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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin wowed the public with his return to the WWE ring, performing at WrestleMania 38 two years ago. The great wrestler then celebrated against Kevin Owens. In an interview with SI, the famous name in the wrestling scene revealed that he didn't have a lot of time on the road to prepare, but he was motivated to write a great story.
Austin recalled the comments of Hogan, who felt that Steve didn't have the capacity and strength that he used to have, but he was able to make a big deal again. He showed that he really knows how to deal with unpredictable things.
“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 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.”- he said.
Steve Austin shares his impressions
When he entered the ring, Austin said he couldn't hear the crowd as well as he wanted to. Later, when he watched the footage, he realized that the crowd was extremely loud and persistent, but he regretted not enjoying those moments more, that he wasn't able to engage the crowd better and slow down the action. This amazing wrestler believes that he was too nervous, unsure of his abilities, which made him seem too rushed.
Steve concluded that he could have slowed down the pace of the fight much better and made it more quality. He added that he didn't say this often, but now he shared it with the interviewer.
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