Wrestling Personalities Discuss Steve Austin

Wrestling Personalities Discuss Steve Austin
Numerous former WWE/WCW/ECW and Memphis Wrestling personalities discuss "WWE Hall of Famer" Stone Cold Steve Austin and their personal experiences dealing with him both starting off in the business, coming up though his various gimmicks and finally what he was like as one of the all time top drawing wrestlers that transcended wrestling into the mainstream entertainment world leading WWE to one of the most popular periods when ratings where reaching numbers that will likely never be duplicated and crowds were selling out even for house shows.
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[@juancvaldez316]

Stone Cold when he was feuding with Bret Hart from 96 to 97 he was exceptional. That feud was 🔥🔥

[@serbonkers4130]

Fuck yeah. Im a hart foundationn fan back then and hated austin. Then they did that bit where he didnt tapped out to the sharpshooter all bloody and shit.

[@Ekolishift]

That was a killshot in the Monday Night Wars

[@bryanhinkle8292]

And I loved every min of it

[@rantradio]

Real Talk!! I was convinced they both SERIOUSLY hated each other, but then I found out that it was Bret who suggested and decided to put Austin over and the rest is history that shall Never be forgotten.

[@serbonkers4130]

@Pedro Sepulveda no. ThaT was the double turn tHat made stone cold a mega star. What screw job job are you talking about? Afaik, austin and bret are cool

[@MrBlockice22]

"Drink your tea before it get Stone Cold".... Damn if that's not legendary, IDK what is!!

[@ExiledByForce1]

Austin has claimed many times that Dutch is the one that changed his name from Williams to Austin.

[@anthonycampos8057]

Yeah

[@LeemWills]

yes he has

[@DemnRaig80]

Then... the stone cold came from his wife... and history.

[@abcsin6526]

@@DemnRaig80 that was name stone cold and rest was already there

[@Jack-Lack]

"Steve's hair blowin' in the wind" That must've been a sight.

[@carnage5901]

Great to see Austin's peers rating him so highly. Like undertaker nobody says a bad word about him. Always a massive Steve Austin fan he litterally revitalised WWF for me after Bret left and he had the best fued with him to set him up for the massive star he was

[@bhchargers]

Imagine how great he would have been if he hadn't broke his neck!! His moves wouldn't have been so limited.

[@jamesharris5868]

Even with limitations he still made every one look good

[@dylonmullins]

You could argue that him getting hurt forced the personality out of him.

[@morrnmanderson7376]

That injury forced him to adapt his style into more of a brawling style, which fit the character WAY better than his previous technician type moveset

[@MeekMillisbendingoverrn]

@@dylonmullins go watch him right before the injury it was his best promo work like late ‘96 early ‘97

[@WauwautosaTufGuy]

He didn’t need the moves, his matches were always excited despite barely doing any moves

[@brandonhayes4786]

Vince Russo to this day, maintains that same Austin story. So consistent. I don't care who likes or hates him. He still stays honest about it. And 2 Cold Scorpio and Jeanie, his ex wife.

[@ElChaseReturns]

Austin says much the same, basically saying that he knew he'd need to talk to get over with the crowd. "I'm just 6'2, black trunks, black boots. You gotta let me talk." He says in more than one instance

[@brandonhayes4786]

FACTS

[@jakebaggio4368]

Russo is a fat loser

[@JoeyMetcalf80]

There will never be another Stone Cold in WWE... Too many wrestlers called superstars there and no real superstar. Not thier fault but the reality

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

If you're a regular on TV, ppvs, and you move merchandise, you're a superstar. Especially when you're employed by a publicly traded company like WWE. But not megastars like Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, The Rock, and John Cena. Those types are once, maybe twice in a generation kind of talent (I say twice because the rock and stone cold exploded into superstardom around the same time).

[@patrickmitchell9359]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 They might be stars but not super star. A super star is something special. Everybody on tv is not a super star. There is levels to it.

[@troystaunton254]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695they’re all nobodies outside the wrestling bubble.

