Jim Cornette on Steve Austin Returning For Wrestlemania 38
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- From Episode 419 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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I remember Steve saying on his podcasts years ago that he had little to no interest in getting back into the ring, for multiple reasons. But he did say something along the lines of 'If they offered millions, he'd think about it'.
Austin's old manager rubbed off on him.
I listen to his podcast too. He seems pretty much done. He is set with money and why tarnish his legacy with a crappy match. A lot of younger fans have never seen him wrestle so can only end badly.
Edge said the same thing for almost a decade and he seemed pretty sincere about it. A boat load of cash is one way to get someone to become interested again though
@@xokayb7l2 Owens is a good talent and he trashed Texas so there’s something there and Steve’s been training since summer at his house in his own personal ring
@@miracleboyboxing I would just be surprised. Really should try to introduce a protégé to move beyond the attitude Era guys.
Considering Stone Cold’s neck injury, the fact that he hadn’t wrestled in 19 years and his retirement match against The Rock at Mania 19 being the perfect send off, this is a bad idea.
The neck is the real only worry here.
That legacy stuff is stupid
@@williamwest9204 19 years is a long time and multiple wrestlers have returned from bad injuries with less years off. Hell Michaels had a second HOF career after being forced to retire at WM as well. Even Bret had a mania match with Vince after his stroke. As long as Austin is protected he should be fine. I'm guessing he'll barely bump and any he takes will be very safe if anything. If this was a real sport it be stupid though.
@@geneanthony3421 To be fair, and I say this as someone who considers Bret Hart one of the greatest of all time, Bret's mania match with Vince was nothing but awful.
Austin/Owens is more promising, because unlike Vince Owens can work, but ye gods they'd have to do this absolutely right.
@@williamwest9204 “that legacy stuff is stupid”…. Bro, quit acting like old wrestlers haven’t come back and made themselves look terrible. Austin’s gonna try to look like Austin from 20 years ago and it’s not gonna happen. This is no different than Ric Flair having the perfect send off match with HBK, only to turn around and taint his image in TNA. Austin’s gonna go out on the biggest stage of them all, with a 60 year olds physique and get winded in either a 12 minute match, or have a weird 5 minute squash match with Owens.
WWE couldn’t even do Austin the favor of having him wrestle in a tag match to try & hide his age, just like AEW does with Sting.
His match against Rock w wasn't a retirement match. So, let the man gets his. Ha.
I’m a big Austin fan. He shouldn’t come back. He went out the perfect way. Against the perfect opponent. Perfect timing.
Only One To Actually do It. and Keep the Nostalgia Alive........ STR8 Up agree I don't Want him to do it.... 19yrs out the Ring ,🤦🏻🤦🏻
No need to wrestle. Just show up and come out and talk some smack
@@incitingariot9925 He’s been doing that occasionally for 19 years. If this really is about selling out in Texas they need to advertise it as a match.
With that said, I don’t see Austin doing anything to tarnish his own legacy. It’s like HBK coming back and having the worst match ever in Saudi Arabia was terrible at first. Everyone was convinced his legacy was ruined, but I still think of HBK’s last match as being against Taker at WrestleMania.
I also think that Austin will have learned from what HBK did, and he won’t be coming back for a 20 minute old school Austin match. It’ll be a novelty. I don’t see Owens getting any real offense in. Austin reverses the stunner into his won stunner, bam 1-2-3. I trust Austin to not tarnish his own legacy.
Perfect opponent wtf just cause he has the same finisher
@@justinsayswtf Hello 👋 from Canada 🇨🇦.
I know you took your clothes off to use wrestling lingo on the internet. But there is no such thing as legacy in a gymnastics entertainment fake fighting show. The fans in Texas will lose their minds when he comes out. It won't be a long match. Austin will probably get a stunner. A harmless fun night out. So calm yourself, put your clothes back on and stop pretending that you know wrestling lingo. Plus he will probably get a million dollars to do it . You good sir, are ludicrous
"And by God he is here to whip another man's ass" - Jim Ross
I miss the good ol wrastling days
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It's clearly Vince being desperate because he can't ask the Taker to come back, he's got no one else but Austin really should say no because the match at W19 Vs the rock was the best send off
he has HBK
@@randomname2308 For what?
Vince is still getting his name on the marquee one more time with The Undertaker headlining the Hall Of Fame & the Smackdown the night b4 Wrestlemania
I don't think taker would make a big difference even if he was still in shape to go.
Desperate against what exactly?
A small child who used to be Adam Cole?
CM Punk who has already proven that he can't draw anything unless it's his debut and the next two weeks?
What?
"A fat guy in a T-shirt" - Sid Vicious on Kevin Owens
I mean much
There's always been fat guys in wrestling, what's the big deal
Sid started off in an era where there were still a lot of pot bellied uncle types running around but the post Graham bodybuilders were the ones everyone wanted. As a young boy watching wrestling, no doubt he saw plenty of fat guys wrestling - only without t-shirts because fat guys were still (mostly) ok in that heady late 70's/early 80's period.
