Peacock is reportedly sitting on the development of an animated series for WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin.
Comedian Dan Soder recently appeared on Barstool Radio and revealed that he and comedian Dan St. Germain wrote a cartoon, with and about Austin, during the COVID-19 pandemic, but WWE and Peacock have been “bullshitting” on moving forward with the project as the idea has been on the shelf for 17 months now. The concept was sold to Peacock.
Soder noted that he has been pushing for the project to be released, and that Austin is “way onboard” with the show as he developed the story with Soder and St. Germain, and not with WWE.
It was also said that the animated series is “dark and weird,” which is why Austin liked it.
Soder said he hopes addressing the matter publicly will get it pushed through, but he realizes it might have the opposite effect, and he doesn’t care at this point.
Barstool’s KFC called on fans to tweet WWE and Peacock, to pressure them to move forward the show.
“I want everyone to tweet at @WWE and @peacock today and tell them to cut the shit, figure out the logistical nonsense, and release the cartoon @DanSoder made with @steveaustinBSR. The people want the Stone Cold/Soder Art! They are standing in the way of entertainment greatness,” KFC wrote.
Soder responded to KFC’s tweet and clarified that the project has not been fully developed yet.
“Didn’t make it yet. Just need to sign the deal to actually yet. But I love the passion,” he responded.
There’s no word yet on why WWE and Peacock have held the development of the cartoon up for almost 2 years now, but we will keep you updated.
You can see KFC’s related tweets below, along with a clip of Soder discussing Austin and the project:
Here’s the story: @DanSoder teamed up with @steveaustinBSR to create a cartoon on @peacock. But bullshit with them & @WWE is holding it up Don’t know who/what is the reason it’s not happening but nobody is doing anything about it, bc there’s no pressure. So everyone tweet at them pic.twitter.com/8yaPLTmR3E
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) October 20, 2022
Didn’t make it yet. Just need to sign the deal to actually yet. But I love the passion.
— Dan Soder (@DanSoder) October 20, 2022
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