold stunner the way she was going at him….

[@KeizerHedorah]

and knowing the way Steve would "go after" his own wife...

[@SwishaSweetP]

Foreal though lol

[@sirchess1807]

Agreed

[@nikhilsiotia5308]

Lmao

[@minkle]

@@KeizerHedorah she was asking for it

[@abezona]

Vince has said it multiple times over the years. Stone Cold is the biggest, most important, highest grossing wrestler in history. There isn’t a close second.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

And that's why he's still in every wrestling videogame nearly every year since 98

[@Facade953]

I thought it was The Undertaker. He has sold out entire arenas for Wrestlemania.

[@alafiathebrand]

I thought it was hogan

[@derfrosch1487]

​@@alafiathebrand it is Hogan. Without Hogan there wouldn't be a Stone Cold Steve Austin or a billionaire Vince McMahon

[@nikolaskosc8113]

When did he said it?

[@mattroberts3204]

I love how Stern and crew ask questions and don't let anyone answer, while asking tons of other questions that also don't get answered.

[@falconater68]

To each their own, I personally don't care for it....

[@mattroberts3204]

@@falconater68 I see you pick up on sarcasm well.

[@Danielson_Wax_On_Wax_Off]

@@mattroberts3204 some people are just bricks 🧱

[@rickjones2912]

Some guests are caught of guard with it but Austin handled it well.

[@robertenglish3921]

rzn "you're really burying me, dog

[@tavius88]

Jim Ross is legit one of the most genuine human beings I’ve seen, bless him

[@Cabal-ms3kb]

STOP THE DAYUM MATCH

[@gregkuhn7123]

may god rest his soul...

[@tavius88]

@@gregkuhn7123 huh

[@tavius88]

@@gregkuhn7123 Jim Ross isn’t dead 🤣

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Not according to Buff Bagwell & few others

[@sgmbusarmyret3248]

Robbin was really pushing it in that interview.

[@eddycarpenter8989]

Because that's her job. Howard Stern and Robin Quivers are professional radio hosts.

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

She was asking to be stone cold stunnered through a table (which always makes sense)

[@SomethinDifferentEnt]

She saw thru Steve

[@SomethinDifferentEnt]

She helped me understand Austin at a deeper level from her directness w him 💯

[@sTonedjOshhhh]

​@@SomethinDifferentEnt no she was annoyin 😂

[@twesj]

My favorite wrestler ever. The attitude Era was the best.

[@shelby6622]

The 80's and 90's were pretty darn good to trust me. Andre vs Hogan and so forth.

[@RagingUtai]

Yep 80s, 90s, early 2000s

[@robertg6339]

What?

[@donnie91]

Him and Shawn Michaels were my favorite.

[@sam5687]

Late 80s- 2003 best times. Even WCW

[@Spooky_515]

I think Austin felt betrayed when they asked him to job to Brock on Raw as if that’s all he was good for. Austin is the star that shifted the tide of the Monday night wars. If he hadn’t caught on when he did the McMahons would’ve been working for Ted Turner

[@thenightowl7712]

It was a culmination of things but this is the exact straw that “broke the camel’s back” so to speak.

[@Geese88]

I forgot how fine robin used to be

[@Gamzor]

@@Geese88 her boyfriends cant put up with all her colonics

[@matiassilva5709]

This my friend is exactly 100% the truth

[@jamesgibson3716]

What people forget is that Vince was punishing Austin for trashing creative on "Byte This". That's why they had him wrestling Lesnar in that match he was to lose. Austin has other plans as we clearly saw...😅😅😅

[@Coldstone47034]

This is the greatest wrestling star ever. Nobody can match his status

[@jlobiafra]

You must not been alive in the 80's when Hogan ruled the WWF. Stone cold though was a way better wrestler and character than hogan

[@Coldstone47034]

@@jlobiafra Hogan had his time but I won't ever watch Hogan era matches outside maybe one or two matches. I can watch Steve Austin's run anytime

[@gregmartin114]

@@Coldstone47034 Hogan’s time was about 4 times as long as Austin’s, so yea he had his time

[@jayceegenocide4402]

& That's The Bottom Line Son!