Cue the Corny fans coming in with "BUT BUT BUT they looked like they could kill you in a bar fight! Some of them had scars or badass anchor tattoos or or or missing teeth! You know a guy with missing teeth got into a couple of good fights in his life! Dental hygiene? Lack of a dental plan? STOP CHANGING THE TOPIC!"
@@ettel8358 He sucks across the board.
No. As much as we all want it...we don't want it. Austin has one of the best retirements ever, actually probably the best ever. Going out, against the rock .. at mania . During the height of wrestling in the world.. while on his A game. .. don't mess with that
Who is “we” other than smarks? Not sure why you people think your opinions are the majority.
@@dickbicycle9304 hahahahaha ahahahahah awww man. You got really hurt by the word we. . You can do this , you got this, be strong . There's a lot more comments to get through on this feed . But if your bold you can get through them all without getting offended
Agreed. Austin is my all time fav, and I’d honestly be gutted if he returned. Perfect retirement match against the perfect opponent. Also don’t want him risking his health on top of that. Leave the guy alone to enjoy his retirement.
@@Underthehood1 Vince won't do that. Money talks and Vince Mcmahon has lots of it to offer Stone Cold. Everybody has a price. Hogan, Flair, Edge, they all have a price.
@@professornotoAmbition It gets no lower my friend. Stop abusing your mothers internet.
He’s gonna hit Kevin with the stunner, 10 seconds into the match. 123, and then crack beers for 20 minutes straight. Mark my words.
Owens would go for it too; that's the kicker!
If Owens let’s a 58 year old man who hasn’t wrestled in 19 years do that to him, then he really doesn’t care about his career.
@@JohnTorres1987 No one is gonna hold jobbing to Steve Austin against him, wouldn't matter if Austin was 108. And for the payoff he'll get he won't have any right to complain.
@@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma I will
It’s going to be the Goldberg Brock summerSlam squash all over again. It’ll get a huge pop.
I thought it was too late to do this in 2012, let alone 2022.
The Million Dollar Man said it best. "EVERYBODY'S GOT A PRICE! Ahhhahahahahahah!"🤣
Give me a “Hell no.” Leave SCSA in retirement... I can just see this turning out badly. Not to mention JR is in AEW. Just wouldn’t feel the same
You don’t wanna hear “Ohhhhhhhh myyyyy! The six time WWE champion! The Hall of Famer! Vintage Austin stomping a mudhole!” from Michael Cole?
@@BlackBearNE lol not at all... I need the triple succession of, "The Rattlesnake, The Rattlesnake, The Rattlesnake." that only good Ol' JR can bring..
Didn't think about that. Facts though!
@@TrevStoker STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!
Or you can let Steve Austin do whatever he wants. Fans think they can make decisions on what's best for everyone lol Mind your business.
As being one of the millions of Austin fans, he can barely be blamed for taking the money Vince is throwing at him.
I would rather he not come back as he retired the right way, as an in-ring entertainer, the first time. But honestly, none of us should be surprised.
Most ex-wrestlers, even the all time greats, can’t stay away forever.
At least Austin held out for as long as he did.
@marc rodney You really think money doesn't come into this?😩 Come on man how naive can you be! As if WWE thought just out of the goodness of their hearts "Aww its been nearly 20 years since our fans have seen Stone Cold Steve Austin have a match lets do all we can to entice him back, nothing to do with money/all these thousands of tickets left to sell no no no nooooo"😅 Assuming you meant from WWEs perspective of course tho even if you meant from Austins perspective I refuse to believe(No knock on Austin its what anybody would do)that money is a non factor for Stone Cold Steve Austin either
The only dream match I wanted to see Austin come back for was with CM Punk and that was around 10 years ago, when it was at least a little more likely. I don't think a Stone Cold comeback match in 2022 is really necessary or wanted these days.
Wrestlemania also isn't wanted either. They have no matches left, and no new stars.
Cm punk is so overrated... You should've seen how terrible he was in MMA the UFC
@@TheWill0fStrength CM sucks is an overrated prima donna piece of crap
@@TheWill0fStrength the fuck does ufc have to do with anything? 😂😂😂
@@imafreakinhistorian2169 Literally making record profits. You basement dwellers really need to go outside.
Austin had the perfect send off against the biggest mainstream star wrestling has ever produced. This has to be a 5 million dollar payday for him to return after that.
What? Dwayne Johnson is literally the highest paid actor in the world.
The rumor is 3-4 million which is a huge payday
austin didnt have any sendoff no one knew he was retiring
Austin was my favorite when I watched growing up....but I'm not sure about this. 20 years is a long time, and although he clearly works out, his legs and neck weren't in the best shape when he retired. He is one of the very few to retire from in ring and stay there......in my opinion it should stay that way. WWE can't just keep bringing back legends to get some quick ratings.
Wrestlemania isn’t a “quick rating”.
