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Stone Cold vs Bears - SAS CLASSIC

The Steve Austin Show

Tue Nov 25 2025

Summary

The Steve Austin Show – “Stone Cold vs Bears - SAS CLASSIC”

Date: November 25, 2025
Host: Steve Austin
Guest: Kristen Austin (Steve’s wife)
Location: Broken Skull Ranch 2.0, Nevada

Episode Overview

This episode takes listeners inside Steve Austin’s downtime at Broken Skull Ranch 2.0, where he and his wife Kristen riff on life away from Los Angeles, trading stories about country living, animal encounters, household mishaps, and a surprise visit from a local bear. The episode delivers classic “Texas BS” in Austin’s trademark irreverent, humorous style, eschewing wrestling talk in favor of unfiltered insights into his post-wrestling world, prepping for hunting season, and marital banter.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. A Break from Wrestling Talk

Steve references recent fan requests to diversify topics away from pro wrestling.
- [01:41] Steve Austin: “Somebody sent me an email saying, 'Hey Steve, you sure been talking to a lot of wrestlers lately. Can you talk about something else?'... So I said, what the fuck? I'll do something different.”
The result is an episode focused on real-life experiences, family, and country living, joined by his wife Kristen.

2. The Great Escape to Broken Skull Ranch & Traveling Tales

Steve and Kristen share details of their respective solo drives from Los Angeles to the ranch.
- Steve's Journey ([08:48]): Anticipated a quiet Saturday morning but was surprised by heavy, fast LA traffic.
  - “I get on the 405… I thought I was in a NASCAR race, but it blowed my fucking doors off.”
- Kristen's Solo Trip ([08:45]): Her first solo drive; easier than expected with no traffic, just her and the lab Moolah for company.
  - Kristen Austin ([14:51]): "I was a little bit nervous... just because I was going to be driving seven hours by myself. But I had Moolah with me and I listened to the music on the radio and I took my time. I made myself a sandwich and just cruised through the towns."
Steve details his hunting prep and road food routine, touting his “no alcohol, only macros” healthy kick.

3. Bear Sightings and Wildlife Encounters

The highlight of the episode centers on recent bear activity near their property.
- Multiple neighbors report bears and mountain lions nearby.
- Bears have been raiding the property’s apple trees, leaving evidence behind.
  - Steve Austin ([18:09]): “Bear shit. Bears don’t poop bear shit. And we got three apple trees... them bears love to climb up in them apple trees and forge all them damn apples.”
The Bear Sighting Event ([31:06 – 33:46]):
- Kristen, cautious with bears around, develops a nighttime protocol for “last call” dog potty time, complete with flashlights and clapping.
- One night while Steve is washing dishes, Kristen spots a large bear outside:
  - Kristen Austin ([31:06]): “You’re not gonna believe it. Steve, come here. There’s a bear out in our front yard.”
  - Steve Austin ([31:19]): “God damn, that’s a big fucking bear. I had him estimated, you know, shit, I had him at 400 to 450. That sum’bitch was no fucking slouch.”
- Steve jokes about being careful, referencing wrestling bears but not wanting to try “stunner” moves on wild ones.

4. Country Living: Kitchen Chaos, Flank Steak Fiascos, and Gardening Woes

Cooking Antics ([24:03 – 28:08]):
- Steve details his marinade recipe and how he ruined a flank steak, necessitating an emergency switch to antelope meat.
  - “Normally, I nail this motherfucker, I knock it out of the park. The one time I completely botch it and fuck it up was the night you was trying to get in.”
- Kristen stalls in the kitchen because of narrow quarters, cooking mishaps, and dogs lying in the way.
  - Steve Austin ([28:14]): “For some reason, every time Kristen or we start cooking, here they come. The dogs have to be in there… like a fucking roadblock.”
Garden Troubles ([40:29 – 41:54]):
- They laugh about Kristen’s overrun “vegetable cemetery,” now plagued by surprise tomatillo plants left by previous owners.
  - Kristen Austin ([41:44]): “There’s like dangling tomatoes cemetery.”

