WWE is reportedly interested in having “Stone Cold” Steve Austin wrestle again.
According to a report from Fightful Select, the company has presented him with an offer for another match. It is not clear if the match would be for WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles, Saudi Arabia, or somewhere else.
While Vince McMahon was said to have been hopeful Austin would wrestle again, it was the new WWE regime led by Paul “Triple H” Levesque that made the offer. One source noted to Fightful that the two sides were initially far apart on terms, however.
Austin posted footage of himself working out earlier this week. This led to speculation on social media that he is training for another match.
During a discussion with the Brewbound Podcast shortly after WrestleMania 38, Austin spoke about possibly being involved in WrestleMania 39.
“I can’t imagine I would not be there in some capacity and I’m not booking myself on the show because I didn’t book myself on 38. That’s a Vince thing and I have a great relationship with him and if I get the call, I’ll be there.”
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal. Andrew Zarian and I take a look at the RAW after WrestleMania and wonder if it’s dead as a hot show.
We debate Cody’s promo on the show. Was it a great, organic promo, or was it too much of a rehearsed performance? We also wonder what the deal is with Edge and Damian Priest.
We go over the highs and lows of WrestleMania 38, including seeing Austin vs. McMahon for possibly the final time.
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What was originally advertised as a KO Show talk show segment turned into a match, with Steve Austin defeating Kevin Owens in a no holds barred match tonight at WrestleMania 38.
The match was agreed to after the two exchanged words in the main event of WrestleMania. They brawled around the ring and into the crowd. At one point, Austin took a suplex onto exposed concrete. The finish of the match had Owens hit Austin with a stunner, but Austin kicked out. Owens grabbed a chair, entered the ring and went to strike Austin with it, but instead hit the ropes, with the chair recoiling and striking himself in the process. Austin then hit the stunner on Owens for the win.
After the match had ended, Austin celebrated in the ring and drank beer. He gave a second stunner to Owens, then another to announcer Byron Saxton as he attempted to celebrate with Austin. The show ended after Austin celebrated with his brother in the ring.
Prior to the match, Owens told Austin that he wanted to have a nice chat. He then started to say disparaging remarks about Texans, a recurring theme in the weeks prior to tonight’s show. Owens eventually told Austin that he wanted a no holds barred match. Austin said his first match in Dallas, and could end tonight in Dallas. He then asked for a referee as the match began.
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal, as Andrew Zarian and I are on that road to WrestleMania 38.
We invited pro wrestling broadcaster Jon Alba to talk about the angle with Seth Rollins, Vince McMahon, and his “secret” opponent for WrestleMania. It was a story that Andrew broke on Wrestling Observer Live. We also talked about Stone Cold Steve Austin as the guest on the KO Show, what it means if it’s closing the show, and what we want to see.
We look at the match and possibly moment that we’re look forward to most, talk about the non-WrestleMania shows we most want to see, and then quickly discuss the MJF/Tony Khan story.
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It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal, as Andrew Zarian and I are back to talk about the the road to WrestleMania 38.
We take a look at the main matches at WrestleMania and wonder if our excitement has heightened compared to when the match was announced. In short, we play a game called, “Does it do it for you?”
We also talk about the news of AEW’s partnership with DDT and Andrew wonders if it’s the deal that a WWE person mentioned to him some weeks ago. Lastly, we take a quick look at the ROH’s PPV, Supercard of Honor, with Tony Khan booking.
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Kevin Owens has cut his own version of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s legendary Austin 3:16 promo as the build to their WWE WrestleMania 38 confrontation continues.
In a video released on WWE’s YouTube channel, Owens voiced his own take on Austin’s 1996 King of the Ring promo on Jake “The Snake” Roberts, but with Owens in the role of Austin and Austin in the role of Roberts.
Owens used much of the same verbiage, but put his own twist on it as clips of Austin’s promo played simultaneously.
For his part, Austin appeared on The Rich Eisen show today to promote his Broken Skull IPA and Broken Skull American Lager beers, and to plug his WrestleMania confrontation with Owens.
Austin also told Eisen the 3:16 Day origin story, as well as detailing how the Austin 3:16 catchphrase came to be at King of the Ring 1996.
Austin appearing on The KO Show is set for night one of WrestleMania on Saturday, April 2.
Here are the current WrestleMania lineups:
WWE WrestleMania 38 night one, Saturday, April 2 —
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
WWE Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair
The KO Show with Kevin Owens & “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs
Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
WWE WrestleMania 38 night two, Sunday, April 3 —
Title unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Edge vs. AJ Styles
Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Queen Zelina & Carmella (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal, as Andrew Zarian and I are back to talk about the passing of Scott Hall.
We talk about all the characters of his that we remember from our childhood and how big it felt when he joined WCW.
We also talk about Austin 3:16 week and discuss a podcast POAP that can be minted by those who watched or listened to the show. We talk about where Cody Rhodes may have been last night and some of the WrestleMania 38 build before talking about AEW Dynamite.
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John LaRocca and I are back on the Fight Game Podcast with a lot to discuss.