[@ExiledByForce1]

Larry zbyszko with the dead on Austin impression.

[@georgemunro319]

It's so true as Stunning Steve Austin he looked like a surfer you'd see on the beach with the girls as Stone Cold Steve Austin he looked like a skinhead biker with the leather vest just total polar opposites

[@guidoluzzi66]

Well that’s my damn name

[@michaelacampora1020]

Jarrett is wrong. New York and Vince didnt change Stone Cold. It was ECW & Paul Heyman that gave him that edge when he was fired by Bischoff due to injury. Watch the basement promos

[@bryanhinkle8292]

They made it feel so real back then ....the GIMMICKS the ATTITUDE the storylines it was pure Magic

[@s.waltonvoiceoverproductio7300]

also we were 15

[@bryanhinkle8292]

@@s.waltonvoiceoverproductio7300 true haha

[@GGGG-zs4pu]

@@s.waltonvoiceoverproductio7300 yeah I remember a couple friends from my history class bragging about begin able to get tickets for the 1999 royal rumble good old days !

[@mikesharon2177]

Top 5 hacksaw?? Its him and Hogan but Austin smashed all Hogans Records in what 5years?? Insane his popularity

[@toddmartinez2279]

It's great to hear Tom Pritchard talk about Austin. No wonder Cornette got along so well with Tom. He's a great mind, and also was a great worker.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I didn't care how I tired I would be for school I had to stay up and watch Steve Kick Vince's ass.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

We all did bro. Lol. Remember talking about it the next morning in school? Lol. Everyone at my school always wore wrestling shirts. WWF and WCW lol

[@evanabbott2737]

I remember! I did too.😁 my all time favorite was when Vince was all messed up in the hospital bed, and Austin comes in and slams a bedpan against his head....🤣

[@DecadentDeviant13]

@@evanabbott2737 Fun bit of trivia...they couldn't gimmick the bedpan. Vince took a headshot from an actual beadpan.

[@thebrainreigns1858]

DAMN GOOD THESE WERE GREAT INTERVIEWS!

[@everettdecker4657]

Thank You for reposting content and keeping us entertained..Much Respects!

[@michaelwilson9184]

Shane Douglas showed some love. I believe he meant what he said genuinely

[@wangotango5447]

"And then grizzly adams said YO" -too cold scorpio

[@shanepleasants6280]

Austin was a beast in WCW the Hollywood Blinded were an amazing tag team and he was great in the dangerous alliance he just wasn’t given a full shot there

[@kbarrett63]

To give so many fingers and stunners to the boss AND still be employed was EPIC ! IMO Steve took on a lot of the Arn Anderson persona :)

[@monkeystank5241]

First time I saw Austin was in 85 or 86 at a match in Oklahoma. I remember him there, but not much about him then. Saw the 3 Von Ericks, Chris Adam's, Sunny, Tornado, Midnight Express, Eddie Guerrero, Ultimate Warrior- Sunny brought in to "clean up the alliance" and Rick Martell. I'll never forget Martell. A big heavy set woman sitting in the front row, was trash mouthing Martell when he entered the ring. Martell stood at the edge of the ring in front of her, and cupped his hands around his crouch to, I guess, simulate a vagina. Then, he puts his cupped hands over his head as if his head would fit. I laughed so hard I cried. Stuff like this is what fans remember over the years. I'm glad Austin's career took off after the Dallas alliance, I enjoy his movies. RIP all those I admired, you are missed.

[@LMLR187]

That statue Jerry Jarrett had in the background was often used for his old memphis wrestling intro.

[@SubvenioArguo]

27:11 I think Jeanie was referring to a biography about Richard Kuklinski. A cold blooded contract killer.

[@eaglesavage4929]

Stone Cold is the realist celebrity of all time I've seen the episode of him on punked and as a black man seeing it literally brought tears to my eyes

[@michaelsuder3956]

Gary Sutton wtf does you being black have ANYTHING to do about it?

