What Priests Really Told Stone Cold Steve Austin About “Austin 3:16” Slogan

Stone Cold Steve Austin cut the infamous “Austin 3:16” promo in 1996.

The promo went on to become one of the most beloved segments in WWE’s history. In fact, fans worldwide started wearing the “3:16” merchandise.

However, there was a moment when a conversation with the Priest noted the controversial factor of the promo.

Stone Cold Steve Austin reveals what the Priest told him about the “Austin 3:16” slogan

During his interview on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, The Texas Rattlesnake revealed that he knew the religious factor attached with the segment. A conversation with the Priest revealed that, despite being possibly controversial, Priests didn’t take a major issue with it.

I did, yeah. Religious people could consider it as blasphemy. I remember walking through airports, and I would get priests and stuff like that. You could see they were because they were wearing their stuff in the airport, wearing the gimmick, You never wore your gimmick. You don’t wear Austin 3:16 shirts. If anybody wore their T-shirt to the airport, dude, you’re a mark. You can wear the sh*t in the building. But anyway, so I would be signing autographs for preachers and stuff like that and the airports. I said, ‘Man, you ain’t mad about the Austin 3:16?’ [They said] ‘Oh no, Steve, it’s okay. But at the time, could it be construed as [controversial]? Yeah, but certainly it was by some. [H/t: Fightful]

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