1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:09,109 --> 00:00:10,276 (glass shattering) 4 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:12,779 - [Michael Cole] Stone Cold Steve Austin! 5 00:00:12,812 --> 00:00:14,714 - How you doing, honor to meet you. 6 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:18,251 - He was such an intense individual, I was intimidated. 7 00:00:18,284 --> 00:00:20,954 - Did I think he had talent, the answer's yes. 8 00:00:20,987 --> 00:00:23,890 - Touch your screen, feel that brush with greatness 9 00:00:23,923 --> 00:00:26,259 that you'll never, ever realize. 10 00:00:26,292 --> 00:00:28,628 - He talked more trash than anybody 11 00:00:28,661 --> 00:00:31,631 I ever heard talk trash in my life. 12 00:00:31,664 --> 00:00:32,899 - This is my ring. 13 00:00:32,932 --> 00:00:34,968 - He really caught my eye as The Ringmaster. 14 00:00:35,001 --> 00:00:38,938 - Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass. 15 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:40,206 (audience cheering) 16 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:41,207 - I had no idea what was gonna happen, 17 00:00:41,241 --> 00:00:42,976 this guy's a psychopath. 18 00:00:43,009 --> 00:00:45,712 - [Jim Ross] Tyson and Austin, Tyson and Austin. 19 00:00:45,745 --> 00:00:47,180 - These are two big bulls, 20 00:00:47,213 --> 00:00:49,082 and they're gonna go until one can't stand up. 21 00:00:50,850 --> 00:00:52,886 - We knew that we had something intangible. 22 00:00:52,919 --> 00:00:56,289 - D.T.A, Rock, don't trust anybody. 23 00:00:56,322 --> 00:00:57,557 - [Booker T] They said action. 24 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:59,859 - [Steve Austin] Price check on a jackass. 25 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:02,362 - It turned out to be gold. 26 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:03,463 - It's, like, one of the coolest things 27 00:01:03,496 --> 00:01:05,398 that ever happened to me. 28 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:08,601 - He's a natural, you can't manufacture that. 29 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:10,070 - Steve played that role perfectly, 30 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,172 'cause he's pretty much that guy. 31 00:01:12,205 --> 00:01:15,075 (glass shattering) 32 00:01:17,577 --> 00:01:19,079 - [Commentator] I'm watching this match, 33 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:21,481 I'm watching this Stunning Steve Austin, that's his name? 34 00:01:21,514 --> 00:01:24,117 I'm very impressed with this kid. 35 00:01:24,150 --> 00:01:26,419 - Stone Cold Steve Austin. 36 00:01:26,453 --> 00:01:30,090 The first time I met him was in Dallas, Texas. 37 00:01:30,123 --> 00:01:31,324 I had only been wrestling, 38 00:01:31,358 --> 00:01:33,326 maybe a year and a half, two years. 39 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,328 He was literally a student in 40 00:01:35,362 --> 00:01:37,263 Gentleman Chris Adams' wrestling school. 41 00:01:37,297 --> 00:01:39,099 - This is Gentleman Chris Adams here again 42 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:40,900 to give you another update on my own 43 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:42,669 personalized coaching class. 44 00:01:42,702 --> 00:01:44,804 - [Commentator] The pupil against the teacher, 45 00:01:44,838 --> 00:01:48,241 and right now, the pupil is in charge. 46 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:51,177 - [Jeff Jarrett] From the very first time I really met him 47 00:01:51,211 --> 00:01:53,913 and saw him, one thing that always came to my mind, 48 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:55,682 he meant business from day one. 49 00:01:55,715 --> 00:01:58,818 - I'm gonna grind your face up and down that fence 50 00:01:58,852 --> 00:02:00,587 until you're hamburger, baby. 51 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:02,155 - [Commentator] I've been very impressed 52 00:02:02,188 --> 00:02:03,490 by Steve Austin's ability, 53 00:02:03,523 --> 00:02:06,359 how far he's come in such a short time. 54 00:02:06,393 --> 00:02:08,194 He's showing that he has the potential 55 00:02:08,228 --> 00:02:10,764 to go a long, long way in professional wrestling. 56 00:02:11,865 --> 00:02:13,767 - He took it very serious, 57 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,069 and he wanted others to take things very serious. 58 00:02:16,102 --> 00:02:18,204 As a rookie, that's the mentality he had. 59 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,141 - Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, 60 00:02:21,174 --> 00:02:24,344 to World Championship Wrestling, I'm here at ringside 61 00:02:24,377 --> 00:02:26,546 with the leader of The Dangerous Alliance, 62 00:02:26,579 --> 00:02:28,982 and I understand, Paul, you have an announcement to make 63 00:02:29,082 --> 00:02:31,518 regarding your organization. 64 00:02:31,551 --> 00:02:35,088 - The company had just signed Ravishing Rick Rude. 65 00:02:35,121 --> 00:02:38,458 The concept was Rick Rude being the centerpiece, 66 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:42,228 and you'd surround Rude with an all-star cast, 67 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,764 but who was gonna be the star of tomorrow? 68 00:02:44,798 --> 00:02:46,166 So I pitched to Dusty, 69 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:48,668 the addition of one more piece of talent. 70 00:02:48,702 --> 00:02:50,570 The world's greatest athlete, 71 00:02:50,603 --> 00:02:52,138 and newest member of The Dangerous Alliance, 72 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:55,742 the World's TV Champion, Stunning Steve Austin. 73 00:02:57,711 --> 00:03:02,615 Steve Austin learned from Rick Rude just by riding with 74 00:03:03,783 --> 00:03:06,686 and listening to and working with Rick Rude. 75 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,922 - Don't expect a wrestling match. 