5. Mountain Lions—Real and Bronze

Dogs’ reactions to a bronze mountain lion statue provide comic relief.
- Steve Austin ([44:16]): “Callie… hates mountain lions. That dog started going ballistic—growling, barking, spitting. Her hair was up... she was going crazy.”

6. Life at the Ranch: Cars, Trash, and Shooting Ranges

Steve jokes about wanting to put a trailer hitch on his Corvette to make dump runs ([45:12 – 47:28]).
- “I might be the first person to get a Corvette Z06 and put a trailer hitch on it… I’ll pop the hatch on my Corvette, throw my little trash bag over and weigh out.”
Details efforts to set up his own shooting range with steel targets, prepping for hunting season, and interacting with local law enforcement at the range ([47:28 – 50:36]).
Contemplates doing a ride-along with Nevada law enforcement and riffs on becoming “the deputized dude with the blue dome light on his Corvette” ([51:26 – 52:26]).

7. Training Dogs (the Wrong Way)

Schemes how he’ll train Callie as a drug-sniffing dog for his would-be deputy gig ([53:17 – 53:51]).
- “…I’ll go out there and I’ll put the dope in different locations around the yard and I’ll teach Callie how to be a drug sniffing dog.”
- Admits to having “no clue” how real K9 training happens; Kristen suggests his idea is terrible.

8. Steve’s Foray into Marijuana—A Cautionary Tale

Steve recounts his brief, comedic experiment with marijuana on a road trip, worrying about getting busted at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint ([54:25 – 57:13]).
- Steve Austin: “So I got this one medicinal marijuana cigarette… And that motherfucker smelled up the whole goddamn inside of that camper… I'm about to get busted for fucking one joint.”
- The punchline: “This joint ain’t worth a shit. So that was my foray into the marijuana world. Ain’t my cup of tea, but we will bricks.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

[01:41] Steve Austin: “Shooting the breeze with my wife today about all the headaches, hassles, and horseshit that's going on in my life and down here at the BSR 2.0, including mountain lions, bears and all kinds of bullshit.”
[09:07] Steve Austin: “I turned out on Washington Boulevard… There’s a lot of motherfuckers out this morning… I thought I was in a NASCAR race, but it blowed my fucking doors off.”
[31:06] Kristen Austin: “You’re not gonna believe it. Steve, come here. There’s a bear out in our front yard.”
[31:19] Steve Austin: “That’s a big fucking bear. I had him estimated at 400 to 450. That sum’bitch was no fucking slouch.”
[32:36] Steve Austin: “When I see a wild bear…this didn’t escape from someone’s backyard—this is a wild fucking bear. Did you think I was just gonna go over it, walk up to it and put my arm around him, ‘Hey, bud, how’s it going?’”
[41:44] Kristen Austin: “There’s like dangling tomatoes cemetery.”
[45:12] Steve Austin: “I might be the first person to get a Corvette Z06 and put a trailer hitch on it... I'll pop the hatch... throw my little trash bag over and weigh out.”
[53:45] Kristen Austin: “I'm sure there's a way that they teach dogs to do this.”
[57:13] Steve Austin: "The last thing I want to do after all the bullshit I survived in the business of pro wrestling was to get busted with goddamn possession of a fucking control substance… This joint ain't worth a shit."

Timestamps for Important Segments

00:00–01:41 — Ads, episode intro, explanation of today’s different show format
07:03–10:56 — Travel stories from LA to Nevada
13:44–17:15 — Hunting prep, more travel anecdotes, and prepping the ranch
18:05–21:09 — Neighborhood bear reports, bear and mountain lion talk
31:06–33:46 — The big bear sighting at the ranch
24:03–28:08 — Flank steak cooking fiasco, antelope burger rescue
40:29–41:54 — Gardening struggles, “vegetable cemetery”
44:16–44:36 — Black lab Callie attacks the mountain lion statue
45:12–47:28 — Corvette dump runs, ranch maintenance
47:28–50:36 — Shooting range preparations, law enforcement encounters
51:26–52:26 — Riffing on deputy/corvette “Starsky & Hutch” scenario
54:25–57:13 — Steve’s marijuana misadventure at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint
58:41–End — Wrap-up: social media, hunting trip plans, call for fan Q&A

