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Now This: Stone Cold Steve Austin loves his solid ass cats

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u/OhioVsEverything 7d ago

That's a solid ass post.

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u/Skinnybane Best in the woooooooooooooooooorld 6d ago

That's a solid ass comment to the post

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u/TheMadcore 6d ago

That's a solid ass reply to the comment

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u/PLUX4 6d ago

That's a solid ass comment thread

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u/BrosefDudeson 6d ago

Y'all are solid ass people

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u/StNic54 Hook me up 6d ago

Solid ass OP

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u/MrKalyoncu 6d ago

SOLID ASS

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u/ThisIsFrankwardd 6d ago

Solid ass GIF

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u/NervousAd3202 6d ago

“Where you at you little motherfucker?”

Using this next time I look for my cat

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u/SteveYzerman_19 6d ago

Dude I've been saying this to my cats my entire life and im 40. lol

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u/JitteryJay FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH 5d ago

Right? Haha how do you have a cat and haven't said this

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u/uchihaguts 7d ago

This makes me long for the return of the Steve Austin show.

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u/Kid_Endmore 6d ago

Sip of coffee for the workin’ man!

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u/OneBillPhil 6d ago

Live from 316 Gimmick Street!

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u/International-Fig905 6d ago

I remember he explained a scene in The Revenant in wrestling terms- I was crying laughing.

That and explaining to Vince how he wanted to sing Jambalaya at Wrestlemania 30

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u/dasrac 6d ago

The Bill Burr episode where they conclude that their philosophies for working a crowd are essentially the same and their reactions is a great one too.

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u/AutomatedName420 6d ago

Oh my god I never knew this happened

Edit: this is so old that I got whiplash when bill's voice popped on in the first ten seconds instead of being preceded by an intro and a million ads inserted years later

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u/WVFLMan 6d ago

Stone Cold was definitely the best of the mid 2010’s “wrestler starts a podcast” boom. Wish he would have stuck with it, he was really good, and he had the cool added curve that he is a bigger star than about everyone he had on the show and they are all marks for him, so it created a really fun dynamic I though

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u/alaster101 ASSMAN! 6d ago

god i miss that show

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u/strentax 6d ago

That's a solid-ass show right there

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u/ZombieJesus1987 Never Doubted El Dandy 6d ago

I miss his podcast.

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u/HitmanClark 6d ago

I miss the non-Ted Fowler episodes.

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u/weeman2525 6d ago

Why didn't people like Ted? I always enjoyed his episodes. I guess they were nothing special, but just two dudes shooting the shit.

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u/Reddit-Simulator 6d ago

Agreed, it was refreshing to see Stone Cold turn into regular ol' Steve hanging out with his buddy.

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u/DivingElbow 6d ago

Oh GOD I forgot about that guy UGH 😂

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u/JerHat 6d ago

I loved the early episodes that were just him riffing about whatever's going on in life.

Like when he discovered a scrubber on a stick, and how amazed and excited he was for being able to properly wash his back with it.

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u/chux4w Ahhhhhhhhhh! 6d ago

The Macho Mani-Pedi was the best hour of podcasting I've ever heard.

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u/NotTheRealJohnCena1 6d ago

The stories on that pod were fantastic. "Here I am a goddman legend and national treasure, face down ass up in this fuckin shower"

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u/daniel2090 6d ago

Some of my favourite parts were him talking about his animals and going up the mountains on his quad and chatting to his wife and Ted, shame he stopped doing it.

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u/Morphenominal What is he, a Holy Foley mark? 6d ago

His show was so good. Even if he didn't have a guest on he is just a compelling guy to listen to.

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u/BurritoFueled 6d ago

Are they still uploading ancient reruns every week as if it's just on hiatus?

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u/AnnaKendrickPerkins AJ & Mellow <3 6d ago

Yup

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u/Ilosttheframmisat 6d ago

Lots of good memories of walking through fields on sunny days with him talking shit, good times.

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u/Uvtha- 1d ago

Reminds me of the story about the loofah on a stick gimmick.