76 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:13,927 You guys better come expecting an all-out war. 77 00:03:15,428 --> 00:03:17,297 - Steve, he learned from some really, really great teachers, 78 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:20,333 and then he moved on, you know, with Pillman, 79 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:23,670 he was a star, you know, that team, they were stars. 80 00:03:23,703 --> 00:03:26,806 - [Commentator] The World Tag Team Champions, 81 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:28,074 The Hollywood Blonds. 82 00:03:28,108 --> 00:03:30,410 - I don't think WCW really knew 83 00:03:30,443 --> 00:03:32,912 how big of a star that they really, really had. 84 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:36,449 - I remember watching WCW, I used to say, 85 00:03:36,483 --> 00:03:38,451 "Man, that dude's got a big mouth." 86 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:41,955 - Touch your screen, feel that brush with greatness 87 00:03:41,988 --> 00:03:45,825 that you'll never have in real life in your entire life 88 00:03:45,859 --> 00:03:48,128 because you're not a Hollywood Blond. 89 00:03:48,161 --> 00:03:50,597 - He talked more trash than anybody 90 00:03:50,630 --> 00:03:53,566 I ever heard talk trash in my life. 91 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,536 - It's a great show to be a Blond, so stay tuned. 92 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:00,774 - [Commentator] The World Tag Team Champions. 93 00:04:00,807 --> 00:04:03,043 This was billed as the Battle of the Decades, 94 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:05,879 meaning the 1990s against the 1980s. 95 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:09,716 - When I first met Steve in WCW, 96 00:04:09,749 --> 00:04:12,318 did I think he had talent, the answer's yes. 97 00:04:12,352 --> 00:04:15,055 He wasn't a shy, timid kid, he was a man. 98 00:04:16,156 --> 00:04:18,491 I got to work with him a couple of times. 99 00:04:18,525 --> 00:04:19,959 - [Commentator] Austin picks up Flair 100 00:04:20,060 --> 00:04:21,428 and a suplex on the mat. 101 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:22,729 - [Ric Flair] One thing that stands out to me 102 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:24,597 is Clash of Champions in Iowa, 103 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:27,500 and Steve was wrestling Ricky Steamboat. 104 00:04:27,534 --> 00:04:29,703 - [Commentator] Aw, Stunning Steve with a jawbreaker. 105 00:04:29,736 --> 00:04:31,938 What a great counter maneuver that was. 106 00:04:31,971 --> 00:04:34,441 - [Ric Flair] I had to go on after and I kept thinking, 107 00:04:34,474 --> 00:04:35,608 "Man, this a lot to follow," 108 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:38,411 because they were tearing the joint down. 109 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:41,314 - [Commentator] Wow, what a match we've got going on here. 110 00:04:42,515 --> 00:04:43,717 - [Ric Flair] That's kind of the last thing 111 00:04:43,750 --> 00:04:45,452 I remember with Steve before he took off. 112 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:51,257 - Finally, Brother Love, I have found him. 113 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:54,828 I give you The Ringmaster. 114 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:59,466 - [Vince McMahon] The new Million Dollar Champion. 115 00:04:59,499 --> 00:05:00,834 - The first time he really 116 00:05:00,867 --> 00:05:03,236 caught my eye was as The Ringmaster. 117 00:05:04,738 --> 00:05:07,207 - I didn't come out here just to run my mouth, Brother Love. 118 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,676 I'm here to prove every single thing I say. 119 00:05:09,709 --> 00:05:12,645 - And I really liked, like, technical wrestlers. 120 00:05:12,679 --> 00:05:14,681 - [Vince McMahon] Look at this Ringmaster go. 121 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:17,050 - [Daniel Bryan] So this concept of a Ringmaster 122 00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:20,053 who comes in and does hammerlocks and stuff like that, 123 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,855 that really appealed to me. 124 00:05:21,888 --> 00:05:25,225 - This is my ring, yeah, this is my ring. 125 00:05:25,258 --> 00:05:26,459 - [Vince McMahon] And, unquestionably, 126 00:05:26,493 --> 00:05:27,694 you can give credit to The Ringmaster, 127 00:05:27,727 --> 00:05:29,162 in terms of his wrestling acumen. 128 00:05:31,564 --> 00:05:35,969 - I saw the list, Savio Vega is getting Steve Austin, 129 00:05:36,069 --> 00:05:38,338 and here comes Pat Patterson. 130 00:05:38,371 --> 00:05:41,975 Says, "Savio, this is Steve Austin, he's gonna wrestle you." 131 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:43,076 I said, "Okay." 132 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:46,479 - [Vince McMahon] The Ringmaster, he's stone-cold for sure, 133 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:49,649 but what happens when he locks up with Savio Vega? 134 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:51,184 - And I looked at Steve, I said, 135 00:05:51,217 --> 00:05:53,586 "Wait, I don't know you, you don't know me," 136 00:05:53,620 --> 00:05:55,088 and we went to the ring. 137 00:05:55,121 --> 00:05:57,557 - [Vince McMahon] To the buckle and here he comes. 138 00:05:58,558 --> 00:06:00,260 Unbelievable! 139 00:06:00,293 --> 00:06:04,431 Kick and, oh, wow, what a matchup. 140 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:06,599 - [Savio Vega] We wrestled almost every night 141 00:06:06,633 --> 00:06:09,035 and we get better and better and better. 142 00:06:09,069 --> 00:06:10,937 - [Vince McMahon] Vega now trying to get out of this, 143 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:12,906 and, no, stop, it goes to the backyard. 144 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:15,575 - And we're having fun. 145 00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:20,046 - [Announcer] From the South Bronx, New York, 146 00:06:20,046 --> 00:06:22,549 weighing 255 pounds - Here comes Savio Vega. 147 00:06:22,582 --> 00:06:24,651 - [Announcer] Savio Vega. 148 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:27,420 - That Caribbean Strap Match, 149 00:06:27,454 --> 00:06:29,389 we have to do it two times 150 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:34,060 because the first time was a big storm outside. 