Austin asks Beefcake about the night The Rockers split up during one of his Barbershop segments. Beefcake informs that he basically winged it every time he went out there, but things went perfectly that night. However, he still feels bad to this day for Marty Jannetty, who slid down the WWE card after this and eventually found himself out of a job.
Beefcake informs that prior to his parasailing accident he was in line for an Intercontinental Championship run in WWE. That was actually the second time he was supposed to win the IC Title but something always got in the way. Back in 1988 he was supposed to work with Honky Tonk Man and win the Belt, but Ultimate Warrior “…threw a tantrum” prior to the event and Vince McMahon changed his plans at the last minute.
He mentions that he and Honky Tonk Man go back a long ways, and every time they see each other it’s as if they’ve never been apart. He always enjoyed working with Honky Tonk Man.
A listener writes into the show and asks Beefcake about his time working as The Disciple in nWo. WCW officials were looking for more talents for the nWo and when Hogan suggested Beefcake, officials said that he had too many gimmicks already and he wouldn’t be believable in that faction. Beefcake went home for a few weeks, grew out his beard and lost 40 pounds. When he went back to work nobody knew him, and then they realized he’d fit in just fine as part of the nWo.
That sums up today’s episode of The Steve Austin Show. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
