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Nothing revolutionize the professional wrestle job like the Monday Night Wars - the winner - take - all , drag - down fight between Vince McMahon’sWWEand Ted Turner ’s WCW that put the two company in a battle for supremacy from the late-1990s through the former aughts . squirm fanatism and fandom were at an all - time high , and many major participant emerged or saw a career revitalisation during this flow , render some of the most memorable moments in WWE and WCW chronicle .
One name that stick out the tall from this time is"Stone low temperature " Steve Austin , the legendary anti - authority anti - hero who flick off his boss as often as he pledge beer and handed out Stunners . In several recent interview , Austin has discourse his aspect of his legacy , and has given several clues as to whether he will in reality come out at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas next month .
Steve Austin Isn’t Big On Legacy
It’s Just Not His Thing
Steve Austin ’s appeal and longevity can be attributed to many thing , but in reality , squirm fans want something different from what Vince McMahon was offering them , andhe represented the thwarted , angry everyman of the time that mirrored the human race , and his shadow hangs turgid in the grappling world to this day . During arecent interview with Zack Heydorn at The Takedown on SI , Austin was require about his bequest , something he had little desire to recognize .
" I ca n’t get too philosophical about anything I did . When I decided to get into the business of pro wrestling , my mom and pappa shook their heads because they did n’t get it . They did n’t like it . They did n’t ascertain it . I did and I fell in love with it . Nobody had any plans for me a lot of the time . I just kept finding my way and catching break here , there , and then strike on the Stone Cold thing and just pick apart a couple of marvelous sweep . I do n’t like to even verbalise about legacies or any of that material anymore . Just it was what it was . I had a expert meter . If you want to commend me , you could , if you do n’t , you do n’t . I was around for a period of time , and it did n’t last a retentive time . I had some really good matches . There was more guys out there that have some practiced match than I did , although I had some classic . I had so many moments . Those character building moments that they had planned for Stone Cold and I imagine that ’s what hoi polloi will remember . But to make it any more important than that , would be wacky . "
Call it humbleness or call it satinpod , Austin does n’t see the need for ceremony or jubilation for his work , and that it was plainly a time when he was there and helped get the companionship over . Whether he want to acknowledge it or not , it ’s unsufferable to ignorethe impact Austin has had on the industry , leading the charge for the successful WWE profits through the Monday Night Wars , and one of the most renowned flesh in professional wrestling story .
Will He Or Won’t He Help Cody?
Mania Is In Vegas, After All.
In the chief event ofWrestleMania XL , it was a who ’s who of endowment fare to the help of both Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns , including The Rock , John Cena , Seth Rollins , and The Undertaker . The crowd in Philadelphia live ballistic for all the surprisal appearances , but one notable name that was not seen was Steve Austin . Although it was slightly teased during a backstage segment where Rock attacked Cody outside the arena , Austin and WWE could not reach an agreement to have him appear at the event .
During arecent consultation with " Unlikely with Adrian Hernandez " , however , Austin seemed to loosen an visual aspect atWrestleMania 41 .
" WrestleMania this year will be in Vegas , and I was doing an interview a while back , and I enunciate that ’s like flop here . If he needs another hand , I ’ll be there . "
The build - up to this year ’s main event take an unexpected and lurid turn , asJohn Cena turn heel for the first time in 20 yearsand line up himself with The Rock after Rhodes refused to trade him his soul . Although Rhodes may not have needed Austin ’s help in Philadelphia , he certainly seems like he needs all the aid he can get leading into Las Vegas , and nothing would wire the crowd quite like that ice smashing leading to another Austin / Rock stare down .
Our Take On Steve Austin’s Comments
Vegas Would Add Another Layer To His Legacy
While Steve Austin may not be interested in talking about his bequest , wrestling fans remain to debate who had the biggest wallop on the industry and who ’s truly the great of all time . In a meter when Cody Rhodes is so over , he ’s got both The Rock and John Cena turning heel and CM Punk cutting reaction promos like it ’s 2011 , the industry landscape would not be where it is today in terms of its realistic approach and edgy contentedness without Austin paving the manner .
It ’s unsufferable not to theorise whether Austin will appear on Night Two to assist Rhodes , especially after WWE and Fanatics announcedAustin ’s coming into court at WWE Worldon both days ofWrestleManiaweekend . Whether it ’s a stare down , or a Stunner to Rock , or Cena , an appearance in Vegas bySteve Austinwill continue to add to a legacy fill up with middle fingers and industry - changing matches that defined an era , definitions that continue to resound throughWWEto this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
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