WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin recently appeared on the Ariel Helwani Show, where he covered various topics. He mentioned that he is open to the idea of participating in an exhibition-style match. However, he also stated that he would be perfectly fine if he never stepped into the ring again.
Austin said, “Totally. There is always that part in the back of your mind — there was a match, I think they billed it as an exhibition match between Nick Bockwinkel and Billy Robinson in Japan. Those two guys put on a really nice clinic. It was about 11 to 15 minutes and the Japanese people really appreciated that match. Those guys were badass and could really work. To do something like that would be fun. It’s an exhibition, you’re not trying to go out there and steal the show, just go out there to do it one more time in front of the fans because you love the business as much as you do and it would be very interesting. You always think in the back of your mind about something like that. Exhibition-style, so you don’t have all that pressure of trying to be who you were in your athletic prime. When you’re out of prime, there is a night and day difference of how you can perform. That’s the way it is for any athlete in any sport. If that was my last endeavor in the ring, I’m totally at peace with it. I ran hard, I had fun. We achieved a lot. It was what it was and I have no regrets. I gave it everything I had.”
Austin last competed for WWE at WrestleMania 38, where he faced Kevin Owens.
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