Over the past week, Stone Cold Steve Austin said that he has cut alcohol out of his diet as of late. These comments caused quite the buzz among wrestling fans because Austin is known for loving his Steveweisers.
On the latest episode of the Steve Austin Show podcast, he put the rumors to rest that he has quit drinking alcohol forever.
Here is what Austin had to say (h/t to Wrestlezone for the quotes below):
“I didn’t swear off alcohol forever. Why in the fuck would I do that? I enjoy alcohol responsibly as an adult, therefore I will probably drink until my final day on Earth”
“To answer the question, to put all of the rumors to rest, and I’d hate to even go down this road. Everybody started spreading the word, my phone started ringing off the hook, people were texting me, people were emailing me or sending me direct messages. Some people were flat-out upset and heartbroken that I had stopped drinking beer. I had many people who are recovering addicts saying ‘hey man, congratulations on your newfound sobriety.’
To those people, I say thank you so much for caring about me, but that was a rumor. I’m fine, I’m on a diet. That’s why I quit. When you try to drop some pounds, you get down to your desired weight, you don’t level off on the calories and throw some alcohol back in there and go hog wild, but that’s what we did every year down there in South Texas, Kristin”
“Long story short, end of story, I quit drinking temporarily to reach a goal weight. I did not quit drinking temporarily to improve my health or because I was in harm’s way”
On a related note, here is the story of what Austin used to say during his ring entrance.