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

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Жыл бұрын

Steve Austin discusses his contentious relationship with the WWE.
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@mathewaconley7810 Жыл бұрын

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

@KeizerHedorah Жыл бұрын

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

@SwishaSweetP Жыл бұрын

Foreal though lol

@sirchess1807 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@nikhilsiotia5308 Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@minkle Жыл бұрын

@@KeizerHedorah she was asking for it

@mattroberts3204 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@mattroberts3204 Жыл бұрын

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

@Danielson_Wax_On_Wax_Off Жыл бұрын

@@mattroberts3204 some people are just bricks 🧱

@rickjones2912 Жыл бұрын

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

@robertenglish3921 Жыл бұрын

rzn "you're really burying me, dog

@abezona Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Facade953 Жыл бұрын

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

@alafiathebrand Жыл бұрын

I thought it was hogan

@derfrosch1487 Жыл бұрын

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

@nikolaskosc8113 Жыл бұрын

When did he said it?

@twesj Жыл бұрын

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

@shelby6622 Жыл бұрын

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

@RagingUtai Жыл бұрын

Yep 80s, 90s, early 2000s

@robertg6339 Жыл бұрын

What?

@donnie91 4 ай бұрын

Him and Shawn Michaels were my favorite.

@sam5687 3 ай бұрын

Late 80s- 2003 best times. Even WCW

@tavius88 Жыл бұрын

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

@Cabal-ms3kb Жыл бұрын

STOP THE DAYUM MATCH

@gregkuhn7123 2 ай бұрын

may god rest his soul...

@tavius88 2 ай бұрын

@@gregkuhn7123 huh

@tavius88 2 ай бұрын

@@gregkuhn7123 Jim Ross isn’t dead 🤣

@Spooky_515 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Uzithedoors Жыл бұрын

I forgot how fine robin used to be

@Gamzor Жыл бұрын

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

@matiassilva5709 Жыл бұрын

This my friend is exactly 100% the truth

@jamesgibson3716 Жыл бұрын

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...😅😅😅

@sgmbusarmyret3248 Жыл бұрын

Robbin was really pushing it in that interview.

@eddycarpenter8989 Жыл бұрын

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

@boocackeedquackhead8454 Жыл бұрын

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

@SomethinDifferentEnt Жыл бұрын

She saw thru Steve

@SomethinDifferentEnt Жыл бұрын

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

@sTonedjOshhhh Жыл бұрын

@@SomethinDifferentEnt no she was annoyin 😂

@MaxTaylor-yx8bi Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

And beat up his wife.

@maz_miily 11 ай бұрын

@@theomen7665no proof

@jugg9140 9 ай бұрын

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

@Coldstone47034 Жыл бұрын

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

@jlobiafra Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jayceegenocide4402 Жыл бұрын

& That's The Bottom Line Son!

@jayceegenocide4402 Жыл бұрын

@vik I Liked BOTH

@maxb294 Жыл бұрын

austin hasn't changed one bit. the goat 🐐

@Da_Homie_Chuy Жыл бұрын

This was recorded in 2003 fam

@maxb294 Жыл бұрын

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

@steverodriguez767 Жыл бұрын

This girl tripping she deserves a stunner

@shellyfinkle3142 Жыл бұрын

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

@imthedevilkys536 Жыл бұрын

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

@CurtisFukkinSliffe 3 ай бұрын

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

@rishishrivas5031 9 ай бұрын

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

@Thedreaminthemyst Жыл бұрын

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

@ct6ry Жыл бұрын

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

@ETREDROOMREVIEWS Жыл бұрын

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

@DarthSaggezza Жыл бұрын

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

@LeeEverett1 Жыл бұрын

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

@snc237 Жыл бұрын

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

@henryphilips6563 Жыл бұрын

Oh thought the legend killer... thanks cap😅

@edwardoliver3473 Жыл бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@rashadali4890 4 ай бұрын

Oh ok

@mitchy3438 Жыл бұрын

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

@memeguyTM 3 ай бұрын

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

@gregkuhn7123 2 ай бұрын

@@memeguyTM LOL

@chinwenerondu8192 Жыл бұрын

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

@therevivaltv4256 Жыл бұрын

That is so sad

@therapper000 4 ай бұрын

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

@jaw0608 Жыл бұрын

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

@miloandot Жыл бұрын

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

@frankbonini7085 Жыл бұрын

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

@donle499 Жыл бұрын

He shoulda stunned her! 😂

@codeman4546 Жыл бұрын

Hole

@playthehighnote1122 Жыл бұрын

She was a big wrestling fan surprisingly.

