Austin asks Beefcake about his run in WCW. Beefcake admits that his WCW run was “…all over the place” and it was poorly planned out from his perspective. He wasn’t able to use his “Brutus Beefcake” name because WWE had that name trademarked, so they had to improvise and come up with something new.
He filmed a lot of television shows and films at that time, specifically the “Thunder in Paradise” show with Hulk Hogan and a few other wrestlers. WCW weren’t all that interested in him working as a wrestler because they didn’t know what to do with him, given that they couldn’t use the “Beefcake” name. Nonetheless, he had a lot of fun at that time.
His WWE run was a lot of fun and he enjoyed it from start to finish, but he points out that his WCW run never felt great. His character seemed to lack direction and it’s almost as if the company never really knew what to do with him. Nonetheless, he had a family and WCW was still providing him with a good income so that was the main thing.
Austin asks him what made him decide to retire. Beefcake informs that turning 60-years old basically convinced him to hang up his boots. He also has some injuries and brain trauma from his career in the business, and was able to get some financial assistance from the government because of this. He’s quite proud of his 40-year professional wrestling career.
A listener writes into the show and asks Beefcake what he would do to unwind after a match. Beefcake informs that he’d unwind over a few drinks with the other guys after the show. Austin adds that having a few drinks was his way of unwinding after a match as well.
