Steve Austin looks back on WWE WrestleMania 38.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin returned to the ring at WWE WrestleMania 38 and competed in his first match since 2003. He faced Kevin Owens in a No Holds Barred match, which came after Owens hosted The Kevin Owens Show and goaded the legend into facing him. Austin emerged victorious, and he has yet to step back into the ring.
Speaking with Zack Heydorn for The Takedown On SI, Steve Austin reflected on his match with Kevin Owens and noted that parts of it disappointed him.
"I was happy in a moment, but, you know, they didn't send me a ring down. I didn't have any timing. I think they interviewed Triple H, The Undertaker, and Hogan. Each one of them said something that was so true. Paul said, you can come back, but you don't know what you have, because you haven't been out there. Undertaker said, you're not going to have any timing. He was right. I didn't have any timing. Hell, I hadn't hit a set of ropes in 19 years. Hadn't thrown a punch in 19 years. Hogan says you're just not calloused up. Your body is not as hard as it used to be. He was right, because when you when you take off, people talk about ring rust, that's timing. So, I had no timing. Hogan was talking about being calloused up ... those ropes hurt. Those bumps hurt. If you make a long comeback, it takes you two or three months to get those callouses back, so that your body doesn't hurt after every single match. You build up an immunity to it, so they each made valid points. Like Paul said, you don't know what you got until you get out there, because you can think you got it, but you don't. When I went out there, I think I couldn't hear the crowd as much as I wanted to. When I watched it back, the crowd was into it. It was very, very loud, yes, but I wish I would have taken more time, savored more moments, and worked the people a little bit more than I did. I think I was in a space of not knowing what I had and trying to be a little too frantic. I could have slowed down drastically and made that better. I wish that I would have. I haven't told too many people that, but I told you," Austin said.
It is not known when Steve Austin will return to WWE programming.
Austin recently provided an update after he underwent total knee replacement surgery on his left knee. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Austin had to say about WWE WrestleMania 41.
