“When I first started using the Stunner, I simply went into the maneuver without a set up. It was simply delivered with no anticipation. And I’m a little fuzzy on this, but I’m almost positive that Michael [Hayes] and I were talking about the move happening too fast, and that the crowd could not anticipate the action because it happened out of the blue. I needed some type of setup maneuver ala Jake ‘The Snake’ Robert’s signature short arm clothesline that he delivered before unleashing one of the most devastating finishers of all time - The DDT. An easy, and quick solution to this was the kick to the gut, which perfectly set the victim into an effective ‘ready position’. Not only was the kick effective as a weapon to neutralize my opponent, it was also a visual ‘signal’ to the crowd that the Stunner was next. Or was it? Any kind of curveball could be worked into the equation at that point, but from a storytelling standpoint, the Stunner was ‘supposed’ to happen next.”

pepsiplunging:

Austin: You want a beer?
Punk: What?
Austin: You want a beer?
Punk: What?
Austin: You want a shot of whiskey?
Punk: What?
Austin: Vodka?
Punk: What?
Austin: Anything?
Punk: What?
Austin: You’re wasting my time. You wanna come into my office and talk this ‘what?’ trash to me? What do you want?
Punk: It’s annoying isn’t it?
Austin: It is annoying!
Punk: I came in here to give you a breathalyzer, Steve. You’re running the show, drinking beers. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
Austin: Well, I can whoop your ass backwards.

CM Punk confronts Stone Cold Steve Austin (x)

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