According to Marc Mero, he was supposed to feud with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin during Austin's original WWF Championship run in 1998.
In the late '90s, Mero performed as 'Marvelous' Marc Mero, a dastardly heel who was jealous of the success of his on-screen and off-screen wife, Sable (real name: Rena Mero). While Steve Austin was taking on all-comers like Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, The Undertaker and more, Mero was feuding with his wife in some of the WWF's most entertaining, and memorable, segments.
Unfortunately for Mero, he says, one of those segments ended a proposed feud with Steve Austin before it even began. That's what he told host Jon Poz, in a recent interview with The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling, to promote his new autobiography entitled 'Badd to Good: The Inspiring Story of a Wrestling Wildman.'
"There were no surprises; it was just something we planned on doing. And my thought was, people said, 'Well how would you let a girl beat you up? You ruined your career.' Remember, I'm making guaranteed money, and why not build her up where she's making huge money with merchandise and opportunities outside of the WWE, and different guest spots on all these different shows that she was doing; [it was] an incredible time for us. But it did create quite the stir in the locker room and cut out a program that I was supposed to have with Steve Austin," Mero said.
The former 'Wildman' said that he didn't harbor any ill will towards Austin, as he understood why the Rattlesnake would be hesitant.
Still, Mero says that his getting beat up by Sable is what put the kibosh on the potential feud with the WWF Champion at the time.
He traced it all back to a powerbomb, one that took place during an episode of Raw is War.
"I was the next feud for Steve at the time. I was wrestling and we had a main event match at the Los Angeles Forum. And I remember getting to the arena and I noticed it was changed. Like, I wasn't wrestling Steve. And I was like, 'What happened?' Never thinking it was because Sable powerbombed me. And his thought was that 'If a girl can beat him up, why would I want to wrestle him?' You know? And I get it. So it changed the whole thing" Mero reflected.
Still, Mero said, he has no regrets. And he believes his career was still a memorable one.
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