@@dickbicycle9304 Ya, I have to think he has ONE big moment left and tbh Im sure Steve believes he can do it otherwise he wouldnt even try it. The roof is gonna explode IF True. I looked up Tix and man.. They're stupid.. 🤣🤣
If Stone Cold comes back Ill try get walk around ticket just to feel the pop here in Dallas. 👍✌️💓
I do not want to see this. This just shows how desperate WWE is to selling out a stadium for two nights that they have no chance in hell to sell out without using a ton of bells, whistles, and stars since WWE has almost none of.
I'm not a fanboy for any organization; I just like wrestling, but we have to stop this double standard stuff. When WWE brings back someone from the past, we bemoan it, but when AEW or other organizations bring someone back who been gone for years, it's something to be celebrated. Really???
Couldn’t of said it better myself brother 👊
@@michaelrandle7296: Punk, Bryan, and Sting are legit stars. They are also supported better by fans because the fans who care know that WWE booked and/or treated them horribly. There is sympathy.
When WWE uses or brings back old stars, a lot of the time it’s not a surprise and it’s usually done to fill seats. They don’t set up the nostalgia use in a wise way for the fans to not roll their eyes. It’s not just that you do it, it’s all about HOW you do it.
@@JamrockChris88 dude you act like the people bring back aren't legit stars. Plus, the ones who come back get over 90% of the time. I do agree that the booking of Sting was criminal, but they gave Punk everything he wanted. Things were done for Punk that noone else was getting. Bryan, I'm going to lie, the WWE were late to the game, but overall he was booked pretty well also. Many wrestlers in any organization would give their right eye to be booked as good as Punk and Danielson in the WWE considering how others are treated
@@JamrockChris88 Wwe booked punk and Bryan horribly? Are you fucking kidding me? They are stars BECAUSE of wwe and Vince McMahon.
His return match last night exceeded expectations! It was great.
It's Desperate and Pathetic if Austin comes back for a 5 minute squash match against Kevin Owens. Austin last match should remain against The Rock at WrestleMania 19
Nah
Stay retired Steve you can't save WWE
Apart from simply showing his face on camera and giving Vince a Stunner, I am not seeing it as a wise choice.
WWE needs to create and push new superstars. Let wrestling fans remember Steve Austin way he was in the 1990s and early 2000s.
They've been trying that for the last 20 years, are you blind? Hasn't been working in their favor.
@@Bgz8890s They have? Cause it seems like they only push 1 or 2 people they like and everybody else don’t matter.
Wait until Vince dies or is too senile to pretend to be the boss. Until then, more of this. And likely worse.
Exactly
The fans won't make any new stars every time the wwe pushes a player the Mark's go sour on them and there the one's that kill there momentum wwe sees that and says fuckem he cant get over
Imagine a Wrestlemania in 2000 and the only way you can sell it out is if you get a a wrestler who was in his prime more then 20 years ago and never wrestled since then.
Well if it was WrestleMania 2000 with the way that card was, he'd be in a fatal 4 way lol. But in all seriousness I get your point. It's actually sad. My theory is they don't want someone to get so big that they will leave and go do movies.
@@Dud512 That makes no sense. If a guy is big enough that he can go do movies that means he was for at least 2-3 years a really big star in WWE. WWE wants to be mainstream but nobody in the mainstream gives a fuck about any of their wrestlers.
@@armin38822 well when they become big movie stars, they leave.
Id imagine Austin has everything fleshed out before he even accepted this. Steve is so protective of his character that this had to be months in the making
Probably a year in the making. Steve didn't just jump into this match on a whime.
@@mikestephens8314 Right, it takes you that long to get into shape after 19 years away. He's been in pretty good shaped, but I'd imagine he's had to get used to bumps and stuff again.
Between the neck injury and being out of the ring for 19 years I think this Is a bad idea austin is one of my all time favorites but seriously the guy is older then Goldberg and the undertaker and nobody has wanted to see either of them wrestle in the last 10 years
This is the last thing I wanted to see. I never wanted Austin to come out of retirement even after guys like Edge or Bryan because his sendoff at 19 was perfect
Please Steve don't come back ... I loved the ass kicking rattlesnake. I have great memories of him.. I really don't want to see a 57 year old, multiple injuries and 15 years out the ring try and turn back that clock.... leave us Stone Cold 3:16
Deadass, I agree ❗️
Agreed.
@@franklinmardy8171
Ditto.
I think if this is a very basic brawling match it can work. Keep it short. Let Austin do mainly his signature moves and not take a lot of bumps. I don’t think it’s a necessary match, but seeing Austin back is still enticing.
For all those complaining about him being old and out of shape- from what it looks like he’s in decent shape for his age. It’s not like he gained a bunch of weight and looks different. He more or less looks about the same. Biggest thing will be ring rust.
Steve does not look the same lol, but he isn't in bad shape I'll give you that. He trains often enough and doesn't drink like he used to so it is possible. That said, it should have been done 5 or even 10 years ago if ever.
@@MMA-CLIPS2 he looks fairly close. Not sure what you’re seeing. Obviously he’s aged to a degree, but he doesn’t look that different.
