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From Hollywood, California, by way of the Broken Skull Ranch, this is the Steve Austin show.

Give me a hell yeah.

Hell yeah.

Now, here's Steve Austin.

A couple of shows ago, I told you guys that it's been about eight years since I've read a book.

And then I read a book on Bob Probert, the hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings.

I was about to take a trip, and because I'd gained so much momentum from that one book,

I knew that I needed to keep that going.

So I had a couple of books on my bookshelf, and there was a book in particular that came out in 2005.

I've had the book since 2006, and I've never read it.

And the book was Terry Funk, more than just hardcore.

This thing has been sitting on my damn bookshelf forever, and I said, man, this is a prime time to read this thing.

So I took it on my trip with me from L.A. to Houston, kept reading it.

Houston back to L.A., finished it just yesterday.

I've been bragging about this book because it hit home with me on so many levels coming from

the business of pro wrestling.

And I told anybody that's a true fan of the business that they need to go out and buy this book, because that's how important I think this book is.

For any of you catch, whether you're a guy or a gal trying to get into the business of professional wrestling, you need to read more than just hardcore because it's stories about the business.

It's what the business is about.

It's about the respect for the business, the love for the business.

And Terry Funk has spent a lifetime in the business.

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