10 Things We Learned From Dark Side Of The Ring: Brian Pillman

Austin has never pretended he was thrilled to team with Pillman in WCW at first. In fact, the then-'Stunning' heel was outraged that he was being whipped from singles action and placed in a tag that he didn't think the decision makers gave a rat's ass about. Then, he got to know Brian and everything changed.

There's a fascinating little piece of insight hidden amongst all the real-life misery during the first part of Pillman's documentary. Austin recalled driving the pair from town-to-town and looking over to see Bri reading dictionaries in the passenger seat. When Steve asked what he was doing, Pillman said he was looking for promo inspiration.

Brushing up on his vocabulary skills led to 'The Hollywood Blonds' name too.

This is a bit of an overlooked side plot to Dark Side Of The Ring. Throughout, Austin and Melanie Pillman speak highly of Brian's intellect. Both viewed him a deceptively clever man who was well-read and knowledgeable.