Steve Austin's Future

[Snaptastic]

Coming out of the SummerSlam weekend events in Los Angeles, word from sources is that Steve Austin will indeed be wrestling one more match with WWE but that match most likely will not take place at WrestleMania 29 in 2013.
Austin’s final match isn’t expected to happen until WrestleMania 30 in 2014.
The story is that Austin won’t come back for anything but a WrestleMania main event. Those familiar with Austin’s situation note that he’s not physically or mentally ready for the match to take place next year.

Source: PWInsider

Comes via a newz site FWIW.

[Toxik916]

Punk vs Austin please with Austin defending the honor of drinkers everywhere.

[WarChief]

Let's be real, the Newz has no goddamn clue what Austin is going to do at this point.

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Aug 21, 2012 10:31:45 GMT -5 WarChief said:

Let's be real, the Newz has no goddamn clue what Austin is going to do at this point.

Came from PWI Elite which I don't have access to right now.

[Captain2]

Austin is a young man who needs something big to really get over with the crowd. Facing Punk would be the biggest match of his career.

[Madagascar Fred]

well guess why they're turning Punk heel...

[Famous Rocking Chimes]

Aug 21, 2012 10:52:50 GMT -5 Captain2 said:

Austin is a young man who needs something big to really get over with the crowd. Facing Punk would be the biggest match of his career.

Oh hey Jerry Lawler. How's you?

[saintpat]

Somehow CMP fans will find a reason to be insulted by this newz.

[OGBoardPoster2005]

I'd like to see Austin have a final "run" instead of a match. Maybe a 1 month WWE title reign, 1 more match with The Rock, 1 more match with Triple H, and a match with CM Punk at the very least.

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Considering Austin has said he was physically well enough back and neck wise to have another year long TV run a short while ago I think it's safe to call this newz.

If he did ever return then I can see it being held off for Wrestlemania 30 though, nice round number, and 'Mania 29 will already have a main events including The Rock, Brock Lesnar, and The Undertaker.

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I'm sure the only people who would know if Austin planned on returning is Vince, JR, and the opponent he has in mind. This is a guy who kept his retirement a secret and only told three people about it. Vince, JR, and The Rock.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Aug 21, 2012 12:05:44 GMT -5 @pauledraperously said:

Considering Austin has said he was physically well enough back and neck wise to have another year long TV run a short while ago I think it's safe to call this newz.

What Austin says and what the reality may or may not be could be totally different things. When I see the man actually in a match I'll believe it.

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Aug 21, 2012 12:50:53 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

Aug 21, 2012 12:05:44 GMT -5 @pauledraperously said:

Considering Austin has said he was physically well enough back and neck wise to have another year long TV run a short while ago I think it's safe to call this newz.

What Austin says and what the reality may or may not be could be totally different things. When I see the man actually in a match I'll believe it.

Oh I know, just with the article explicitly saying 'oh he's in the worst shape ever' it comes off as a complete lie y'know?

[Branimal]

I really hope he has Punk in mind. I'd love to see that match in the worst way.

[molson5]

I don't see this as even teased in the headlines of the pwinsdier elite section, can anyone confirm that they actually said this? Or did wrestlezone just make it up again?

The Bleacherreport attributes this to "Pro Wrestling Insider". So if the junk sites can't even agree on who reported this, I'm skeptical.

[Turd Ferguson]

Bleacherreport may or may not be as credible as Rajah

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Loved Austin back in the day, but have no desire to see him in a high level match anymore.

[Mayonnaise]

Aug 21, 2012 13:12:01 GMT -5 molson5 said:

I don't see this as even teased in the headlines of the pwinsdier elite section, can anyone confirm that they actually said this? Or did wrestlezone just make it up again?

The Bleacherreport attributes this to "Pro Wrestling Insider". So if the junk sites can't even agree on who reported this, I'm skeptical.

PWInsider Elite and Pro Wrestling Insider are the same site, Elite is the paid version where a lot of the big stories are first posted.


With that said, IT IS NOT ON PWInsider. I just went through the elite/paid stories posted before this thread was started and Austin was not mentioned once in any of them.

[rapidfire187]

Aug 21, 2012 12:05:44 GMT -5 @pauledraperously said:

Considering Austin has said he was physically well enough back and neck wise to have another year long TV run a short while ago I think it's safe to call this newz.

If he did ever return then I can see it being held off for Wrestlemania 30 though, nice round number, and 'Mania 29 will already have a main events including The Rock, Brock Lesnar, and The Undertaker.

IIRC, Punk said in a recent interview that Austin just had surgery. I wouldn't write it off as newz.

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Aug 21, 2012 16:06:00 GMT -5 rapidfire187 said:

Aug 21, 2012 12:05:44 GMT -5 @pauledraperously said:

Considering Austin has said he was physically well enough back and neck wise to have another year long TV run a short while ago I think it's safe to call this newz.

If he did ever return then I can see it being held off for Wrestlemania 30 though, nice round number, and 'Mania 29 will already have a main events including The Rock, Brock Lesnar, and The Undertaker.

IIRC, Punk said in a recent interview that Austin just had surgery. I wouldn't write it off as newz.

Austin had surgery on one of his knees recently aye (he wasn't on Raw 1000 due to being on crutches), but Austin himself has said he reckons he's physically fit enough to have a year non-house show run if he wished.

I'll take the word of the man over a site falsely reporting whether anyone has any clue about Austin's physical & mental state, then saying it's on PWInsider when it's not.