WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin has been announced for the September 9 WWE RAW episode from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
This will be the final RAW episode before the WWE Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 15.
The announcement was made today by MSG. You can see their promo below.
Austin took to Twitter and commented on his first MSG appearance in almost 20 years.
“I cannot believe it has been so long. Time flies by. The Garden is home to many of my favorite moments in my career. @BretHart in #survivorseries @undertaker in #summerslam #highwaytohell and stunning @VinceMcMahon for the very first time. Along with many others. Hell Yeah!,” Austin wrote.
The dark main event after last night’s WWE 205 Live tapings at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama saw WWE Champion Daniel Bryan retain over AJ Styles by disqualification. Bryan reportedly cut a strong heel promo, which poked fun at Alabama for losing to Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship earlier this month. AJ came back and laid Bryan out, also stopping to celebrate with a young fan in the crowd. AJ then impersonated WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin, switching out the beer cans for water bottles, after hitting a Phenomenal Forearm on Bryan. You can see video from the segment below:
WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin‘s shoulder is on the mend after having surgery earlier this year … but now his elbow has also taken a bit of a bump.
The Texas Rattlesnake tweeted a picture of a very large lump that is protruding from his funny bone with the caption, “The elbow for today’s podcast.”
On this week’s episode of his show, Austin explains that he suffers from a condition called olecranon bursitis — which is the inflammation of the bursa, or thin sac of fluid, that lies between the skin and the bony tip of the elbow.
Stone Cold says he discovered the lump during a workout and asserted that the condition is a common problem for pro wrestlers … adding, “Virtually all the boys who ever come up in the business have that tennis ball elbow as you go through the paces, because it kinda comes with the territory.”
The following was posted on Steve Austin’s official WWE Facebook page over the weekend, which has gotten some people talking. It should be noted that the posts are usually made by someone on the WWE’s social media staff, not by the wrestlers themselves:
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin VS Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 32 is a hot topic today following Austin’s Stone Cold Podcast with guest Paul Heyman last night on the WWE Network.
Heyman turned the tables on Austin to discuss a potential dream match between Austin and Lensar at WrestleMania 32 in Austin’s home state of Texas.
Below is a video clip form the last night’s podcast of Austin and Heyman discussing the possibility of the match.
WWE issued the following press release regarding the return of Steve Austin’s Stone Cold Podcast on WWE Network.
“STONE COLD” LIVE ON WWE NETWORK
STAMFORD, Conn., May 18, 2015 – “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will host Stone Cold Podcast, Live!, a no-holds-barred, in-your-face monthly interview series beginning Monday, June 1 at 11 p.m. ET on the award-winning WWE Network, with special guest Paul Heyman.
Each Month immediately following Monday Night RAW, which airs on USA Network, the WWE Hall of Famer will sit down with the biggest names in WWE including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Sting and other celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment for an exclusive interview on WWE Network.
“If you’re ready for the Stone Cold Podcast, give me a ‘Hell Yeah!’,” said “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
The hour-long series joins the slate of brand new original programming recently announced by WWE Network including, Too Hot For TV Presented by Jerry Springer, Swerved and WWE The List.
John Cena has started using a Springboard Stunner that he first used in his match against Rusev at WrestleMania 31. Steve Austin is known for his Stone Cold Stunner, which led fans to ask how he feels about Cena’s stunner. The following is what Austin said about it on his Steve Austin Show podcast:
“It was brought up to my attention in several e-mails that I got but I never discussed it. … Here’s the thing: People ask me ‘Steve, hey man, what do you think about that?’ First of all, it’s obviously reminiscent of the Stone Cold Stunner but here’s my biggest beef with it: It’s such a dynamic move and it requires such precision and timing, because his foot could slip on that rope, guys are wearing baby oil, they’re sweating, anything could happen, so that move is very precise. But when you hit that move, why don’t you establish it and get a couple of three counts out of it? So then when Rusev kicks out of it, or whoever kicks out of it, if they do, it means something. So they could have had another ace up his sleeve had he actually beaten people with it. … My point is had they looked further down the road than the short term he would have had a real valid great badass finish than just a set up which now means nothing.”
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin talked to Triple H on the Stone Cold Podcast after last night’s RAW on the WWE Network.
Austin mentioned the controversy surrounding the Royal Rumble. Austin said it seems like kayfabe is dead and asked Triple h how hard it is to book with that. Triple H said it’s rough and mentioned the different component that is the internet and how fans quickly see when the company gets behind someone. Triple H talked about how some places were booing Roman Reigns out of the building because they think that’s the push he’s getting but nobody booed him at this weekend’s live events. Austin said some fans feel that Reigns hasn’t earned the push yet. Triple H said Vince McMahon is the one guy who is calling the shots. Triple H said the Rumble was talked over and debated. Vince takes all those ideas and puts them together. Triple H said nobody is perfect and that Vince doesn’t always make the right call but has a pretty good track record.
Austin talked to Triple H about the Seth Rollins VS Daniel Bryan match from last night’s RAW. Austin brought up the resentment for Reigns. Triple H said it’s a tough environment and mentioned how half the people will boo John Cena while the other half would cheer but he is still selling out arenas. Triple H said it’s hard to find the star that every single person likes. Austin said he hasn’t seen the Twitter feedback yet but he believes that RAW may have quelled some of the resentment towards Reigns. Austin said Reigns shined and what he did at the end of RAW helped him. Austin said he needed that and Triple H agreed. Triple H said people say all the time that Reigns isn’t ready and Triple said nobody is really ready for that. Triple H said you think you know what it means to be the guy until you get there and put a whole different world of pressure on yourself.
Austin said people want to know Triple h’s thought’s about CM Punk and mentioned Punk’s podcast comments on Triple H. Triple H laughed and that hey were cool. Triple H said he has never had any beef with Punk. Triple H said Punk held a grudge over some things not working out. Triple H said Punk is a weird guy and he doesn’t mean that in a bad way. Triple H talked about how it was hard to communicate or get to know Punk. Triple H said people would tell him that Punk was livid and about to quit but he would go ask what’s wrong and Punk would act calm and say everything is cool. Austin asked if Punk can come back to WWE. Triple H said if it’s best and what the fans want then he hopes they can get past it. Triple H said he regrets that they couldn’t get past the other stuff.
Austin asked about the contact status of Brock Lesnar. Triple H said they’re constantly talking to Brock and it comes down to what Brock wants to do. Austin asked if The Streak should have been broken or should have it remained. Triple H said that’s a debate and he doesn’t know. He can understand the value in both ways.
Austin asked if Triple H could change one thing about RAW what would it be. Triple H said if anything, it would be back to two hours. He said the third hour of TV is so hard to write that he can’t even describe it. Triple H said the three hours is Vince’s call and a finance call. Triple H said he would like to the Divas get more time and attention. Austin mentioned the NXT Divas. Triple H said they have a lot of women that watch the product.
Austin asked when Triple H will return to the ring. Triple H said he doesn’t want to give anything away but it’s coming.
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