Steve Austin wrestled his first match in nearly 20 years at WrestleMania 38 when he had an official match against Kevin Owens.
Austin retired following WrestleMania 19 due to injuries and despite teases, never returned to the ring in an official capacity until Owens invited him on the KO Show and baited him into a match.
Appearing on the Brewbound podcast, Austin commented on his condition coming out of WrestleMania.
"I'm 100%, I picked up a little bit of a cold the other day, but I'm back home in Nevada. Sunday, I was 100% and of course, went back into on Sunday to deliver a little bit of extra physicality as part of the show. It was an exciting time for me to go back to a business that I really really love. I never thought I'd be back in the ring, but there we were, headlining WrestleMania for night one and it was an honor to be out there. Really excited to be able to...just like the last few times I've been able to drink Broken Skull IPA out in the ring, a couple years ago we got a lot of exposure for that. A real proud moment because when El Segundo and I decided to come out with a lager, which is what everybody was wanting, it was really satisfying because I drank everybody's beer in the past, I've been drinking beer my whole life and we've given all those other brands a little bit of a rub by using their beer. To go out there and drink our own beer was very satisfying," he said.
Austin defeated Owens in the main event of night one o WrestleMania 38 and then returned for night two to dish out Stunners to Theory, Vince McMahon, and Pat McAfee.
WrestleMania 39 is set to take place in California, which is the home state of El Segundo brewing, the manufacture of Austin's Broken Skull IPA.
Asked if he'll be part of WrestleMania 39 given the location, Austin said, "For me to participate at WrestleMania 38, if you had told me, 'you're going to be part of WrestleMania 38,' not only that, 'you're going to main event night one,' I would have said that you're full of shit and you're crazy. There I was, in Dallas, Texas, headlining the event on day one. Never say never, but I would imagine, within the scope of that show, it's going to be a big show in a big time city. It will be a two-night event again. I'm sure I'm done wrestling, per se, but as part of WWE, I can't imagine that I won't be there in some capacity. I'm not booking myself on the show, because I didn't book myself on 38, that's a Vince (McMahon) thing, and I have a great relationship with him. If I get the call, I'll be there."
WrestleMania 39 is scheduled to take place on April 1 and 2 in 2023 from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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