@@michaelglatt100 there's an online photo of Austin in his back yard with his shirt off he does look a lot different
I can always play WWE 2K19 to see these two fight in an old Raw is War arena with the AI sliders adjusted to make it interesting, bonus points with some editing on a video editor if I put in the time to make it feel "legit" lol. They had plenty of time to set up a dream match; now that I'm older, the only reason to watch this is to count the botches and preach "See what I mean?" to anyone who thought this was a good idea.
Sting is in his 60s idc what these smarks say it makes sense if Steve wants it to …
I hope this doesn’t get over hyped but if Austin returns I would rather be surprised in a good way instead of disappointment because it’s been 20 years since Austin had a real match. I think Randy Orton is the best guy and draw for the match and you can even make it a legend killer storyline. I don’t care about Riddle he can be pushed aside for a month or so because that match would be bigger then riddle himself.
Personally i think youd need alot longer to build a superb story with orton and austin
@@zachmartinez7436 well it’s WWE in 2022 so building any kind of story is nonexistent. If SCSA is for real coming back he needs to be on Raw tomorrow because you have like a month until Wrestlemania. I can see something stupid like at Mania like a Kevin Owens promo complaining that he doesn’t have a match and then Austin appears without any build.
First of all quit hating on Riddle
@@markl5998 who’s hating on riddle? Quote me saying anything negative because you can’t. The only thing I said is that Orton vs Austin is bigger then Riddle to be a 3rd wheel and you know it’s true.
Orton moves too fast... You need a slow brawler with some muscle that can lay people down fairly gently if Austin takes any bumps..Plus Owens has enough meat on his bones that Austin can potato those sloppy hits and make them look decent. They would look bad on Orton
I think you need a great story with a few spots or it's not something Austin would do.. That said it's almost a sin to have Austin return and no JR on the mic.
"Stone Cold is shaking hands with Sa t an himself" - Jim Ross
As legendary & emotional as it would be to see Austin make an in ring return, especially in Texas I don’t want Steve to possibly hurt himself and live a life in even more pain just for the big bucks and Vince’s desperation.
Agreed. I know the Lesner proposal which lead to Austin taking his ball and going home gets a lot of flack but if it hadn't been booked then I doubt it ever would have happened; while the WWE weren't seemingly aware of how bad Austin's neck was at the time, the fact that he only wrestled 2 matches in '03 before his match with The Rock (both of which were 5 minute long squashes vs. Eric Bischoff) suggests that he would have barely gotten through the feud he was having with Flair, Benoit and Guererro at the time before having to pack up.
Austin said on his podcast a few years ago that his neck is completely healed and he could wrestle if he wants to, he just hasn't wanted to. It's similar to Edge's neck injury where he took enough time off to where it healed.
@@LokiTricksterG Interesting thanks. I always assumed that it was a case of not doing much because he physically couldn't.
I second that
if it's a quick 5-minute match with Austin beating Owens like an 80's jobber I will be a happy camper. Just do some right-handed punches, clothesline, lou thesz press, pointed elbow drop, backdrop, diving elbow, mudhole stomping, and Stone Cold Stunner and call it a day
I can see Austin returning in a Texas death match against Owen's. Austin mentioned before wrestlemania 32 about having a Texas death match against Brock Lesnar. Austin would need to work with somebody that won't kill him in the ring like Brock or Goldberg. Owen's is a guy that would throw his body off a roof to entertain the fans and protect Austin. So I think that's why Kevin Owen's. Because it would need to be a squash match but entertaining.
Not to mention Owen's kind of took over the stunner in wwe after Austin was gone.. like a know to Austin type deal..
Brock is a notoriously safe worker I have zero doubt he could protect Austin.
@@rankalot I agree, Brock is a safe worker and a lot of people thinks he purposely hurt Bobby Lashley. That blows my mind. Bobby hurt himself by not landing correctly during those suplexes in the match with Brock at royal rumble. But getting to your point, Brock would be a dangerous opponent for Austin.
I really hope it doesn't happen. He went out on top against the Rock 1 of the biggest stars ever at Wrestlemania and it was awesome. He wouldn't come out of retirement to face Punk or Cena 10 years ago when he was in his late 40s why do it against a mid/upper carder?
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@@DuVtrell without WWE, the main event of the week was Hobbs vs Martin and Page vs Archer. Yeah, good luck with all of that. Ha.
It's less pressure
@@DuVtrell oh it is. I'm with you. I invest in WWE on and off the last decade or so. It's awesome to have the inside access to the business. I wish all my investments were like WWE. The dividend is a nice bonus too. Ha.
@@hornylorney8150 so, Austin added a decade to his age and is going to be performing in front of 100,000 people at the main event of WrestleMania, and you think it's less pressure? By the way, a decade ago, no social media. No podcasts everywhere. But, sure. Whatever you say. Ha.
Just putting him on the show will sell tickets. Why risk him wrestling? Just have him referee a match, stun the heel, catch some beers and watch the crowd lose their minds.
