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DID STEVE AUSTIN ALMOST HAVE HIS OWN TV SERIES ON CBS?, TYSON VS. PAUL, GORDON SOLIE-CROCKETT AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2024-03-07 10:02:00

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Back in the day, there were rumors that Steve Austin was getting his own CBS series as a spinoff from his character on Nash Bridges.  Was there ever anything to that?

There was.  CBS wanted to do it but I believe the story at the time was that WWE blocked it from happening as it would have taken Austin off the road and away from their product for too much time.  Taping 20+ episodes of an action-drama would not have been conducive to touring during the Attitude era.

Thoughts on the Mike Tyson fight vs. Jake Paul?

Big spectacle.  Big payday.  

Why was Naomi vs. Stratton only three minutes on Smackdown?

The Bloodline segment ran long, so their match was cut down.  The danger of live TV.

Throughout the years, I've wondered about this in the back of my head. When Jim Crockett bought the Saturday night 6:05 timeslot on TBS from Vince McMahon, why did Crockett not want to continue with Gordon Solie and instead gave it to David Crockett and Tony Schiavone? No disrespect to the both of them, but Gordon was the voice of Georgia for many years.

 I think it came down to the fact that it wasn't Georgia Wrestling and Crockett was sticking with his own team.

Who should induct Paul Heyman?

If it's not his children, I think Steve Austin would be a great choice.

If WWE brought back guest hosts, who should do it?

Svengoolie.

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