@loosestringsholdyou Жыл бұрын

Can’t believe Austin didn’t stun Robin

@royalblu6412 Жыл бұрын

😅 She was too excited!

@scsaentrancepops Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jamesgibson3716 Жыл бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

@@jamesgibson3716 freudian slip lmao

@kk-yz3vj Жыл бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@redrick8900 3 ай бұрын

Mick Foley.

@GoatCharles Жыл бұрын

Steve is an absolute living legend ☠️🍻

@sharanhegde4004 Жыл бұрын

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

@Sinraiser Жыл бұрын

Nobody would wanna remember her after she is deceased

@alexmccann2751 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately she's still alive..sadly

@southsudani983 Жыл бұрын

walking away was the best thing he ever did

@Glitchfaction Жыл бұрын

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

@babyprince84uk Жыл бұрын

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

@erwinrogers9470 Жыл бұрын

Great interview

@HotSizzleTV_ Жыл бұрын

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

@NYCrazyRob Жыл бұрын

Imagine calling Brock Lesnar "some chump."

@muhammadasad729 Жыл бұрын

Imagine calling Brock Lesnar "some chump" today.

@rockstardeleon Жыл бұрын

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

@FuckoMcTim Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@johnaristotle3736 Жыл бұрын

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

@GodWeenSatan Жыл бұрын

80's and 90's were the best

@Dajonjames317 Жыл бұрын

Facts but Triple H was in between a lil bit

@douglasburgessiii5987 Жыл бұрын

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

@aadil.harbhajun Жыл бұрын

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

@eddievenuto1862 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

His feuds with Angle and Booker lmfao back then.

@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND Жыл бұрын

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

@eddievenuto1862 Жыл бұрын

@@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND yes

@upnorthvlogs Жыл бұрын

My favorite wrestler ever

@EmailacS 5 ай бұрын

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.

@Ballsy_ Жыл бұрын

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

@lab981 Жыл бұрын

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

@GabGotti3 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

the security guard hated being there? or steve austin?

@Joseperez-oz7to Жыл бұрын

Props to Steve for remaining so calm under that chatty b

@IblewuponyourfaceIII Жыл бұрын

Anyone have the full 2003 interview?

@look-out-4-1-another Жыл бұрын

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

@micheal8509 Жыл бұрын

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

@masonkelley8219 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-fm4jq5hc7c 2 ай бұрын

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

@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids Жыл бұрын

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

@americantrash593 Жыл бұрын

Stone Cold and Taker carried that company

@zitofan4life Жыл бұрын

Undertaker is the Harold Baines of the WWE

@jhonnymarquez100 5 ай бұрын

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

@redrick8900 3 ай бұрын

Mick Foley carried them.

@FQ8 Жыл бұрын

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

@booboo4ever24 Жыл бұрын

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

@dariusherring9730 24 күн бұрын

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

@MapleSyrupPoet Жыл бұрын

Love Steve ❤ 😍 your riveted by him, and his creativity, in the ring ...commanding voice

@garydavis0611 Жыл бұрын

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

@The_Hulkster Жыл бұрын

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

@garciacuster1627 Жыл бұрын

Let him Finish the answers...Dang!

@MundiaKamau 5 ай бұрын

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

@myronromero7071 Жыл бұрын

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

@iamdevilboy5976 Жыл бұрын

The greatest superstar in the history of wrestling

@chinwenerondu8192 Жыл бұрын

Stop! Just stop, none is bigger than Hogan.