Final Thoughts & Takeaways

While billed as a break from pro wrestling, the episode delivers classic Stone Cold in full: hilarious rants, rural Texas wisdom, slapstick marital bickering, and a genuine look at modern homesteading.
The bear sighting is a highlight, giving listeners an authentic sense of wild Nevada life—and Steve’s capacity to blend serious storytelling with irreverent humor.
Steve’s connection with fans is evident as he requests listener questions for upcoming shows, keeping the podcast direct and interactive.

For more Steve Austin goodness, follow him at @steveaustinbsr on Twitter and Instagram, and send in questions for future Q&A sessions.

“And that’s the bottom line.”

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Transcript

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Steve Austin (1:36)

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Steve Austin (1:41)

All right everybody. Welcome to Steve Austin Show. I am coming to you from the mean streets. Scratch that. I am on cruise control mode. I ain't on the mean streets of Los Angeles, California. Shit. I'm at the goddamn Broken Skull Ranch out here in the middle of nowhere in Nevada. BSR 2.0 repping out here. Cali, my prized black lab on my right, Moolah my wonderful silver lab laying down right in front of me. My wife is joining me on today's podcast. I had somebody send me in an email the other day to questions@steveauffsonshow.com and and they said, hey Steve, you sure been talking to a lot of wrestlers lately. Can you talk about something else? And I emailed them back. I said, well, one of my favorite subjects to talk about is wrestling with other wrestlers. So I said, well, what the fuck? Yeah, I can chop it up. I'll do something different. So I'm shooting the breeze with my wife today about all the headaches, hassles, and horseshit that's going on in my life and down here at the BSR 2.0, including mountain lions, bears and all kinds of bullshit. So it's a bullshit session with myself and my wife shooting the breeze with a couple of microphones in hand while I roll sound on my Zoom H6N recorder. And as you will hear me ask towards the end of the podcast and on the close of the show, I have a hunting trip coming up. I'll be hunting from November 1st through the 5th and I will be out in the middle of Nowhere in unit 034. I would like to do some Q and A podcasts because I'm going to need some material to hold me over while I am gone. If you have any questions, whether they are wrestling related or whatever, please send them to questionsteveaustonshow.com that would help me out. Help me bank up a couple of shows so I don't miss anything while I'm trying to go out there and enjoy the great outdoors, riding my Kawasaki mules and just shooting the breeze with my buddies and having a good time. And if a mule deer comes along, that's great. But I'm just looking forward to getting out and riding my buggies. I'm gonna load up my Chevy Duramax, put my Kawasaki mule on my trailer, haul ass down there with all my food, and I am looking forward to getting out in the middle of nowhere. I have Ted Fowler 361 coming up on a Thursday podcast. He's gonna help me take care of one of those, but I still need about three more. I'll probably record obviously some podcasts while I'm out there hunting when we're between hunts, but I might not be able to send those unless I drive all the way into Winnemucca, which is about 100 miles away to send the sound bitches. But help me out so I can get those things done in advance and I sure would appreciate it. As soon as I get done recording this podcast, I'm heading down to the shooting range to dial my gun in and get ready for my hunt. Start getting my grocery list together. Eating program is going fantastic. Sticking to my exact macros. 0 alcohol for right at 14 days. Now pounds are coming off. My strength is going up. Jesus Christ, I'm getting strong as a goddamn horse over here. No alcohol and you hit the weights on a consistent basis and eat what you're supposed to. It is amazing the differences you can make or I'm making so. And I'm also doing my DDP yoga. Shit. Hell, I'm going to jump up here and do the splits like a God dang cheerleader here in a minute. I'm flexible as a mot. Dallas program works like a bitch. Appreciate it, Dallas. I appreciate it man. That's a badass program. I am sticking to it nonetheless. Back to the open of the show. Having a good time out here in Nevada. Everything is all copacetic. Enjoying the fresh clean air and enjoying being out of the mean streets of Los Angeles. Hopefully the streets maintain some sanity while I'm gone. As soon as I get back there, Cal and I will get back to patrolling the streets. But anyway, signing off from here we will pick up my conversation with my illustrious wife Kristen, shooting the breeze Austin style at the Brooklyn School Ranch 2.0. And that is the bottom line.

