Breakdown fades back from a commercial and we’re taken to ringside[Jim Ross]: Hello folks and welcome back to Breakdown. What a night we’ve had already and it’s sure to get even more hectic in our main event later tonight.
[Jerry Lawler]: That’s for sure JR and I know someone who wishes he was here right now, but doesn’t deserve to be and that’s Stone Cold Steve Austin
The crowd cheers loudly at the mention of Austin’s name[Jim Ross]: Oh and why’s that partner?
[Jerry Lawler]: Why’s that? Are you kidding me? Austin returned last week after being injured since X-Treme X-Mas and he went on an all out brawl. To make matters worse, someone very important was caught in the cross-fire. None other than our Breakdown GM Cody Rhodes. I’m sorry JR but, Austin’s problem is with Storm, Cody had nothing to do with this. He didn’t deserve that not at all!’
JR looks at King with a slight look of confusion before speaking[Jim Ross]: I’m sorry partner but I’m gonna have to disagree. All Cody had to do was repremand Storm for what he did, but what’d he do, he took his side. I’m sorry King but, if you’re the boss of a company you’re not supposed to take sides.
[Jerry Lawler]: Not supposed to take sides? Rhodes was only doing what’s best for this company. It’s not his fault Austin came out and went nuts like some kind of lunatic. Hell, I don’t blame him for suspending him, he came at Cody with a chair Jim. As far as I’m concerned, Austin can stay far away from this place.
JR goes to respond but lowers his head and says a few words into his headset before speaking aloud[Jim Ross]: Ladies and Gentlemen I’ve just received word footage of Steve at a local bar has surfaced. We’ll take you to that footage now.
[Jerry Lawler]: Austin at a local bar? Is that drunk hard of hearing too? Cody clearly said if he catches Austin anywhere near the arena Austin’s fired
Suddenly before Jim can respond the camera cuts to the tron showcasing the footage from the bar earlier in the day. As the camera pans in Austin appears on the screen and is shown playing pool
As the camera closes in on Austin he walks around the table and sinks more balls into the pockets as he’s playing. Someone clears their throat and mentions his name. He ignores them at first but they clear their throat again. He stops playing and looks upwards towards them before speaking
: What’s a matter son ya need a drink or something?
The man shakes his head no: Well, then why don’t ya walk your skinny ass over here and tell ole Stone Cold why you’re interrupting him? Can’t you see I’m trying to play pool here son?
The man lowers his head before raising it again he trembles slightly before speakingRandom Guy: I… I’m sorry mister Austin I just wanted to get your thoughts on what James Storm said earlier tonight about you?
Austin lightly laughs and puts down his pool stick and slowly walks over to the guy
Austin puts his arm around the guy and looks at him before speaking: Why don’t you sit down right here
[Crowd]: What?!
: Look ole Stone Cold in his eyes
[Crowd]: What?!
: & tell me what that sorry son of a bitch said.
[Crowd]: What?!
[Jerry Lawler]: You people realize he can’t hear you right? I swear I thought Austin was stupid for what he did last week but, you people are proving me wrong.
The camera cuts back to the tron and Austin as the man slowly begins to speakRandom Guy: Well, Steve.. He called you a coward. He said that, you were hiding behind a chair and that you did that because you’re scared of him.
Austin smirks and then begins to laugh for a few minutes. The guy tries to get up but Austin tightens his arm around the guys back. Austin suddenly stops laughing and speaks: So he thinks I’m a coward?
[Crowd]: What?!
: I’m afraid
[Crowd]: What?!
: That I wanna hide behind a chair?
[Crowd]: What?!
[Jerry Lawler]: Oh lord not this again, will you people please shut up!
The man jumps and shakes his head yes before speaking one more timeRandom Guy: Well.. He also said that you’re not the same man.That when you walk into Over The Limit he won’t hesitate to crack another beer over your head. He said that Steve Austin is just a name and that it died at X-Treme X-Mas and that the people should forget about him. He also said that a man like you isn’t gonna stop him from getting what he wants an XWL title shot.
The camera focuses in on Austin for several minutes. Austin just sits there and the fan slowly walks out of the picture. After a little while Austin gets up and walks over to the bar and sits down
A fan walking by wearing and Austin shirt smiles and pats him on the back. Austin smiles and motions to the bar keep and lays down a 20 dollar bill. The bar keep pours Austin a glass of beer. Austin grabs the beer and stands up. He notices a stage and a group of people. Austin smirks and walks towards the stage. He notices a stray microphone and hops up on stage.
