Jim Ross addressed the possibility of Steve Austin making an appearance at WWE WrestleMania 42 next month on his Grilling JR podcast. His comments come after rumors started floating around over the past few days about the Texas Rattlesnake appearing on next week’s episode of RAW, since it coincides with the iconic Austin 3:16 Day.
While Jim Ross believes Steve Austin could make an appearance at WrestleMania 42, he doesn’t see the Hall of Famer competing.
“To wrestle? No. To make an appearance or to shoot an angle or something along those lines, I could see that potentially happening,” Jim Ross said. “But as far as Steve having another match, I don’t see it. I’m not being pessimistic or a negative Nelly or a negative Nelson, whatever.”
Jim Ross explained why Steve Austin might not compete at WWE WrestleMania 42
Speaking further, Jim Ross cited Steve Austin’s health as the reason why he might not lace his wrestling boots again.
“That’s not where his head is and he’s trying to take care of himself health-wise. You know, we just forget these guys are not Iron Man. When they’re hurt, they’re hurt. And Austin’s got that bad neck. He’s having bad knees. I don’t think it’s worth the risk, quite frankly,” Jim Ross said. “I think that’s how Steve would look at it and I know him pretty well, but I don’t think there’s any chance. There’s a chance obviously that he could do something, but do I think he’ll wrestle? No way in hell.”
Steve Austin himself had noted that while he feels he can compete one more time, he might not return to in-ring action after undergoing knee replacement surgery. His last match took place at WrestleMania 38. WWE has confirmed that Austin will be part of the fan-focused experience, WWE World, at WrestleMania 42 weekend. It will be interesting to see if he’ll make an appearance at the PLE.
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