Stone Cold Trends on Twitter

With The Rock making his comeback on tonight's RAW, Twitter became a hotbed of talk and trending topics. Along with The Rock and Dwayne Johnson as trending topics (along with Stephanie McMahon), Stone Cold's name appeared multiple times trending around the world! It's 1999 all over again - this time on Twitter!

Austin Ranks #3 on WWE's "Top 50 Superstars of All Time" + Commentary

Austin ranked #3 on "WWE's Top 50 Superstars of All Time". Congrats! Austin, along with JR commented on the list.




Jim Ross had to say:

"Hogan & Rock not being in top 10 n wwe top 50 dvd shocked me. Is shock 2 strong a word? Everyones entitled 2 their opinion.”

Ross later realized that The Rock was listed in the top 10, at #5, and corrected himself: “My bad on Rock’s lofty rtg on wwe’s top 50 dvd. Hulk should have been higher but argument can b made 4 others too. I liked the dvd. Buy it.”

Hulk Hogan was ranked #23 on WWE’s list.

The List
1. Shawn Michaels
2. The Undertaker
3. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
4. Bret Hart
5. The Rock
6. Harley Race
7. Ricky Steamboat
8. Andre the Giant
9. Rey Mysterio
10. Roddy Piper
11. Eddie Guerrero
12. Triple H
13. Gorgeous George
14. Randy Savage
15. Curt Hennig
16. John Cena
17. Ric Flair
18. Dusty Rhodes
19. Edge
20. Jerry Lawler
21. Lou Thesz
22. Terry Funk
23. Hulk Hogan
24. Bruno Sammartino
25. Chris Jericho
26. Ted DiBiase
27. Fabulous Moolah
28. Freddie Blassie
29. Randy Orton
30. Pat Patterson
31. The Iron Sheik
32. Jimmy Snuka
33. Mick Foley
34. Kurt Angle
35. Buddy Rogers
36. Gorilla Monsoon
37. Junkyard Dog
38. Billy Graham
39. Jake Roberts
40. Big Show
41. Jack Brisco
42. Sgt. Slaughter
43. Kane
44. Nick Bockwinkel
45. Jeff Hardy
46. Dory Funk Jr.
47. Bob Backlund
48. Rick Rude
49. Batista
50. Killer Kowalski

You can order the DVD from WWEShop.com or Amazon.com.

WWE Too PG for Steve Austin?

Source: LFPress.com

Any thoughts of a WWE comeback by Stone Cold Steve Austin will have to be put on hold.

Austin is doing just fine on a movie career, with his latest, Hunt to Kill, out on direct-to-DVD and getting good reviews.

Plus the current WWE environment may not exactly be Austin's cup of tea.

"It's a PG business these days," says Austin, who shot down rumblings he would appear on RAW on Dec. 27. "And the Stone Cold character is close to being an R-rated act. I was edgy and I had a lot of fun doing it."

He says injuries played a big role in his early departure from wrestling.

"When I was in WWE, I had my neck fused and I could see the end. When I retired, I didn't do anything for four years. I just stayed in Texas and hunted and fished. One day I woke up and said to myself, 'Dude, it's time to do something.' So I moved to L.A. It wasn't my goal in life to be an actor.

"I had a delayed start. If I hadn't had so many injuries, I'd probably still be in wrestling.

"As for returning (to the ring), I'm not interested. I always say never say never, but the thing is, man, I'm pretty much done."

But now he's an actor and he's committed to getting better, just like he did as a wrestler when he rose up to become an icon. He's done movies like The Longest Yard, Damage and The Expendables. And he's got his sights set on doing plenty more.

"I was a great in-ring performer. I was one of the best ticket sellers in the business. So if I could duplicate that success ...

"I'm a tough critic on myself, but I'll tell you what, I watched (Hunt to Kill) three weeks ago and it's really good. "My skin is thick enough that along with the good things, I can take the bad, too.

"I'm still figuring things out, but I'm a little more relaxed and the experience factor is starting to kick in. I'm a sponge. After working with Sly (Sylvester Stallone) for three months on The Expendables, I learned a lot from him.

"I'd love to try a romantic comedy. Most days, I'm laughing my ass off, so a comedy would be good."

