Vince McMahon to Stone Cold on Royalties Deal: ‘I’ve Never Given Out a Check Like This Before’

‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin shares a never-before-told story on this week’s ‘SI Media With Jimmy Traina’ podcast.
Vince McMahon to Stone Cold on Royalties Deal: ‘I’ve Never Given Out a Check Like This Before’
Vince McMahon to Stone Cold on Royalties Deal: ‘I’ve Never Given Out a Check Like This Before’ /

There isn’t a more iconic shirt in pro wrestling history than “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s “Austin 3:16” shirt.

During an appearance on this week's SI Media With Jimmy Traina, Austin explained how he was able to get a bigger cut of those T-shirt sales from Vince McMahon and how the owner reacted when it was time to give Stone Cold his first royalty check after he negotiated an increase.

SIMedia_Austin_Shirt

During the podcast interview, Austin also discusses his new show on A&E, Stone Cold Takes on America, what he thinks of the current WWE story line involving Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns, and his feelings on CM Punk’s status with AEW.

Austin also reminisces about his legendary career, sharing his thoughts on the biggest pop he ever got from a WWE crowd.

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.

You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on YouTube.


Published
Jimmy Traina
JIMMY TRAINA

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.