Steve Austin Says WWE Pitched Him On “Broken Skull Sessions” Show On WWE Network
Steve Austin talks new show.
This Sunday following WWE Survivor Series, Steve Austin’s new interview series “Broken Skull Sessions” will premiere on WWE Network. Austin’s first guest will be none other than The Undertaker, a future WWE Hall of Famer and one of Austin’s greatest rivals.
Ahead of Sunday’s premiere, Austin spoke with Sports Illustrated about the series.
“I didn’t want to call it the ‘Stone Cold podcast,’” said Austin. “In theory it’s like a podcast, but it’s not. We’re doing this right here in my studio in Los Angeles, and the show’s name is more personal. The reason ‘Broken Skull’ came about ties back to when I had my ranch back in South Texas. I called it the ‘Broken Skull Ranch,’ and I’d always wanted my whole life to own a ranch. In order to finally buy one, I literally had to break my skull in the business of pro wrestling to do that. So it became the ‘Broken Skull Ranch.’ I’m still ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, I’m still that guy, but WWE owns ‘Stone Cold.’ I liked the sound of the Broken Skull Sessions. We’re here at my place and we’re getting inside people’s skulls, so it just made sense. That’s how it came to be.”
Austin continued, “I was so happy WWE reached out to me and pitched this show to me. If the show does great numbers, I’ll do it for as long as I can do it. If the show doesn’t do any numbers and I s— the bed, they’ll say, ‘Hey Steve, we’ll catch you down the road.’ I really believe that’s how it’s going to happen. There are going to be more episodes, for sure, but they’ve got to perform to keep doing more.”
WWE released a teaser clip from the show where Undertaker discussed his fear of being Eggman when he made his debut. You can view Undertaker’s full comments by clicking here.
