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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin toasts the Superdome crowd to kick off WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans on March 29, 2015. (Michael Dumas/mdumas@al.com).

Now we know why we hear the glass break in Bryant-Denny Stadium as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's theme music blares when the Crimson Tide's defense takes the field.



Actually, it's probably a coincidence, but it turns out that Austin really rolls with the Tide.



On his popular podcast "The Steve Austin Show: Unleashed," the WWE Hall of Famer and retired pro wrestler revealed that Alabama is his favorite college football team.



This week's episode (No. 336) features a Q&A in which Austin answers submitted fan questions, including one from Alabama football fan Peyton: "I'm from Alabama, so I'm a big Alabama football fan. When it comes to college football, do you have a favorite?"



Austin sounded relieved to get a question about college football before listing his favorite squads.



"Man, I tell you what, I've got a couple of favorites," Austin said. "I really love what Nick Saban has done wherever he's been. I've been a Roll Tide fan for a long time, so I would call the Alabama Crimson Tide my number one team."



He said he also follows Urban Meyer and likes what he's done at Ohio State as well as Jim Harbaugh at Michigan before listing a handful of teams he loves to watch weekly Houston, Louisville and west coast programs like USC, UCLA and Oregon.



Before he became the Texas Rattlesnake in the squared circle, "Stone Cold" played a little pigskin. In the 1980s, he played on scholarship for Wharton County Junior College before earning a full ride to the University of North Texas, where he played defensive end.



He even recently served as guest picker on ESPN's "College GameDay," so he obviously knows his college football.



Note: Some Twitter users have noted that Austin's ex-wife Debra Marshall was born in Tuscaloosa, which could explain his affinity for Alabama football. That's definitely possible, but given all the other programs he names on the show, he might just follow college football and enjoy watching the best teams. Worth noting, though. We featured Marshall on our list of 16 wrestlers with surprising connections to Alabama.



Does Austin's allegiance to the Crimson Tide surprise? So might these celebrities who root for SEC football teams.



Listen to this week's and past episodes of "The Steve Austin Show: Unleashed."



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