AUSTIN on his favorite feuds

**wrestling_god** · 01-31-2004, 03:59 PM

-- Thanks to The LilsBoys for sending in the following:

Hi it's The LilsBoys here, wrestling correspondents for The Sun - Britain's biggest selling newspaper.

This week we got to sit down with the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin and you can read the full hour-long chat at http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2...050033,00.html.

Here are just some of the many highlights, with Steve talking about:

Wrestling again - "I would like to do a streetfight type match with Vince but I think WrestleMania is going to come too fast for us to do anything. Could it happen somewhere down the line? Yeah, you could definitely see it some day."

Goldberg - "The people always wanted to see Stone Cold v Goldberg and the window was there for that match when WCW went out of business and he was really hot. He's a guy I would really have liked to have wrestle. Now, I could still do something with Goldberg."

Hulk Hogan - "I've got a lot of respect for his longevity, charisma and the career he's had. I've had conversations with the guy but when you're talking to Hulk Hogan you never really know who you're talking to."

Walking out on the WWE - "The reason I walked out was because I was having health problems I didn't want to tell the office about. On top of that I thought they were really cr***ing on me. The storylines they were giving me were not worthy of the biggest draw in the history of the business. I'm not sitting here bragging, those are facts, you can go and ask Vince McMahon and he'll tell you damn near the same thing. Will he admit he was cr***ing on me? No, he probably won't say that, but they were."

Stars being held back - "Some people were talking through some of the insider sheets saying that 'this guy and that guy are holding back the younger talent'. But when guys went down with injuries, no one stepped up. Either you have the ability to make it to the top or you don't. This business is first come first served, whoever can get over has a chance to get over using the tools and the time that they give you."

In the full chat Steve also talks extensively about his favourite feuds, the WWE's new stars, his creative role in the company, turning heel and much more.

**Nowhere Man** · 01-31-2004, 08:09 PM

It's a good read. Austin definitely isn't the most humble guy when it comes to his accomplishments, but at least he doesn't blow them completely out of proportion like Vince does. Also, he's covering WWE's ass by denying there being a political system backstage. Still, at least he didn't attack us like most other wrestlers do when they do this sort of interview.

*still an admitted Stone Cold mark*

**EazyMack** · 02-01-2004, 04:00 AM

Quote:

I've had conversations with the guy but when you're talking to Hulk Hogan you never really know who you're talking to.

I wonder what he meant by that.

**Corkscrewed** · 02-01-2004, 04:06 AM

He means you don't know whether you're talking to the real Hogan or a facade or whatever. Hogan's a pretty crafty dude.

As for Austin, at least he was frank and didn't try to project some phony image.

01-31-2004, 03:59 PM	#1
wrestling_god i slept with your grandma Posts: 552	AUSTIN on his favorite feuds -- Thanks to The LilsBoys for sending in the following: Hi it's The LilsBoys here, wrestling correspondents for The Sun - Britain's biggest selling newspaper. This week we got to sit down with the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin and you can read the full hour-long chat at http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2...050033,00.html. Here are just some of the many highlights, with Steve talking about: Wrestling again - "I would like to do a streetfight type match with Vince but I think WrestleMania is going to come too fast for us to do anything. Could it happen somewhere down the line? Yeah, you could definitely see it some day." Goldberg - "The people always wanted to see Stone Cold v Goldberg and the window was there for that match when WCW went out of business and he was really hot. He's a guy I would really have liked to have wrestle. Now, I could still do something with Goldberg." Hulk Hogan - "I've got a lot of respect for his longevity, charisma and the career he's had. I've had conversations with the guy but when you're talking to Hulk Hogan you never really know who you're talking to." Walking out on the WWE - "The reason I walked out was because I was having health problems I didn't want to tell the office about. On top of that I thought they were really cr*ing on me. The storylines they were giving me were not worthy of the biggest draw in the history of the business. I'm not sitting here bragging, those are facts, you can go and ask Vince McMahon and he'll tell you damn near the same thing. Will he admit he was cr*ing on me? No, he probably won't say that, but they were." Stars being held back - "Some people were talking through some of the insider sheets saying that 'this guy and that guy are holding back the younger talent'. But when guys went down with injuries, no one stepped up. Either you have the ability to make it to the top or you don't. This business is first come first served, whoever can get over has a chance to get over using the tools and the time that they give you." In the full chat Steve also talks extensively about his favourite feuds, the WWE's new stars, his creative role in the company, turning heel and much more. paul carrington sleeps in pig shit

01-31-2004, 08:09 PM	#2
Nowhere Man Now. Here. Man. Posts: 8,370	It's a good read. Austin definitely isn't the most humble guy when it comes to his accomplishments, but at least he doesn't blow them completely out of proportion like Vince does. Also, he's covering WWE's ass by denying there being a political system backstage. Still, at least he didn't attack us like most other wrestlers do when they do this sort of interview. still an admitted Stone Cold mark

02-01-2004, 04:06 AM	#4
Corkscrewed Posts: 18,357	He means you don't know whether you're talking to the real Hogan or a facade or whatever. Hogan's a pretty crafty dude. As for Austin, at least he was frank and didn't try to project some phony image.