151 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:35,929 Soon as the camera points at me 152 00:06:35,962 --> 00:06:38,064 and you see my face, the lights went off. 153 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:44,404 So we are killing time 'til the lights come back. 154 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:45,972 The lights never come back. 155 00:06:46,072 --> 00:06:48,775 Bruce Prichard comes to us and says, "Start your match." 156 00:06:49,976 --> 00:06:53,847 We did, for the first time, a real dark match, 157 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,384 but we have to repeat that match on Tuesday. 158 00:06:57,417 --> 00:06:58,918 - [Mr. Perfect] I hope Mother Nature 159 00:06:58,952 --> 00:07:00,820 will allow us to continue these three matches 160 00:07:00,854 --> 00:07:02,355 we missed because of the lightning, 161 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:04,391 and hopefully it won't strike twice. 162 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:05,625 - [Jim Ross] These two men, 163 00:07:05,658 --> 00:07:08,161 48 hours ago, in the dark in Florence, 164 00:07:08,194 --> 00:07:11,498 blasted each other with that leather strap unmercifully. 165 00:07:11,531 --> 00:07:13,633 Their bodies have not had time to heal, 166 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:16,069 and they're right back at it right here. 167 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:17,037 - [Savio Vega] We beat the hell 168 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:19,572 out of each other with respect. 169 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:23,576 We hit each other solid and we have good matches. 170 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:34,054 - Steve came here, his attitude was one of, 171 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:35,889 I'm gonna work hard, you know. 172 00:07:35,922 --> 00:07:38,825 I mean, really hard, harder than anybody else, 173 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:40,960 and he had that extraordinary work ethic 174 00:07:41,061 --> 00:07:43,229 and Steve came to me and said, 175 00:07:43,263 --> 00:07:45,832 "Vince, I'm just not The Ringmaster." 176 00:07:45,865 --> 00:07:47,467 "Okay, who are you?" 177 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:50,303 So Steve came to me, he says, "I'm Stone Cold. 178 00:07:50,337 --> 00:07:52,505 - [Director] Standby, and action. 179 00:07:52,539 --> 00:07:56,543 - And that's the stone cold truth. 180 00:07:58,445 --> 00:07:59,346 - [Vince McMahon] Neither one of us 181 00:07:59,379 --> 00:08:00,647 really knew what Stone Cold was. 182 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,549 Let's try this, let's try that. 183 00:08:02,582 --> 00:08:04,751 - I'm gonna open up a can of whoop ass 184 00:08:04,784 --> 00:08:07,687 and serve it ya in front of the whole world, 185 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:10,023 and that's the stone cold truth. 186 00:08:10,023 --> 00:08:11,491 - [Vince McMahon] So it was the beginning 187 00:08:11,524 --> 00:08:13,526 of a new character. 188 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,564 - And that's the bottom line 'cause Stone Cold said so. 189 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:21,067 - [Director] That was excellent 190 00:08:21,101 --> 00:08:23,403 That was tremendous, whoa. 191 00:08:26,039 --> 00:08:27,140 (bell ringing) 192 00:08:27,173 --> 00:08:28,575 - [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, 193 00:08:28,608 --> 00:08:33,279 this is the final match to determine the King of the Ring. 194 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:37,484 - Of all my favorite moments of the Stone Cold era, 195 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,085 the one that really comes to mind 196 00:08:39,119 --> 00:08:41,588 that ignited Stone Cold Steve Austin 197 00:08:41,621 --> 00:08:45,658 was when he won the King of the Ring back in 1996. 198 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:49,462 What happened was, Austin got his mouth busted open. 199 00:08:49,496 --> 00:08:52,632 I think the match was against Marc Mero in the quarterfinal. 200 00:08:52,665 --> 00:08:54,834 He had to go to the hospital and get sewed up. 201 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:58,838 He came back in a taxi cab, I was there waiting on him. 202 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:01,274 He said, "Hey, what'd Jake say?" 203 00:09:01,307 --> 00:09:03,843 "Basically, it was kind of a religious promo 204 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:06,012 and he mentioned John 3:16." 205 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:07,347 "Okay, got it." 206 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:09,616 And that's all that was discussed. 207 00:09:11,751 --> 00:09:13,553 - [Commentator] It's over! 208 00:09:13,586 --> 00:09:16,456 - You sit there and you thump your bible 209 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:20,794 and you say your prayers and it didn't get you anywhere. 210 00:09:22,028 --> 00:09:25,498 Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16. 211 00:09:26,666 --> 00:09:30,036 Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass. 212 00:09:31,705 --> 00:09:36,576 - To use any kind of biblical quote in that form or fashion, 213 00:09:36,609 --> 00:09:40,246 that was an authentic, honest reaction. 214 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,084 Like, oh, God, did he just say that, I guess he did. 215 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:46,319 - Steve Austin's time has come, 216 00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:47,520 and when I get the shot 217 00:09:47,554 --> 00:09:49,956 you're looking at the next WWF Champion, 218 00:09:50,056 --> 00:09:53,626 and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. 