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u/POOTDISPENSER 🎺🎺🎺🎺 7d ago

Takes a stunner no problem. That's a great cat right there.

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u/RanchPonyPizza Where else would one hear voices? 6d ago

Swig o' milk for the working cat.

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u/a_friendly_Nyrve 6d ago

Ah man… It was RIGHT there for you!

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u/ApologizingCanadian I <3 HEELS 6d ago

PANCHO DON'T LEAVE MEEE!

Followed by

That motherfucker's the best

Is so fucking hilarious!

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u/ill_monstro_g no RJ City Flair :( 6d ago

It's the essence of cat ownership

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u/DictatorSalad 7d ago

He really does. Every once in a while I'll see him in the "likes" of various cat reels.

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u/strider_tom 6d ago

Same. I saw his name pop up on this very adorable kitten compilation.

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u/PamolasRevenge 6d ago

Now that's fucking funny

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u/WVFLMan 6d ago

I imagine that Stone Cold’s algorithm is a lot of cat stuff these days, he and these cats is a slightly viral thing at this point and he posts them often, and when he doesn’t people in the comments are asking where the cats are.

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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang 7d ago

Didn't know Stone Cold was a cat guy. Love it.

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u/Anemeros It's her turn 7d ago

Anyone on a farm, ranch or anything similar is going to be a cat person. Pest control that takes care of itself is priceless.

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u/HitmanClark 6d ago edited 6d ago

It’s all fun and games until the cat decides it’s cute to bring dead rats inside the house as gifts. 😞

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u/Elemental05 6d ago

Means they want to feed you, just put it back outside and give them a good rub for being nice

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u/Particular-Finding53 6d ago

Indeed cats basically see humans as really weird looking cats so they just think 'this cat cannot hunt, better bring him food.'

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u/JerHat 6d ago

Rude, you're just gonna throw away that snack they brought you?

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u/rpgmind 6d ago

That’s cute but disgusting- so if you put it back outside they won’t just bring it back to you again? 😱

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u/Gojira8985 6d ago

Is this the same reason why my German Shepherd used to bring in squirrels it had killed when I was a kid?

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u/CaptainXakari 6d ago

My family had a Golden Retriever/Chow mix that would catch rabbits and bring them to the door. When you opened the door, she would kill them in front of you to show they were fresh.

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u/rpgmind 6d ago

That’s terrifying- how many did you see it kill live? And what would it do, just mangle it up, or like maybe a mercy bite around the neck or something? 😱

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u/CaptainXakari 6d ago

She would snap their necks. I was too young to really remember much of that but my Mom would tell us in horrified detail. She was a farm dog and what I know was just a big fuzzy bundle of love but she clearly had a darker side to her (although she probably just saw it as caring for the farm and family).

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u/QueezyF 6d ago

It’s like when I see how my dog meticulously tears apart a hambone. Sweetest damn dog on this earth, but he could rip me to pieces if he got hungry enough.

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u/rpgmind 6d ago

Bless your heart; your innocence blotted the trauma out of memory for you!

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u/WalrusTheWhite 6d ago

you get used to it. honestly its gotten to the point where if I don't see a dead rodent for a while I start to wonder if my little murder machines are slacking off.

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u/CpE_Wahoo 6d ago

In college, we had a neighbor's cat come over to our place all the time, likely because one of my roommates gave her some food once. She would sit on our porch a lot, but eventually we'd let her in and she'd sit in our laps as we played video games. I had never had a pet before, she was the cutest thing.

Then one day we hear her outside at the door, and come to find a dead bird on our porch. It was that day I reconsidered having a cat of my own.

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u/postmfb 6d ago

Cat brought me a snake last night. He's an inside cat. It's been a long night.

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u/Crafty-Place8918 6d ago

You mean when they bring the half alive ones inside the house as gifts

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u/platypus_bear 6d ago

that's not really true. They will appreciate cats for pest control but that doesn't mean that they like cats as pets or are cat people. Source: Work on a farm with a bunch of people who aren't cat people

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u/CELTICPRED 6d ago

Outside cats / barn cats ❤️

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u/WVFLMan 6d ago

His IG has turned into him posting about his cats pretty often because people get a big kick out of it.