We've seen all that already. I, for one, can't frigging wait to hear that glass break in Tx. Ha.
perfect...have the ref take a bump go out cold, heel takes advantage of no referee for a while, then the breaking glass hits and austin comes out in a pinstripe shirt...crowd goes nuts, then your finish and the crowd goes crazy again.
he had the same injury edge had also parantly his knees are shot to shit
@@captainslocker6391 I think hes had them replaced and or fixed.
@@williamwest9204 he did have them fixed
Austin is friends with Kevin Owens last I heard, hence the reason Owens uses the stunner. Austin even gave him his blessing for it.
I think they're cool with each other. When Owens started doing the stunner, Austin joked in his podcast that Owens was doing it wrong, didn't get all the aerodynamics right.
Owens is a jobber.
Austin returning to the ring at 57 is still way more interesting to watch than the rest of that trash card. 💯
It's because Owens does the stunner. Steve has said in the past that he'd like to pass the stunner on to someone or give his stamp of approval on it. That's why Owens is the guy Austin picked to work with.
Owens is no where as great as Stone Cold . Owens is a mid card like Ziggler.
@@rejuvinatez347 I am not speaking to whether or not I think Owens is worthy of the spot, but I'm telling you.. the story between is gonna be based on the fact that Owens does the stunner.. and stone cold didn't say so.
It’s kinda sad considering 10 years ago CM Punk was the guy Austin wanted and Vince refused to give it to him.
That match would’ve been fucking phenomenal.
BUT, I do love this because Kevin has said until he was a grown adult he had stone cold posters all over his room because that was his idol
The build up and promos are gonna be🔥
Austin vs Orton is the best possible match.
Orton will get riddle
@@blakemaxfield4267 of course. They can put that off for a little longer. Stunner vs RKO writes itself.
Rattlesnake. Viper. Hell in a Cell!
Jim Ross bout to get that big money offer for Wrestlemania to announce Austin’s match.
Austin vs Styles would be better
If Austin comes back, that reveals everything wrong with WWE today. It would be like the Bulls asking Jordan if he can suit up for a playoff run. 💯
I agree with Jim's take on why it'd be Owens. I just believe it'd been a much better return in 2013 against Punk, 08-10 against Cena.(though that'd be tough as a Babyface match) or Hogan in '06 or '07. It's also not enough of a time to build this which would be the biggest return in pro wrestling history. Also, yes he's probably best choice and Austin's Choice,but Kevin Owens ? Ugh. I don't wanna see him against any current WWE performer.
Good examples!
Exactly those comeback matches against those opponents when Austin was younger were perfect. To return after a nearly 2 decade retirement is unheard of.
If the match happens, I hope Owens takes most of the bumps. Let Austin do his stomps and his strikes, and Owens can fall off of whatever he wants.
Owens would be very happy to take all the bumps, it's Austin we're talking about.
This is true. The other thing is Austin, after some friendly banter, gave his blessings to Owens using the Stunner.
@@tonyjackson4078 double stunner
leads to double countout ha ...have a great night everybody
Honestly, the only way I would be okay with Austin coming back is if he were to have his match against Punk. The obvious parallels between him and Austin would fit the feud perfectly. Just the promos alone between these two would be more then enough to satisfy me.
You can book it almost exactly like you did Rock vs Hogan. Make Punk the heel and gradually let him organically turn back into the baby face throughout the match. If there was anyone out there that Austin would be willing to put over, it is Punk. Even if you let him win, Punk is good enough to make Austin himself look good and both men would come out on top. Sadly, this dream match will never happen.
Punk is in the wrong promotion
@@ryanrusso2954 do you think a big payday for a one off forbidden door match would make CM bite?
@@connorranz9746 anythings possible especially with money. But hes bashed wwe so much in his promos in aew it wouldn't really work imo.
CM Punk fans will dream up any garbage to find a way to try and make him fit how overrated he is.
This just continues the long line of missed opponents for Austin. Rock took all the dream opponents. Hogan, Lesnar, Cena, and Goldberg.
Rock vs HBK a missed opportunity
@@hotchoclateguy hbk was a douche with the rock..it was different with Helmsley .. he had son-in-law clout
I think Austin and Orton would be better...
@@hotchoclateguy I mean the top dream opponents. Austin vs. the future face of the company which was Lesnar briefly and then Cena. Austin vs the face of the company from the past. Austin vs the face of the rival company. Rock somehow got all of them. Now he might come back to face, not Lesnar, not Cena, not Goldberg but Kevin Owens? What a joke.
@@osaji922 who would be the best choice according to you?
The tease of KO vs STONE COLD has been incredible. NOONE seen this coming and KO has been doing the STUNNER for quite along time now.
This match has to mean as much as winning a title for KO.
Exactly. It's amazing how bitter people are. Steve Austin of all people deserves a match if he wants one. Fans think they know so much that they know more than arguably the biggest star in wrestling history. Not like he's having a fucking ladder match. Good for KO too. Millions and facing Austin sounds like a damn good reason to stay even if he lost.
