Vince McMahon was trying to get Steve Austin back for another comeback match after WrestleMania 38, FightfulSelect.com reports, before his WWE exit. Triple H has formally offered Austin a match, likely either at WrestleMania 39 or in Saudi Arabia. One source said that Austin and WWE are ‘far apart’ on terms, but Austin looks in the best shape of his life in a new gym video seen below, fully capable of main eventing WrestleMania 39 with Roman Reigns if The Rock pulls out.
Kevin Owens lost to Steve Austin at WrestleMania 38. WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin’s feud with The Rock has gone down in history as one of the most iconic feuds in all of professional wrestling. Their feud ended at WrestleMania 19 in 2003, which was Steve Austin’s final match as an in-ring competitor. It was the third match at WrestleMania in their feud. Steve Austin and The Rock Smackdown return also leaked previously.
Dave Meltzer once noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Steve Austin stepped in when the company tried to portray Jim Ross as a ‘buffoon’ and stopped Vince McMahon from firing Jim Ross.
”Austin, a loner who really didn’t get involved in others’ business at a time he had the power where he could have, made an exception and went to bat for and saved his announcing job in 1999.
Vince Russo and others felt his character had to be destroyed because of his popularity, but that his face, after suffering a second bout of Bells Palsy, and the lingering question regarding his Southern accident, were detriments to the Raw broadcast. The destruction of Ross’ character, as an insane buffoon who went postal about no longer being on Raw, was starting to take hold.”
The Texas Rattlesnake is looking pretty jacked .. it’s #WWE #WrestleMania season.. just sayin’ 🍻 pic.twitter.com/cg6nALeUcG
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