Former WWE Superstar ‘Hardcore’ Bob Holly was recently a guest on the Steve Austin show. Amongst other topics, Holly and Austin discussed WWE’s Brawl For All tournament from 1998. Holly revealed that he thought Steve Blackman would have won the tournament if he hadn’t been injured leading up to it:
“[WWE] decided on this Brawl For All. I can’t remember who came up with this crazy concept, but I wasn’t even supposed to be in it. I wasn’t even on their radar to be in it. Tiger Ali Singh backed out of it, he said he was going to beat everybody, but when it came down to it, he backed out of it and so [Bruce] Prichard called me and asked if I wanted to be in it. I was, so I got in it. When Steve Blackman heard about it, he wanted in, so they put Steve in it. And, actually, Blackman probably would’ve won the whole thing. He was taking this thing so seriously, and this is the mindset of Steve Blackman, he was taking it so seriously he was actually working out with guys, preparing for this Brawl For All, shooting in, taking guys down, like, obviously, boxing was included. He was practising, doing that, and the guy that he was practising, training with was a lot heavier than Steve and ended up rolling on his knee and it messed his knee up, so he had to back out if it.”
H/T: WrestlingINC
Speaking about his former tag-team partner Bart Gunn who eventually won the tournament, Holly revealed that Gunn had told him that he would have put ‘Dr. Death’ Steve Williams over during their fight if he had known of WWE’s plans for the latter:
“Like Bart said, if they would have just told him what the deal was, he would’ve had no problem putting Steve [Williams] over basically. And so, Bart just went out there and did what Bart does. Bart knocked him out and ended up screwing up their whole thing and that’s how Bart ended up moving on and obviously knocking out The Godfather, and knocking out Bradshaw, and making his way to the end.” H/T: WrestlingINC
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Actor/wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin attends the premiere of "The Expendables" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 3, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
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Wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin performs for WrestleMania XXVII at Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin attends WrestleMania XXVII at Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin performs for WrestleMania XXVII at Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 3882 -- Pictured: (l-r) Professional wrestler and actor "Stone Cold" Steve Austin during an interview with host Jay Leno on August 13, 2010 (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: (L-R) Actor Tom Arnold, musician Jason Aldean, and former professional wrestler Steve Austin attend the 2012 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 15: Actor/former pro wrestler Steve Austin (L) and WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler attend WWE & E! Entertainment's "SuperStars For Hope" at the Beverly Hills Hotel on August 15, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for WWE)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA- AUGUST 15: Actor/former pro wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin attends WWE & E! Entertainment's 'SuperStars For Hope' at the Beverly Hills Hotel on August 15, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.(Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro wrestling Hall of Famer Steve Austin united with other celebrities under a common cause to join Wendy's in the effort to spread the news that good BBQ is now available to everyone with Wendy's new BBQ Pulled Pork offerings. As part of Wendy's #bbq4Merica campaign, celebrity spokespersons Austin, actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro and actor and filmmaker Ralph Macchio created a series of humorous public service announcements videos launching today. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Wendy's)
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FILE : Steven Williams, better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin giving the middle finger. This "salute" is one of his signature taunts. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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