Some members of the bar look at each other while other members cheer. Austin holds the beer in his hand and smiles and looks around at everyone in the bar. He laughs lightly and holding the mug in one hand grabs the microphone with the other and begins to speak
: If y’all are having a good time tonight gimme a hell yeah!
[Crowd]: Hell Yeah!
: Now I’m sure y’all are wondering why ole Stone Cold Steve Austin is at a bar instead of at breakdown stomping mudholes in jackasses and walking them dry?
[Crowd]: What?!
: Well let ole Stone Cold tell you what happened.
[Crowd]: What?!
: I’ve been in this business for a long time folks
[Crowd]: What?!
: I’ve kicked lots of ass
[Crowd]: What?!
: Stomped a
TON of mudholes
[Crowd]: What?!
: & I’ve drank tons and tons of beer!
[Crowd]: What?!
: So when ole Stone Cold Steve Austin was being taunted by some mealy-mouthed jackass, all I could think was “Steve” I said “Steve you gotta walk into that ring and demand this sorry son of a bitch shows himself and not leave that ring until he does!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Out of nowhere
WHAM I was cracked in the back of the head with a beer bottle. Then, this sorry excuse for a jackass proceeded to unleash the
BIGGEST ass-kicking this side of Texas! That is, until I countered that jackasses attacks. I looked him in the eye and I said
WHAM and dropped that sorry son of a bitch like a bad habit!
[Crowd]: What?!
: So there we were brawling all through the arena, which, for ole Stone Cold Steve Austin was fine. As I spend my days stomping mudholes and walking them dry. However, after a little while I said to myself “SELF” I said “SELF” you gotta end this and you gotta end this now. So I said EH EH! Ole Stone Cold Steve Austin ain’t gonna stand for this and I ripped that mask off that jackasses face and I see this kid by the name of James Storm staring back at me with his beady little eyes.
[Crowd]: What?!
: That some bitch jumped at me quicker than a bolt of lighting! So then I said alright son you wanna go toe to toe with ole Stone Cold Steve Austin well then let’s throw down. So there we were trading shot after shot. That jackass poked me in the eye and made a run for it. I stumbled back and as I looked around I saw him running up the ramp. So, I thought to myself
EH EH! that ain’t gonna happen!
[Crowd]: What?!
: So then I got down out of the ring and I proceeded to run up the ramp. I cracked that sorry son of a bitch in the back of the head and he fell to the ground in a heap. I stood over him and I said “Boy!” I said what’s the matter with you son? You can’t get up or something? Well, here let me help ya! So, I grabbed the jackass by his hair when out of nowhere
POW! I was hit in the head with a beer bottle. I dropped quicker than a pair of JR’s pants!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Before I knew it that jackass was on me and began beating the holy hell out of ole Stone Cold Steve Austin. It seemed like it was forever. I turn my head
WHAM , I turned my head again
POW! just shot, after shot, after god damn shot. This kid was on mission to put ole Stone Cold out to pasture and nothing was gonna stop him.
[Crowd]: What?!
: Sadly for that sorry excuse of a tough guy, it takes a lot more than that to lay out ole Stone Cold Steve Austin! So, as I was laying at home with my dog Hershey, I thought to myself that I can’t end it like this. I thought, ya know Steve you gotta go back to that company and show that kid why you’re
THE toughest son of a bitch this side of Texas!
[Crowd]: What?!
: So it was then I said EH EH! Ole Stone Cold Steve Austin ain’t gonna stand for this. So that’s when I began training. I did some exercising and then when I got tired, I had a beer!
[Crowd]: What?!
: I did it all man. First, I cleared out the room and I decided to start with some jumping jacks to get these old legs of mine limber again. Then, I said to myself I gotta do more than this. So I did the following exercises.
[Crowd]: What?!
: Squat thrust!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Push up’s!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Sit-up’s!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Leg lifts!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Then ole Stone Cold began to get tired. So, I had a beer.
[Crowd]: What?!
: Then another
[Crowd]: What?!
: Then one more! It was at that moment, that I knew I had to get back into that ring. I fought long and hard and I’ll be damned if I let some sorry excuse for a drunk take it from me now. So, I hopped in my truck and said goodbye to Hershey and then made my way down to the arena. I walked into the arena and walked down the hallway to the entrance ramp.
