The video involves an interview with professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin, where he discusses various aspects of his career and fan interactions. He recounts a story about a fan jumping into the ring during his match, which led to an unexpected sequence of events with the fan getting suplexed and punched by him and the referee. Austin shares anecdotes about the intense passion of his fanbase, emphasizing both the amusing and hazardous situations that occasionally arise.

Additionally, Stone Cold Steve Austin elaborates on the origin of his popular catchphrase "Austin 3:16" and how it organically turned into a cultural phenomenon. He discusses the unintentional associations it sparked, highlighting the phrase's immense popularity with wrestling fans. Austin also reflects on the importance of choosing a compelling wrestling persona, recounting the backstory of how he evolved into the character "Stone Cold Steve Austin" with the help of an offhand comment from his wife.

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Key Vocabularies and Common Phrases:

1. fanatical [fəˈnætɪkəl] - (adjective) - Excessively enthusiastic or devoted. - Synonyms: (obsessive, fervent, zealous)

Your fans are fanatical. They love you to the point that I can't believe that some of them now are jumping into the ring and actually jumping on top of you.

2. mellowed [ˈmɛloʊd] - (adjective) - Relaxed and free from tension or anxiety. - Synonyms: (calm, tranquil, placid)

Guy jumps in the ring, but he was, he was real kind of mellowed out and the referee punched him in a mouth.

3. suplexed [ˈsuːplɛkst] - (verb) - A wrestling move involving lifting and flipping one's opponent to the ground. - Synonyms: (flipped, heaved, tossed)

So the guy's a guy I'm wrestling, picks him up, suplexed him, starts punching him in his temple.

4. atrophied [ˈætrəˌfid] - (adjective) - Wasted away or weakened (usually referring to muscles). - Synonyms: (weakened, shriveled, withered)

But the legs have completely atrophied. Look at that.

5. sacrilegious [ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs] - (adjective) - Disrespectful or irreverent toward something considered sacred. - Synonyms: (blasphemous, impious, irreverent)

And you know, it was never designed anything to be anti religious, sacrilegious, just something I said

6. merchandise [ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz] - (noun) - Goods to be bought and sold. - Synonyms: (goods, products, commodities)

Looking at all the things we have here, which is, you know, you can, you know, merchandise, marketing, it's everything.

7. reattached [ˌriːəˈtætʃt] - (verb) - Reconnected or fixed again in a proper position. - Synonyms: (refastened, reconnected, rejoined)

I had to have it reattached a couple times.

8. chucked [tʃʌkt] - (verb) - To throw something carelessly or casually. - Synonyms: (tossed, hurled, flung)

Don't worry about it, go ahead and just drink your tea before it gets stone cold.

9. acceptance speech [əkˈsɛptəns spiːtʃ] - (noun) - A speech given by someone when receiving an award or honor. - Synonyms: (acknowledgment, thanks, gratitude speech)

And they said you kind of cut a religious interview on you, so you might want to remember that if you won the king of the ring on your acceptance speech

10. persona [pərˈsoʊnə] - (noun) - The image or personality presented to others by an individual or group. - Synonyms: (identity, character, image)

No personality, nothing like that

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin Reads Poetry - Late Night with Conan O’Brien

That was beer you were shooting at McMahon, wasn't it? Big waste of beer. I could have saved that and drank it later, but got me a little hot. So I decided to give him a little shower. That's one of the new loopholes in the wrestling rules that you can do.

I want to talk to you first of all about your fans. Your fans are fanatical. They love you to the point that I can't believe that some of them now are jumping into the ring and actually jumping on top of you. Which I think is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of in my life. We were over in Germany a couple about half a year ago, end of a match, I was pretty tired. You know, everybody's pretty tired at the end of a match and guy jumps right on my ribs. Sometimes we go overseas. A lot of guys are pulling ribs. So I thought it might have been someone from the back. I looked up and this guy's, you know, I could barely breathe. So the guy's a guy I'm wrestling, picks him up, suplexed him, starts punching him in his temple. So it's kind of a deal like that.

The guy came out on the short end of the stick the other day. We were in Rochester. You might say that. I just wonder what that guy says to his friends when he go home. Oh, it was terrific. I got picked the temple. It was amazing. Yeah, we usually have. Usually, always. You got security that day. Guy jumps in the ring, but he was, he was real kind of mellowed out and the referee punched him in a mouth. So that's, that's the last thing I would do if I was enjoying a fight that you almost think I'm going to go try and tackle that guy.

You would, you would figure, yeah, you would rip my head off, wouldn't you? I don't know. It comes off easily. You got those runners legs. I don't know if I could catch you. Yeah, my tricky legs would outwit you. I got a. I be like, catch me if you can. You'd be sitting there on an idiot. Gotta ask you about these T shirts. All your fans wear them. Austin316. Do you want to explain what that's all about?

Yeah, it happened a couple years ago in King of the Ring type pay per view. Is it like tournament style? I beat the first guy, but in the process he kicked me in my mouth, split my lip all the way open. So I went to the hospital, got stitched up, and I came back, someone said, hey, you got Jake the Snake Roberts in the final. So. And they said you kind of cut a religious interview on you, so you might want to remember that if you won the king of the ring on your acceptance speech. So I won the match.

And basically at the end after he was walking up the aisle holding his little ribs basically to a T, I said, you know, you sit there and you thump your Bibles and say your prayers and it didn't get you anywhere. You talk about your psalms, talk about John 3:16. Austin 3:16 says, I just whipped your ass. And basically that's how it, that's how it came about. And you know, it was never designed anything to be anti religious, sacrilegious, just something I said. And it kind of caught on as a real hot piece of marble.

