Wrestling Industry Reacts To 'Biography: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin'
As noted, tonight was the premiere of Biography: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, which aired at 8 pm ET on A&E.
Several members of the pro wrestling industry took to social media to react to the episode.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley tweeted several times. One tweet was, "THIS AUSTIN BIO IS SO FREAKING GOOD! @steveaustinBSR"
Jim Ross assured a fan that the A&E Doc Series wasn't "BS."
He replied, "It's damn real, Crystal."
"The Cowboy" James Storm tweeted, "That was some good shit right there. πΊπΊ @steveaustinBSR @AETV #Biography"
Natalya wrote, "Watching @steveaustinBSR documentary on @AETV. Just when you thought you knew it all about someone- Steve Austin surprises us. Really inspired by his story. If you're a student of the game, watch this. π"
Taz praised the Biography episode, writing, "Just got done watching Biography episode covering @steveaustinBSR life/career. It was awesome ...I highly recommend it if you haven't watched it... SCSA is a quality guy & just a good fβing dude who worked his tail off!π»"
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson praised the show and Stone Cold before it even aired on TV. He tweeted, "TUNE IN TONIGHT @8PM @aetv @steveaustinBSR was a HUGE INFLUENCE on my career and our legendary feud we went on to become the biggest box office draw pro wrestling has ever seen And he went on to become the one man to ignite and lead the greatest era in pro wrestling history."
Dark Order member John Silver shared, "We were soo spoiled as fans during Stone Colds run"
Below are reactions about the episode:
Enjoying #WWEonAE and the #stonecoldsteveaustin documentary! Such good times in the business! Caught the Andre documentary as well and found this pic of Tony Chimel and I as medics with Andre! pic.twitter.com/HqM3CbfbWz
β Mike Chioda (@MjcChioda) April 19, 2021
This aged well.π https://t.co/sWG3yGhd6D
β Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) April 19, 2021
We were soo spoiled as fans during Stone Colds run
β John Silver (@SilverNumber1) April 19, 2021
TUNE IN TONIGHT @8PM @aetv. @steveaustinBSR was a HUGE INFLUENCE on my career and our legendary feud we went on to become the biggest box office draw pro wrestling has ever seenππΎ
And he went on to become the one man to ignite and lead the greatest era in pro wrestling historyπ pic.twitter.com/43XqDEErY2β Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 18, 2021
This aged well.π https://t.co/sWG3yGhd6D
β Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) April 19, 2021
Just got done watching Biography episode covering @steveaustinBSR life/career. It was awesome ...I highly recommend it if you haven't watched it... SCSA is a quality guy & just a good fucking dude who worked his tail off! π»
β taz (@OfficialTAZ) April 19, 2021
Watching @steveaustinBSR documentary on @AETV. Just when you thought you knew it all about someone- Steve Austin surprises us. Really inspired by his story. If you're a student of the game, watch this. π
β Nattie (@NatbyNature) April 19, 2021
That was some good shit right there. πΊπΊ @steveaustinBSR @AETV #Biography
β The Cowboy (@JamesStormBrand) April 19, 2021
It's damn real, Crystal. https://t.co/jBiXF0X8Tt
β Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) April 19, 2021
OWWWW! This Dude is fired up for a great night of @WWE on @AETV
First, 8/7c it's the @steveaustinBSR bio β and I think @biography dedicates 45 minutes to the Stone Cold/Dude Love team
Then 10/9c it's the PREMIERE of @TreasuresWWE with YOURS TRULY as the special guest! pic.twitter.com/sADxHzE6x6
β Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 18, 2021
THIS AUSTIN BIO IS SO FREAKING GOOD!@steveaustinBSR
β Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 19, 2021
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