The following are highlights from WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s “Ask Me Anything” chat from Reddit:

On any regrets he had in WWE: “i wish i had not walked out of the company when i did…bad decision.”

On his relationship with The Rock: “the rock and i will always be friends. text msg here or there.”

On his relationship with Eric Bischoff: “eric and i are totally cool. hes a hard working cat and always on the move. loved our chemistry as co gms.”

On how much longer he would have wrestled had he not been injured: “maybe another 5-6 years…”

On the possibility of a WWE return: “dont know about a return to WWE in the near future, im booked solid for a pretty long

BACKSTAGE UPDATE: Chances Of Steve Austin vs. CM Punk At WrestleMania XXX

– WWE is reportedly interested in former TNA star Matt Morgan, according to PWInsider.com. Morgan worked for the company (developmental and main roster) from 2002-2005.

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– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will be doing an Ask Me Anything (“AMA”) chat on Reddit.com today at 1pm EST.

– Sheamus tweeted the following about Vince McMahon welcoming The Ultimate Warrior back to WWE on Twitter yesterday:

https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/357990568472743938

– The Undertaker had been rumored for a possible match at this year’s SummerSlam, but those plans are now off. The Undertaker is currently recovering from recent shoulder surgery and at this point, it’s doubtful whether he’ll be healthy in time for WrestleMania XXX next April.

– Speaking of WrestleMania XXX, speculation continues that WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will return for one more match at the event.  In the event that WWE and Steve Austin can reach a deal for him to appear – the current plan is for Steve Austin to wrestle his former tag team championship partner (and heated adversary): Triple H.

A Steve Austin vs. Triple H feud would be an extension of the storied Austin vs. McMahon Family feud and would involve Triple H turning heel.

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(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Forbes.com has ranked the highest paid actors of 2013 – and Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson came in at #5. Over the past 12 months, it’s estimated that The Rock pulled in approximately $46 million.

– Steve Austin recently appeared on AXS TV’s The Voice and spoke about a number of topics, including his early days in the business, Brian Pillman, Paul Heyman & ECW, The Rock, Owen Hart, Vince McMahon and much more.

http://youtu.be/VqI9WAtsp_U

– Following reports that Stacy Keibler and actor George Clooney had split as a couple, the former WWE Diva was a top-trending topic on Yahoo.com late Monday and early Tuesday. The break-up was sparked by both individuals wanting “different things in life,” according to People.com.

“Stacy called it quits. She wants to have children and a family someday. She knows where George stands on that,” a source close to the couple told People.com. “They talked and they quietly stopped being a couple several weeks ago.”

– Clearwater Gazette recently caught up with Luke Williams of The Bushwhackers, who is now the proud owner of a gym in Clearwater, Florida, known as Clearwater Beach Fitness.

Williams paid a visit to Clearwater late last year and was encouraged by Hulk Hogan to move to the area. As he was searching for a gym to work out at, he was offered the opportunity to buy the area beach gym.

Formerly known as Muscle Beach Fitness, Williams has given the gym a major makeover, and has even equipped it with a few machines that once belonged to “The Hulkster.” Click here for additional details on the gym, as well as Williams’ background.

– The latest edition of the Steve Austin Show is now available at PodcastOne.com. The WWE Hall of Famer talks “Texas Road Trippin’.”

– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin says he met with executives from the CMT cable network (home of his Redneck Island show) about another new reality TV show:

Just met w folks at @CMT and 51 Minds Entertainment about new reality show. This show will define Bad Ass. #bottomline

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) June 14, 2013

– Santino Marella will be appearing today (1-5pm) at the future site of his Battle Arts Academy in Ontario, Canada, greeting fans and introducing the new pro wrestling & MMA training school. The school is located at the corner of Tomken & Eglinton in Mississauga, Ontario.

* PHOTOS of SANTINO’s New Battle Arts Wrestling / MMA School

– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin tweeted the following about Kurt Angle’s match against AJ Styles from Thursday’s Impact:

Helluva match between @RealKurtAngle and AJ Styles. Like the way they took their time. Little caddywampus on the finish, though.

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) June 14, 2013

– TNA’s 2013 Slammiversary pay-per-view reportedly did 13,000 buys, based on preliminary estimates.

