“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is always up for a challenge, but sometimes, it may be a little daunting.
In anticipation of his A&E series called Stone Cold Takes On America the WWE Hall of Famer discussed some of the adventures he explored during filming. Some of the experiences included drift racing, bowling, and flying a helicopter. But for “The Texas Rattlesnake,” the scariest task came when he conducted a live weather forecast.
In a recent appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Steve Austin was asked if he was afraid of anything. “Yeah, predicting the weather on live television scared the hell out of me,” Austin admitted. “I made a living being on live TV, and you know, we went up there. First of all, it was a 12:45 wakeup call, I didn’t sleep, 2:15 call time, I’m not a morning person. Then I go in and this wonderful lady Madison Macay is breaking down how she does the weather, and she is taking a [big] paragraph and taking the pertinent information and just condensing it down just on the fly. I am thinking hey I’ve got to do it just exactly how she is.”
“And you’re never going to step into someone else’s shoes or someone else’s job and be that good automatically, but that’s what I expect out of myself. So, moments like that crushed me, because I thought I did terrible. I love live television, because when that red light is on, I am at my best, and I failed. But anyway, it was a ton of fun to make this show, I’m happy to have the opportunity.”
“Stone Cold Takes On America” premieres this Sunday, April 30 at 10 pm ET on A&E.
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