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There are plenty of wrestlers that have felt larger than life throughout the years, but few have reached this level of immortality by being a normal guy who hates his boss. Whether it was his in-your-face attitude, his cathartic clashes with authority, or his iconic catchphrase that has sold more T-Shirts than any other superstar from any promotion in all of pro-wrestling history: everyone felt a connection with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Today on the show, John & Radio Matt talk about the legacy of the one-and-only Texas Rattlesnake.
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+ Wrestling News & Rumors
+ Impressions: Stone Cold Bible Stories
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Episode Hosts
John Birkey is a huge wrestling fan. But beyond that, he is a worship leader at his home church, husband to a woman he never saw coming, and a new father to a beautiful baby girl.
Station Manager of LTN Radio and co-host of the "Nerd History Podcast" & the "Two Words Podcast". Matt is a third-generation radio station manager who has done pretty much every job in the radio industry. Matt is the father of two boys and a little girl. It's probably the best thing about him.
Episode Producer
Station Manager of LTN Radio and co-host of the "Nerd History Podcast" & the "Two Words Podcast". Matt is a third-generation radio station manager who has done pretty much every job in the radio industry. Matt is the father of two boys and a little girl. It's probably the best thing about him.
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