Steve Austin would be happy to do something if it made sense.
Speaking with Fox News Digital, Steve Austin commented on potentially returning to the ring and reiterated his past comment that wrestling is a young man's sport.
"I’m totally reality-based, but I think it’s a young man’s sport. [WrestleMania 40] was in Philly – too far to go. Kind of out of my wheelhouse. I don’t leave Nevada if I don’t have to," Austin said.
Austin went on to recall how he previously teased making an appearance at WWE WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. He stated that he would happy to be involved somehow as long as it made sense.
"I said something about it this year just because it’s 400 miles down the road. I do spend several trips a year in Las Vegas, so, to think that WWE’s biggest signature pay-per-view event is 400 miles away, in a state that I live in, that I’m going to be there, make a couple of appearances, I’ll be promoting my beer if they, WWE, reached out and said, ‘Hey, maybe you want to do something,’ I’d be happy to do it as long as it makes sense," Austin said.
The WWE Hall of Famer then stated that he was not necessarily looking to wrestle again. He recalled his match at WrestleMania 38 and recalled the difficulties he faced in preparing for it. Austin pointed to commented from Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, and Triple H as well.
"But to get in there, put trunks on, and to try and be the guy that I once was … I did that, two years ago and tried to do something but I never had a ring to practice in. [Hulk Hogan] hit it right on the head where he goes, ‘Well, he’s not calloused up. His body isn’t going to be ready for what he feels.' Undertaker hit it right on the head when he said his timing was not going to be there, which it wasn’t, because I didn’t have any timing. Triple H hit it right on the head where he goes you never go out there, you never know what you’re going to go out there with because you don’t know what you have. You haven’t been in a ring in 20 years. I didn’t know what I had," Austin said.
That being said, Austin highlighted WWE's stacked roster and stated that they would have no trouble filling a two-night hard. But he stated that if he got to do something positive that worked for the company and satisfied the fans, he'd be happy to.
"But there’s so much going on. They got such a stacked roster with so many great superstars these days that they’re not going to have any problem filling two nights of entertainment. But if I got out there and be a part of it on one hand and do something positive that works for the company and works for what they want to do, and it satisfied a crowd, I’d be happy to," Austin said.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Steve Austin will return to WWE.
Click here to see what Steve Austin had to say about why he did not appear at WWE WrestleMania 40.
Cody Rhodes has said that he would like to see more of Steve Austin in WWE. Check out his comments here.
