After weeks of taunting and speculation, Kevin Owens laid out a challenge to Steve Austin. Owens, who for weeks had been looking for a WrestleMania match, came out at the end of the March 7th Monday Night Raw in an attempt to create his own WrestleMania moment.
After taunting native Texans JBL, Booker, and Shawn Michaels, Owens set his sights on the biggest Texan in WWE history.
“I am calling you out, @steveaustinBSR!”
Did @FightOwensFight just make his #WrestleMania plans known on #WWERaw? pic.twitter.com/QiIKH1ZxFM
— WWE (@WWE) March 8, 2022
Austin didn’t take long to respond. Just like that Stone Cold has accepted the invitation. OH HELL YEA.
OH HELL YEAH!@SteveAustinBSR has accepted @FightOwensFight‘s #WrestleMania 38 invitation! pic.twitter.com/7x5t41nDBg
— WWE (@WWE) March 8, 2022
Will Stone Cold Steve Austin Wrestle At WrestleMania?
In his acceptance, Austin seemed to indicate that he was down for a match. But WWE is still billing the appearance as the “KO Show.” I don’t expect Austin to wrestle a full-on match like he used to, but I could see him breaking out the black trunks (or the jorts) one last time and stomping a mudhole in KO.
Welcome back to #WrestleMania, @steveaustinBSR!
What will happen when The Texas Rattlesnake steps back onto The Grandest Stage of Them All to confront @FightOwensFight on @WrestleMania Saturday?https://t.co/y95uZccYR0
— WWE (@WWE) March 8, 2022
This confrontation could go several ways. Austin could come out for a “KO Show” and be taunted into a match or just a “brawl” as Austin alluded to. But maybe the talk show tease is to leave open speculation and mystery about if Austin will actually return to in-ring action. WWE’s deliberate vagueness is fueling a lot of speculation. But one thing is clear, people want Austin to WRESTLE one last time.
Reactions
WWE is billing this year’s WrestleMania as the most “stupendenous” Showcase Of the Immortals Ever. They are pulling out all the stops, including bringing Austin out of retirement. People are hyped. Here are some of the best reactions.
JBL said a lot what a lot of us are thinking, KO done MESSED UP!
Oh @FightOwensFight —you have made a terrible mistake. @steveaustinBSR pic.twitter.com/noAG4Xy7cX
— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) March 8, 2022
WHAT?
Stone Cold Steve Austin will return to the ring against Kevin Owens at Wrestlemania.
Why? BECAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO. @rasslin pic.twitter.com/dUSIcJ82tl
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 8, 2022
After 19 long years Stone Cold Steve Austin being involved with wrestling in this capacity again is super wild.
And Kevin Owens gets to work with one of his childhood idols.
We are truly living in a crazy timeline. pic.twitter.com/UwQgNEpH1m
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) March 8, 2022
You have my attention
— R ⭕️ B B I E B U R N S (@Robbie__Burns) March 8, 2022
The building is going to erupt and people who still like to have fun are going to have fun. Should be a great weekend.
— Cael (@AveryCael) March 8, 2022
Wwe sure still knows to get everyone hooked in….good video and promo by @steveaustinBSR https://t.co/DeNRTtNfwb
— Vanessa Jean Baptist (@baptist_vanessa) March 8, 2022
My Thoughts
Again, we do not know if Austin will actually wrestle. But that certainly seems like the direction they’re going in. I like this angle because the audience might not know if Austin is up to the task. Heck, Austin himself might not know if he’s up to wrestle a match after 19 years away.
Also what a crazy ride for Owens. From an indie-darling who didn’t have the “look” to be a WWE star to taunting wrestling’s biggest icon out of retirement. I saw Owens wrestle in tiny gyms in front of 50 people. To see him here in this moment is incredible.
One thing remains clear though, WrestleMania is heating up to be quite STUPENDOUS.
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