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Post by EZ: Broken Bae on Mar 8, 2022 11:19:26 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the impression I've seen and...this isn't a match? Because he was in a ring during the pandemic and a few years before that at WrestleMania with Micheals and Foley. Like, it could still be a match (odds seem less likely, though) but at least say it was his first time in Texas for a while or something. It feels like they decided against doing the match but have not changed anything else in the script to reflect that. If it's a "match" ie; they brawl around the ring, trade a few moves and culminates in a stunner but it's not an official match then it's the best of both worlds IMO. Get to see Austin in action we haven't seen in a long time and still keep WM19 as his last official match
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 8, 2022 11:23:03 GMT -5
It feels like they decided against doing the match but have not changed anything else in the script to reflect that. If it's a "match" ie; they brawl around the ring, trade a few moves and culminates in a stunner but it's not an official match then it's the best of both worlds IMO. Get to see Austin in action we haven't seen in a long time and still keep WM19 as his last official match Yeah, I’d be happy with seeing a little back and forth 5-minute brawl instead of only a kick-stunner-beer.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Mar 8, 2022 11:38:04 GMT -5
Austin has appeared at 7 WrestleMania's since he retired. If WWE truly expects anyone to forget every single one of those appearances then they have even less respect for their fans' intelligence than I thought. Forget or just not mention them. Either that or Corey Graves saying the 19 years line went rogue. They've still got almost a month to clarify it, so we'll see.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2022 12:05:23 GMT -5
I assume the announcement is... "What?"
That's the announcement.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 8, 2022 12:12:01 GMT -5
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 8, 2022 12:13:11 GMT -5
I'll be damned if I'm not excited for this. f***ing guy can still cut a promo
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Mar 8, 2022 12:16:19 GMT -5
Still sort of vague but for now I'll give WWE the benefit of the doubt (wtf right?) and say that Austin doesn't want it officially promoted as a match because he doesn't want people to expect some 20-minute epic, but essentially it will still be a match albeit short.
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Post by Renslayer on Mar 8, 2022 12:23:24 GMT -5
Took me all the way back to 1997 with this one. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 8, 2022 12:23:51 GMT -5
Honestly, I think it'll be fun, I'm here for it. The promo was fun.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2022 12:24:39 GMT -5
Wow that Austin clip was fire. It hyped me up for WM more than any announced match has.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 8, 2022 12:24:40 GMT -5
I don’t know what to think about this promo, like yeah, it’s a great promo, but at the same time I’m like “Of course he’s better, nobody else is given the same tools and/or freedom to get close”.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 8, 2022 12:35:27 GMT -5
Well, that was awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2022 12:38:43 GMT -5
Still sort of vague but for now I'll give WWE the benefit of the doubt (wtf right?) and say that Austin doesn't want it officially promoted as a match because he doesn't want people to expect some 20-minute epic, but essentially it will still be a match albeit short. WE HAVE A WINNER this is exactly it. The bell is never going to ring and the KO show is used as a red herring to ensure no one gets the wrong idea , but Austin and KO will have generously maybe a 5-7min brawl. So WWE gets their "match" but it is not an official one and then ends with all the hometown Texans coming out to hit their finishers on KO and beer bash to end it. There is going to be alot of "the bell did not ring" from commentary to hammer it the f*** home this is not an official match.
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Post by celtics543 on Mar 8, 2022 12:59:40 GMT -5
This feels like it will be as much of a match as Bret vs Vince was at Wrestlemania 26. Hopefully more entertaining but a similar kind of match just replace the Hart family with the Texan legends.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 8, 2022 13:08:49 GMT -5
People are saying on Reddit "the promo on Night 1 will be used to set up a match on Night 2 to drive ticket sales!" and my brain hurts.
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Post by The Warthog on Mar 8, 2022 13:10:46 GMT -5
I have negative love for Austin the in-ring talent, the less of him the better. Interesting, what didn’t you like about his in-ring? He was a tremendous worker pre-neck injury and then became a top-notch brawler and storyteller after. I agree. I think there's a gap between "Stunning" Steve Austin and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. "Stunning Steve" was more of a technical wizard in the ring, believe it or not. After the neck injury and in the "Stone Cold" phase, he resorted more to brawling.
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Post by champchumpchange on Mar 8, 2022 13:12:43 GMT -5
Unbelievably excited for this
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Post by Chiral on Mar 8, 2022 13:16:19 GMT -5
That was a great promo from Austin, and elevates the whole thing more from feeling like just a talk show deal.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Mar 8, 2022 13:24:22 GMT -5
I don’t know what to think about this promo, like yeah, it’s a great promo, but at the same time I’m like “Of course he’s better, nobody else is given the same tools and/or freedom to get close”. There’s this strange correlation in WWE between who are generally considered the best promos in the company and who gets significantly more freedom and input into their promos
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Post by mcstoklasa on Mar 8, 2022 13:25:03 GMT -5
I'm taking Austin comes out in a T shirt and jean shorts and I really hope he wears his badass knee braces and boots one final time.
Owens goes to attack him, Austin ducks under and punches Owens. Lou thesz etc.
They brawl outside the ring for a few minutes.
They roll back into the ring and Owens stunners Austin.
Owens celebrates and goes to get a steel chair but when he returns Austin stunners him.
Beer celebration.
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