Steve Austin (24:32)

That was a shitty night. We were both in a bad mood. It had been a bad day. And man, I have the God damnedest recipe for flank steak. All you do is you go buy a flank steak and most time it's too tough. But it's very lean. It's a very lean red meat. That's why I'm eating a lot of flank steak right now. So basically I'll take a gallon Ziploc bag, take a regular flank steak that probably weighs between a pound and a half and two pounds, put it into the Ziploc bag. I'll get a whole lemon, cut it in two, a whole lime, cut it in two. And just like using my margarita squeezer, I'll squeeze the juice from a lime and a lemon into the Ziploc bag. Then I'll pour, probably, I'm just guessing, 3 to 4 ounces of Worcestershire sauce, 3 to 4 ounces of soy sauce. I'll throw in a teaspoon of either mustard or gray Poupon. Goddamn, I can't say that fucking word. Grey Poupon, Dijon mustard. Fuck, is that a French word or what? Because that's why I can't fucking pronounce it. I call it brown mustard. Fuck it, but goddamn, it makes that some bitch taste good. But don't make the mistake of putting too much that shit in there. You'll fuck it up. Then I put in a liberal dose of salt, some pepper, and I'll throw in a few red pepper, cayenne, red pepper flakes as well. I'll seal it up, I'll get all the air out and I'll lay that motherfucker in the refrigerator and I'll marinate it for about 12 hours and I'll flip it over about halfway to get the other side. And then by the time I throw it on the grill, I've got my grill turned up to 500, 400 on each side. And then I have a thermometer you need to stick in that thing. And you want to take that sun bitch off if you like it kind of on the medium, medium rare, Side, which I suggest because those things are notorious for drying out at about 135 degrees. You want to take that thing off, put it in a plate, let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes, then cut it against the grain into your slices. Normally, I nail this motherfucker, I knock it out of the park. What I'm cooking over here on my little Weber two burner barbecue pit is world class flank steak. So the one time I completely botch it and fuck it up was the night you was trying to get in.

Steve Austin (47:28)

