Stone Cold Steve Austin

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin made his return to the ring on Saturday for Wrestlemania 38, his first time within the squared circle for the first time since his ...

Asked what it was like to return to the ring nearly 20 years after his last match, Austin shared his appreciation for the fans. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made his return to the ring on Saturday for Wrestlemania 38, his first time within the squared circle for the first time since his retirement from pro wrestling 19 years ago. Fans in attendance at the event in Arlington, Texas, roared when Austin made his appearance, driving to the ring on his signature ATV (as seen in the video above), doing a few circles of the ring before dismounting.

It wasn't reasonable to expect a 57-year-old man – Stone Cold Steve Austin – could get into a wrestling ring at Wrestlemania 38 and put on a show just like ...

By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. McMahon took off his shirt and tie and got into the ring with McAfee, who was bushwhacked from behind by Theory. A ref got into the ring and there was another match. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. It was a terrific showing for McAfee, the former NFL punter, who got the win by pinfall. Natalya and Shayna Baszler. Banks and Naomi got the win to take the titles. Lashley got the pin on the big man after flattening him with a spear. After several near finishes, Reigns speared Lesnar to get the victory – and an extra belt to wear around his waist. Roman Reigns (the company’s Universal champion). It was a unification match, winner takes all. There’s nobody better.” On Sunday (in front of 78,453 fans), the anticipation had been building toward the night’s main event – a huge showdown between Brock Lesnar (the WWE champion) vs. But I give the biggest shoutout to the crowd because I never expected to be able to headline a WrestleMania at this day and time. “What?” I said, was it a good match? Was it a good match?

For about 20 minutes, Austin wrestled against Kevin Owens in what appeared to be an official match. The crowd chanted "You still got it!" multiple times as ...

"And why would you want to [get my attention] Kevin?" Austin asked in his March announcement. 1) You are one dumb son of a bitch, and 2) You are fixing to get your a— kicked by Stone Cold Steve Austin," he added. WrestleMania 38: Stone Cold Steve Austin Makes Long-Awaited Return to WWE with 'The Stunner' Stone Cold Steve Austin confronted Kevin Owens and won during the first night of WrestleMania 38 With the iconic sound of shattering glass, Stone Cold Steve Austin made his return to the WWE in front of a screaming crowd of fans at WrestleMania 38 in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday. For about 20 minutes, Austin wrestled against Kevin Owens in what appeared to be an official match. The "Texas Rattlesnake," whose last WWE match was against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at WrestleMania in March 2003, teased his appearance at the event with a video early last month. "Ever since you started running that mealy-mouth of yours, talking about the great state of Texas, you got my attention." multiple times as Austin ended up winning with his finishing move, "The Stunner." Get push notifications with news, features and more.

Stone Cold gave fans a real match at WrestleMania 38, and thanks to a hot crowd, great work from Kevin Owens and Austin's charisma, it delivered.

He took quite a few real moves and most surprisingly, took a suplex onto the floor without padding while he was in the crowd. I have no idea how it could possibly top night one, but with Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, plus a ton of other great matches, I can't wait to see it try. But the Texas Rattlesnake came to the ring with knee pads on, and when Owens challenged him to a real match, Austin paused for the crowd and said, “If you want Stone Cold to have a match with this sorry sack of shit, give me a hell yeah.” It also allowed Kevin Owens to sell for him, and he sold everything brilliantly like a lifelong Stone Cold Steve Austin fan. No one, not even Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns, generate the level of excitement Stone Cold Steve Austin is able to, and fans went absolutely nuts just at the mere anticipation of seeing him go again. For the past month or two, Kevin Owens has been appearing regularly on WWE programming to insult the state of Texas, where WrestleMania was being held and/ or to insult Stone Cold Steve Austin, goading him to appear on his talk show at ‘Mania. Austin accepted the appearance, and it was widely assumed he’d come out, deliver a few stunners, drink a beer or two and send the crowd home happy.

There might not be a promise I've broken more than saying I won't mention AEW when discussing WWE, and vice versa. I'm not sure I've ever gotten it right.