@iamdevilboy5976 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@iamdevilboy5976Your opinion as well

@miguelrico4995 Жыл бұрын

@@iamdevilboy5976 I agree on that one 👍🏽

@Facade953 Жыл бұрын

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

@KingsGloryPath Жыл бұрын

Steve Austin is the GOAT 🐐

@elbeantako8411 Жыл бұрын

Robin was searching for that smoke 😂

@jaysonlavictoire6076 Жыл бұрын

Robin looks great in 2003.

@JulieGraceImmink Жыл бұрын

She does!!

@gregkuhn7123 2 ай бұрын

true but still with the mouth...

@RB-f 7 күн бұрын

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

@OVERGRIND Жыл бұрын

Stone Cold. Class Act ❤

@johnkelleher3398 Жыл бұрын

God bless Stone Cold Steve Austin

@MrTrueCaller619 Жыл бұрын

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

@jasonfuller2734 Жыл бұрын

It’s you.

@gregkuhn7123 2 ай бұрын

It's them

@JohnSmith-nm4zd Жыл бұрын

Austin refused to job to Lesnar

@keefriff99 Жыл бұрын

Yep.

@purestformofpeace Жыл бұрын

Totally justified

@suflexpro Жыл бұрын

Legend

@suflexpro Жыл бұрын

@Steve Austin You legend. Thanks for the Best memories from My Childhood. Cheers from Chile.

@youngcity4241 Жыл бұрын

Howard Stern and his crew was so ahead of they time

@mattalexander4699 Жыл бұрын

They time

@Jayce_Alexander Жыл бұрын

Was

@SpinningCracKFisT 5 ай бұрын

Were* & Their* Stop butchering the English language

@GEAUXFRUGAL Жыл бұрын

His cousin Ox Baker was trying to recruit me to wrestling he was getting knee's replaced at the time. That trip I got down to Dallas TX and a tornado flipped my truck.

@sikwilly45 Жыл бұрын

Had to watch this a couple times. At first I thought he wouldn't do a job for Flair and Howard was calling Naitch a chump.

@HighlightRiel 3 ай бұрын

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

@NickNardini 29 күн бұрын

Wow she is very honest.

@patrickbenjamin4 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@oskarparedes779 Жыл бұрын

“You start crying?” .. 😂😂😂

@mintythekid119 Жыл бұрын

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

@mileyholian6226 4 ай бұрын

The king of the attitude area

@SunNy-jm1eo Жыл бұрын

I bought a stone cold shirt as a kid 💯

@WhoElseButJamal Жыл бұрын

Wassup with that lady throwing shade at the🐐

@andrewh9613 Жыл бұрын

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

@Runny117 4 ай бұрын

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

@ddear2455 Жыл бұрын

Stone cold said if anybody gonna bury me let it be rock

@rathermorpheous2337 Жыл бұрын

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

@WomensWrestlingMoments 3 ай бұрын

But when Sasha did this same thing she was called “unprofessional” why does he get praised for walking out but not her

@andrewboxall2945 Жыл бұрын

imagine this interview with hulk hogan lol -

@duffyadans1042 Жыл бұрын

What's Robin's problem?

@dalton43live 6 ай бұрын

You can tell austin kept getting pissed at robin

@odacizdnak1136 Жыл бұрын

I just realized today how Beautiful Robin was

@michaelbelle3777 Жыл бұрын

Thats why hes the tuffest “ SOB ever !!!

@tomlichnofsky.7048 Жыл бұрын

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

@Scorpionbite8 Жыл бұрын

Goat

@gunnarjordan6980 Жыл бұрын

Austin is The King! The GOAT!

@johnbutler8882 Ай бұрын

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

@NzO148 Жыл бұрын

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

@Gardenhoser86 5 ай бұрын

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

@intensity.density2208 5 ай бұрын

I sense Steve was ready to throw backhands around that studio. Especially at that little loudmouth butting in

@thebigdshow 5 ай бұрын

Robin is fun at parties.

@bryanmack4054 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Facade953 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@bonechip01 what exactly don’t you understand?

@LeeEverett1 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.