[@jayceegenocide4402]

@vik I Liked BOTH

[@MaxTaylor-yx8bi]

He walked to his own beat, said fuc the boss on the show and in real life, and stood on what he said and believed in. Not only was he the embodiment, HE WAS THE ATTITUDE ERA

[@theomen7665]

And beat up his wife.

[@maz_miily]

​@@theomen7665no proof

[@jugg9140]

ne he was not, stone cold was a product of attitude era.

[@maxb294]

austin hasn't changed one bit. the goat 🐐

[@Da_Homie_Chuy]

This was recorded in 2003 fam

[@maxb294]

@@Da_Homie_Chuy I know. I'm saying he's still the same as he is in this clip

[@LeeEverett1]

For those that don't know, the "young kid" and "chump" they're referring to Steve losing to was Brock Lesnar.

[@snc237]

Steve wasn’t wrong though. Your top star doesn’t lose a match with 0 build up on a random raw

[@henryphilips6563]

Oh thought the legend killer... thanks cap😅

[@edwardoliver3473]

Yh. They were going for the Goldberg type thing… feed ur new monster stars as if they’re jobbers. They should have known not to go to Steve for it though… they knew how long he fought for his run.. the bulls*%t he went through at wcw and ecw … hell that’s how “stone cold” was born! On a n ecw improvised interview / vignette just saying the truth about dusty/hogan/bischoff whilst in character

[@arslaanpasha3334]

​@@snc237Hogan also lost to lesnar on a regular smackdown episode

[@rashadali4890]

Oh ok

[@imthedevilkys536]

Stone cold was the coolest person on the planet when I was a kid. Super hero level.

[@steverodriguez767]

This girl tripping she deserves a stunner

[@CurtisFukkinSliffe]

Stone Cold was always my fav. wrestler! He was the heart n soul of pro wrestling.

[@chinwenerondu8192]

He was serious, telling his story, you could feel the hurt and they were just making light of it. Not cool.

[@therevivaltv4256]

That is so sad

[@therapper000]

Howard Stern would do this too all his guest it's weird n sad and childish

[@mitchy3438]

I love that Steve Austin acknowledges that Vince is tough. Actual respect there

[@memeguyTM]

Vince is also quite messy if you know what I mean 😂

[@gregkuhn7123]

@@memeguyTM LOL

[@jaw0608]

Is Robin... uhhhh... trying to pick a fight with Stone Cold?

[@miloandot]

She did this to The Rock as well in one of his interviews.

[@frankbonini7085]

@@miloandot She Does This Type of Stuff Whenever They Interview a Pro Wrestler

[@donle499]

He shoulda stunned her! 😂

[@codeman4546]

Hole

[@playthehighnote1122]

She was a big wrestling fan surprisingly.

[@ETREDROOMREVIEWS]

The neck injuries caused him to feel true helplessness. And he must've realized he needed to be more critical in his match ups. That turned into living his life to his own beat

[@rishishrivas5031]

After this podcast Steve offered beer to that respectful woman .she drank and then boom steve hit her with stone cold stunner and commentator yelling in disbelief with steve austin theme music playing

[@user-vx1up7ty7z]

It's true, I was there

[@shellyfinkle3142]

This my favorite entertainer ever! When that glass break I still get goose bumps

[@ct6ry]

Only reason I even watched WWF in the 90s Stone Cold 🙌

[@Thedreaminthemyst]

I wish I can meet him in person. Loved every entrance in the ring!

[@DarthSaggezza]

Stone Cold Steve Austin. On the Howard Stern show. That was 20 years ago. WoW how time goes by.

[@Glitchfaction]

“We’re gonna bring Stone Cold in and only let him answer 50% of the questions he’s asked.” -Comrade Stern

[@babyprince84uk]

Well we will try not to let him answer any but he managed to answer 50%

[@MinusMoonKay]

She shouldn’t be so speaking about Stone Cold in that manner. You try going through that level of injury, putting your body in the line for as long as he had plus deal with the likes of a Vince. People need to know their roles sometimes… this is a wrestling legend

[@loosestringsholdyou]

Can’t believe Austin didn’t stun Robin

[@royalblu6412]

😅 She was too excited!

