Steve Austin, Edge and Christian on the WWE tag team scene, TLC matches, post-WWE Life, more

Edge and Christian were guests on Austin’s Stone Cold podcast

Immediately following tonight's airing of Monday Night Raw from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, a live episode of Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast will stream on the WWE Network with special guests Edge & Christian.

The live WWE Network podcast with Edge and Christian kicks off with Austin wishing us a happy Labor Day and welcomes us. He knows tonight’s show will be fun because of his guests and introduces them. They are none other than Edge and Christian. Austin mentions getting drunk with Christian at Wrestlemania 30, but it’s been a while since all three of them were together.

On family life:

Austin shows us photos of some of their previous looks. He says they looked like rock stars then but look like responsible human beings now. Edge talks about how they had their daughters six weeks apart and didn’t know until Edge called Christian to tell him about his baby coming. He says they didn’t time it like that, but it worked out and today their daughters are friends.

Edge currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina. He says he narrowed his home down to Portland, Seattle or Asheville. He and Beth Phoenix pretty much planned to get pregnant. Her name is Lyric Copeland. Christian is living in Tampa and has been since 2001. His wife goes to the University of Florida.

On life after wrestling:

Austin asks how they transitioned from the daily WWE grind to normal life. Christian says it’s a little bit of a culture shock to decompress from that because you don’t know what to do with yourself. He says he was always getting in his wife’s way but found ways to get busy.

Meanwhile, Edge was ready to get off the road. He only had a year left on his contract and had a house at Ashville, so figured that pretty much would be it. He also said how he was trying to put over new guys like Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio while trying to help Smackdown. Edge also joked about how he got his new job at Haven based on his retirement speech.

On the current Tag Team scene:

Austin has a Twitter question – what are their thoughts on the current tag team scene?. Christian says it was Tag team wrestling that put them on the map. He is of the view that with the Dudley’s return the tag team division is going to be even more strong. Edge says he got emotional when they returned saying they’ve returned home.

Austin believes they will be in the Hall of Fame. He talks about how the tag scene was flat for some time and says it pissed him off because he’s a fan of tag team wrestling. They talk about some of the science of tag team matches and says The Dudleyz coming back will be influential to remind other guys of some of the little things that make tag matches. The Usos and Luke Harper are praised; Dawson & Wilder from NXT are praised.

On their favorite matches and most embarrassing moments:

Austin asks them both if they’re a sports entertainer or pro wrestler and they say, pro wrestler. Austin asks Edge what Christian’s favorite match is and he says Randy Orton at SummerSlam. Christian says that’s wrong, his favorite is the ladder match against Del Rio where he won the World Heavyweight Title.

Christian thinks Edge’s favorite is his WrestleMania match with The Undertaker. Edge agrees and says he felt validated by Taker, the company and the fans with that match. Although he ended up losing the match, The Rated R Superstar says he was so excited before the match that he couldn’t feel his arms.

Austin asks what their embarrassing moment in the ring was. Edge talks about doing a bulldog off the top rope with white tights on, during a pay-per-view, and having a close call. “I just clinched,” he says. Christian’s most embarrassing was during The Invasion where he did a move jumping off Edge’s back to land on guys on the floor. He stepped on Edge’s back but slipped on the sweat. His knees hit the top rope and he missed both guys on the floor.

On the TLC matches:

Austin shows us TLC highlights and they talk about some of those matches.Edge says TLC was always going to be a “tornado in a trailer park” but they realized they had to top what they had done already. He says the matches were getting tougher on them. Christian believes the reward they got from TLC matches was worth it. Austin brings up The Hardys and The Dudleys. Edge calls it a perfect storm.

Austin asks how they felt the next day and they both say sore. Christian tried to go to the gym the day after the first TLC match, but his was just in pain. He had a hole in his arm from a ladder screw. Edge says the following day was worse.

On their respective careers and on the new talents:

Austin asks them how it feels to be backstage seeing everyone. Edge doesn’t yearn for it and says it’s good in bursts but it’s better to get home. Christian likes coming and seeing the younger guys who could use veteran leadership.

On their careers, Christian says they will always be one of the greatest tag teams. He says Edge has had one of the greatest careers ever and it doesn’t bother him when someone might say Edge had a better career. Edge thinks they might be the only tag team who became world champions, but he’s not sure. Plus they were friends before this since school.

On getting into WWE Hall Of Fame:

Austin asks how Edge felt going into the WWE Hall of Fame. He was surprised because it was just a year after retiring, but he wasn’t going to say no. He got calls from Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart saying he deserved it. Christian was happy for him and felt he deserved it more than anyone.

Austin asks Christian if he thinks WWE should induct him into the Hall. Christian says that’s not his place to say, but Edge says he should be and says he has to be inducted. Edge adds that he’s starting a petition right now and plugs a hashtag. They agree that Michael “PS” Hayes and The Fabulous Freebirds should be inducted. Hayes helped them get going and Edge believes he saw a little bit of the Freebirds in them.

On Edge’s premature retirement and Vince McMahon:

Austin brings up Vince McMahon and asks Edge about when Vince called him to tell him about his retirement. Edge says he felt sorry for himself for a little while and called Christian right away. He was already preparing himself, but it came faster than he expected. Vince said he hated to tell Edge that, but he wanted to be the one to tell him.

Austin asks the biggest takeaway from his relationship with Vince. Edge says just how Vince looks at the world and sees the world. Edge says you start to see the world how Vince sees it and you think wow, that’s cool. Edge says it’s cool but not for him. Christian talks about Vince’s dedication to WWE. He says Vince’s work ethic is infectious and trickles down.

On how they want to be remembered and on their regrets(if any):

Austin asks their biggest regrets. Edge says he has none. He doesn’t think back and it was all good. He has nothing to complain about. Christian jokes that he regrets doing this podcast. He says he has no regrets and says he probably went further than he had any business going.

Austin asks how they want to be remembered. Edge wonders if it really matters. He says if adults look back and have fond memories, then mission accomplished. Christian jokes he likes to be remembered as better than Edge. He wants to be remembered as the guy who gave fans their money’s worth every single night. Austin asks them if he can do a “Five Second Pose” with them as the show goes off the air and that’s a wrap.