A lot of your fans were probably looking through the Bible like, where does it say that? Where's this guy coming from here? Oh, and I will whip your ass. Yeah, okay, we have, you know, we got some of you. We were playing with some of your merchandise. We actually gave some in the audience one of your collect items right there. There are some of them. Like, I don't think this guy does you justice. It's a little you, but the guy's a little bit better looking than me. Yeah, but the legs have completely atrophied. Look at that. Like, ah, I'll get you.

That'll probably be me in a couple years. I got that going for me. Don't let them put out a doll. Those are my legs, not your legs. What else? The Conan Stone Cold doll. I like. This is what I like. This is one of my favorite to show this because this is fun. Seen some of this stuff. This is the, this is a crazy straw with you. That is crazy. But I just like, you know, that's the craziest straw I've ever seen. I've never been that excited about chocolate milk in my life.

This, this straw won't get you excited about chocolate milk. What is that? So there, there's nothing you want by your beverage more than a sweaty wrestler. When you drink through this thing, you will know where that extra 50 cents went. Of course. This is a great. Well, this is, I, I look at this cover for this is some of the music that you guys put out. And look at that, huh? Beautiful.

If I was 16, I'd be in my basement just looking at that for hours. Couple candles glowing or something. How do they do it? That's a good little piece of business here. You've got your stone, stone cold Steve Austin condoms and I gotta Say that, that. Do you talk to the manufacturers about any? Yeah, no, that, that one kind of caught me off by surprise. What's what? Well, it shouldn't.

Friend, tell us about the, the name Stone Cold. Cause that's a great name and wrestlers take their names very seriously. Is it hard to come up with a good name? Yeah, it's hard to come up with a good name because you're looking at all the things we have here, which is, you know, you can, you know, merchandise, marketing, it's everything.

So a couple years ago when I came to the wwf, I used to work for a different organization, but I tore my tricep arm. Arm got fired. So I came to the organization. You tore the tricep out of your arm? Is that what you said? I had to have it reattached a couple times. It came off completely ye. The elbow wrestling for two and a half weeks in Japan like that. But I came back.

When did you notice it was missing? As soon as I did it. I could go a whole year and without my tricep and not know it. How? What? No, no, I have my tricep. Leave me alone. Oh no.

But, but the, the man came about when I, you know, went to the wwf. When I first got there, you know, I'd been out of work for almost a year and they, they said, oh, we're going to call you the ringmaster. And I said, ah, man, that's a little shaky. But hadn't worked in about a year so you know, I need to get some. So I went up there and did ringmaster for about six months.

And then finally I said, man, this idea sucks. No personality, nothing like that. So I came up with this. I was a bad guy back then. I came up with this concept and then I couldn't quite put my finger on the name this cold blooded ruthless guy.

And then they faxed me a bunch of names from the office and then finally I was pretty frustrated and my wife was from England at the time and she made me a cup of hot tea and she goes, ah, don't worry about it, go ahead and just drink your tea before it gets stone cold. And she goes, that's it. Stone cold Steve Austin. That's how I got my name.

You know, it's really good that, yeah, it's really good that she didn't say, you know, drink that fast before it gets a tad chilly. Yeah, that sounds like one of the names. Andy. Here he comes. Tad Chili. Big piece of barking to get off her ass. She wouldn't work Maybe when I become a wrestler, I'll be Tad Chili. Come after you, do a little tag team thing.

Are you a romantic guy? I mean, tell us a little bit about. About you personally. Somewhat. Somewhat. I mean, of course the World Wrestling Federation fans see the rough exterior, but yeah, certainly there's a romantic side to Steve Austin. What do you like to do on a. What's your idea of like a nice date? Well, I mean like typical first date, you know, you're that impressed, you know, so I think, you know something, something that she's going to dig as much as me. Monster Truck Rally. And if she's not into that, something on Twitter made us maybe a supercross race down to the deer camp. Skin a few deer, whatever. I think once a girl knows that you have your own crazy straw. She always adored it being.

Yeah, definitely a romantic side. Colin, you are a romantic side. Well, you are a romantic. So I don't know. I have a book here of Jewel's poems. Of course I've got one. And I was wondering, would Stone Cold. Would Stone Cold Steve Austin read a poem by Jewel? I would love to. We have one right here for you. Oh, yeah. I look at young girls now. I have this memorized. I have this book at the house, but I'll.

I'm gonna go ahead and read it. Little mood lighting here. Okay, great. Stand up. Yeah, yeah. Maybe project a little better. Okay. I look at young girls now. I look at young girls now. Okay, where was I? I look at young girls now. And their tight crushed velour skin. Tight sky blue hip huggers with the baby doll tank tops. I underlined that part. Yeah. Thank you.

And I think I've been there. God, have I been there. That's enough. You got the way I do it. I wouldn't turn you on and just get into the good stuff. That's one of my favorite books. The poem rules. I read the Waylon Jennings autobiography. Read George Jones. That's right up there with both of them. Beautiful piece of work. All right, well, WrestleMania 15 is this Sunday. This Sunday, March 28th at 8:00pm Eastern Time, live on Pay per View. It was a real pleasure having you on the show. You're a nice guy to talk to. Beautiful. Thank you for having me. Come on back sometime. Stone Club. Steve Austin, everybody. Louis Anderson coming up. We'll take a break. We'll be right back.

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