Stone Cold Steve Austin Interview Recap

Thanks to Joseph Daoud and PWInsider.com for the following recap of a Stone Cold Steve Austin interview on The Hour with George Stropolopolis on CBC:

- They started with a 90 second clip of his career and a clip from the movie The Condemned.

- He said that wrestling was his life long dream and his role model was Dusty Rhodes.

- Acting was opened to him during the peek of the Austin Era but he wanted to stay with the WWE.

- He said that most of his money came from merchandise sales.

- Wanted to prove WCW wrong when they said that he isn't marketable.

- Did 13 Episodes of Nash Bridges and they wanted to do a spin off of the character.

- Said that his stepfather made him a better person

- Hates that some people let the fame go to their heads. He says he stays humble.

- After the break he said that he watched the SummerSlam 1997 incident 30 to 40 times a day, but now he watches it every now and then to get a reality check.

- Said he was in the ring wrestling The Undertaker when he got the news of Owen's death.

- He said he could work as a top star for two years at WWE's schedule, but says he isn't and will never be at the 120% he was before and he is only now 99%.