219 00:09:54,527 --> 00:09:56,363 - It was very edgy for the time. 220 00:09:56,396 --> 00:09:58,231 It just caught fire, 221 00:09:58,264 --> 00:10:01,001 and, you know, immediately, immediately, 222 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:05,338 the next night there were Austin 3:16 signs. 223 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:08,541 Next thing you know there's an Austin 3:16 t-shirt, 224 00:10:08,575 --> 00:10:11,144 and they're selling out everywhere. 225 00:10:11,177 --> 00:10:14,214 - Austin 3:16, I had my shirt the next day. 226 00:10:14,247 --> 00:10:16,316 I met him, as we were kids, we were going to 227 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:18,651 some shows with my dad a bunch of times. 228 00:10:18,685 --> 00:10:20,687 - [Jim Ross] But Stone Cold Steve Austin 229 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,890 is showing no mercy to Rikishi. 230 00:10:23,923 --> 00:10:25,592 - Like, Uncle Stone Cold. 231 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:29,596 Homie's out there, like, swigging beer, flicking people off. 232 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:33,733 You know, you hear the glass, it's your ass. 233 00:10:33,767 --> 00:10:35,568 (glass shattering) 234 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,170 - My first memories of Stone Cold 235 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:40,006 were really when everybody in high school 236 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,042 is running around the corridors 237 00:10:42,075 --> 00:10:45,278 legitimately Stone Cold stunning each other. 238 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:49,215 I still have an original Austin 3:16 shirt. 239 00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:51,518 I think I might have actually had 240 00:10:51,551 --> 00:10:56,022 my Austin 3:16 shirt on when I met him for the first time. 241 00:10:56,056 --> 00:10:58,258 He was like, "Hey, nice shirt, nice shirt, kid." 242 00:10:58,291 --> 00:10:59,559 I'm just like, "I feel like such an idiot," 243 00:10:59,592 --> 00:11:01,194 you know, out of all the days. 244 00:11:01,227 --> 00:11:03,363 (audience cheering) 245 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:05,231 - All right, Boston, are you ready? 246 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:07,901 (audience cheering) 247 00:11:07,934 --> 00:11:10,737 - The first time I saw him, it wasn't really face-to-face, 248 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:13,506 but it was when Wrestlemania XIV was in Boston, 249 00:11:13,540 --> 00:11:17,177 and Stone Cold and Vince McMahon were at Boston Harbor. 250 00:11:18,345 --> 00:11:20,246 - Oh, hell yeah. (audience cheering) 251 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,215 - He had this Patriots jersey, 252 00:11:22,248 --> 00:11:24,517 and then it said, like, 3:16 was the number on it, 253 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:25,985 so I remember seeing him, 254 00:11:26,086 --> 00:11:27,153 and that was, like, the first time I saw him in person. 255 00:11:27,187 --> 00:11:29,489 I was like, wow, now there he is. 256 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:32,258 (audience cheering) 257 00:11:32,292 --> 00:11:33,693 - That's what you get. 258 00:11:33,727 --> 00:11:35,428 If you wanna go in the water, give me a hell yeah. 259 00:11:35,462 --> 00:11:37,897 - And, sure enough, Wrestlemania XIV, I was there 260 00:11:37,931 --> 00:11:40,867 to watch him and Shawn Michaels with Mike Tyson. 261 00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:42,202 It was cool. 262 00:11:42,235 --> 00:11:44,871 - The baddest man on the planet. 263 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:49,275 Ladies and gentlemen, Iron Mike Tyson. 264 00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:58,151 - I can remember first getting involved with the WWE. 265 00:11:58,184 --> 00:12:00,487 That was an amazing moment in my life. 266 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,289 More so to me because, just, like, I'm a fan. 267 00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:05,525 I'm a groupie of these guys, I love these guys. 268 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:09,562 - I don't know how good your hearing is, 269 00:12:09,596 --> 00:12:12,265 but if you don't understand what I'm saying, 270 00:12:12,298 --> 00:12:16,269 I always got a little bit of sign language, so here's to ya. 271 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:20,540 - [Jerry Lawler] Whoa, here we go! 272 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:21,808 - [Jim Ross] Here we go. 273 00:12:21,841 --> 00:12:24,144 Tyson and Austin, Tyson and Austin. 274 00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:26,246 All hell is breaking loose. 275 00:12:26,279 --> 00:12:28,548 - Yeah, I don't know what happened. 276 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,116 I had no idea what was gonna happen, 277 00:12:30,150 --> 00:12:31,685 this guy's a psychopath, 278 00:12:31,718 --> 00:12:34,320 and the next thing you know, he gives me the bird, 279 00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:36,756 start to know what's going on. 280 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:39,826 - You ruined it, dammit, you ruined it. 281 00:12:39,859 --> 00:12:43,596 - [Jim Ross] Austin, he got it, the stunner. 282 00:12:43,630 --> 00:12:47,267 Mike Tyson in, Austin is the champion. 283 00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:50,837 Stone Cold, Stone Cold, Stone Cold. 284 00:12:50,870 --> 00:12:53,940 - [Jerry Lawler] Wait a minute, what? 285 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,910 - I was just so happy to be involved 286 00:12:56,943 --> 00:12:58,345 with the Wrestlemania concern, 287 00:12:58,378 --> 00:13:01,848 and D-Generation X and Cold Stone. 288 00:13:01,881 --> 00:13:02,716 Cold Stone. 289 00:13:03,850 --> 00:13:05,251 - Stone Cold. 290 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,554 And that's the bottom line. 291 00:13:10,090 --> 00:13:12,258 - [Jim Ross] Austin got McMahon. 292 00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:14,127 - It's like, now we're really on to something. 