Recap of Stone Cold on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Submitted by Calvin Martin on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at 2:27 AM EST



Report by Bryan Newell

I'm writing this from memory so it's a basic summary of the show, not word for word.

Stone Cold comes out to a good pop and the camera focuses on a guy wearing an Austin shirt and holding a championship belt. Usual handshakes with Kimmel and the co-host, Slash formerly of Guns 'N Roses.

They first briefly talk about the ABC middle finger controversy since it's one of Stone Cold's trademarks. Austin asks what's the story and Kimmel tells him and that's that. Kimmel asks about Vince McMahon and if they are still fighting. I think Kimmel ment fighting on the show like in '98, but Austin took it as his leave of absence last summer. Austin says he got burnt out and left, then he got the chance to come back so he did and he and Vince buried the hatchet. Kimmel asks what it's like to fight the boss and Austin says it's a lot of fun. Kimmel mentions how wrestling is pre-determined and Austin says well, some of it is, but those kicks, stomps, and punches aren't and sometimes there are slips, more slips when fighting the boss.

Kimmel asks about the leave of absence and why he left and Austin simply says creative. Kimmel is surprised and asked what were the problems with the creative aspects of the show and Austin says that the business has changed a lot and is much faster with a lot of live shows during the week and that he just got burnt out and had problems with the writers. Kimmel asks about the problems and Austin asks how long this segment is. Kimmel changes subjects and asks about the match with the Rock at Wrestlemania. Austin says he's excited and says that both he and the Rock have each just come back and that it may be the last time we'll see Austin vs. the Rock at Wrestlemania. Kimmel asks how Austin gets along with the Rock and about the feelings toward the Rock now that he's a movie star. Austin says they get along pretty good and there is no animosity towards him on this level. He says the Rock has made a good life for himself and a couple good movies.

Kimmel then asks about the worst aspect of wrestling, and Austin says hygeine. Austin talks about a 450 pound guy he had to wrestle when he was coming up that smelled pretty bad. He says he has a lot of phobias and bad hygeine is one of them. Kimmel asks how the Rock smells and Austin says pretty good to which they all crack up. Austin says most of the guys shower before and after the match, so it isn't a problem. Slash says the Rock looks like he'd smell like a pretty girl. Kimmel says Slash, do you know what you look like you smell like. Pretty good stuff.

Commercial.

After the break, Austin has a pillow fight with Jimmy's cousin Sal who has had pillow fights with people like Lennox Lewis. Austin gets up and they go at it after Sal gives him the opportunity to leave and keep his dignity. Austin dominates, though Sal gets a good shot in at the end. Austin is awarded the pillow fight championship belt. The next guest, film producer Robert Evans, comes out and shakes Austin's hand and that's about it for Stone Cold.

Overall, pretty good and very entertaining appearance by Stone Cold. He was not in character at all and he addressed a few subjects that I thought he wouldn't such as his leave of absence last summer.








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