12:46 Jim please, i tried to take a sip of water... TRIED!! Cause i splashed it everywhere :D
Would love to see 3:16 wrestle again 1 last time...people forget he will wrestle KEVIN OWENS...if he will wrestle guys his age or huge guys like lashley or lesnar then I woupd be worried...owens can and will take care of him.in the ring
Plus he will deserve the payday he will receive if this pushes forward...a 7 figure payday is what this guy deserves...I mean wwe would not have survived the attitude era without him...plus I can watch him wrestle as a 57 yrs old to get that itch out instead of having him decide to wrestle as a 60 or 60+ yrs old already...end of story...1 last match...1 last beer bath...OH HELL YEAH!!!
As a special guest referee may be but as an in ring competitor hell no. Too much ring rust and why tarnish his legacy?
Austin is a very smart worker, I'm sure they can do a street fight without him looking like an old washed up dude.
If he has 1 bad match and you feel that tarnishes the legacy ...then his legacy was paper thin as is. So I think you are wrong lol
@@jonathanturbide2232 all it takes is one bad hit or a bad bump and Austin can become paraplegic
@@kenny7209 Well they said that for years about Edge, and look at him now. Look at Sting. Austin is such an intelligent worker, I'm sure he's going to find a way to have an entertaining fight without taking too many risks.
@@jonathanturbide2232 Austin has a lot of pride for the business he was in. I doubt he'll do a half-ass match at a Wrestlemania, even for a huge payday.
Pretty sure this “match” will be similar to something like Cena vs Taker. It’ll be technically a match but more or less a glorified segment we probably wouldn’t see Austin until Mania, or the Raw before while KO is talking all the trash in the weeks before
Austin will be like The Rock live via satellite.
Please don't do it. He went out in the most perfect way
@Ronan The Accuser ok bootlicker
Exactly
This is what happens when you decide that Cena is the last superstar that you will create. You can run your company on whatever gas is left in the tank with your fading stars of yesteryear, and once they go you are left with nothing but memories.
Even with cena they got extremely lucky. Cause he literally became huge because of the whole rapper thing which was not PG.
if he was the “hustle respect guy” from the start, nobody would know him.
Problem is they drove the legends to AEW. Once edge and rey leave its officially over.
If they hadn’t turned aj face I would’ve love to see aj vs Austin
This is the only match up I could get behind. I'm hoping though that the match with KO morphs into just a segment where Austin hits him with a stunner a KO promo. I don't mind seeing Austin on screen every now and again for a segment but I'm not a fan of him going bell to bell. His final match should remain as Rock vs Austin @WM19
Ya they did a good segment together but Owens does the stunner and he’ll take a beaten from Austin. It’ll be more believable that a 57 year old austin beats up Owens. Not aj though even though he’s 44, austin wasn’t the style of aj
@@cartersipes5971 They could still do AJ vs Austin even though both are faces.
It would still be fine face vs face. I don’t care who’s who, Aj vs Austin would be an asbsolute dream match
Imagine the insane pop of him coming out to his Disturbed glass shatters theme
Someone taught Cornette the word SJW
Stone Cold is personally my favorite wrestler of all time. If he does come back, I may actually watch a live WWE ppv after its been ages then.
Great call….Austin was Dick the Bruiser and KO bumped his ass off. Austin leaves with the win, beer bath and crowd goes home happy. KO being escorted out by Texas Troopers was cherry
The problem with all these one off legends matches is we already know the results…
Austin ain’t returning even if he does wrestlemania… so we already know he’s going to be putting Owens over.
It kills the fantasy we all used to have
Lame. Austin should leave his last match as the Rock going over at WM19, it was a poetic ending and it’s been 2 decades why ruin that right now?
They should have Austin vs the Rock again. Instead the rock vs Roman
It won't live up to the hype, no matter who you pair Austin with. It'll be the equivalent of when they tacked on the "greatest wrestling match ever" to Edge and Orton. It'll never meet expectations.
If anything it will even be sub-par. And ruin his perfect send off vs the rock at wrestlemania.
There’s no reason at all for this. Especially since it isnt a surprise. Its gonna be a watered down nostalgia act. 🤷♂️
@@alexalexalex797 millions of dollars is reason enough.
@@TheMartinTD well yeah, but still it has to literally be tons of money.
Cause steve austin is definitely not in dire need of cash
@@alexalexalex797 exactly it must be so much he just can’t say no
It's twenty-God damn-twenty-two and we're STILL discussing the possibility of God damn broken down over-the-hill nineties relic Stone Cold doing a match? How shitty and uninteresting is the rest of the roster that we've got people looking to Austin to be the guy to draw the audience?
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It’s not the rosters fault man. This roster is leaps and bounds better than the attitude era roster. Problem is they don’t get moments. They get heavily scripted oh crap.
@@Nonlifting_breezy somehow this comment is more of a joke than the one you replied to.
@@Bale4Bond how you figure
@@Nonlifting_breezy calling today's guys better than the one's during the WWF's second biggest heyday.
