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The Steve Austin Show

Bill Apter of Pro Wrestling Illustrated | SAS CLASSIC

The Steve Austin Show

PodcastOne

Society & Culture, Comedy, Sports, Wrestling, Talk Radio

4.88.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Bill Apter, formerly of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine, talks to the "1990 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie Of The Year" (that's Steve Austin in case you're wondering) about Buddy Rogers, the death of the territories, the Von Erich family legacy, Gary Hart, Eddie Graham finishes, the Andy Kaufman-Jerry Lawler feud, Hulk Hogan in Rocky III, and the MRI machine that almost got the best of our favorite G.I.A.N.T. (global icon and national treasure). Enter to win a free membership to Planet Fitness for an entire year PLUS a $500 gift card! Take better control of your health, both body and mind! Get CON-CR?T into your life today. Register now at CON-CRET.com/podcast. THAT'S CON-CRET.COM/PODCAST TO LEARN MORE!

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production.

0:02.4

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0:04.1

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0:08.4

The following program is a Podcast One.com production.

0:11.3

From Hollywood, California, by way of the Broken Skull Ranch.

0:14.8

This is the Steve Austin Show.

0:16.8

Give me a hell yeah!

0:18.2

Oh, yeah!

0:19.4

Now, here's Steve Austin.

0:21.4

All right, here I am. Steve Austin coming Hi, here I am.

0:23.0

Steve Austin coming to the Broken Skull Ranch way out here in South Texas.

0:26.8

Finally, get a chance to talk to a long-time friend, Bill After,

0:32.2

from the old Pro Wrestling Illustrated days, which back in the days

0:35.2

and we're going to get into this conversation was, you know, the Bible of

0:38.1

professional wrestling. A lot of guys would go to the top 10 to find out

0:42.4

where they stood in the national rankings.

0:45.2

Bill, welcome to the show. How are you doing? Well, thank you. It is a thrill to be here

0:51.0

because Bill After said so.

0:53.0

Hey, you know, Bill, we've gone,

0:55.0

our history goes so far back,

0:57.0

and we're going to get into the MRI story

0:58.0

and all that other stuff.

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