293 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:15,729 The credibility was there. 294 00:13:15,762 --> 00:13:17,063 There are a lot of performers 295 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:18,665 who have to work on their promo skills, 296 00:13:18,698 --> 00:13:19,866 but he's a natural. 297 00:13:19,899 --> 00:13:23,136 - Nobody, especially Vince McMahon, 298 00:13:23,169 --> 00:13:26,406 tells Stone Cold Steve Austin what to do, 299 00:13:26,439 --> 00:13:29,309 and that's the bottom line. 300 00:13:29,342 --> 00:13:32,278 (audience cheering) 301 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:33,880 - [Jim Ross] Stone Cold just stunned 302 00:13:33,913 --> 00:13:36,383 the owner of the WWF again. 303 00:13:36,416 --> 00:13:39,753 - You know, and because he's the genuine article, 304 00:13:39,786 --> 00:13:42,789 and when you're that genuine, you know, people sense that. 305 00:13:43,957 --> 00:13:46,359 - [Jim Ross] Oh my, it's a toy. 306 00:13:46,393 --> 00:13:48,428 - How 'bout your foot, how's the foot feel? 307 00:13:48,461 --> 00:13:49,829 How do you like that? 308 00:13:49,863 --> 00:13:52,899 Huh, how's your foot feel? (Vince screaming) 309 00:13:52,932 --> 00:13:54,100 - [Vince McMahon] We kept thinking, okay, 310 00:13:54,134 --> 00:13:55,969 what can we do with this character? 311 00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:58,171 In addition to beating the hell out of the boss, 312 00:13:58,204 --> 00:13:59,439 which was also great, 313 00:13:59,472 --> 00:14:01,541 but we came up with so many different ideas. 314 00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:07,881 - [Jim Ross] Austin is loading McMahon's car with cement. 315 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:11,484 - He's extraordinary, he has a different style, 316 00:14:11,518 --> 00:14:13,420 and he embraces that style. 317 00:14:13,453 --> 00:14:15,055 The audience obviously relates to him. 318 00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:17,057 That just comes through the television, 319 00:14:17,057 --> 00:14:19,092 you can't manufacture that. 320 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:21,327 - Stone Cold Steve Austin is gonna 321 00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:24,097 take his ass to Philadelphia, 322 00:14:24,130 --> 00:14:27,567 check right in to the Smackdown Hotel, 323 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,503 roll right in to Room 316, 324 00:14:30,537 --> 00:14:32,138 and burn that son of a bitch to the ground. 325 00:14:33,707 --> 00:14:35,208 - [Michael Cole] Whoa. 326 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:38,078 Wait a minute, Stone Cold. 327 00:14:38,078 --> 00:14:39,312 - [Jerry Lawler] That's beer! 328 00:14:39,346 --> 00:14:40,714 - [Michael Cole] Stone Cold with a beer bath. 329 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:43,783 A beer bath on The Corporation. 330 00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:50,924 - The chemistry between myself and Stone Cold Steve Austin 331 00:14:50,957 --> 00:14:55,161 was and is very, very special and very unique. 332 00:14:55,195 --> 00:14:58,865 We knew that we had something that was intangible, 333 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:03,870 that was an X factor when we first started doing our thing. 334 00:15:05,071 --> 00:15:07,474 - If anybody wants to see Rocky Maivia 335 00:15:07,507 --> 00:15:10,777 get his ass whipped, give me a hell yeah. 336 00:15:10,810 --> 00:15:13,246 (audience cheering) 337 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:15,515 - [Jim Ross] Rocky's beeper just went off 338 00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:17,283 and it must say 3:16. 339 00:15:18,551 --> 00:15:21,654 Stone Cold is opening a can of whoop ass. 340 00:15:21,688 --> 00:15:23,056 Oh, Austin. 341 00:15:23,089 --> 00:15:26,126 - [Jerry Lawler] Stone Cold stunner. 342 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:29,562 - D.T.A., Rock, don't trust anybody. 343 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:31,865 - [The Rock] We headlined three Wrestlemanias. 344 00:15:31,898 --> 00:15:35,435 - [Jim Ross] Who is the greatest WWE champion of all time? 345 00:15:35,468 --> 00:15:40,407 It could very well be one of these two men in the ring, 346 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,442 only time will tell. 347 00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:43,643 - [The Rock] We take a lot of pride 348 00:15:43,677 --> 00:15:45,845 in it being the greatest rivalry 349 00:15:45,879 --> 00:15:49,082 the sports entertainment world has ever seen. 350 00:15:49,082 --> 00:15:51,317 - I need to beat you, Rock. 351 00:15:51,351 --> 00:15:54,554 I need it more than anything that you could ever imagine. 352 00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,756 - [The Rock] And not only did we take a lot of pride in it, 353 00:15:56,790 --> 00:15:58,291 and headlining the Wrestlemanias, 354 00:15:58,324 --> 00:16:03,196 but what that did for the business of the WWE. 355 00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:07,167 What those matches, headlining those Wrestlemanias, 356 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:11,171 all the angles, everything that we did, 357 00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:13,840 it was very special and invaluable. 358 00:16:19,212 --> 00:16:21,081 Loved every moment working with Steve. 359 00:16:22,048 --> 00:16:24,184 Loved every single moment. 360 00:16:25,719 --> 00:16:26,953 - [Jerry Lawler] This is truly gonna be 361 00:16:27,053 --> 00:16:29,923 the collision on the Highway to Hell. 362 00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:32,659 - At that time period, getting to work with Austin, 363 00:16:32,692 --> 00:16:33,693 it was really cool. 364 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:36,529 It was a Summerslam match, 365 00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:39,232 and the buildup to it was Highway to Hell, 366 00:16:39,265 --> 00:16:44,237 and we did some very cool vignettes and promo spots for it, 367 00:16:45,071 --> 00:16:46,840 and it was a huge build. 