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Though WWE followers are nonetheless speaking in regards to the incident involving Steve Austin at WrestleMania 41, there was one other miscue involving the WWE Corridor of Famer. Throughout his WrestleMania 41 look, the WWE Corridor of Famer made a memorable entrance on a four-wheeler, which sadly resulted in a minor collision with the ringside barricade.
Following this entrance, Austin addressed the Allegiant Stadium crowd whereas questioning the introduced attendance of 63,226. Austin quipped that the constructing appeared to carry much more individuals, jokingly demanding a recount earlier than assuring the viewers he was kidding. He concluded his basic “Stone Chilly” phase by sharing a number of beers.
Nonetheless, the on-stage mishap wasn’t Austin’s solely vehicular incident of the night time as he proceeded backstage, a video captured one other second the place Austin missed the ramp main as much as the stage space.
The footage exhibits Austin making an attempt to slowly reverse the ATV, solely to collide with a wall and turn into briefly caught. WWE backstage personnel rapidly intervened to help the “Texas Rattlesnake,” serving to him navigate the ATV onto the stage, inflicting a quick delay in his full entrance.
This WrestleMania 41 look marked Austin’s second lately. His earlier look noticed him compete in an impromptu No Holds Barred match towards Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38 in 2022, marking his first official match in nineteen years.
Whereas Austin has admitted to often reflecting on whether or not he might have provided extra in that encounter, he has firmly said that he’s not considering one other in-ring return. This declaration put an finish to earlier fan hypothesis relating to a possible dream match towards CM Punk, which finally by no means materialized.
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Including to his WrestleMania legacy, Austin was honored through the Corridor of Fame ceremony previous WrestleMania 41. His iconic Submission match towards Bret “The Hitman” Hart at WrestleMania 13 in 1997 was inducted because the first-ever “Immortal Second.”
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This match is broadly considered a pivotal second in wrestling historical past, usually cited as a key catalyst for the Angle Period. The bout was a storytelling and in-ring psychology masterclass, that includes intense violence, technical brilliance, and a big double flip that solidified Austin’s anti-hero persona regardless of his loss to Hart.
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