"Stone Cold" Steve Austin recently spoke with Sportskeeda Wrestling for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During the discussion, "The Texas Rattlesnake" spoke about his history with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, watching The Rock make the transition from WWE to Hollywood and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On seeing the passion Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had for wrestling and Hollywood: "Who would have figured, but I think that's what he had his sights set on. He's third generation pro wrestler and he got into the business because of a passion for the business. And then, also, [he] the saw the light on the other side – or the light at end of the tunnel and that first tunnel was maybe that first 'Scorpion King' movie."
On how The Rock initially tried to fit into Hollywood parameters but then deciding he was going to do his own thing: "He almost tried to fit into Hollywood standards and said, 'No, no, just let me do this my way,' The thing I like about The Rock is he goes, 'Hey, man, I'm not going to just try to mold myself down. I'm just going to be me.' That's what he's done and he's taken over Hollywood by himself."
On his matches in WWE with The Rock: "I've loved our matches together. I've always loved working with him. I'm proud of him and I'm happy for all of his success because he's just killing it and he's working his ass off."
Watch more from the new Sportskeeda Wrestling interview with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin via the video embedded below. H/T to WrestlingInc.com for transcribing the above quotes.