368 00:16:46,873 --> 00:16:49,676 I mean, they had city buses done up with Highway to Hell, 369 00:16:49,709 --> 00:16:52,445 with, looked like Godzilla trailers 370 00:16:52,479 --> 00:16:54,981 where two monsters are tearing through Tokyo, 371 00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:56,950 and they've got buildings in their hands. 372 00:16:56,983 --> 00:16:59,085 So they were using some of the same kind of artwork, 373 00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:01,821 but, obviously, it was Austin and myself. 374 00:17:01,855 --> 00:17:03,690 It was really cool. 375 00:17:03,723 --> 00:17:05,392 - [Jim Ross] Business has picked up. 376 00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:07,627 (bell ringing) 377 00:17:07,660 --> 00:17:09,596 Back then, my legs were fresh and strong, 378 00:17:09,629 --> 00:17:12,298 and I really didn't think anything about it, 379 00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:14,100 so I put him on the table, then I climbed up. 380 00:17:14,134 --> 00:17:16,469 That was the first time that I had did it. 381 00:17:16,503 --> 00:17:18,705 That's the first time I had saw how far, 382 00:17:19,939 --> 00:17:23,343 how far that I had to go and be able to land it, 383 00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:24,944 and not kill him. 384 00:17:25,045 --> 00:17:25,879 - [Jerry Lawler] No way. 385 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:28,114 - [Jim Ross] Don't do it, no. 386 00:17:28,148 --> 00:17:31,117 (audience cheering) 387 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:34,754 - [Undertaker] He was fine, I fractured my coccyx, 388 00:17:34,788 --> 00:17:37,757 but it was an iconic move in an iconic match. 389 00:17:39,059 --> 00:17:40,527 These are two big bulls right here, 390 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:44,297 and they're gonna go until one can't stand up. 391 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:45,932 He ended up getting me that night, 392 00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:48,535 but it'll be a night I'll always remember. 393 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:51,504 - [Jim Ross] That takes a hell of a lot of class. 394 00:17:51,538 --> 00:17:53,206 - [Undertaker] It was really special. 395 00:17:56,076 --> 00:17:57,277 (soda hissing) 396 00:17:57,310 --> 00:17:58,445 - [Michael Cole] Hello. 397 00:18:01,715 --> 00:18:03,483 Austin, Austin attacking Booker T. 398 00:18:05,085 --> 00:18:08,021 - Me and Steve, I remember one moment in the grocery store, 399 00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:09,723 it wasn't anything that we thought 400 00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:12,726 we would ever be doing in our wrestling careers. 401 00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:14,227 - [Jerry Lawler] Oh, no, not eggs. 402 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:15,662 - [Steve Austin] Want me to cook some eggs, Booker? 403 00:18:15,695 --> 00:18:17,163 - [Jerry Lawler] Not the eggs. 404 00:18:17,197 --> 00:18:18,398 - [Booker T] You gotta be able to entertain yourself. 405 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:20,200 You gotta be able to laugh at yourself. 406 00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:21,668 - Thanks, Book, you got milk? 407 00:18:23,136 --> 00:18:25,772 - For Steve and I, two guys that are known 408 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:28,041 for being able to go out and hold our own, 409 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:30,910 to find ourselves in a grocery store fight, 410 00:18:30,944 --> 00:18:33,513 it was something really, really awesome. 411 00:18:33,546 --> 00:18:36,082 They said action and we did it. 412 00:18:37,751 --> 00:18:39,386 - I'm on a diet, how 'bout some butter? 413 00:18:39,419 --> 00:18:42,822 - And it turned out to be gold this many years later. 414 00:18:42,856 --> 00:18:46,459 Young kids and people that's never seen my wrestling career, 415 00:18:46,493 --> 00:18:50,296 they know me from that scene with Stone Cold Steve Austin. 416 00:18:51,498 --> 00:18:53,233 - [Steve Austin] Price check on a jackass. 417 00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:55,235 (Booker T groaning) 418 00:18:55,268 --> 00:18:57,070 - It's pretty awesome. 419 00:18:57,103 --> 00:18:59,806 (Kurt whistling) 420 00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:05,011 (audience cheering) 421 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:12,318 - How you doing, Stone Cold Steve Austin? 422 00:19:12,352 --> 00:19:14,554 It's an honor to meet you. 423 00:19:16,156 --> 00:19:18,258 I would say the most nervous I became 424 00:19:18,291 --> 00:19:22,562 was when I started my program with Stone Cold Steve Austin. 425 00:19:22,595 --> 00:19:24,097 When I got in the ring with him, 426 00:19:24,130 --> 00:19:26,533 I felt like I was intimidated. 427 00:19:26,566 --> 00:19:29,436 I was intimidated by his presence. 428 00:19:29,469 --> 00:19:31,037 I was intimidated by the way he looked, 429 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:33,206 he was very aggressive, 430 00:19:33,239 --> 00:19:35,108 so I knew I had to step up. 431 00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:36,609 - [Jerry Lawler] Look at Stone Cold, 432 00:19:36,643 --> 00:19:39,813 he's just what Mr. McMahon said, a raving lunatic. 433 00:19:39,846 --> 00:19:40,780 He's a maniac. 434 00:19:42,282 --> 00:19:45,251 - I had never got tired in any match I'd ever worked. 435 00:19:45,285 --> 00:19:48,254 Austin got me, he blew me up one match, 436 00:19:48,288 --> 00:19:51,324 and I literally thought, "Wow, here's a guy 437 00:19:51,358 --> 00:19:54,060 that is as intense as me, 438 00:19:54,094 --> 00:19:57,664 and he literally can do this to other people like I can," 439 00:19:57,697 --> 00:19:59,566 so I gained a lot more respect for him 440 00:19:59,599 --> 00:20:02,302 because he was such an intense individual. 441 00:20:02,335 --> 00:20:04,537 He was so intimidating to work with, 442 00:20:04,571 --> 00:20:06,473 but he was such a great leader. 