During a recent appearance on ” Busted Open Radio” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin talks On Potential WrestleMania 42 Appearance, Potentially wrestling another WWE match in the future and more.
The following are some of the highlights from the interview.
On Potential WrestleMania 42 Appearance: “It’s funny because you’ll sit there or they’ll put something on [Instagram] and people will say, ‘Oh, no, no. Man, he’s too old. Let the current talent have the spotlight.’ Let the current talent have the spotlight, of course. If I can go out there and do something, that’d be fine. But God damn, when I crashed that four-wheeler last year up there against that wall, man, you talk about sh***ing the bed big time. I was so pissed off about that. Because I was looking forward to going out there and announcing the attendance and then watching the show, seeing what kind of show the superstars were going to put on. And, man, I sh*t the bed on the big stage.We’ll see if they have me back. If they do, that’s cool. I always say — they got a pretty good roster, you know? So I think those guys and gals, they need all the time.”
On if he gets the itch to return to WWE and the potential of him wrestling again in the future: “It’d be to go back for one of those moments. Not a match itch, right? I got a left knee replacement a little over a year ago. And God dang, my leg feels good, I’m glad I got it done. But, yeah, I get the itch for certain moments. But to try and do a match? No.”
On if he is interested in doing a cinematic match in the future for a potential return: “No. Yes and no. Because it could be done. But I remember that (Boneyard) match (between AJ Styles & The Undertaker) and it was the right time for that match. To keep doing those, I don’t think so. But I remember watching that. I enjoyed the hell out of that. I’ll go five-star, okay? Whatever the scale is. I loved it, I love both guys as talents, as human beings. So it was badass. But they did it. I don’t know that I wanna see a whole lot more of it. But it’s almost like a mini-movie, almost like the Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ video, right? Longer, but, I don’t think so. I think I’m good.”
On if he could thrive as a star in today’s era of pro wrestling: “Well, I would have had to, and you know this, kind of when you see old footage of Jim Brown, the great running back. It looks like he wasn’t that fast, but he was and he was big and he was just running over everybody so it’d be like, hey, could Jim Brown thrive in today’s NFL? Yes, he could. He was that damn good so, yeah, of course I think I could navigate the waters because the talent is what it is and it’s a high level but, if you could make it in any era, I think you could make it in today’s era.”
On if he belief that AJ Styles will wrestle another match in the future despite his recent retirement from his in-ring wrestling career:“I’m glad to hear you say that at 48 — whatever he is years old — that AJ Styles is young, because he is. In a sense, he’s post-prime and he’s gonna get older, but God dang, so many people don’t understand that you really don’t hit your peak years until — and like I said, he’s post-prime, but what a monster career he’s had. One of the best workers ever that I’ve seen, and I just love the guy. I don’t know him real well personally. We speak every now and then. But he’s had a phenomenal run. I’m glad he’s going into the Hall of Fame. He’ll have one more, he’ll get the itch. But I’m glad you said that, yeah, he’s still young… Not to go back on my retirement but I retired at 38. Sh*t man. That’s when you really put it all together, (mentally) and physically. You (are) post-prime but your mind, that’s when your mind is at its best because you’ve done so much and you’ve soaked in so much and you can apply it all…”