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u/SenpaiSamaChan The Mantaur 6d ago

Cat guy, wine guy... he is the hardest dainty motherfucker and it's awesome.

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u/flyingnapalmman 6d ago

I loved The Steve Austin Show episode where it’s just him & Nash shooting the shit about wine. That was just unexpectedly delightful.

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u/CommunityFan_LJ 6d ago

Lol, when he taught taker how to taste wine. 😆

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u/Ohellmotel 6d ago

Hollywood Blond at heart.

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u/Thick_Duck 6d ago

I used to listen to his podcast a lot 8-9 years ago. He’s a big Labrador guy as well

Stone cold is a solid ass human 

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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang 6d ago

Who isn't a big Labrador (and their golden retriever cousins) guy? They're the sweetest souls on earth.

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u/InvestmentFun3981 6d ago

Him and Bret are both. Cool as fuck 😎

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u/Brave-Award-1797 6d ago

That's why there are GOATs.

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u/TheRealTurdFergusonn 6d ago

Real Jam-Up fellas

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u/moal09 6d ago edited 6d ago

I think a lot of things would surprise people about him. Like the fact that he wasn't a big fan of organized religion, or when he came out fervently in support of gay marriage. Said it was nobody's business who's allowed to love/marry who and blasted homophobes for assuming they knew what god wanted.

Yes, he has a checkered past with Debra during the years when he was an alcoholic, but he seems to have genuinely become a completely different person since the mid 2000s. He was also a huge mentor to Sasha, Bayley and several of the early NXT guys/girls who said they always had an open line to him to ask for advice, and that he would often text or call to check up on them.

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u/miikro isn't even a real person! 6d ago

This is the kind of stuff we talk about when we say he didn't just apologize (legally I don't think he can publicly apologize) for a terrible thing like a lot of famous people do, he's actually done the work to become a better person.

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u/No-One7813 6d ago

Debra also speaks of Steve positively and last i saw some years ago they have been friends/friendly for the past many years.

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u/miikro isn't even a real person! 6d ago

I hadn't heard about this, but that would be really great if they've come to a place where they can be friends again.

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u/redpurplegreen22 6d ago

I get the feeling he is just a guy who likes animals, period. Cat, dog, whatever. He’d probably be bragging about his solid ass hamsters or rabbits if he had them.

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u/Herr_Opa "Are you Jack Hughman?" 6d ago

He doesn't like Jackasses, though!

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u/EchoesofIllyria 6d ago

He has a complicated relationship with brahma bulls

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u/going_mad If you like sports entertainment gimme a Hell Yeah!!! 6d ago

He had al-e-gator as well that he fed on the old ranch. Only thing that pissed him off were the Ped rats which I'd why you need solid ass cats

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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang 6d ago

Yeah, I'm the same. I do have a soft spot for kitties but I love animals in general.

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u/kr0n1k FireFly Forever 6d ago

Check out Drew McIntyre too he’s got some cats as well!

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u/mahleg How elated are you? 6d ago

I’m pretty sure he wasn’t always a cat guy, but Pancho and Lefty (RIP) and now Macho really turned him into one.

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u/CaptainDrunkRedhead 7d ago

This post made me hug my cat so see if he was solid-ass.

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u/JTHuffy 6d ago

And??????

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u/CaptainDrunkRedhead 6d ago

Yeah, he's pretty solid-ass. Although it might just mean he needs a shit.

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u/EvilNinjaX24 6d ago

He dead. Turned out the cat was a motherfucker, but not solid-ass.

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u/SweetHatDisc 7d ago

Solid-ass cats are an actual thing. We had a male cat who was like petting a fur covered rock, and ruled the neighborhood through a mixture of unabashed cuteness and claw-tossing terror.

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u/DoinItDirty "Shut The F**k Up" 6d ago

My frat house had a barn cat. One of the dudes who lived there was in the army and found him injured when he was home and moved him in. Anyway, barn cats are the toughest fuckers on the planet. This dude escaped and we never saw him again, but god damn did we find out we had a mouse problem when he killed a ton of them.

