Obviously The Rock is one of the very biggest names the professional wrestling industry has ever seen in fact, some would argue he is the very biggest due to his crossover appeal but in 1997 he wasnt quite as great as The Great One would go on to become. When a white-hot Steve Austin was asked to drop the Intercontinental Title to The Rock in late 97, the Rattlesnake declined as he felt that Rocky wasnt as his level just yet. In fairness, The Rock and The Nation of Domination were certainly making their mark on the WWF by this point, but this was a Steve Austin who was on the cusp of butting heads with Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, and even Mike Tyson. Whether he was right to veto dropping the belt to The Rock hed actually end up forfeiting it to Rocky either way its fair to say that Austin was on a totally different level to The Brahma Bull at that point in time, and it was only a matter of months later that Stone Cold would become the WWF Champion at WrestleMania XIV.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
