WWE Corridor of Famer ‘Stone Chilly’ Steve Austin stays probably the most important names in professional wrestling historical past. He has an awesome relationship with CM Punk and plenty of followers need them to feud now that Punk is again in WWE. Nevertheless, Booker T doesn’t assume a match between the 2 will ever occur.
CM Punk’s return on the Survivor Sequence Premium Stay Occasion grew to become a major occasion in professional wrestling historical past for a lot of causes. This instantly led to followers wanting a match with Punk and Steve Austin.
The truth is, even many in WWE have been pushing for the match to occur. In any case, it has been nearly two years since Steve Austin competed in ring, along with his final being at WrestleMania 38. Whereas talking on his Corridor of Fame podcast, Booker T talked a few potential match between CM Punk and Steve Austin, noting that he doubts it is going to occur because of varied hurdles.
“After I hear stuff like that, after all, it’s one thing that folks [would] pay to see. Individuals [would] undoubtedly tune in to see one thing like that. However Steve Austin, 58, 60 years previous now, someplace round there. And other people obtained to be life like. I don’t assume Steve Austin goes to be the brand new Undertaker, okay. Simply because Steve Austin is simply as previous as The Undertaker. All of us are, it’s just like the film life. Hell, all of us obtained previous. So now I don’t see Steve Austin sitting at residence at 58, 60 years previous, no matter it’s… eager about a match in any respect. What did I simply say concerning the boys? It was a test on the market. You’re going to go decide it up and say that for the fellows which might be capable of go decide it up. I’m saying it’s similar to myself. I’m not going to consider reserving myself in a match or something like that.
Individuals say, I all the time say, ‘Man, they booked me in Saudi. I’ll go decide that check-up.’ However I actually I must struggle — actually, actually battle to struggle with myself to even take into consideration doing one thing like that as a result of I do know what I can do to my physique. One match, simply climbing by means of these ropes, one match when it’s one thing that you simply’re not doing regularly, it’s not one thing that try to be eager about doing ever. It is a younger man’s recreation now. The considered seeing Punk and Stone Chilly Steve Austin in the midst of the ring doing enterprise? Man, that’s nice cash, man. We will make some cash out of this deal. Yeah, we will make some cash out of it. However cash, on the finish of the day, none of that may enable you to once you’re in dire straits.
And me personally, I simply don’t see Steve Austin being at residence eager about having a match. Or does it need to be WrestleMania wherever? That’s simply me, I may very well be fallacious. And you recognize what? We on this enterprise, we by no means say by no means. It’s simply not the way in which we expect. It’s simply not in our blood, in our DNA. It’s simply not the way in which we do issues. So I’m not going to place it previous us. Steve Austin once more in some capability. I’m not going to do this in any respect. However me personally, I do know the web is buzzed about Steve Austin and Punk, however me personally. If I do know Steve Austin, I simply don’t assume he’s at residence eager about what he and Punk going to do in a match. You realize, when it lastly comes round, I simply don’t see it.”
Ringside Information solely reported that WWE has no plans for CM Punk vs Steve Austin in the intervening time. Regardless, solely time will inform whether or not a match between the 2 will find yourself taking place sooner or later.
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