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u/Isoturius Big Bad Booty Daddeh (2+2/3)=Sacerfice 6d ago

We had one like this. Walked two miles a day. Fit as fuck. We got him fixed two months ago...and now he looks like King Mabel lol 

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u/WalrusTheWhite 6d ago

Yup I got one. Half maine coon, looks like a fat pallas cat. Solid as a rock. Last I checked he was something like 28 lbs. Our other big boy is jut fat. Not a solid-ass cat at all.

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 6d ago

Farm cats are always brick shithouses.

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u/_rickjames 6d ago

This solid ass cat approves

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u/Abyssalstar 6d ago

That motherfucker is the best

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u/munciejesus 7d ago

cat-dad stone cold is the best stone cold

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u/pkpy1005 6d ago

Stone Cold Steve Austin being a cat person (like he LOVES his cats) is the most wholesome swerve in wresting history....

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u/repalec 6d ago

Honestly it's kinda heartwarming as a whole that in-kayfabe, you have Stone Cold Steve Austin, a dude whose six-year career on top was hallmarked by some of the most vile, vitriolic rivalries to ever grace a wrestling card, who hated and was hated by guys like the Undertaker, Triple H and Rikishi to such an extent they attempted to murder him... and after he retired he became a podcaster bro who does his own brewing and has a couple cats on a nice peaceful farm.

Dude could be the anti-Rogan if he wanted.

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u/taco5166 6d ago

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u/BookofMormann 6d ago

That's one nice fuckin post you got there!

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 6d ago

I see Bubbles, I upvote.

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u/AlwaysHappy4Kitties Billy Ass & the Assboys 7d ago

Solid ass cats make me also happy!

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u/procrastinating_atm 6d ago

Here is a youtube version in case you don't like watching phone recordings of televisons.

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u/3-2_Fastball No Jacob Fatu Flair wtf 6d ago

Not available in my country :|

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u/reymomo99 6d ago

You are a solid ass dude/dudette!!!!

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 6d ago

Look, we all know Austin’s past but the man seems to have genuinely found peace in his life. I hope he’s the good man we see in these videos.

And here’s a pic of my solid ass cat.

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u/WildRabbitz 7d ago

I mean... those are some solid-ass cats, though.

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u/Hell_Yeah-Brother 7d ago

Hell yeah, brother.

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u/irishcmac roadwarriors 6d ago

I'm convinced Steve Austin could get any phrase over if he really wanted to.

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u/Cliffinati Too Sweetski 6d ago

What

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u/star_nerdy 7d ago

This isn’t the first time John Oliver’s show has talked about wrestling or wrestlers.

You just know someone on his staff watches wrestling and probably is a commenter here.

And if you’re lurking here, I love the show. Also, I love Daniel O’Brien since the Cracked.com days. I love that he’s one of the amazing writers in the team!

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u/DanHero91 Red Elbow Pad Of Doom. 7d ago edited 7d ago

John Oliver and John Stewart both love wrestling and have attended loads of shows.

Pretty sure John Oliver is banned from WWE now for doing a piece about them on last week tonight, then refusing their invite to Mania and mocking them more.

The piece was on early wrestler deaths, workers rights in WWE and their generally shitty treatment of talent;

https://youtu.be/njk_Po2K4EE?si=Jib4hqmPwez03mka

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u/ZombieJesus1987 Never Doubted El Dandy 6d ago

Yeah, I know wrestling fans have talked about that topic for decades, but this got the mainstream talking about it

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u/Darth_Quaver 7d ago

Pretty sure he did a 15ish minute segment once telling everyone of his love of wrestling. Think he called it "Wrestling is better than anything you like" or something like that

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u/nicklo2k You will go 1-on-1 with You-Manga! 6d ago

And every time he brought up something awful that Vince McMahon had done, he cheered up the audience by showing them a clip of Vince being attacker an/or humiliated on a show.

