Steve Austin And UFC Champion Talk Dana White Calling Pro Wrestling "Fake"

On episode 244 of the Steve Austin Show – Unleashed!, Stone Cold Steve Austin had UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Cormier, on the show. Among other topics, the two discussed UFC President Dana White's comments on professional wrestling being "fake".

Austin defended 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 because I'll say this, 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'.

"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", Austin continued. "He does respect the [professional wrestling] business, and, hell, one of his biggest draws [Brock Lesnar] came from the world of pro wrestling."

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Cormier agreed, saying, "[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 a wide ranging interview, Austin and Cormier also talked about the Undertaker's streak and did some WWE fantasy booking. To check out the entire podcast, click here.

Source: Steve Austin Show – Unleashed!