Three weeks ago, news spread that 57-year-old Steve Austin was potentially coming out of retirement to wrestle Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38. It made sense because WWE was and still is struggling to sell out WrestleMania 38 and lacks new marquee matches. Additionally, given how profitable the company currently is, thanks to the Saudi Arabia and Peacock deals, it likely means money isn’t an issue.
Now though, less than a month away from the event, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer revealed on his podcast that Austin hadn’t agreed to do the match as of Friday.
It’s essentially up to Austin at this point. They want the match, they thought they had the match, and, you know, Steve, there’s a reason he hasn’t wrestled for 19 years. I just know that as of Friday, he had not agreed to do the match even though it was on the books. Now, it’s on the books as a confrontation.
Dave MeltzerIn the past, it looked like Austin would come out of retirement to face both CM Punk and Brock Lesnar. Still, neither happened, and based on this history and Meltzer’s update, it seems fans hoping to see Austin wrestle again will be disappointed. However, an appearance by Austin will still likely satisfy most fans, especially those from Texas who will want a payoff for Owens disparaging their State repeatedly.