[@bawsak101]

Michael Suder 😂😂😂

[@eaglesavage4929]

@@michaelsuder3956 if u seen the episode you fuck nut you would know what I'm talking douch bag

[@vityazsix]

there is no way they dont know. they probably sign up to be on that show.

[@courtneyross7879]

@@eaglesavage4929 Alright, everybody just calm down. Stone Cold didn't check the manager because the manager was being an ass to the BLACK valet; Stone Cold checked the manager because he was simply being an ass, period. But, if that made you like Stone Cold that much more, all good. Stone Cold is on 'tha good foot', despite the whole 'Texas Rattlesnake' persona.

[@georgemunro319]

Steve Austin at one time was amazing with his technical wrestling ability with holds before his knees went to shit and then got his neck broken he had to switch to brawling but before that he was so good as a technical wrestler

[@isaacvargas3156]

@Metalheadjake if hogan had wrestled like he did in japan back then. that would have made him even greater

[@georgemunro319]

@Metalheadjake I'm not saying he wasn't good as a brawler he had amazing matches as a brawler I'm just saying he couldn't really do the technical Wrestling anymore and also some people think Austin didn't know how to Wrestle just brawl which wasn't the case at all

[@Krazyk007x2]

Dutch said some things that every young wrestler needs to know & some never learn it. When you're the rookie, or even just the low man on the pole, you shut your mouth & you listen. You don't even ask questions at first. Mouth closed, ears & eyes open. Once you've established yourself with the vets you're around, *then* you start asking questions. Any deviation from that order & they'll take it out of your ass!

[@michaelarmstrong2443]

I was ROFL so hard at Jake saying the Ten Commandments of Austin 😂😂😂

[@hottakestuesdays7450]

brilliant mind and its funny but he's right

[@dcabral00]

What blows me away, is how fellow wrestlers talk about Steve compared to how they talk about Hogan.

[@TheHannibalTV]

Hogan was more political but also his run on top was a lot longer

[@Chukijay]

Steve was the hardest on himself out of all these people. Clearly he wasn’t the best person to every person all the time, but he made amends where he could or regrets not being able to do so.

[@imright6340]

Hes overated he never even did anything cool. Fights McMahon big deal

[@suitedandbooted363]

@@imright6340 oh my god. You need to go back and watch his run again you fool.

[@Tumorcoach]

@@imright6340 dumbest thing I’ve read

[@jesseb5076]

@@imright6340 I think you wanted Steve to molest you …. And he didn’t … bless you

[@runnerover]

Dutch looks like a older Kevin Owens

[@sostdm617]

LMFAO 😂😂😂😂

[@kahrhoshe]

I started out watching WWF programming but fell in love with wrestling when i found WCCW. The hollywood blondes(austin and pillman) were fire.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Damn right they were fire 🔥

[@JVLIVSPhotography]

1977 Dodge Aspen. My pops had one, his first new car. He said it was the biggest piece of 💩 he’s ever owned! If he were alive today, he’d STILL say it. And the ironic thing is I happen to like the Dodge Aspen. I loved hearing stories about past and some present WWE superstars. I learn so much from them. But the Big Blue Meanie story with the four flat tires was GOLD! Pure. Bloody. Gold! Jake The Snake’s Ten Commandments were PLATINUM!

[@migatron1]

It was Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski 26:44

[@adammcelyea3577]

Damn Heidenreich looks like someone done beat the holy crap outta him

[@britney_2savage21]

Michael Cole finally got his revenge. For all the ''poems'' he had to endure

[@ReducedFatEric]

You know he's legit and respected when Vince Russo doesn't take credit for Steve Austin's rise as the biggest star in the wrestling industry.

[@willharper7888]

Awww. .can't believe they didn't interview his BIGGEST fan..JIM ROSS lol. .that Jim Ross loved the Texas Rattle Snake.."stone cold, stone cold, stone cold" lol#JR⚓

[@genos_vacuum]

Bruh...dead ass

[@smiley37greg]

Hell yeah, JR's commentary was an integral of stone colds TV excitement.

