Stone Cold Steve Austin is going to let people speculate on whatever they want.
In 2022, Stone Cold Steve Austin had his first wrestling match in almost twenty years, facing Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38 in an impromptu No Disqualification Match from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. since then, reports have emerged that WWE has reached out to Stone Cold about potentially competing in another match. At the same time, Steve Austin has been posting videos of himself working out on social media.
Now, Stone Cold says he isn't doing this for any other reason than self-improvement. Austin on Instagram, says that it simply comes down to him looking in the mirror and feeling he looked like shit so, it was time to take action.
"People have been speculating, 'Hey Steve, what are you doing? What are you training for? Are you training for an event?' I just simply looked in the mirror and realized I look like shit so I called my diet coach up and my macros are currently, give or take, roughly around 2650 calories 300-320 grams of protein, 150 grams of carbs on a regular day, will spike at 420 on a load up. I still drink beer on Friday nights. Get 3 Broken Skull IPAs and that's pretty much it. I'm probably, as far as body weight goes, sub-232, the leanest I've been in forever. Anyway, I'm out. I just got tired of looking In the mirror, I got tired of looking like shit, so I'm taking action to do something about it. I gotta go. Catch you down the road."
Later, The Rock would comment on his greatest rival's Instagram commending Steve Austin for always being straight up and honest
"Maaaan for everyone watching this, let me just say that how Steve is talking here, is exactly how talks in person and why we became brothers. Straight up, direct, no bullshit. Good or bad. You’ll always get the real. Keep kicking ass my brother and you know I gotta say it, “thank you for the house,'" said The Rock.
Recently, Fightful Select reported on discussions between Austin and WWE concerning another match but it was said that the two parties were far apart in negotiations.
Stone Cold Steve Austin had his return to wrestling earlier this year, main eventing WrestleMania against Kevin Owens.
Shortly after the match, which was Austin's first in 19 years, reports and word emerged that Austin enjoyed the experience and was open to doing it more. It seems like that is a distinct reality, to the surprise of absolutely no one.
Austin posted a video of him working out, in incredible shape this week, that conjured speculation from fans. It's with merit, as we're told WWE at least wants him to do more with the company. Specifically, we're told that while the Vince McMahon regime had hoped to have Austin come back to do another match, that the Triple H regime had actually made an offer for Austin to do another match.
The sources that we spoke to weren't sure if that meant for a Saudi Arabia match, WrestleMania, or anything else, but that there was an offer. Those sources presumed it was for WrestleMania in LA, but wouldn't confirm that or a potential opponent. Another source indicated that initially Austin and WWE were far apart on terms.
We will continue to monitor and report any updates regarding Stone Cold Steve Austin potentially wrestling another match. However, the bottom line, for now, is that he was simply tired of looking like shit.
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