Vince McMahon Thought ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Was A Waste Of His Time

WWE Hall Of Famer ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is regarded as one of the best pro wrestlers to have ever competed inside the squared circle. However, he wasn’t always as successful as Austin made his WWE debut as the Ringmaster. It seems Vince McMahon wasn’t that impressed with Austin at first. While…

Steve Austin famously walked out of WWE in June 2002 ahead of a proposed match on Raw with then-rookie Brock Lesnar. Austin eventually returned to the company, competing in his final match in spring 2003 at WrestleMania 19 against The Rock.

Since then there have been several rumours of Steve Austin returning to the ring, including eventually sharing the ring with Lesnar. Austin even went as far as to cut a promo on The Beast Incarnate but according to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this caused WWE Chairman to be furious with the WWE Hall of Famer:

”[Austin] had flirted with the idea of wrestling for Hustle in Japan but no deal was ever finalized and Austin basically felt that if he was going to wrestle again, it should be with WWE. There was talk in the past of Austin wrestling against C.M. Punk, but it never happened. Austin did a great promo once for a match with Brock Lesnar, who he also never wrestled, but Vince McMahon was furious at him for doing so and teasing and making people want a match that the company couldn’t deliver.”