“Stone Cold” Steve Austin Talks About His Genuine Like For CM Punk; Salls Bruno Sammartino “Close-Minded”

WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin spoke with Inside The Ropesrecently. The video is embedded below. Here are a few highlights: His WWE ‘13 sit down promo with CM Punk and Jim Ross: “It was a lot of fun going back and being a part of WWE 13 the video game, hang out with my good buddy Jim Ross and CM Punk, a young guy in the business I really like, I really like what he’s bringing to the table and what he’s doing. To go back and play The Rattlesnake character was a lot of fun. You know we pushed the envelope a little bit there but we played it straight down the middle, but I would’ve loved to ramp it up and go full bore Stone Cold on him, but it just wasn’t that time. Who knows if there will be a time down the road, but I enjoyed being that guy. It’s a dynamic part of my personality. I enjoy the adrenaline.” Bruno Sammartino’s criticisms of The Attitude Era: “Bruno is a legend in the business and his opinion is his opinion. I think he’s very closed minded about the Attitude Era. One thin...