“Stone Cold” Steve Austin Discusses Dana White Calling WWE Fake

During the latest edition of “The Steve Austin Show-Unleashed” podcast, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin sat down with current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier. One of the main topics discussed was the current controversy surrounding UFC President Dana White, who called WWE “fake” during a recent Twitter altercation with a fan.

White has been met with much ill favor from the professional wrestling community since making these comments. Several wrestlers, including current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, responded to White via Twitter to express their displeasure.

During the interview, “The Texas Rattlesnake” went on to defend White, saying:

“I know Dana is from the world of boxing and MMA, but I know he respects the world of professional wrestling. I thought that was his way of saying, ‘it’s a work’ because there’s a difference. Is it fake? It’s predetermined. It’s a work! I don’t think he meant any disrespect to the professional wrestling business. Fake, Dana? Not so much. A work? Yes, and I’m not saying that to put Dana on blast because I love him, I love UFC, and he has always treated me well. He does respect the professional wrestling business, and, hell, one of his biggest draws [Brock Lesnar] came from the world of pro wrestling.”

Austin went on to say that he believes if UFC fighters could live the professional wrestling life, they would think differently:

“Daniel, I’ll take you, I’ll take Jon Jones, I’ll take the heavyweight champion of the world, I’ll take the bantamweight champion of the world, I’ll take any of you guys who want to go on the road for two years and be on the road for 250 days and go through that grind and you’ll never say ‘fake,’ but you will say it’s tough as hell.”

Cormier agreed:

“Wrestling is very physical, plus the days on the road, it’s nuts…I understand that it’s predetermined, the outcome is predetermined, but everything in between is not easy.”

In addition to White’s comments, Austin and Cormier also talked about the Undertaker’s streak as well as some WWE fantasy booking.

You can listen to the entire podcast here.

– with h/t o WrestlingInc.com

Editor’s Note:

Predetermined would probably have been a better word choice for White. While I am sure he does respect the professional wrestling business, many wrestlers probably have lost some respect for him. Since several injuries cut Austin’s career short, I can’t fathom these comments initially sat well with him.

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