Confirmed: Steve Austin To Host Tough Enough

Entertainment Weekly is reporting tonight that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be returning to WWE to host Tough Enough when the reality show returns to the USA Network on April 4th, 2011. The hope is that Austin's starpower will help to deliver ratings.

Here is the article from EW.com:

EW has learned exclusively Tough Enough, the back-from-the-dead WWE reality contest series, has its new host: Stone Cold Steve Austin. The show will premiere April 4, after Monday Night Raw.

Sigh. I was so hoping there’d be some way to get Al Snow back, but I guess I will just have to, er, toughen up. Steve Austin is one of the WWE’s crossover stars — even non-wrestling fans like me are pretty familiar with him, and he obviously has plenty of on-screen experience. What I liked so much about Snow as the mentor, though, was his ability to turn off that in-ring persona and be a strict teacher, a focused father figure, and occasional goofball. I’m hoping Austin has that same knack, and isn’t just Stone Cold Steve Austin TM with his mentees; I hope sometimes he’s just a regular dude.

Does the presence Stone Cold Steve Austin make you more likely to tune in, PopWatchers?

What?

What?

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No, I'm not saying this because I'm an Austin fan.

What? Are you saying that because you ARE a Austin fan? What? I asked you a question, what? What?

I.. (WHAT?)... am saying what because... (WHAT?)... I cqnnot wrap my head around this... (WHAT?)... like most other bullshit decisions from WWE. (WHAT?)

Stone Cold as Tough Enough HOST? REALLY? He's beyond that, WWE aren't.

you're both idiots lol


I dont know how this will turn out. i'm kinda not liking the idea but then again, it might be kinda cool. We'll see how it goes.

I think it's awesome

Big Evil wrote:

I.. (WHAT?)... am saying what because... (WHAT?)... I cqnnot wrap my head around this... (WHAT?)... like most other bullshit decisions from WWE. (WHAT?)

Stone Cold as Tough Enough HOST? REALLY? He's beyond that, WWE aren't.

Is he beyond that, what? Yes he is. What? I said yes he is..What? But at least it will be awesome, what? Awesome, what? I said it will be awesome (WHAT), but I still won't watch, what? I said I won't watch...what?

I'm a little tentative about this, but we'll see how it all works out. It will probably get the ratings, but how effective is Austin as a trainer?

WoW. Can anyone EVER sever the apron strings with Vince????

The only one who has tried to stay away for the past few years is Dwayne Johnson. Hopefully I won't end up eating crow when I one day turn on Raw and see him in a alcohol/speed fueled joke-a-thon, sweating like Pookie from New Jack City.

the Rock is a sellout anyway, he can continue to make shitty movies...what