Steve Austin: I Can Still Whoop Some Ass, But I'm Not Looking To Get Back In The Ring

Steve Austin is looking to get back in the ring.

Steve Austin returned to the squared circle at WrestleMania 38, defeating Kevin Owens in the main event of night one. It was Austin's first match since 2002.

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Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, Austin was asked if he had any desire to get back in the ring.

"I don't think about anything like that. I've kind of moved on down the road. Don't get me wrong, the competitive side of me, which transfers into the racing I'm doing now, I want to be the best at everything I do. You still go back and watch these guys and gals in the ring in WWE and you think, 'I could've given Kevin Owens a little bit more than what I had.' Sometimes you think about it, but the time right now for the people in the ring, it's for the younger generation. It's for the men and women on the road. I leave it to them. They've taken it to a great place and business has grown to something that I never would have imagined. Don't get wrong, I can still whoop some ass, but I'm not looking to get back in the ring at any time in the future because these young cats need something to shoot for. Stone Cold don't need to beat nobody's ass anymore. That's the bottom line because I said so," said Austin.

It was unknown if or when Austin will appear on WWE TV again.

His match with Bret Hart from WrestleMania 13 is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2025 as an Immortal Moment.

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