The Steve Austin Show

The white meat babyface from Norman, Oklahoma, Jumpin' Jim Ross, makes a special appearance to talk the psychology of pro-wrestling announcing today vs the Attitude Era, what he learned from Bill Watts, and the new WWE Champ Sheamus. Good ole Jr's also sharing his Thanksgiving feast and plans, addressing Marcus Bagwell's recent comments on this podcast, giving his opinion on Ronda Rousey's surprising loss, and describing what it was like to call matches once again with Jerry Lawler.

Steve Austin is giving you a true behind-the-scenes look at WWE with longtime director Kerwin Sifies. Kerwin's talking about what it takes to do three hours of live RAW every Monday night, what goes into Wrestlemania, why he sat with the audience at Wrestlemania 1 at MSG, and he's got some great stories about working with Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, and Vince McMahon himself! He's even got a couple of tales about Stone Cold!

Court Bauer returns to talk about in-ring work styles, Billy Gunn's departure from WWE, and Ronda Rousey's stunning upset at UFC 193. Plus, El Segundo Brewing Company's Rob Croxall shares details from the "Swig of Beer Friday" event that featured the unveiling of Steve's Broken Skull IPA. Hear exactly how this came to be, and where you can get a swig if you don't live in the LA area!

Wade Keller from PWTorch.com returns to do a "State Of The Pro-Wrestling Nation" with Steve Austin! They're covering Seth Rollins' injury & the impact it'll have on the Royal Rumble and WM32; John Cena's time off from WWE; Alberto Del Rio's return & angle with Zeb Colter; RAW's recent ratings; and the overall presentation of the pro-wrestling product. They're also talking Ronda Rousey's upcoming fight vs Holly Holm!

Former WCCW announcer Marc Lowrance has fond memories of the Dallas Sportatorium where he called matches for the Von Erichs, and the Fabulous Freebirds. He shares what he learned from Gary Hart, Bronko Lubich, and Bill Mercer, why he misses kayfabe, and what he thinks about the loss of the territories.

Marcus "Buff" Bagwell returns, and this time he's talking about the match that left him temporarily paralyzed in the ring, the car accident that required Doctors to reconstruct his face from pictures, road stories with Lex Luger, kicking his hardcore addiction to prescription pain pills, and his current indie wrestling career.

Lynn Thompson of Cold Steel is an interesting dude! He designs & makes knives, walking sticks & spears. He's an avid hunter & has traveled to Africa & Australia to hunt big game like lions, leopards, and buffalo. He shares hunting & travel stories, along with tips on shooting, self-defense, and choosing the right kind of knife for "you."

Ryback had a great conversation with Steve Austin just before his "Hell In A Cell" match on Sunday. They talked about growing up in Vegas, playing highschool football and baseball, why Ryback is the guy to replace John Cena (when the time comes) at WWE, Ryback's workout philosophy & strategy, why he doesn't believe in "cheat days" when it comes to diet, what "The Secret" did for his pro-wrestling career, how Arnold Schwarzenegger motivated him back to the ring, and his "Tough Enough" experience. You'll also hear about Ryback's relationship with Vince McMahon, why he prefers to travel solo, and how he continues to improve his own in-ring performance.

Brock Lesnar grew up on a farm, played football and wrestled in highschool, spent 8 weeks in training camp with the Minnesota Vikings, competed for Dana White in UFC, and is back for round two with Vince McMahon and WWE. Hear about Wrestlemania 19 & 20, his first WWE match in Australia with Triple H & The Rock, what he learned traveling down the road with Curt Hennig, his connection with Paul Heyman, and why Brock just doesn't really like people.

Steve Austin chronicles his pro-wrestling journey... from his college days playing football to hanging up the cleats to attend Chris Adams wrestling school at the Sportatorium to being inspired by The Fabulous Freebirds and Von Erichs to his very first match & finish inside the squared circle, which also happened to be on live TV.