5 Unheard stories Stone Cold revealed in Hot Ones interview

#2 The confrontation with Mike Tyson

One of the biggest reasons Vince McMahon managed to get an upper hand over WCW was the fact that he succeeded in getting Mike Tyson for WrestleMania 14. Tyson and Austin had a confrontation on an episode of Raw, on the road to WrestleMania. The segment ended with Tyson shoving Austin, and chaos ensuing soon after.

Austin revealed a funny bit from the moment, stating that once the brawl almost kicked off, a bunch of $100 bills flew out of Tyson's suit, and some of his handlers got on their knees and began picking up those bills.

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#1 The infamous supermarket brawl

In what many deem as one of the greatest SmackDown moments of all time, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Booker T got into a brawl inside a supermarket! The brawl kicks off with Booker attacking someone he thinks is Austin from behind. He soon realizes that he attacked the wrong guy. Austin emerges behind Booker and cracks open a beer can. A hilarious beatdown ensues, which ends when Austin flees the scene as sirens are heard in the distance.

Austin confirmed the rumor that the total cost of damages in the supermarket was $10,000! It surely was worth it though, as the brawl is still fresh in the minds of the WWE Universe, and never fails to crack a fan up, thanks to Austin's hilarious antics during the beatdown.

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Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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