– Here are some recent TNA attendance figures (approximated):

* 6/6 Impact Taping (Duluth, Georgia): 2,000 fans
* 6/7 TNA Live Event (Rome, Georgia): 1,000 fans
* 6/8 TNA Live Event (Aiken, South Carolina): 800 fans

* The Latest on HULK HOGAN Wrestling Again & The Planned BOUND FOR GLORY Main Event

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Season 3 of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Redneck Island will premiere tonight at 9:30pm EST on CMT, immediately following the Country Music Awards. Episode 2 airs on CMT this Saturday night at 9pm EST.

– WWE Diva Rosa Mendes will be returning to the road for WWE next month. After being sent home from WWE’s post-WrestleMania 29 European tour due to conduct issues, she is currently advertised for a personal appearance with Mark Henry at Fry’s Electronics in Austin, Texas on July 22nd at 11am.

– On the latest promo that aired for the Wyatt Family on this past Monday’s RAW [Watch Here], several new NXT stars were shown, including Garrett Dylan and Bayley. It’s unknown whether they were simply “extras” or if they will be joining Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Eric Rowan on the main roster.

* When The WYATT FAMILY Will Debut & Plans for CM PUNK & BROCK LESNAR

– World Heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler delivered a special message to the WWE Universe during RAW in a segment that aired exclusively on the WWE App. You can view the video at WWE.com. Ziggler says he misses showing off – and tells Alberto Del Rio that he’ll be seeing him soon.

– WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin will be interviewed by Michael Schiavello for “Austin vs. The Voice.” The interview segment will premiere on AXS TV (formerly HDNet) on July 12th.

– After Curtis Axel won yet another RAW match by count-out last night, a WWE fan edited his Wikipedia profile page and added “The Count Out” as one of his finishing moves:

* When The WYATT FAMILY Will Debut In WWE, BROCK LESNAR’s Next Feud

– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is filming an appearance on Larry King Now today, a web series hosted by the former CNN personality. The series can be accessed at www.ora.tv/larrykingnow.

Regarding the appearance, Austin wrote on Twitter, “Talking with @kingsthings Larry King today. Excited to talk to the legend himself.”

– This past Saturday, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan and WWE Hall of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat participated in a Q&A session with fans at Wizard World’s Philadelphia Comic Con. Footage from the event is available below.

– Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger celebrated his birthday on Sunday as he turned 55-years-old.

– Steve Austin has announced that former WWE, WCW & ECW star Lance Storm will be the next guest on his Steve Austin Show podcast.

– The WWE creative team is said to be very stressed out heading into Raw tonight, according to a report at f4wonline.com. After last week’s low RAW rating (in part due to the Memorial Day holiday), there is a sense of urgency that this week’s RAW needs to do a strong rating.

Unfortunately for WWE, RAW is up against the highly anticipated Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals tonight between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers.

WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is getting mainstream attention for a recent criticism of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Austin says Romo has all the “physical tools” that he needs, but “sh*ts the bed” when it counts and is not a clutch player:

“My problem with Dallas is I think Tony Romo is a damn good quarterback, but he sh-ts the bed at the most inopportune times.”

 

“So when I look for leadership, I can’t say that Tony Romo is the clear-cut leader.”

Numerous mainstream sports media outlets have picked up on Austin’s comments, including FOX Sports, USA Today, the London Free Press and The Toronto Sun.

– A newly released Post Fruity Pebbles cereal commercial features John Cena, which you can view below. In January, it was announced that the WWE Superstar John Cena and Bamm-Bamm would replace Fred Flintstone on the front of more than 8 million Post Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles cereal boxes as part of a promotional partnership between Post Foods and WWE.

“It’s been a lifelong dream to be on a cereal box and I’m proud to represent WWE as part of our partnership with Post,” Cena said in a statement then. “I’m looking forward to joining millions of families at their breakfast table across the country.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-WBu4dMQ6o

– WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas was on hand for Sunday’s WWE live event in Augusta, Maine. Naomi tweeted this image of herself with the legendary grappler.

– Lance Storm will be appear as a guest on “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s next Steve Austin Show podcast. The episode will be taped Tuesday. You can listen to past episodes here.

– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced on Twitter that he’ll be in the studio today interviewing Olympic Gold Medalist & TNA star Kurt Angle for a new episode of his Steve Austin Show podcast.

– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart has apologized for a joke he made about Pat Patterson during the Bret Hart Appreciation celebration that took place after Monday’s WWE RAW. While Pat Patterson was calling Bret the greatest Canadian wrestler in history, he got on one knee to salute him. Bret said something to the effect of, he gets scared when Pat, an open homosexual, gets on his knees.

Apparently Bret got some backlash for the joke, as he tweeted today:

“I sincerely apologize to anyone that was in any way offended by my in-ring joke to Pat Patterson on Monday, especially to Pat … whom I hold in the highest regard. I was only trying to take some of the edge off an emotionally challenging moment and I failed. The comment does not in any way reflect my feelings toward the gay and lesbian community. B”

VIDEO: Watch Bret Hart’s Gay Joke Here

– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is recording his latest podcast today and will be taking live calls from fans during the show. Austin tweeted the following, telling fans he won’t be commenting on WrestleMania 30, a return to the ring or The Shield:

Headed to studio to do a #steveaustinshow. Will tweet out phone number to studio for you to call in and ask questions.

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) May 23, 2013

I will not be answering WM30, comeback, or the Shield questions. Focus on current events or advice type questions.

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) May 23, 2013

– WWE.com has published a new feature looking at the”Ace of Belts” Dave Millican’s 10 favorite pro wrestling title belts. Among the belts profiled include the classic Winged Eagle WWF Championship, the NWA World Heavyweight title, the classic Intercontinental Championship, AWA World Heavyweight Championship and more.

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross tweeted today:

Toured the new, WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER today. It's due to open in a few weeks but will be a difference maker. Absolutely spectacular!@WWE

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) May 23, 2013

Our favorite Twitter follower (sorry everybody else) “Stone Cold” Steve Austin tweeted us his thoughts on WWE superstar Antonio Cesaro.

We reported here earlier this week that there are people in WWE that are against pushing Swiss superstar because he’s too “boring.” The Texas Rattlesnake says Antonio Cesaro’s got the skills to be a player in WWE, but he won’t become a main eventer any time soon by yodeling:

@sescoops Bad gimmick. Very good worker. Hello.

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) May 17, 2013

REDNECK ISLAND SET TO RETURN TO CMT FOR AN ALL-NEW SEASON ON JUNE 5

The Ultimate Redneck-Style Competition Series to Premiere at 10:30 p.m., ET/PT, Following the 2013 CMT MUSIC AWARDS

NASHVILLE – Wrestling hall of famer Steve Austin is back for a rowdier-than-ever third season of REDNECK ISLAND, premiering Wednesday, June 5 at 10:30-11:30 p.m., ET/PT, immediately following the 2013 CMT MUSIC AWARDS. Set in a remote tropical paradise, REDNECK ISLAND will pit 15 contestants—completely out of their element—against one another in CMT’s ultimate redneck-style competition series for a shot at $100,000. This season, romantic alliances form early among the castaways, and one surprise dismissal will keep the rednecks “politicking” throughout the 15 beer-packed episodes.

The second episode of REDNECK ISLAND will premiere in its regularly scheduled timeslot Saturday, June 8 at 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT.

REDNECK ISLAND season three contestants, which were revealed on the series’ official Facebook page earlier this week, include:

Brandon Keys (Ellisville, Miss.) – Brandon is a 27-year-old mechanic who grew up in the country and loves to hunt, fish and drink beer.

Cody Hodge (Brooksville, Ala.) – If 23-year-old construction worker Cody wins the competition, he will buy the largest double-wide trailer that money can buy.

Daniel “Jo” Floyd (Theodore, Ala.) – Jo is a 24-year-old coil pressure washer who is looking for a good time and not another relationship.

Mike Mace (Rocky Mountain, N.C.) – Mike is a 26-year-old exterminator who can fix anything with a roll of duct tape.

Phillip Honea (Pendleton, S.C.) – Since the age of nine, 30-year-old Phillip has been riding bulls, building tree houses and shooting guns. He currently works as an electrician.

Shane Tucker (Smith Lake, Ala.) – Shane is a 42-year-old used car salesman. He loves playing beer pong and considers himself to be an exceptional dancer.