[@tylowe78]

When JR was doing that hollering when Stone Cold came out that made it exciting!

[@LMLR187]

Well I don't think Hannibal ever met Jim Ross yet. I may be wrong though.

[@Wereinthis2gether]

HE’S STOMPIN A MUDHOLE IN’EM AN WALKIN IT DRY!!!!!!!!

[@peaceandlove1216]

Austin and McMahon feud was the best feud of all time.

[@maximusmax4557]

That bed pan, yo!

[@seanmoore4248]

Newp. Freebirds vs Von Erichs.

[@bryanhinkle8292]

Nothing can match that era ...that writing...I'm happy as a pig in shit I grew up in the 88 to 2003 Era .....

[@evanb1470]

They made so much money off that arc!

[@jaysilva5854]

There will never be anything again like that! Who wouldn't want to beat the shit outta their boss!?

[@maniacalgorilla]

Poor Jake trying to take credit for everything...

[@JM-FreeMcDrilla]

Well he did kinda give him his catchphrase

[@crowley5217]

When you're 'The Franchise' you know... label out, short pause.

[@jnco4383]

I really liked him as Stunning Steve watching WCW in the early 90s. I always thought him and Rick Rude made a good tag team

[@heatherphillips5983]

He wasn't with Rude, it was Flyin Brian Pullman he was in the Blondes with, and you're right, I loved the Hollywood Blondes.

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video, THE HANNIBAL TV

[@HellhammerSS]

Zybesko scares me

[@kreed82]

Yeah he looks healthy but like hes battled sickness at the same time.

[@JRandallEllis]

Meanie looks like an adult Ralphie from A Christmas Story

[@bossbod3163]

They gave you a crack pipe when you walked in! That’s class😂

[@iLLBiLLsRoastBeats]

Tom delivers speech exactly like Bruce

[@MrPenfold4]

Going by general opinion, Taker and austin seem to me like the least problematic guys in the locker room. natural leaders, willing to put others over. Little or no ego, good work ethic.

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

Steve Austin was pretty political backstage

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@@suitedandbooted363 i never heard of undertaker doign it . but he put more over then steve austin, plus hogan and undertaker never hit a women

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@@suitedandbooted363 beniot never beat Steve .he never lost Jericho or Angle clean.unforgiven 2001 does not count since it turned angle hands were on rope.

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@@suitedandbooted363 undertaker lost to Brock great kalhi angle this Russian guy Steve Austin he made Jeff Hardy and mankind look good he put over Orton

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@@suitedandbooted363 Steve beat rock in two wrestlmanai he only lost to him to wm 19 becusse it was his last one

[@DanBuffet]

Had Heidenreich just come down a chimney?

[@Brando-Lee3725]

When Val talks about being more blown up after a match with Austin , then Benoit . I believe it could be the crowd being so hot (anything Steve did then with whoever was gonna get WAY over) And it being exhillerating being out there with THE top guy , more mentally tasking than Benoit blistering you with chops and stiff shots . More fast paced , but mentally shit can exhaust you as well . Especially with an electric crowd making your adrenaline and heart race . IDK . Just my two cents no one asked for lol !

[@aaronhurst4379]

Shane Douglas seems like a nice dude

[@garymck5181]

Shane and Dr Tom Prichard always come across as nice, honest, straight forward guys.

[@kreed82]

Except when it comes jim cornette's racist comments.

[@jimmyb7474]

great video from absolutely the best channel on utube. thank you and keep up the good work

[@Hertfordshire247]

Found this video on the 20/03/2022-2 years to the day. How 'BOUT that - said ala Naked Gunn style.

[@jasonurquiola7544]

Damn Val Venis off the roids

[@simplyhuman2213]

Vegan too

[@deadwalke9588]

Two misconceptions: 1. Austin's gimmick was created by someone else and they take all the credit for it 2. Austin singlehandedly saved the WWF and somehow brought it to the mainstream and then created a new avenue for it to exist in. I need NOT say anything else.

