Is 'Austin 3:16' the Greatest Wrestling Promo EVER? / Thunder Rosa

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Dave LaGreca & Bully Ray ponder the question, "is Stone Cold Steve Austin's '3:16' promo the greatest pro wrestling promo of all time?" & welcome in author Mike McAvennie to talk about it & his book, 'Austin 3:16 - 316 Facts & Stories about Stone Cold Steve Austin' ... then, it's Thunder Rosa! She stops in to hype this week's BIG main event match against Dr Britt Baker on AEW 'Dynamite', as well as NWA's 'Back for the Attack' PPV on Sunday.

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0:00.0	This is the Busted Open podcast. You can listen to the full show Monday through Saturday
0:07.1	from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern on Sirius XM, fight nation channel 156.
0:12.8	Welcome to the Busted Open podcast. This is Dave LaGrecca.
0:21.1	On today's episode, it's 316, dude. That's right.
0:24.6	Bully Ray and I celebrate Stone Cold Steve Austin 316 Day with you, the Busted Open Nation.
0:33.6	We talk about that 316 promo and if it's the greatest promo in the history of pro wrestling.
0:41.6	Also, we talk about the historic main event that's taking place on AEW Dynamite
0:47.3	between Brit Baker and Thunder Rosa and who better to talk about it than our good friend,
0:53.0	Thunder Rosa right now on the Busted Open podcast.
0:56.9	So I ask you, Bully, that promo, that King of the Ring on Jake the Snake Roberts,
1:03.7	when he mentions 316 and he also, at the end of that promo, he wraps up the promo
1:11.8	one of the greatest lines ever. You're talking about two grand slams in one promo.
1:17.2	So I ask you, Bully, because in the world of professional wrestling,
1:21.0	we have seen amazing guys on the microphone and we've heard some amazing promos.
1:27.2	Is Austin 316 the greatest promo of all time?
1:32.4	Before we dissect this, let me ask you your opinion. What makes for a great promo?
1:42.3	It's got to sell you on something. Sell you on a match. It's got to define a personality
1:49.3	in a character. It's got to get people excited. That's probably the main elements for a great promo.
1:57.9	So based on what you just said just now, those three points, would you consider it the greatest
2:04.0	promo of all time in your opinion based on your points? Wow, it's a great question, Bully.
2:12.9	And you know, I find Ric Flair is my, to me, the greatest of all time.
2:20.3	And if I had to pick one man that was the greatest at promos, it was Ric Flair.
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