It was more than Owens working his ass off to make Austin look good and credible, though that had a lot to do with it.It was the fact that through the build, through his role as playing the taunter and asshole, baiting the entire state of Texas into this through Austin, Owens didn’t do much to hide that this was the ultimate dream come true for him. But it’s his reverence for wrestling as a whole, its many approaches to telling a story and its history and its tropes, that always shines through the most. But so do the Rolling Stones when they play “Jumping Jack Flash.” Doesn’t make it any less fulfilling.That doesn’t mean WWE should be pulling out some legend for every PPV or every other Raw. This is the time and place for it, because Mania is a celebration of WWE’s history as much as anything else, a history only they have. If WWE was trying to showcase what it has that no one else does, the kinds of stars that they’ve made Lynch and Belair into is a good place to start. The pop Cody got when entering last night could only be found in one place, which is a big reason he came back to New York. The match of the night belonged to Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair, as it was always going to. It’s why he’s not afraid to call upon his encyclopedic knowledge of wrestling’s past to influence a match, whether it is his history or someone else’s. KO just loves it so much that we can’t help but do so along with him. It wasn’t just Austin’s return or that he was more ambulatory than a cadaver holding out a collection plate for Vince like Undertaker was in his last couple years, or Goldberg and his malfunctioning forklift way of doing everything. Their handling of the women’s division only is better than AEW’s because sometimes they pay attention to it rather than almost never, and only at the top, but the level of anticipation and then delivery from those two last night certainly proves that when WWE wants to they can get it gloriously right.But what WWE has over everyone, and by an amount that’s simply incomprehensible, is its history. It’s the show where Macho Man and Steamboat redefined the term “classic.” Or Stone Cold and Bret Hart. Undertaker and Michaels. The Rock and Stone Cold. Hulk and Warrior. When you attend or watch Mania, the echoes of those matches and so many others are sitting next to you.So while the cynical can, rightly, point to Steve Austin’s return last night as just a ploy to sell tickets in Dallas when sales were flagging, WWE can get away with it because of what Austin’s return means. I’ll get to Cody himself tomorrow, but WrestleMania is supposed to be the grandest exhibition of what WWE has over the rest of the business. The scale, the bombast, the sheer enormity of everything around and in Mania is simply not anything anyone could dream of matching. And it’s also hard to avoid when WWE, on their biggest night, is doing stuff like this:So it’s clear that WWE felt the need to needle their new competitors, even if they’ll never admit that they’re competitors.

On March 30, 2003, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was thought to have wrestled his last pro wrestling match, losing to The Rock at WrestleMania 19.

They battled in the ring, outside the ring, in the crowd, and on the entrance ramp. In anger, Owens rolled to the outside and grabbed a chair. Austin was forced to retire due to lingering neck issues.

'Stone Cold' Steve Austin says he's lucky he had his last match in Dallas, the place where he started his career. Last night, the Texas Rattlesnake came out ...

"You just love the crowd," Austin said. Austin also had high praise for WWE fans at Wrestlemania 38 and for the wrestlers who participated on Wrestlemania's first night. "This is where I started and I was lucky enough to finish here.

Stone Cold Steve Austin came out of retirement to feature at the highly anticipated WrestleMania 38 on Saturday night, and boy did he deliver, ...

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon kicked the Attitude Era for the WWE in their hotly contested feud that lasted from 1997-2001.

McMahon and Theory were celebrating when Austin's music came out and the crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas went crazy. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon kicked the Attitude Era for the WWE in their hotly contested feud that lasted from 1997-2001. They banged cans, and Austin hit one more Stunner for the road.

On the first night of WrestleMania 38, Stone Cold Steve Austin surprised fans by coming out of retirement for his first wrestling match in 19 years.

He played to the crowd without missing a beat, and he even got distracted by beer at one point. The first of two nights at WrestleMania 38 was packed with heavy-hitters, including Ronda Rousey and Cody Rhodes, but Stone Cold’s No Holds Barred match against Kevin Owens was the biggest highlight. The 57-year-old retired from in-ring competition back in 2003, due to various knee injuries and one particularly bad neck injury.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon kicked the Attitude Era for the WWE in their hotly contested feud that lasted from 1997-2001.

McMahon and Theory were celebrating when Austin's music came out and the crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas went crazy. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon kicked the Attitude Era for the WWE in their hotly contested feud that lasted from 1997-2001. They banged cans, and Austin hit one more Stunner for the road.

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Unfortunately, the 76-year-old didn't take the move in vintage fashion, but it was still a fun moment. As McAfee celebrated, he got challenged to an impromptu match against McMahon. He went straight for Theory before turning his attention to McMahon.

Vince McMahon walked out first to introduce Austin Theory. He referred to him as a future WWE Universal Champion. McAfee had the Cowboys cheerleaders as part of ...

McAfee went up top, moonsaulted off the top rope, jumped back up top and super plexed Theory off the top rope. He continued celebrating with McAfee in the ring. McAfee recovered but Theory tripped McAfee and dragged him into the ring post while the referee was distracted. Theory hit back with a spinning elbow and a hurricanrana and pin attempt. McAfee did a Swanton off the top but Theory moved. Theory went up top but McAfee stopped him.