[@NYCrazyRob]

Imagine calling Brock Lesnar "some chump."

[@muhammadasad729]

Imagine calling Brock Lesnar "some chump" today.

[@rockstardeleon]

Well he was professionally back then because he hadn't paid any dues

[@FuckoMcTim]

@@rockstardeleon don’t make him a chump ..just green to the business and even then Brock was a state champion prior .. nothing chumpish about dat

[@joink25]

He wasn’t a chump back then either. But he was on the come up, and Austin had a point about being the last, rather than the first, but mentally he probably wasn’t in the place to talk it through with them. He had nothing in the tank.

[@oneshotperrotte1541]

Brock was a chump in comparison to Austin in wwf/wwe, then, and even today. That's not to say Brock isn't great. He's just not on Austin's level.

[@kk-yz3vj]

When I was watching wrestling there was a great roster during the attitude days. However by far the most electrifying wrestler was stone cold. He was miles ahead of the rock, triple h, undertaker and Kane. People say the rock was bigger I don’t even think he came close.

[@Dogeathotdog1]

Rock came close and made the perfect rival for Stone Cold at the time

[@redrick8900]

Mick Foley.

[@scsaentrancepops]

Fun fact Vince punished Austin for walking out when he agreed to come back and Austin was fined for it by Vince! It was a massive $$$ fine that Steve acceptable but talked Vince into getting it lower then he wanted

[@justina9137]

600 some thousand vince wanted. And Steve countered with 200 some thousand and they agreed. But Jim Ross said Steve didn't just write a check. It came out of merchandise and royalties I think

[@jamesgibson3716]

When Austin trashed creative, that's why he was to wrestle Lesnar with no build up and was going to lose. Vince is a petty SOB...

[@MrBrock314]

@@jamesgibson3716 I don't think he's that attractive....

[@jamesgibson3716]

@@MrBrock314 typo....I meant petty.. LoL

[@RatzCarnatz]

@@jamesgibson3716 freudian slip lmao

[@sharanhegde4004]

Surprised how people tolerated Robin for so many years and she still had the job

[@Sinraiser]

Nobody would wanna remember her after she is deceased

[@alexmccann2751]

Unfortunately she's still alive..sadly

[@eddievenuto1862]

Steve Austin did more for Vincent mcmann than Vince mcmann did for Steve Austin. Austin had so many rivalries with the rock and many other wrestlers. Stone cold was the loud mouth in the WWF the attitude era. The show was better with all those feuds Austin had back in the nineties.

[@eduhred5341]

His feuds with Angle and Booker lmfao back then.

[@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND]

Amen ❤ I want to give Steve a hug, he’s a legend

[@eddievenuto1862]

@@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND yes

[@GoatCharles]

Steve is an absolute living legend ☠️🍻

[@johnaristotle3736]

Beside the Rowdy Roddy Piper era Austin 3:16 and the Rock was the peak of WWE.

[@GodWeenSatan]

80's and 90's were the best

[@Dajonjames317]

Facts but Triple H was in between a lil bit

[@douglasburgessiii5987]

Hogan made WWE / WWF mainstream. He was definitely the blueprint

[@aadil.harbhajun]

And Taker was top of the pyramid across all eras...

[@Ballsy_]

Stone cold Steve Austin, the reason I watched WWF. Sting was the reason I watched WCW but stone cold was the reason I kept watching wrestling

[@southsudani983]

walking away was the best thing he ever did

[@GabGotti3]

Used to be Vince’s neighbor. Stone Cold would be at the house all time. The security of our private community would always tell me he hated being there. I was kid what did I know.

[@cdel4391]

the security guard hated being there? or steve austin?

[@Joseperez-oz7to]

Props to Steve for remaining so calm under that chatty b

[@americantrash593]

Stone Cold and Taker carried that company

[@zitofan4life]

Undertaker is the Harold Baines of the WWE

[@jhonnymarquez100]

Hulk carry the wwf since 1977to 1992...that's most of any could

[@redrick8900]

Mick Foley carried them.

[@garydavis0611]

You let it all out did you start crying? Lol that part was hilarious

[@upnorthvlogs]

My favorite wrestler ever

[@PrimePrius]

Fun fact: The 'chump' they wanted him to lose to was Brock Lesnar.