[@sostdm617]

I agree especially with number #2 because without Bret Hart there would be no Stone Cold same for MR McMahon HHH Undertaker Rock and the storytelling after he won the title so basically it was a group effort. Oh yeah we can't forget Mick Foley shit the whole Roster was over back then

[@isaacvargas3156]

vince russo saying you gotta give credit where credits due is funny as fuck 😂😂

[@1badfxdwg]

Every Wednesday night, Evansville coliseum... we were always in the upper level directly across from the stage

[@MarkAnthonyGiven]

GREAT WORK BIG MAN! Video editing is like anything else you do it long enough you start getting good at it. I'd like to know what really happens in the locker rooms or ring rats and waking up in jail for stupid shit. You got so much content now the imagination is the limit to monetizing it. People love this stuff and I predict it is just going to become more and more valuable in the right hands. Looking at your merch Multipurpose Sale Do a larger than life slightly out of focus like being shaken of your face. Your a scary dude and you got to work with you got. A big pissed off Hannibal might represent how a lot of people feel right now. Peace be upon you. #MAGATRUMP2020 Psalm 19.

[@shanepleasants6280]

Vince was turning heel way before Eric it started with Brett it just intensified with Austin

[@emperorburton]

Eric Bischoff turned heel in December of 1996, a year before Vince McMahon.

[@mr.nickolasjohnkrznarich1795]

Intro song idea of mine years ago.They call me stone cold because I've walked that stone cold mile, I make women yearn, I make grown men cry, don't need a reason just a go ahead smile, they might call me stone cold but I can turn stone red hot.

[@HellStingOzunit]

that was the first time I heard vince say something that didnt sound like bull shit

[@wdc9633]

"Stunning Steve". Because some people aren't very creative.

[@bwag14]

"Stunning Steve" ended up Stunning a lot of people.......with that Stone Cold Stunner!!!

[@mox19380]

steve austin ... sheeeit! not a bad word to say about the guy. austin in wcw was about as perfect a wrestler there was at the time.

[@TheHannibalTV]

He was best in WCW for me as a fan

[@googesowders8622]

These will be good for the history . Because it's not hear-say ,it's straight from the source

[@Jimmy-B-]

1:20 stardom never went to his head 😂😂 what is that dude on

[@alberto032973]

Cool video

[@keithkeihsa9350]

WCW messed up when they let Steve Austin go, he was always a great wrestler and he could have carried the company along with Sting, The 4 Horsemen etc. Instead Eric Bishoff fire's him and says he'll never draw money. Little did they know he'd be the one to put them out of business.

[@crowley5217]

I still miss 'The Loose Cannon'.

[@lannyschirmer5942]

Pritchard should have been a bigger star. Such a great worker.

[@codyglover9317]

If you didn't have a crack pipe or a rig the motel in Nashville gave you one! Lol

[@blacknight7643]

Austin's 10 commandments

[@dizzolve9189]

I'd like to see Meanie on a Broken Skull Podcast

[@bareavis]

Kevin Sullivan did his best not to answer the question of whether he liked Austin or not.

[@markwalton5978]

bareavis he’s jealous of everyone

[@triippy...6476]

I feel like the Russo story might be opposite of what actually happened. Bret brought Steve to WWE and had his hand in a lot of Steve's success if I'm remembering correctly

[@bryanmcneil9872]

Jake Roberts has changed his story. He used to say he didn’t like that Steve said the 3:16 line because he didn’t like that he mocked Christianity

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Not shitting on Jake I truly love the guy, but he may not remember saying that depending on when he said it.

[@Hawkeye26]

32:40 I'm assuming this is maybe... Billy Graham?? There's no name mentioned here... (Score 1 for 21st Century Editing)

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

Wow Val Venis looks different.

[@thomash1801]

if neck and knee surgery he could been going till 60

[@1979augistine]

Missy Hyatt has more miles on her then Goodyear tires

[@cobloaf1]

I wonder if Jeanie was talking about Richard Kuklinski

[@ejsalazar7140]

The greatest of all time!