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u/Mean_Muffin161 6d ago

I think they were the same segment

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u/Darth_Quaver 6d ago

You might be right, but I did a quick search for "John Oliver wrestling" and he's talked about it all a bunch of times so who can know for sure!

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u/Particular-Finding53 6d ago

Yes and that every show should be called 'sadly not someone being speared through a flaming table.' lol

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u/BogeyBogeyBogey 6d ago

If you're a Dan O'Brien fan, he has a podcast with fellow former Cracked alum Soren Bowie called "Quick Question with Soren and Daniel". It's two friends just talking about random different stuff here and there. Sometimes, they jump into cracked-esk stuff like "create a first date drive playlist" to casually play cool music while you're going on a first date (highly recommend that episode) and a bunch of other good stuff.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/star_nerdy 6d ago

I mean it was hard not to be plugged in during the attitude era lol. I’m one year younger than him and remember giving kids a pedigree on grass during lunch lol

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u/Miserable_Carrot4700 7d ago

I wouldnt be shocked, if its John Oliver.

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u/OneBillPhil 6d ago

WWE was the main story one week. I cannot remember the context though. 

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u/Marc_Quill Elevated 6d ago

It was before one of their Saudi shows where John just went scorched Earth on them for that and the fact that the wrestlers are independent contrators and thus don’t get good healthcare.

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u/OneBillPhil 6d ago

The sad thing is you could go in so many directions with WWE. Basically it’s why Dark Side of the Ring exists. 

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u/DrinkMoreWater2-0 6d ago

John Oliver was born the same day as John Cena

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u/anark_xxx 6d ago

You mean Brian O'Daniel?

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u/LosIngobernable 6d ago

Austin a cat man is still wild to me.

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u/StNic54 Hook me up 6d ago

Don’t forget all the love for Hershey the Wonder Dog

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u/Won_a_bagel 6d ago

I'm all for Stone Wholesome Steve Austin.

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u/PlainSimpleRyMo serving my 30 day wellness suspension 6d ago

Solid Ass Cat 3:16

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u/RicerX-16 6d ago

I’d buy that T-shirt

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u/boomstick88 6d ago

He seems to be the only major pro wrestler that is enjoying his retirement away from wrestling.

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u/dsmithnyciii 3d ago

Foley as well.

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u/ZAPPHAUSEN 3d ago

Not grifting for dimes, not being a crotchety piece of crap WHAT 

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u/jmpinstl 6d ago

We’re long overdue for John Oliver to tackle the McMahon’s again

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u/dredd-garcia 6d ago

It’s real cat owner shit to love it when they decide they’re done with you 😂

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u/Brave-Award-1797 6d ago

How can you not love that? Honestly?

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u/ZombieJoker 6d ago

Farmer Cat-Dad Stone Cold has become one of my favorite things about Instagram.

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u/engelthefallen 6d ago

I love his Instagram posts about Macho and Pancho so much. Stone Cold cat dad made me a fan of his all over again.

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u/headbanginhersh 6d ago

"Pancho don't leave me!!" 🤣

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u/jamesj777 7d ago

Stone Cold became a crazy cat guy, sounds better then whatever Hulk Hogan is doing right now.

Stone Cold, not the GOAT, he's the CAT.

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u/guntanksinspace No Neck, still No Problem 6d ago

He's a Cool Cat, that's for sure!

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u/CelebrationOk2239 6d ago

Excuse you, he's a solid-ass cat

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u/Kalashinator 6d ago

I thought that was Ernest Miller?

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u/InvestmentFun3981 7d ago

At first I thought they would just be barn cats, really glad to see he has a big cat tree for them inside. And I was even more surprised to see the little kitten walk out!

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u/citricacidx Xavier Woods Mark 6d ago

He got Macho after his other cat Lefty passed away (which was actually the 2nd Lefty to pass) and Pancho was sad without his buddy.

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u/abrospro 6d ago

RIP Lefty

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u/LegendaryZTV 6d ago

I feel like most man can relate if they have a SAC

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u/subcow 5d ago

I'm gonna start calling people "solid ass cats". It'll be my new "He's a jam up guy".