[@booboo4ever24]

I wasn't even happy when The Rock lost to Brock, I was shocked

[@dariusherring9730]

I was even more shocked when Brock broke Undertaker’s streak at WM 30.

[@lab981]

SCSA was such a fun guest in this "HSS" era

[@micheal8509]

Robin was trying hard to get a rise out of stone cold

[@masonkelley8219]

I really wish they could have interrupted him more. That would have been super.

[@iamdevilboy5976]

The greatest superstar in the history of wrestling

[@chinwenerondu8192]

Stop! Just stop, none is bigger than Hogan.

[@iamdevilboy5976]

@@chinwenerondu8192 that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to your opinion, no denying Hulk is one of the biggest names in the business, but Stone and The Rock surpassed him.

[@chinwenerondu8192]

@@iamdevilboy5976Your opinion as well

[@miguelrico4995]

​@@iamdevilboy5976 I agree on that one 👍🏽

[@Facade953]

​@@chinwenerondu8192 I couldn't agree more. Hogan put wrestling on the map!

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

"did you start crying" hahaha thats the classic stern i miss

[@look-out-4-1-another]

Robin, chill out, damn! She might need a timeout.

[@FQ8]

Uploaded on 3/16 (3:16)...very funny 😆

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Is it just me or they're not letting him finish ..?

[@jasonfuller2734]

It’s you.

[@gregkuhn7123]

It's them

[@garciacuster1627]

Let him Finish the answers...Dang!

[@simplerick_ssb3043]

“Did you start crying?” Is wild. 😂😂😂

[@myronromero7071]

It would of been nice to let him answer a question without all the interruptions

[@patrickbenjamin4]

Why was she so biased against Steve? You supposed to try to get both sides of the story before you make a decision on who's wrong.

[@matthewjohnson2495]

It’s cause he’s white probably She wasn’t giving him much of a chance

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Anyone have the full 2003 interview?

[@jaysonlavictoire6076]

Robin looks great in 2003.

[@JulieGraceImmink]

She does!!

[@gregkuhn7123]

true but still with the mouth...

[@RB-f]

She was so fine when they did the E! Show (1992-2005)

[@HotSizzleTV_]

Crazy his last match was in my home town Seattle dang I wish I would’ve went to that.

[@JohnSmith-nm4zd]

Austin refused to job to Lesnar

[@keefriff99]

Yep.

[@purestformofpeace]

Totally justified

[@KingsGloryPath]

Steve Austin is the GOAT 🐐

[@mintythekid119]

Howard really thinks Stone cold is a crier? Nah he needs a stunner lol

[@youngcity4241]

Howard Stern and his crew was so ahead of they time

[@TimeMariner]

They time

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Was

[@SpinningCracKFisT]

Were* & Their* Stop butchering the English language

[@MundiaKamau]

Great throwbacks. Steve Austin is a good story teller. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 16th January 2024.

[@Gardenhoser86]

Robin was actually a legit WWE fan back then, early - mid/late 90’s a few of em (Robin, Ronnie and his crew - Neil Drake, Wayne Seagel maybe Dominic Barbera but dunno) would get together for the PPVs, that’s why she would be in heaven when most of the wrestlers came in

[@xaviersmith602]

Robin is proving in this interview why some conversations women shouldn't talk.

[@xbriskx]

I have zero clue why this woman is on the show.

[@redrick8900]

You are proving why you shouldn't talk.

[@tomme9367]

Why does she keep talking? She knows nothing! Trying to put him and wwe down!

[@Dajonjames317]

I'm thinking the same thing 😂😂😂she definitely needed too be quiet

[@EmailacS]

I was soo excited back then to watch episode of Monday night Raw on television. This was specially for stone cold and JR commentary .stone cold is an exciting package.

[@elbeantako8411]

Robin was searching for that smoke 😂

[@HighlightRiel]

Austin has a class to him that says you have to respect him, because Stone Cold Said So!

[@duffyadans1042]

What's Robin's problem?

[@atifqavi2054]

Austin is white.

[@timothyspencer2861]

Let him talk.