But that is one good thing. I mean, you got to have a pickup truck out here, which I got. We've got a Yukon XL to haul up all of our shit. We keep all the back seats float folded down on that son of a bitch. The dogs go back there in their dog bed. All of our shit goes in the back or just like in my pickup truck. I got the big idea a couple of months ago that I was going to have a tactical shooting range out here. So I bought four big ass, about shit, three quarter inch steel targets. Five, five and a half, six foot tall. They probably weigh a hundred pounds each, at least. Got a little bit of forward slant to them so your bullets don't bounce off and come ricochet back at you. Those had been sitting in our garage in Marina del Rey for about the past six months Because I didn't have nowhere to take them. Finally I told Kristen, I said, I'm gonna put those fuckers in the back of my pickup truck and take them down to Nevada. Well, they're here in Nevada, and I ain't got no place just to sit them out there and just let them stay out there in the elements. That's what they're designed to do. So I got four targets, and I'm gonna sell three of the cocksuckers because I just don't need that many. Because I can take one down to the shooting range, bust it up, shoot the fuck out of it, put it in the back of my pickup truck, and come on back to the damn house. So if you're in the damn Nevada area and you want a badass steel target from Alco targets, I'll take $350 each for them. Because my wife is fucking looking at me like I'm the dumbest motherfucker in the history of the world. Yet again, after another impulse purchase, which I figure was the greatest decision I ever made in my life. Because that means I ain't got to drive all the way out to Simi Valley to Taryn's house to shoot up all his targets. I just shoot my own. Well, right here. We're too close to town, and the land ain't big enough to just shoot over here at the ranch. So where am I gonna take this motherfucker, Kristen? I just strap it on the back of my Kawasaki, brute force 750, go out down the damn hills and just start popping caps in it. You could, man, I tell you what. Hey, man, speaking of popping caps, I got a chance to meet a lot of people down there at that shooting range. A lot of guys down there shoot a law enforcement people. A lot of cops out there go down and shoot, man. We'll strike up a conversation. I was dialing up my 7 mag in for that antelope hunt, and there was a dude over there shooting a.308 in prone position. Went over and started talking to him. And he came over, he says, hey man, I've got a target out there at 300 yards too, if you want to shoot my target as well. And I kind of broke the ice. We started shooting the breeze. So we started fucking around, shooting together and just kind of trading stories and stuff like that. Dude said, hey, man, if you ever want to do a ride along, just give me a yell. Come on out and go do a ride along. So one of these days, Kristen, maybe I would go. You're gonna go home in a couple days, right? Yeah, I think I'm gonna do a ride along and go out there and patrol the damn mean streets out here in Silver State of Nevada. Because, you know, I used to do the same thing with Hershey, Wonder Dog and The Bronco and Mean streets, Los Angeles. I cleaned up that city. I might be able to clean up this area just as well. But wouldn't that be pretty cool?

Steve Austin (59:34)

I let them get cell coverage out there. I might have to go buy me a gimmick Verizon and phone so we get some service out there because I have to borrow the dude's phone to call my wife and you know, you never know if something's going to go wrong so I'd like to have some connectability out there. Somebody get a cheap ass track phone. But if you got any questions about anything, whether it's life, wrestling, bullshit, whatever, send your questions to questionsTevaustinshow.com to help me cover a Tuesday and a Thursday podcasting because I will be out in the middle of the wilderness having the time of my life. My mule deer hunt lasts from November 1st through November 5th, depending on, you know, if I'm fortunate enough to find one, whether I'm out there the whole time or not. Probably leaving on the 31st to get down there. It's a couple hundred mile drive and again I'll be in the middle of nowhere. If you have a question, please send it to me to questionsteveausttshow.com so I can bank up a couple podcast to take care of my ass and keep delivering a can of audio whoop ass for you to listen to every single Tuesday and Thursday. I appreciate all you people that listen to the show. Lots of emails from UK and countries all over the world and obviously many here in the United States of America. So help a brother out. Send me some questions to questions@steveaussonshow.com I'm coming right back to wrap up this show. All right everybody, give me the go home cue. So I'm gonna wrap up this podcast ride off and sunset. Before I do that, I want to thank my illustrious wife Kristen and of course my two dogs Callie and Mula for joining me on today's podcast. I'm about to head to the shooting range and dial in my 300 wind mag and get ready for my upcoming mule deer hunt. Once again, as I said in the podcast, if you have any questions, please send them to questionstevoffsonshow.com to help a brother out while I'm on my hunting trip. Hey man, I got a badass beer for you. I'm going to be real. Long story short on this one broken skull IPA from El Segundo Brewing Company. Stop by 140 Main street and get it Fresh out of the bottle or fresh out of the tap this is the best beer you will lay a lip on as far as the IPAs are concerned. And that's the bottom line. Check it out at Whole Foods and Total Wines if you're in Cali. If you ain't in Cali, you're probably shit out of luck. And if you're looking for a badass pocket knife, which I suggest everyone should carry, I've got two for you from Cold Steel Knives Cold Steel Broken Skull Knife, Cold Steel Working Man's Knife, both at my new Amazon store. Amazon got the best price on both knives. Just go to Amazon.com shop steveaustin or head over to Cold Steel Knives website. Folks, I am on social media, Twitter and Instagram teveaustinbsr. Until next time, my name is Steve Austin and I will catch your ass down the road.