[Crowd]: What?!
: So then there I was. Standing there waiting for the right moment to come out there to that ring, and raise hell. When the next thing I know, I hear some mealy-mouthed jackass flapping his gums about putting someone out of commission. I look on the monitor and to ole Stone Cold’s surprise there he was the little jackass himself James Storm but, this time, he wasn’t alone. Oh, no who was with him, none other than my “boss” Cody Rhodes. As I stood there I heard them exchanging words. Cody was out there praising Storm left and right for taking out ole Stone Cold Steve Austin. He said that at Over The Limit that he wants to personally deliver ole Stone Cold’s eulogy!
[Crowd]: What?!
: Right then and there I said
EH EH! and I decided to have a little fun ole Stone Cold Steve Austin style. So, I told one of the guys in the back to hit my music. Next thing I know, Rhodes and Storm coward in the ring faster than when a deer hears my guns go off. So, I sat there and I laughed.. And I laughed and laughed.
[Crowd]: What?!
: Then I heard Rhodes say that if Storm wanted a title shot, that the only way he’d give him one is if he gets rid of ole Stone Cold Steve Austin once and for all. Right then and there, I knew something had to be done. So, I stepped away from the monitor.. Looked around for a bit and found me a good ole steel chair. I looked at one of the guys in the back and I said.. Hey! You, yeah you, hit my music! Then, I proceeded to go through that curtain and unleash the biggest can of whoop-ass they’ve ever seen! I was dropping people left and right.
[Crowd]: What?!
: Wham!
[Crowd]: What?!
Bang
[Crowd]: What?!
: I was dropping anyone and everyone left and right and I didn’t care what happened to me. So, I get inches from the ring and Rhodes gets on the mic and says I better not come in that ring? That, I’ll regret it if I do? So, it was right then and there that I knew I had to do it. I’ll be damned if some dolled-up jackass in a suit makes a threat to ole Stone Cold Steve Austin
[Crowd]: What?!
: So I got in that ring, and he looked at me and then I looked at him. Next thing I knew as I went near him the sorry son of a bitch started begging and pleading for me to not open up a can of whoop-ass on him and walk it dry. He looked at me and said “WAAA Steve please DON’T I.. I’m sorry” So, I looked at him and I said you’re sorry? He looked at me and shook his head. So, then I began to laugh and the sorry son of a bitch did too. After a while he just kept laughing, and laughing and laughing. So, I decided it was time he stopped flapping his gums and next thing he knew I kicked him square in the gut, grabbed that some bitch by the head and nailed him with the Stone Cold Stunner!
[Crowd]: What?!
: At that minute I saw the little coward that he is, James Storm trying to make a run for it. So, I looked at him and then he looked at me. He darts out of the ring and I said
EH EH! and I was on him quicker than a fat kid on cake when out of nowhere
POW! ole Stone Cold was tackled by some security and pulled to his feet. By that time, Rhodes began to stir and the next thing I knew, he banned me from the arena. So, here I am at the bar and I’ve got a little message for the two of you.
Austin sets down his beer and pulls the camera man inches from his face
: If you two sorry son of a bitches think you stopped ole Stone Cold Steve Austin we’ll you better think twice, because at Over The Limit, Storm I’m coming for your ass and that’s all I got to say about that!
Austin lets go of the camera man and speaks into the mic one more time: Medically cleared or not, son at Over The Limit, one of us is walking out while the other will be wheeled out on a stretcher. I can already see who is going to win too. Would you like to know? Well I’ll tell you. The person who is going to win when we face each other at OTL, hails from the great state of Texas.. Whoops more ass and stomps so many mudholes than you ever have in your lifetime and is
THE toughest S.O.B on this planet. The foul-mouthed, beer drinking, mudhole stomping rattlesnake Stone Cold Steve Austin. So, son, if you’re ready to go toe to toe with the toughest redneck you’ll ever meet. Then, boy, you best come with them boots laced and that attitude in check or so help me, I’ll shove this boot so far up your ass, you’ll be able to taste the mud I stepped in and that’s the bottom line ‘cause Stone Cold said so! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a beer to finish!
Austin shoves the camera man away and begins to walk away. As the camera man turns back around Austin is shown sitting at the bar and a bottle of beer is in front of him. He looks at the camera and just continues drinking the beer as Breakdown fades to commercials
Subject: XWL Breakdown: 1/22/2012 - 1/29/2012 
Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:31 pm
