The Stone Cold Podcast with Dean Ambrose was interesting to say the least. Some fans criticized Ambrose for his performance while talking to WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin. Other fans criticized Austin for being too pushy on certain subjects (like Ambrose’s childhood). One thing is clear, the podcast was a bit awkward.

One of the highlights of the show was at the end, where Austin told Ambrose that he needs to push the boundaries and become edgier now that he is WWE Champion. It felt a bit like Austin thought Ambrose was complacent with his spot as WWE Champion. On the latest episode of ‘Talking Smack’, Daniel Bryan defended Dean Ambrose’s performance on the Stone Cold Podcast and him as WWE champ.

Here is the video:

Daniel Bryan & Renee Young talk laid back Ambrose and the Podcast on #TalkingSmack #DeanAmbrose pic.twitter.com/hvOITLbfs8 — Dean-Ambrose.Net (@DeanAmbroseNet) August 10, 2016

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Daniel says he is laid back in a setting like that because he went through so much stuff prior to WWE. He says he doesn’t need Steve Austin to motivate him to be better. He has been motivating himself for a very long time. Just because he sits at the desk and is laid back, it doesn’t mean in the ring you should take him lightly.

When Austin called him out at the end of the podcast, I was expecting Ambrose to turn it into a promo. It just seemed awkward and like Ambrose took it as disrespect.