I cant see Stone Cold coming back after 19 years ..and if he does I hope its not the drizzling shits like Goldberg v undertaker
2022: Kevin Owens vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
2024: Latest on Kevin Owens' AEW status
They should have him lose to Owens in a King of the Ring qualifying match.
lmaooo
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Should be Stone Cold vs Randy Orton
Legend vs Legend Killer
Stunner vs RKO
No wonder Owens re-signed...
that said, this will be worse than HBK's return and shouldn't happen.
HBK looked like an ex-con who ran a bait shop. I could not stop laughing.
Watch Vince have Owens wrestle another guy with Stone Cold's name and gimmick like he did with Diesel and Razor.
"I own Stone Cold's name, dammit!"
@@takerdust Vince will just go full Bischoff and send Goldberg out as sub.
I hope to God that Austin doesn't come back to wrestle a match.... I think it'll be a bad look... Like when Shawn Michaels came back for that abomination of a tag team match in Saudi Arabia...
Yeah but it was against Undertaker (past prime) and Kane (past prime) plus HHH got injured so yeah that’s why it turned out bad but Austin having a match with Kevin who is still young can turn out to be good
Well. As far as Dx vs BOD is concerned. All of them were in their mid 50's plus triple h was badly injured (and still finished the match). Shawn was probably the best part of that match all things considered.
I think it wouldn't be as bad as a Shawn Michaels situation because Austin had already transformed himself into more of a brawler towards the end of his career anyway. So, this match would be more of a brawl with maybe a couple rest holds, a comeback, and then a stunner. No more than maybe 10 minutes.
Thanks Spectrum
NO, this is the internet again, just because KO dissed Texas. THAT MEANS NOTHING, Shawn Michaels could show, Booker T could show, do these folks know how many wrestlers from Texas could show up. Austin has no need to wrestle, and folks constantly want to say Vince is desperate but it ain't showing cause they still making money.
Austin is my goat. But I don’t want him coming back!
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Austin bought a ring from high spots over the summer. I had to set up an emergency ring for Mission Pro because the one they were going to provide was taken by Steve. I even got to see the video of the girl who drove it out there running the ropes with him after he was set up. They have had those talks for mania for a bit.
Dude had the perfect final match. So sick of guys coming out retirement when they have awesome send offs. Looking at Shawn and Ric among others.
Why is everyone acting like it's not going to be a quick stunner then a beer celebration...?
Especially since Kevin's going so hard on Texas. After all the crap he talks about them until Wrestlemania, when the bell hits, Austin does the stunner and gets the 3 count, the texas crowd is going to pop hard
It’s a shame we never got Austin x Punk. That would have been the match Stone Cold would’ve wanted more than KO. I promise you that. They had already teased it in the past from 2011 to 2013. The promos they would’ve had, man!!
In the early 2010's sure, not these days tho. The match would be shit
Yeah I remember that they also did it with the miz
That helix promo is the funniest thing I have heard since this year started
I hope they bring back JR for the commentary just for Austin’s match. It’d have been cool to get another Austin vs The Rock match at Wrestlemania but I assume Rock is too busy
Considering his neck was already shot before he won his first world title.
Austin had already lost most of his technical wrestling ability due to injuries, by the time he became a main eventer as Stone Cold, due to the neck injury from Owen, and even by the time he first became Stone Cold, due to his knees.
Stunning Steve was one of the great underrated technical wrestlers of the early 1990s, with Pillman in the Hollywood Blonds.
At this point, he is so broken down it would be pure nostalgia with a short brawl and handing out stunners.
Stone Cold Steve Austin Versus Randy Orton would have been more Appealing as you have the ‘RattleSnake’ against the ‘Viper’ and the Stunner against the R.K.O ….. 🤷🏿♂️
That's a brilliant call tbh but don't think he'll wrestle (hope he doesn't either)
Well Jim called the match down to a tee. Was so worth it
Not even Austin returning to pin KO 1,2,3 in the middle of the ring is gonna make me watch a WWE program at this point I’m just gonna hold on to my cherished memories of what wrestling used to be and and not let them be ruined for a “sports entertainment” cash grab 🤦🏾♂️
You won't be able to stop yourself from at least looking at a clip of the match though, admit it lol
@Blk Philip Amen Brother
Oh no. How will WWE get past this? Ha. You will be front row center. Admit it. Owens sucks. But, hearing that glass break in Tx and Austin doing good BMF walk. Yeah, have fun doing anything else that day. Ha.
Literally nobody will every care what you will or won't watch.
@@Am0ment0fB If he comes back and the match is terrible, Stone Cold will have effectively destroyed what he has left in drawing power last 2 times he was on TV it was flat and had nothing to it
Owens is gonna take care of Steve guys, there is a lot of respect between these two & I see it going off w/o any injury to the Rattlesnake, & I’m from the camp that thinks he should stay retired because of the condition he’s been in for so many years & dont want him hurting even more. He gave wrestling & the fans all he could & it was enough, best era of wrestling ever!!!