443 00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:09,242 I love the fact that he was a great athlete, 444 00:20:09,275 --> 00:20:13,179 but his intensity and his psychology was second to none. 445 00:20:14,481 --> 00:20:16,049 * Jimmy crack corn and I don't care * 446 00:20:16,082 --> 00:20:18,418 * Jimmy crack corn and I don't care * 447 00:20:18,451 --> 00:20:23,356 * Jimmy crack corn and I don't care * 448 00:20:23,390 --> 00:20:25,358 * I got Olympic gold * 449 00:20:25,392 --> 00:20:27,060 * I got Olympic gold * 450 00:20:27,093 --> 00:20:29,029 * I got Olympic gold * - Kurt. 451 00:20:29,062 --> 00:20:30,997 * Jimmy crack corn and I don't care * 452 00:20:31,031 --> 00:20:31,831 - Kurt! 453 00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,201 - I actually had more fun 454 00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:37,871 doing the stuff than the actual wrestling, 455 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:39,673 and that's what makes sports entertainment 456 00:20:39,706 --> 00:20:42,208 so valuable and so special is 457 00:20:42,242 --> 00:20:44,177 the fans remember the funny moments. 458 00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:45,645 Hey, guys, how does this look? 459 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:48,148 (audience cheering) 460 00:20:48,181 --> 00:20:50,116 I feel like a real cowboy. 461 00:20:50,150 --> 00:20:51,618 Yipee-ki-yay. 462 00:20:55,455 --> 00:20:59,626 - I think that everybody who is a WWE Superstar 463 00:20:59,659 --> 00:21:02,128 who has been a fan, at some point in time, 464 00:21:02,162 --> 00:21:03,863 you wanna be in there with Stone Cold 465 00:21:03,897 --> 00:21:06,066 because you wanna drink a beer with Stone Cold. 466 00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:07,367 (glass shattering) 467 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,536 - [Michael Cole] No, it's not! 468 00:21:09,569 --> 00:21:10,870 Yes, it is! 469 00:21:14,074 --> 00:21:16,076 Stone Cold Steve Austin. 470 00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:20,947 - It was kind of surreal being out 471 00:21:20,980 --> 00:21:21,881 in front of that many people, 472 00:21:21,915 --> 00:21:23,116 and hearing their theme music 473 00:21:23,149 --> 00:21:24,584 and seeing them come down the ramp 474 00:21:24,617 --> 00:21:26,353 because that's something, like, as a fan of these guys, 475 00:21:26,386 --> 00:21:29,556 you see on TV or you experience while you're in the crowd, 476 00:21:29,589 --> 00:21:31,558 but you don't know what it feels like 477 00:21:31,591 --> 00:21:33,827 to be, like, in the little bull area 478 00:21:33,860 --> 00:21:35,428 while they're making their way down 479 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:36,996 because everyone's losing their mind, 480 00:21:37,097 --> 00:21:39,566 and so seeing that was, like, 481 00:21:40,767 --> 00:21:42,469 fulfilling all of my childhood dreams. 482 00:21:42,502 --> 00:21:44,004 It's just like, this is amazing, 483 00:21:44,104 --> 00:21:45,605 and then I almost forgot, like, 484 00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:46,840 it's gonna be even better 485 00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:48,274 because we're gonna get in the ring with them. 486 00:21:48,308 --> 00:21:50,710 Everyone in that arena knew what was gonna happen. 487 00:21:52,212 --> 00:21:54,948 - I always remember it, and I smile every time I see it, 488 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:59,919 is when I see Austin pretending to be into the dancing. 489 00:22:01,388 --> 00:22:04,224 - "All right, oh, kinda like this, kinda like this." 490 00:22:04,257 --> 00:22:05,158 - [Michael Cole] Hey, even Steve's getting into it. 491 00:22:08,294 --> 00:22:09,496 Oh, no, stunner. 492 00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:16,436 That's the Stone Cold I know. 493 00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:20,140 - If you were to go back and tell 11-year-old me, 494 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:21,808 "One of these days, you're gonna be in the ring 495 00:22:21,841 --> 00:22:22,742 drinking a beer with him," 496 00:22:22,776 --> 00:22:24,344 I'd look at you and I'd be like, 497 00:22:25,512 --> 00:22:26,980 "Okay, I don't think I believe you," 498 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,250 but the fact that it actually happened was really surreal. 499 00:22:31,751 --> 00:22:34,754 - Everyone is super invested into this one moment in time 500 00:22:34,788 --> 00:22:36,923 to the point where I was just thinking about 501 00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:41,094 the fact that I might be the last person on this earth 502 00:22:41,094 --> 00:22:43,930 to receive a Stone Cold stunner at Wrestlemania, 503 00:22:43,963 --> 00:22:45,999 and while it hurts like hell, 504 00:22:46,099 --> 00:22:47,200 it's, like, one of the coolest things 505 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:48,702 that ever happened to me. 506 00:22:48,735 --> 00:22:51,438 - Woods was beyond excited to take a stunner from Austin. 507 00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:53,473 It was very cool, and I was able to, at the end, 508 00:22:53,506 --> 00:22:55,342 sneak beer while I was laying out there. 509 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:57,510 So stealing one of Austin's beers and chugging it, 510 00:22:57,544 --> 00:22:59,145 that was kind of the moment I looked around 511 00:22:59,179 --> 00:23:00,914 and like, hey, this is pretty cool. 512 00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:07,220 - A personal memory that was really cool for me, 513 00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:09,856 it's when I had my neck surgery in 2014. 514 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:14,127 I've come out here and I've paid that price with my body, 515 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,162 and, unfortunately, 516 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,537 unfortunately, I also have to pay the price 517 00:23:24,571 --> 00:23:28,375 this week with neck surgery. 