In addition to recapping this week’s AEW Dynamite and NXT, we discuss the following:
Jeff Hardy, Swerve Strickland and William Regal signing with AEW
Whether Steve Austin’s WrestleMania appearance vs. a match lessens our excitement for what’s to come
A-Kid coming to NXT stateside
If you are interested in joining us for the F4W/Wrestling Observer Convention on Double or Nothing weekend, tickets are still available. You can also join the Facebook group.
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal as Andrew Zarian and I are back to talk about some WWE WrestleMania 38 news and last Sunday’s AEW’s Revolution.
We talk about the changes to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s role at WWE WrestleMania 38 and look back on what he’s done in previous years.
We also chat about why Andrew decided against going to WWE’s Madison Square Garden show over the weekend.
Andrew has some inside news on possible WWE Hall of Fame inductions.
We also go over the great AEW Revolution pay-per-view Sunday and all the memorable moments and news.
We also talk about the upcoming F4W Convention Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas and promise a good time talking wrestling at the suite party.
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“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is officially coming to WrestleMania 38.
On Monday’s episode of Raw, Kevin Owens called out Austin to appear on the KO Show at night one of WrestleMania 38. WWE then posted a video today with Austin accepting Owens’ challenge.
“Whether you want to call this a KO Show, a match, a fight, a brawl, whatever. I will guarantee you this,” Austin said. “In Dallas, Texas, where I started my career, at WrestleMania, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is gonna open up one last can of whoop-ass on you, Kevin Owens. And that’s the bottom line, ’cause Stone Cold said so.”
Leading into WrestleMania, Owens has been talking trash about the state of Texas on WWE television. Owens said last night that nothing would make him happier than beating the hell out of Austin in Austin’s home state and giving him a stunner that the world would talk about for years.
Dave Meltzer reported over the weekend that, while Owens vs. Austin had been discussed as a match for WrestleMania, it was now on the books as a confrontation.
“They will have a confrontation, but it is not clear if that will be a match or not anymore,” Meltzer said. “It’s essentially up to Austin at this point. They want the match, they thought they had the match and Steve…there’s a reason he hasn’t wrestled in 19 years. I just know that as of Friday, he had not agreed to do the match even though it was on the books. Now, it’s on the books as a confrontation.”
Austin hasn’t wrestled since facing The Rock at WrestleMania XIX in 2003.
WrestleMania 38 is taking place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3. Here’s the updated lineup for the event:
Night one (Saturday, April 2) —
SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Ronda Rousey
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
The KO Show with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
Night two (Sunday, April 3) —
Winner-take-all championship unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville
AJ Styles vs. Edge
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Queen Zelina & Carmella defend against Sasha Banks & Naomi and Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan in a triple threat match
Kevin Owens called out ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin to be a guest on the KO Show during the first night of WrestleMania 38.
Tonight’s episode of Raw ended with Kevin Owens coming out saying that he had an idea to get himself on the WrestleMania 38 card. He said he could have the biggest KO Show in history, and determined it had to be someone from Texas. After dismissing names like JBL, Booker T, and Shawn Michaels, Owens ended the show by calling out Austin, saying Austin had likely had let himself go and wanted to drop him. A graphic then appeared, announcing the appearance for WrestleMania Saturday, April 2.
It was later announced on social media that Austin would respond to Owens’ invitation Tuesday at noon ET.
In recent weeks, Owens has been struggling to find ways to get on the WrestleMania 38 card. His efforts earlier on Raw failed, as he and Seth Rollins lost a three-way match for the Raw Tag Team titles involving Alpha Academy and RK-Bro.
Here is the current lineup for both nights of WrestleMania:
Night one (Saturday, April 2) —
SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Ronda Rousey
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
KO Show with ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin
Night two (Sunday, April 3) —
Winner-take-all championship unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville
AJ Styles vs. Edge
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Carmella & Zelina Vega defend against Sasha Banks & Naomi and Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal, as Andrew Zarian and I are back with special guest Dave Meltzer, the founder of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Dave joined us to talk about the latest on the Cody Rhodes story, our interview with Kenny Omega on Wrestling Observer Radio, WrestleMania news with Logan Paul and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and then questions from the live viewers.
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The boys are back today with the 400th episode of Mat Men!
Today, Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian break down all the latest information regarding Cody Rhodes leaving AEW. Will he be going to WWE? All indicators point to yes.
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin hasn’t wrestled in 19 years and could be possibly getting ready for an in-ring return against Kevin Owens at this year’s WWE WrestleMania. Will this lead to more matches?
We talk AEW Dynamite results, discuss more news and rumors, and have a celebration of our 400th episode including fan video submissions.
We also bring back our fantasy booking “what if “segment and, what else, we rebook the WCW invasion angle…again!
We also do an extended Q&A.
Hear all this and more on this very special milestone episode of Mat Men, available by clicking below or watching on YouTube above.
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio to talk about Cody and Brandi Rhodes leaving AEW. We answer a lot of listener questions.
Before we get to that story, Dave has a little bit more information on the possibility of Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestling at WrestleMania.
We talk about a little bit about why Cody’s option might not have been picked up, rumors of EVPs not getting along, how WWE would need to book him to maximize the opportunity if he goes there, and more.
It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal as Andrew Zarian and I are back to talk about two giant pro wrestling stories.
We spend the first 40 minutes of the show talking about Cody Rhodes’ exit from AEW before discussing the possibility of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin returning to the ring at WWE WrestleMania.
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