[@jackdevore9314]

Correct

[@hardcoreholman303]

Richard Klukinsky the ice man killer

[@tonymickens8803]

OH, HELL YEAH!

[@J_i_z_z_y]

I find it hilarious how everyone in these interviews claim they made his name.... so who here is telling the truth?? Because it all sounds like Bullshit to me...

[@stellarhyme3]

@James Stuard You must be new to all of this, it's a known fact that Dutch Mantell is the person that named Stone Cold Steve Austin. Stone Cold has told the same story on numerous occasions. Stone Cold has also said it was his wife who gave him the moniker Stone Cold, she being from England use the term when telling him to drink his beverage before it became Stone Cold and that's how Stone Cold Steve Austin was named. Dutch called him Steve Austin and Stone Cold's ex wife gave him Stone Cold.

[@aaronschmitt5335]

Yeah, that is pretty accurate right there. You can find Austin himself talking about that documentary and shit.

[@BkKellz]

His wife give him the name Stone Cold

[@patrickprice1886]

@@stellarhyme3 his 1st wife came up with the "stone cold" name

[@Timjej-or8hw]

No one ever mentions how steve Austin beat his wife tho

[@Kylersinjin]

His ex-wife Jeanne was talking about the Iceman Richard Kuklinski

[@TheHannibalTV]

Yes I actually watched the documentary they are talking about since

[@Kylersinjin]

Yeah I watched his prison interviews. When he talks about a chainsaw being too messy to dismember a body with a straight face, I got chills.

[@user-qc7hr4my7r]

Kyler Sinjin yeah those prison interviews were something else.

[@bigslick7456]

dont know why sullivans asking the question if vince would have turned heel if eric hadnt turned heel 1st .... after the screwjob what else would he have done the gimmick of mr mcmahon fell in his lap any one with half a brain would have ran with that angle .... and as for wwe not been able to handle the barrage of wcw if they had austin and the rock on the roster well they would have been booked into the ground and would have been working la parka and glaicer on thunder within 2 weeks of been there because you know any mention of a push on the main event scene would have been met with the qoute that doesnt work for me brother

[@mikesharon2177]

Missy Hyatt reminds me of a Suzanne Sommers type chic

[@tomsteinhardt4722]

Love Kevin Sullivan.

[@billyrouse4813]

Maybe Steve was the first on bigger cable stations, but guys like Sandman did it first.

[@troystaunton254]

And no one talks about him now.

[@fabulinus3893]

Hey Val, are you comparing Austin to Benoit? Coz I’m not sure I got it. Can you say it 20 more times just so I know.

[@micahwatkins8425]

So true lol

[@DemnRaig80]

The Cerebral TV.

[@AllLove0307]

Al Snow looks like the white Xzibit here

[@maximusmax4557]

When I was downsized back in early 2013, for the few weeks it took me to find a new job, I lived on mostly baked potatoes. Sometimes, I'd treat myself and put some shredded cheese and sour cream (plain yogurt) on 'em!

[@RemoWilliams1227]

In my opinion everyone should have to be that poor at least once. Really gives you perspective once you do get on your feet again. Keep rocking man 👌👍💪

[@patrickhughes4914]

Who's the guy after Val Venus?

[@dewaynehough3006]

Best ever

[@Paul-wu7xd]

The Ringmaster!

[@hordesCoffee]

I love wrestling since middle school, back then it was the pallbearer and the undertaker. Now it's Vladimir Putin Nukeing everyone. Well I guess this is it. It was a pleasure knowing Hannibal

[@mattholt9065]

i wish stan hanson and stone cold steve austin were in the same era and fueded or i wish stan hanson atleast had a moment in the ring on themic lol.

[@DofSWORDZ]

Meanie is awesome, same with Steve

[@hankbandin22]

Oooo scary at 27:18 I see a demon come through her face!!!

[@bryanhinkle8292]

Fucking epic