[@Chief24.7]

0:30 I was genuinely scared for her

[@gunnarjordan6980]

Austin is The King! The GOAT!

[@andrewh9613]

Hey Robin, you wanna have a beer with stone cold? No….WHAT….STUNNER🤣

[@dalton43live]

You can tell austin kept getting pissed at robin

[@bryanmack4054]

Austin was too proud to admit that his career was at an end….he refused to job to Brock in 2002 and less than a year later, he had his “final” match against Rock at Wrestlemania

[@bonechip01]

Vince tried hard to get him to stay, what you're saying makes no sense.

[@Facade953]

In a few years, he became a multiple times Royal Rumble winner and WWE Champion. In such a short time, he accomplished what others couldn't in their entire careers. Eventually, there was very little the creative could do with him and new talents such as Brock Lesnar needed to be pushed in order to lead the company to the Ruthless Aggression Era.

[@bryanmack4054]

@@bonechip01 what exactly don’t you understand?

[@LeeEverett1]

It's Steve Austin though, why should he job to some newcomer at the time on a random episode of Raw? It wasn't even that Steve didn't want to put Brock over, he wanted it done on a PPV with a storyline

[@XeoMacNasty]

It's not that he didn't want to do the job. He didn't want to do it without having a run with Brock.

[@joh3398]

God bless Stone Cold Steve Austin

[@homerknowsbest5175]

Robin running her mouth and obviously doesn't know what she's talking about but has her own feelings about it.

[@takerdust]

well, she did watch wrestling occasionally unlike Howard.

[@FridayNightArcade]

It wasn't "some chump," it was Brock Lesnar in the King of the Ring tournament lol. But I do agree with Austin not wanting to have that match on TV. He said he'd do it on PPV if they built it up.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

When you break your neck for the WWE it comes as no surprise but I suppose WM 38 goes to show he could have kept going.

[@NickNardini]

Wow she is very honest.

[@andrewboxall2945]

imagine this interview with hulk hogan lol -

[@Runny117]

2:01 did he just call Ric Flair "some chump"? lol

[@atifqavi2054]

It was actually Brock Lesnar 😂

[@jerryappleton6855]

I swear I just read the title as "Why Stone Cold Steve Austin walked away from Wine"

[@rahulkarmakar5183]

That kid was Lesnar 😂😂

[@johnbutler8882]

Stone cold became the goat in couple years that saying something wwf,wwe was about go out of business and stone cold saved wwe that's just one thing he did he broke all the records of sales and did this without Internet that's saying something stone cold is the greatest of all time he is the wrestling goat

[@odacizdnak1136]

I just realized today how Beautiful Robin was

[@barryriste3229]

Interview would have been so much better if Austin wasn’t interrupted every couple minutes

[@erwinrogers9470]

Great interview

[@frozen8672]

Robin deserved a stunner ong

[@bonniehammond9566]

And thats the bottom line. Because...

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

Much as I love Steve he absolutely walked out due to ego. If he had so much health issues why would he want to do a whole feud with Brock Lesnar, whose signature moveset includes multiple German suplexes that would put further strain on his spine and neck?

[@Fishbro]

Stone cold was the most influential wrestler of all time. The rock 2nd, being more influential as an actor, yes, but not as a wrestler.

[@hughjanus5093]

Steve worked himself into a shoot, brother

[@rathermorpheous2337]

Even scsa believes he went about it wrong but still had good reason why he did what he did

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

And That's the Bottom line cause Stone Cold Said So!! 😊✊👊🍁♈🍁

[@blu12031985]

This is exactly what Jake the Snake Roberts was saying in the Vladtv Interview

[@HellYeahImIrish]

what is the point of having a guest if you don't let them speak. You could hear it in Austin's voice he was getting irritated.

[@NzO148]

The woman really pushed it there. I'm surprised he didn't snap

[@rbrice4128]

Robin is and or was beautiful. She had the perfect voice to juxtapose Stern. This was a great interview but from the start. Robin was on it. 👍

[@k-3402]

I thought she was pretty disrespectful here. Maybe that's just part of her schtick, but still

[@vibing-vicinity9989]

I love that on ironically, he has managed to sneak “bottom line” into his daily speak