Steve Austin speaks on WWF/WCW, wrestling again, and more
Submitted by Stu Starrs on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 10:04 AM EST







• Thanks to Joseph Daoud and PWInsider.com for the following recap of Steve Austin's 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 WWF.
  
  -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 that he was buddies with Owen and what happened at Over the Edge was a "bad deal"
  
  -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 2 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%.
  
  -Says he is looking 15 years down the line.
  
  -Told the director to "take care of him".
  
  - Took 2 years for the movie to complete.
  
  -Says he would love to do action movies if he is still having fun and his fan base enjoys it
  
  -When asked if he would do "Brokeback Mountain" roles, he laughed and said he would pass.
  
  Interview ended there.
  
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