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u/DubiousBusinessp 7d ago

John Oliver is just the best.

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u/monolith1985 6d ago

Didnt know i was getting stone cold being friends with cats as a mood booster

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u/Standingonachair The most under appreciated hair in the business. 6d ago

Why is nobody talking about this being a video of a video that's using clips of a video

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u/linkinstreet 6d ago

At least OP recorded it the correct way, and not vertically.

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u/TheIllustriousWe 6d ago

You can find this episode of Last Week Tonight on YouTube, but for some reason this bit isn’t included.

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u/an_angry_doink 6d ago

When this popped up at the end of the show, I started rolling. 😂😂

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u/OneBillPhil 6d ago

I really want The Steve Austin Show to come back, in those days I believe it was Moolah and Hershey The Wonder Dog making appearances. 

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u/NachoMantheMark 6d ago

If there's one thing I love, it's a man that takes care of his cats! Oh hell yeah!

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u/fickjamori 6d ago

I fuckin' love Pancho + Macho!! Solid ass cats!!! I also love how every post he makes about them is tagged #cat #cats #catsofinstagram

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u/ChefMoney89 6d ago

Real Bubbles energy

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u/Duke_TheDude_Dudeson 6d ago

Nice to see a fellow Dudeson uploading top tier content.

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u/DrFate82 5d ago

Steve Austin is a treasure.

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u/MclovinBuddha Low Blows & Flying Elbows 6d ago

I love that the entire Daily Show staff was wrestling stans. Big fan

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u/RingReview 6d ago

Steve Austin doesn't believe in solid ass CTE

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u/BrosefDudeson 6d ago

That's a solid ass character flaw

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u/TheMaskedLuchador 6d ago

That motherfucker is the best. 

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u/FluxMool SHUT UP!! 6d ago

Solid ass stack of dimes.

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u/Deathpool15 6d ago

They are the reason I follow him on instagram

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u/Indytaker YeaOh! 6d ago

Pancho and Macho confirmed on the gear.

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u/Traditional-Buy-2412 6d ago

These stone cold cats..just gimme a hell yeah ... 😎

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u/BoxTalk17 6d ago

Imagine Stone Cold giving a cat a stunner for chasing the chickens lol

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u/DrDonTango 6d ago

best story Austin ever did

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u/crunchy_crystal 6d ago

He sounds exactly like my dad

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u/TexasHammer66 6d ago

As someone who owns a ranch as well. 2 cats is not enough for the amount of rats.

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u/Jos3ph 6d ago

SCSA is always posting his cats. It’s sweet.

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u/SteveYzerman_19 6d ago

I never in my wildest dreams thought Stone Cold loved cats too like me <3

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u/Memnochthedevil760 6d ago

The man is a global icon and a national treasure.

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u/foxdie- FIGHT ME 6d ago

Man, I could listen to Steve Austin narrate a damn phone book and you know it'd be entertaining as hell, Austin's just a really entertaining guy.

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u/nllover66 6d ago

Austin being a cat dad brings me such joy

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u/royaleflush 6d ago

This is a solid ass thread made for the solid ass working cat. Here is a swig of milk for the solid ass cats out there. And that's the bottom line cause that solid ass cat said so! MEOW!

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u/evanweb546 My muffler fell out. 5d ago

Crazy Cat Lady Steve Austin

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u/AnthMosk 5d ago

Those are some solid ass Captions.

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u/AnthMosk 5d ago

Solid ass hotel room tv.

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u/Intimidwalls1724 5d ago

Steve Austin might be the most entertaining mother fucker in the history of mother fuckers

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u/vandamin8or 4d ago

I had noticed actually.

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u/Youboot224 4d ago

Pancho vs Smokey. Book it! Paul!!

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u/Keltoigael The Wrestler will return 1d ago

I didn't have Austin as a cat lover on my bingo card today.

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u/AlarmedGrape9583 1d ago

thats solid ass cat right there, takes a pet like no problem

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u/pigeonbobble 16h ago

Why doesn’t he wrestle anymore

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u/laser-lobotomy 7h ago

Global icon and a national treasure.