Kevin Owens comments on the way he prefers to see the Stone Cold Stunner sold.
Kevin Owens has been doing the Stunner as is finishing move for over five years. Before him, Steve Austin had made the move one of the most popular wrestling finishers of all time. People like to react to the impact of taking a Stone Cold Stunner in several ways. Names like The Rock and Scott Hall liked to be overdramatic when they took the move. Others, like Kurt Angle, were very straightforward in their reactions.
During an interview with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Owens revealed he doesn't like overdramatic sells, but he will make an exception for Austin Theory because his timing was perfect.
"Some guys just go overboard, which I think ends up making the Stunner itself look terrible. I've seen guys standing Moonsaults on it, and I find that so dumb. Scott Hall had this amazing sell that people still remember, and now, Austin Theory, it's so over the top. But somehow, he nails it. The timing is perfect. The way he does it is perfect. 'Everyone goes, 'Holy... Did you see that?' But he still manages to make the move look good. I like a good, just like dropping, and you just kind of see the guy's head go... Shane [McMahon], actually, I think Shane always took a really good Stunner.
"There's all kinds of different ones I like. I said I don't like the ones that are more about trying to make people go, 'Well, did you see how he sold it?' than trying to make the move look good."
Elsewhere in the interview, he spoke about his match with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania 38. Learn more here.
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