No. Never. Stay retired. It'll just look sad and regretful after.
You can get a big pop from the Texas Rattlesnake. And I don't think he has to do too much. All he has to do is come out to the ring, to a standing ovation, which is the respect he's owed, work a pretty basic match with KO, kick him in the gut, give him the Stunner, pin him 1-2-3, chug a beer with the ref, and we can all go home happy
I still rather see Stone Cold vs CM Punk. I just hope Stone Cold doesn't end up in a future feud with Happy Corbin (or even for his FINAL match).
Regardless of how awful it might turn out, i dont think theres ANYBODY that will not get up and off their feet when you hear the glass shatter
If this match does occur, don't expect to go longer than Fifteen Minutes.
?? shouldn't go more than 5 of actual match.
15 min is a bit long lol now that’s a surprise
Damn that end of video advert was incredible!
WWE better NOT destroy Austin's image as a wrestler and SHIT on him!!!!!
That’s for Austin to decide
@@kamfisher1714 you right Austin will take the money 👹😁
@@kingofhuecomundo9394 No, he’s the one in the ring not WWE. He better wrestle great.
@@kamfisher1714 Austin will be a jober to Kevin Owens!
They need to end that damn brand split. There should be one Heavyweight Champ. One Women’s division champ, one set of tag team champs, an Intercontinental and US Champion. Make NXT guys that become North American or NXT champ get a shot at the US or Intercontinental Championship once in awhile, or as a way to debut upcoming stars to the main roster. They should recap the latest NXT highlights on RAW and Smackdown. Both RAW and Smackdown can feature the same stars and they could compete for the championship titles for their particular division. Have NXT guys get money in the bank contracts to compete for the NXT championship belts to cycle in new upcoming stars.
Have the US or Intercontinental Champ get a shot at the Heavyweight Champ at Survivor Series. The HOF members or legends that are still able to wrestle should get their own championship division .. The Legends Division. Legends could wrestle occasionally like Goldberg has done and they can wrestle each other for the Legend’s Division Championship. This way the company can highlight active competing legends and still build new stars.
Someone needs to send Austin a copy of the Brothers of Destruction vs DX match, just to make him reconsider this whole idea. I'm a big fan of Austins. But even I think this is a bad idea.
It’s a terrible idea.
It's most likely going to be a Rock vs Rowan match. Don't get ur hopes up for a good match. The nostalgia of STONE COLD is enough for me 1 or 2 stunners and done
I'll be honest. I haven't watched a WWE PPV in years. Haven't watched WWE TV in years. Do catch clips and highlights on TH-cam and Twitter. But if Stone Cold is wrestling a match, idc how short, simple, etc., I will purchase WrestleMania, however one does that these days.
You have to subscribe to Peacock
If the WWE could get Mickie James to make a one night appearance at the Rumble, I think maybe WWE could entice Jim Ross to make a one-off appearance for a Steve Austin match. I think Ross would do it if it were Austin.
A match versus Brock or The Rock wouldn't be worth it. A match against Owens is laughable. I sincerely hope, at this point, Austin never wrestles again. Sting/Rollins taught me a lesson.
I'm sure Austin would do alright because he doesn't really wrestle. He was a great wrestler but he switched up his style to a brawler after his neck injury and since it would be a brawl as opposed to a wrestling match it would be fine.
I've heard that Austin had a ring installed at his ranch. If that's true, I'd say it's pretty much set in stone.
I'm waiting for Cornette's comments on Cody Rhodes.
Calling him a SJW is pretty basic. Clearly, Jim has been listening to the wrong crowd.
Loved the obscure Jack Webb on The Tonight Show reference!
We need Hogan vs Flair at wrestlemania 38 since we never got it 30 years ago
a 75 year old against a 68 year old lmfao ... My god No wonder wrestling completely sucks these days with shit like this.
@@rolandmeyer7853 I’ll take it 10years ago but nah not now lol way to late it’s a recipe for disaster at this point
@@miracleboyboxing Exactly ... Hulk Hogan has back and hip problems and can barely walk but people want him to wrestle and throw flying leg drops like 35 years ago .... Give me a break.
@@rolandmeyer7853 Lol now Hogan coming back to do a match is definitely not possible maybe 10 years ago at 58 like Bret did with Vince slow paced nothing serious and a decent leg drop but yeah Hogan drops a leg drop today I’ll be worried before he even hits the mat lol he’s almost 70 fuck no
Make it s triple threat with 500 year old Vince
becky lynch: bark austin
stone cold: woof woof
No one wants to see a 57 year old stone return to wrestle. He had the perfect send off. This is wwe's fault for failing to build new stars
AEW brings back Punk. WWE brings back Steve Austin. Game over.
Seriously?
@@num1Jaysta Austin is a bigger star than Punk ever was. Him coming back has a lot more impact than Punk.
Can't wait to hear Corny's opinion on the whole Cody situation! Hopefully it'll be uploaded soon! 😀
Just keep him away from Triple H. You know the son in law is already thinking of a way to get another meaningless win over Austin.