Travis Davis (Manchester, Ky.) – An avid guitar-player and NASCAR-watcher, 31-year-old Travis is a mechanic who also loves turtle hunting and tailgating.

Amnesty Sundstrom (Haymarket, Va.) – Amnesty is a 21-year-old bartender that loves riding horses, drinking beer and dancing at bars.

Bayly Risen (Brandenburg, Ky.) – Bayly is a 22-year-old retail banker who loves putting on her camouflage overalls and heading to the horse stables.

Brittany Martin (Argo, Ala.) – Brittany is always up for some cow tipping, drinking, fishing and hunting. She is a 23-year-old bartender.

Brittany Woodle (Bennettsville, S.C.) – Brittany is a 25-year-old waitress who loves being the center of attention.

Candice Orso (Creola, Ala.) – Candice is a southern girl who isn’t afraid to get dirty. This 24-year-old waitress loves the race track and going hunting.

Lindsey Donohoe (Bipley, W.V.) – Lindsey is a 29-yaer-old juvenile delinquent manager. She raises rabbits for food and owns two potbelly pigs as pets

Misty Gordon (Dublin, Ga.) – Misty considers herself more of a Georgia Rebel than a Georgia Peach. This 22-year-old works as both a bartender and a golf cart girl.

Stacey Schuler (Shepherdsville, Ky.) – Stacey, a 26-year-old recovery specialist, isn’t into pink and says she can outhunt and outdrink any man.

* Photos of BATISTA Looking HUGE – Back To His WWE Fighting Weight

– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin tweeted the following about The Shield’s performance on RAW:

Nice work by The Shield. Young cats are doing pretty damn good. #WWE #raw

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) May 14, 2013

– WWE legend Jake “The Snake” Roberts announced on Twitter that he’s begun taking acting lesons:

1st. Class of acting under my belt, few butterflies, new rules different ways and same old jake. Hell yeah dragon didn't have a chance!!!

— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) May 14, 2013

It couldn't have went any better. Coach added me to skits blind without lines to see how I handled it and don't need words to steal show..

— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) May 14, 2013

My ddp yoga buddy from UGA helped me a lot.met some fine looking young ladies and folks were friendly and helpful. Go again next week

— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) May 14, 2013

Looks do count and my voice sets me apart from others. May be getting good part in movie based on the above. Chris helping me

— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) May 14, 2013

Agency and head shots today after workout. Will also be setting up one on one coaching to learn filming terms and techniques. Thanks chris

— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) May 14, 2013

– The latest installment of The Steve Austin Show podcast featuring a guest appearance by Kevin Nash is now online and can be heard at PodcastOne.com.

– The following was sent to us about an upcoming meet and greet in Waynesboro, VA with WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels:

Meet and greet Shawn Michaels upclose and personal on Saturday August 31st, 2013 from 4pm pm in Waynesboro, VA and he will be signing autographs and taking pictures plus exclusive Q&A session after the vip meet and greet. Packages range from $25 to $175 that consists of a Q & A and Meet and Greet where fans can also get an 8×10 signed photo and a photo with Michaels.

When: Saturday, August 31st, 2013

Where: Louis Spilman Auditorium, Waynesboro High School, 1200 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980

For more info and tickets go to topropeprowrestling.com

* JAW-DROPPING Photos Of AJ LEE Doing A Standing Split

– Steve Austin recorded a new podcast today with Kevin Nash, which will be online tomorrow (Friday).

– WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia noted on Twitter that she’s working on recording new music.

– Here are some recent WWE attendance figures courtesy of the Wrestling Observer:

* RAW on May 3rd in Youngstown, OH drew 5,000 fans for $190,000
* RAW on May 4th in Wheeling, WV drew 4,700 fans for $155,000
* SmackDown on May 4th in Reading, PA drew 4,000 for $140,000
* RAW on May 5th in Charleston, WV drew 6,000 fans for $200,000
* SmackDown on May 5th in Upper Marlboro, MD drew 3,000 fans for $120,000

Jim Ross noted on Twitter that it’s still “to be determined” whether or not WWE will do more pre and post-game shows on pay-per-views like they did at WrestleMania 29.

– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced that some big names will be appearing on his podcast soon:

Coming soon to #steveaustinshow…@RealKevinNash@JRsBBQ Terry Funk and @BretHart. A main event lineup for damn sure.

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) May 7, 2013

– Monday’s WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score of only 195,239, down 4% from last week and the lowest score of the year. RAW ranked #4 on cable for the night, behind the two NBA Playoff games and “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” on VH1.

– Here’s the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout:

Forget “Fandangoing”! Watch as R-Truth teaches Tons of Funk some new moves in the Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout.”

According to a high level source within WWE, Steve Austin’s current relationship with WWE is worse than it has been in many years.

The falling out took place earlier this year, when WWE tried several times to have Austin appear on RAW in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29. Austin turned down every single request – which made Vince McMahon furious. Austin even turned down a suggestion that would have lead to a huge push by the USA Network to promote Austin’s appearance as well as some of his outside projects.

The rift between Austin and WWE has been kept very hush hush, but it does not bode well for the possibility of Austin wrestling “one more match” at next year’s WrestleMania.

This week on The Breakdown, Steve takes us into his thoughts on the world of the megastars of pro wrestling (more…)

During a recent interview with the Temple News, Diamond Dallas Page revealed that WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is about to begin his DDP Yoga program:

“One of my very good buddies, Stone Cold Steve Austin, has agreed to do it for a month while filming Redneck Island. His Hollywood stunt man swears by DDP Yoga. Steve lifts weights and does cardio for an hour a day, five days a week. I told him you only need to do my workout 20 minutes a day for three days a week and it will replace your cardio. He had to ask others for confirmation, even though the son of a gun lived with me.”

Page, also commented on Jake Roberts & Scott Hall’s progress at the Accountability Crib in Atlanta:

“Those guys have had major problems with alcoholism, pill abuse and drugs. Since [Roberts] moved in around October, he has lost 65 pounds. His life is back and he looks like a completely different man. As for Scott, he recently had hip surgery so we’ve been focusing on light rehab and healthy eating habits.”

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

The Rock’s In-Ring Future: “Has the Rock, @TheRock, wrestled his last match due to injury? Seems as if Rock has left that matter open for speculation depending on the results of the surgery and his non stop schedule, etc. However, knowing Dwayne as I do, I would think that he would want to go out differently and be remembered for one, last major bout. If I had to make a wager, I’d say we haven’t seen the last of @TheRock. The one wild card may be his movie partners who may not want to risk their franchise player stepping back in the ring. That’s all TBD. I would speculate that if Dwayne can’t do WM30 for any reason that he may be closer to done than many want to see.”

Steve Austin Wrestling Again: “Interesting note….recently I read about @steveaustinBSR being in great shape physically and looking excellent ala being in ‘show shape’ but not wrestling shape for a return to a WWE ring. News flash or as the one person in the world that I would really NOT want to take a long, care trip with, Nancy Grace, might say….BOMBSHELL….Steve is ALWAYS in great shape. Old habits die hard and the Texas Rattlesnake (Thanks, JR) is a gym guy in that he hits the gym regularly and with P&V. With all that said, the only way that I see Steve returning to the ring for one, final bout is obviously on the biggest stage (WM30), with the exact, right opponent (Who is that?) , and with a strategic game plan that Steve can emotionally invest . That’s a bunch of if’s so the door isn’t closed but it’s not exactly standing wide open either. Austin fans will continue to hold out hope until it’s either a done deal or not but a Stone Cold return at WM30 would help insure that the biggest event of 2014 would be a can’t miss event. AS I have said in the past, I’d gage an Austin return to WWE for a farewell promotion as 50/50 or less.”

New WWE Divas & New Divas E! Reality Show WWE is bringing some new Diva prospects to NXT to begin training soon plus with the new, WWE Diva reality show that will be airing this Fall, I assume, on the E Network, I’d say that WWE is essentially setting the reset button on the Divas division sooner than later. E cameras were all over the place at WM29 as some new talents are also featured in this new show. Being the reality show junkie that I am, I’m looking forward to seeing this production and from what I could tell all the ladies were just being themselves, for better or for worse, and not doing ‘canned’ reality.

• Photo of WWE’s 2 Newest Divas – EVA MARIE & JO-JO OFFERMAN