518 00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:29,609 And he just called me and he just 519 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,411 was interested in how my neck was 520 00:23:31,444 --> 00:23:33,079 because obviously he had neck issues, 521 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:34,881 and he said, you know, "When you come back, 522 00:23:34,914 --> 00:23:36,683 you should try to work a different style." 523 00:23:36,716 --> 00:23:38,518 He said, "When I hurt my neck, 524 00:23:38,551 --> 00:23:40,587 I studied a bunch of Jerry Lawler 525 00:23:40,620 --> 00:23:43,790 and learned how to tell stories 526 00:23:43,823 --> 00:23:45,692 with just punches and kicks 527 00:23:45,725 --> 00:23:47,427 so it would take less toll on my body." 528 00:23:47,460 --> 00:23:49,396 He said, "You still work your ass off," 529 00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:52,866 and so that was really kind of him 530 00:23:52,899 --> 00:23:54,701 to call and say that to me. 531 00:23:55,969 --> 00:23:57,370 (glass shattering) 532 00:23:57,404 --> 00:23:59,372 (audience cheering) 533 00:23:59,406 --> 00:24:01,141 - [Michael Cole] What a way to kick off 534 00:24:01,174 --> 00:24:05,612 the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw. 535 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:09,649 - Stone Cold, Mr. McMahon, that grudge was iconic 536 00:24:09,683 --> 00:24:12,052 and it lasted multiple years, 537 00:24:12,085 --> 00:24:15,221 so starting the show off, Raw's 25th, 538 00:24:15,255 --> 00:24:17,590 it just felt right to go do that. 539 00:24:17,624 --> 00:24:18,858 - It's been a long time since you 540 00:24:18,892 --> 00:24:20,927 and I have been in the ring together. 541 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,464 Times have changed, I'm now a senior citizen, 542 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,834 but Shane's in his prime. 543 00:24:28,868 --> 00:24:30,370 (audience cheering) 544 00:24:30,403 --> 00:24:32,939 Shane's in his prime, God, he looks so good, look at him. 545 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:36,609 My God, he flies off of one side of the ring to the other. 546 00:24:36,643 --> 00:24:39,479 - It just clicked, it was magic. 547 00:24:39,512 --> 00:24:42,082 Being there in the ring with him and looking around. 548 00:24:46,086 --> 00:24:48,755 - [Michael Cole] Stunner to Shane. 549 00:24:48,788 --> 00:24:51,291 The Rattlesnake has struck. 550 00:24:51,324 --> 00:24:54,127 - I don't blame ya, he had it coming. 551 00:24:56,730 --> 00:24:58,765 Well, this is for old time's sake. 552 00:24:58,798 --> 00:25:00,066 - [Announcer] We're gonna get a celebratory toast 553 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,235 with the chairman and the Rattlesnake. 554 00:25:02,268 --> 00:25:06,473 - I will say this, I don't know if the footage exists, 555 00:25:06,506 --> 00:25:08,775 but someone other than Stone Cold 556 00:25:08,808 --> 00:25:12,479 was accidentally pouring beer on my leg. 557 00:25:12,512 --> 00:25:15,248 - [Michael Cole] Mending fences, time heals all wounds. 558 00:25:17,784 --> 00:25:21,955 Austin stuns the boss, give me a hell yeah. 559 00:25:22,055 --> 00:25:23,957 - [Booker T] Some things never change. 560 00:25:24,057 --> 00:25:26,493 - [Michael Cole] And now the Austin bash continues. 561 00:25:27,660 --> 00:25:29,195 - Imagine if you can live vicariously 562 00:25:29,229 --> 00:25:31,531 through Stone Cold Steve Austin, which so many people did, 563 00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:33,066 and Steve played that role perfectly 564 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:34,968 'cause he's pretty much that guy. 565 00:25:35,969 --> 00:25:37,303 That was awesome, thank you. 566 00:25:37,337 --> 00:25:38,772 I just thanked him. 567 00:25:38,805 --> 00:25:40,240 Thanked him for being a part of it for all the years 568 00:25:40,273 --> 00:25:42,609 and thanked him for that night 'cause he was magical. 569 00:25:42,642 --> 00:25:43,943 - [Michael Cole] That's the bottom line. 570 00:25:43,977 --> 00:25:46,780 - [Booker T] 'Cause Stone Cold said so. 571 00:25:49,349 --> 00:25:51,151 - [Michael Cole] The most iconic figure 572 00:25:51,184 --> 00:25:55,321 in the history of Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin. 573 00:25:55,355 --> 00:25:56,856 - Steve's always been there, man. 574 00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:59,793 Fun to drink beer with, fun to laugh with, just a guy's guy, 575 00:25:59,826 --> 00:26:01,761 but more importantly, a man's man. 576 00:26:01,795 --> 00:26:03,329 Love him as a performer. 577 00:26:03,363 --> 00:26:05,131 - You got some great antiques here, Ric. 578 00:26:05,165 --> 00:26:06,900 How much you pay for that old statue over there? 579 00:26:06,933 --> 00:26:08,301 - Steve, That's Double A. 580 00:26:08,335 --> 00:26:12,572 - Love him as the great talent, love him as a man, too. 581 00:26:12,605 --> 00:26:14,207 God bless him, good man. 582 00:26:15,508 --> 00:26:17,077 - The wrestling business can be 583 00:26:17,110 --> 00:26:19,779 as crazy as you could ever imagine. 584 00:26:21,047 --> 00:26:23,350 You get some larger than life characters 585 00:26:23,383 --> 00:26:24,851 back there in the back. 586 00:26:24,884 --> 00:26:26,753 When you're in the business that we're in, 587 00:26:26,786 --> 00:26:29,055 man, so much of your life is spent on the road, 588 00:26:29,055 --> 00:26:30,457 and you love every second of it. 589 00:26:30,490 --> 00:26:32,759 I mean, it's what we do, man, you live for the crowd, 590 00:26:32,792 --> 00:26:36,196 you live for the pops, you live to go to the next town. 591 00:26:36,229 --> 00:26:37,831 When I look back at the way everything happened 592 00:26:37,864 --> 00:26:40,500 for me to end up as Stone Cold Steve Austin 593 00:26:40,533 --> 00:26:42,068 with the success that I had. 594 00:26:42,068 --> 00:26:45,405 - [Jim Ross] The top man in the industry, 595 00:26:45,438 --> 00:26:47,807 Stone Cold Steve Austin. 596 00:26:47,841 --> 00:26:50,410 - [Steve Austin] Just seemed like the stars always aligned 597 00:26:50,443 --> 00:26:53,980 in a special way for me to reach the heights that I reached, 598 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:56,716 and that's the bottom line 'cause I said so.