“A little bit paranoid”; Former WWE Superstar reveals that Steve Austin seemed STANDOFFISH to him

“A little bit paranoid”; Former WWE Superstar reveals that Steve Austin seemed STANDOFFISH to him

Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 38 (Image Credits: WWE)

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is one of the most ginormous names ever heard in the history of professional wrestling. Initially being brought up as a heel and in firm belief to establish him as one of company’s top bad guys, he got inaccessible crowd reactions. Whenever he attempted to gain heat from the audience, they gave nuclear baby-face reactions in return towards Austin.

In due time, he transformed himself as a mega draw. Also, the Texas Rattlesnake is regarded as the cornerstone of the Attitude Era. Witnessing his unreal popularity back in the day, some fellow superstars used to knock his door for some advice. One of such names is the 51-year old WWE veteran, Val Venis.

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During a recent conversation with Wrestling Shoot Interviews, Venis claimed that Steve Austin was an unapproachable guy backstage. The former tried to read his mind a few times and was hence willing to take up lessons from Austin. However, the hell-raiser didn’t seemed too passionate for the same and often ended up being defensive for Val Venis.

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“I would try to go Austin every once in a while because lets face it that guy had a connection with the fans that was unbelievable and so I tried to pick his brain a few times but Austin always seemed standoffish to me, very defensive. A little bit paranoid I think and I think that made it a little but uncomfortable for me to approach him on a regular basis.”

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Steve Austin came out of retirement at Wrestlemania this year

Steve Austin faced Kevin Owens at Wrestlemania this year
Steve Austin faced Kevin Owens at Wrestlemania this year (Image Credits: WWE)

In one of the most unexpected matchups of all-time, Stone Cold faced Kevin Owens at Showcase of the Immortals this year. The Prizefighter enraged the dormant wrestling spirit within Austin in the week leading upto Mania as he kept bashing Texas.

He said some below standard phrases to describe Austin’s hometown and eventually called him out for the biggest event of the year. Initially, the confrontation between them was promoted a the Kevin Owens show, which later took an unimaginable turn. At the event, Kevin told Austin that it was just a part of his plan to bring him out there and instead of running mouths, he wants him in a real match.

After processing for a while, Steve Austin accepted the invitation and later went onto compete in his first ever WWE match since Wrestlemania 19. The ending moments saw Owens ate up a Stunner to lose. Austin received massive props to pull out this match with some really hard bumps to sustain through.

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