In Hunt to Kill, Austin plays U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes, struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of Montana. When a crew of trigger-happy fugitives take Rhodes and his daughter hostage, you can bet that Austin lays down a big can of whoopass.

Austin says he grew up loving action movies.

"Back in the day, it was Sly, Arnold (Schwarzenegger), Steve McQueen in Bullit. There was Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. I remember watching Rocky and I ran home, got up the next day, drank some eggs and ran down the road."

DVD News: WWE's "Top 50 Superstars of All Time"

Photo courtesy of: WWEDVDNews.com

WWE will be releasing the “Top 50 Superstars of All Time” three-disc DVD set on December 14th, 2010,a nd it will be released in Europe sometime in 2011.

Official synopsis:

“It’s a timeless debate for sports entertainment fans everywhere. Who is the greatest of all time? Better yet, what superstars make up your top 10, or if you are a real student of history, 20, 40, or 50? The debates and cross-generational comparisons can go on forever, as fans compare Stone Cold to the Hulkster, Ric Flair to Shawn Michaels, this generation s giant (Big Show) to the all-time Giant (Andre), or ask whether John Cena and Randy Orton have already done enough to cement a permanent legacy in this industry. Now, with the 50 Greatest Superstars in WWE History fans can enjoy the first-ever countdown of the biggest superstars in history, complete with highlights of the top 50, commentary from today’s WWE Superstars explaining their choices, and more.”

I can't wait! Looks interesting! AND why is Stone Cold at the bottom of the DVD?

Dixie Carter on Rock and Austin Coming to TNA (old news!)

Source: WrestlingInc.com

Whether Rock, Steve Austin or Shane McMahon will ever be in TNA someday:

"There's nobody we won't go after. But they have to be right to come to the company. They have to be in it for the right reasons. They've got to fit in with what we're doing. If that's The Rock then fantastic. If it's RVD then fantastic. It doesn't matter. If somebody makes sense and has that work ethic and wants to embrace being a wrestler on a wrestling show and trying to do something different then we would love to have them. And, I promise you, we have many more exciting surprises to come."

Austin Nearly Breaks Stallone's Neck While Filming The Expendables

Source: PWInsider.com

The Daily Mail in the UK is reporting that during filming of a fight scene with Steve Austin for their new film The Expendables, the action was so realistic that it left Stallone with a hairline fracture in his neck. He needed to have emergency surgery and a metal plate was inserted in his neck following the scene.

Stallone was quoted as saying, "Actually, my fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I'm not joking. I haven't told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards. I now have a metal plate in my neck."

The Wrestler's Mickey Rourke also appears in the movie.

Jim Ross Talks Steve Austin and The Rock Possibly Guest-Hosting RAW

Source: PWTorch.com, JR's Blog

WWE announcer Jim Ross offered his commentary on last night's Raw after skipping last week's unmentionable effort and updated his health related to returning to WWE TV in a new blog today on jrsbarbq.com.

Ross suggested Steve Austin and "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson could be in line for future guest hosting roles following Bret Hart's footsteps.

"I don't have an answer to that question but I do feel that both men will eventually return to Raw in either the guest G.M. capacity or another role that provides them a "one off' opportunity to entertain their fans and to promote what it is that they are involved...likely their films," Ross said.

Johnson said several weeks ago he was working on a project with WWE beyond just guest-hosting an episode of Raw, but Johnson hasn't added new information since the interview.

Steve Austin TNA Speculations

Source: PWTorch.com

Stone ColdSteve Austin is still under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment, which should put an end to the speculation that me may join TNA.

Spike TV were reportedly interested in featuring Austin in a non-wrestling project a few years ago, considering their network is geared towards men.

In response to this, WWE offered him a lucrative contract to not work for the USA Network competitor. New Austin merchandise is also allowed to be sold by WWE as part of the agreement.

Stone Cold Takes The Rock's Approach to Acting

Stone Cold Takes The Rock's Approach to Acting
August 29, 2009
Source: PWTorch.com

According to PWTorch.com, the recent 2009 WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin wants to distance himself from wrestling like The Rock did.

He said, quote:

He wants to "distance himself from his WWE persona to be taken more seriously as an actor."

Stone Cold Steve Austin's new movie "Damage" is to be released this fall. He's also working on another film called "The Stranger".

You can read more of the article, and see a video interview at The PWTorch website by clicking the source link above.