Stone Cold Steve Austin knows how to succeed in the WWE and he doesn’t shy away from giving his opinions when asked. Austin is often asked for his opinion by fans and guests on his Steve Austin Show podcast surrounding a number of different topics in the WWE.
Recently he was asked about the idea of putting Paul Heyman with Roman Reigns and how Kevin Owens could become an even bigger star in the WWE. He even talked with AJ Styles live on the WWE Network.
Austin’s podcast have become must-listen material for most of the WWE Universe and this week is no different. He talked about better storylines, production and how he would present the WWE if given the chance.
The WWE lacking realism
While the WWE may brand the recent years as the reality era, using social media and more or less ending kayfabe completely, Austin still believes it lacks the realistic feel that drew so many fans to the product in the years gone by.
He said the WWE may call it the reality era but it’s actually “anything but reality.” He said during his run, storylines and matches were believed to be more or less shoots and they were “edgy as hell” because superstars were not afraid to “push into those uncharted waters or territories.”
Nowadays, the WWE is very family friendly for the most part, except the builds to WrestleMania were the WWE puts out some of its best television of the year. Austin said if you fail to push the envelope then you are “failing to live up to your potential as a company.”
Austin also said he would present the product as more of a “competitive endeavor,” and make it more of a “shoot (real).”
Better storylines on a consistent basis
One huge gripe for WWE fans has been the lack of overarching storylines that continue for a longer period. They may run a storyline or feud like Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler for a number of weeks but it doesn’t go anywhere.
Even on Monday Night Raw, the storylines can change on a weekly basis with little to no recognition to the previous week and with a number of plot holes. This is something Austin agrees with the fans on, it has to be better.
He said a seed needs to be planted to start Raw and then continuing that throughout the show. He said each week seems to have a similar run order, it’s just “match after match” followed by a segment, a skit, and backstage promo.
There are no “interwoven storylines” for the show, said Austin.