Crossbody of Work Episode 39: Steve Austin Part One – The Origins of Austin

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

We’re back! After an extended break due to Evan’s computer breaking (RIP) we are moving to our next three part series on Steve Austin. This week we’re looking at Stunning Steve Austin before he became Stone Cold. We check out Austin in WCW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and ECW. Matches against Ric Flair, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat and more make for a great episode back. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Our return
• Falling on ice
• Favorite botches
• Stupid sexy Barry Windham

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

Steve Austin (c) vs Dustin Rhodes – WCW Television Championship – Halloween Havoc 1991
Link to the match here.

Match Two:

Steve Austin vs Keiji Mutoh – NJPW G1 Climax Second Round Match – August 10, 1992
Link to the match here.

Match Three:

Hollywood Blonds vs Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (c) – WCW Tag Team Championships – Clash of the Champions 22
Link to the match here.

Match Four:

Hollywood Blonds (c) vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson – WCW Tag Team Championships 2 out of 3 Falls Match – Clash of the Champions 23
Link to the match here.

Promo: Austin Shoots in ECW

Match Five:

Steve Austin vs Mikey Whipwreck (c) – ECW World Championship – November to Remember 1995
Link to the match here.

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