We Just FOUND OUT Why Steve Austin Wasn't At WrestleMania 40...
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2024
- Stone Cold Steve Austin did not appear at WrestleMania 40 after WWE had hinted at that possibility during a parking lot fight between The Rock and Cody Rhodes. What was the real reason Austin wasn't at the show? Did the company actually have plans for him to interfere in Cody's match against Roman Reigns? And was The Undertaker the right choice to interfere against Rock? Blake shares his thoughts on the recent report of Austin's absence and why it could have been one of the biggest pops in WWE history.
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Undertaker IS Wrestlemania.
Him coming out to remind the rock of that makes more sense than steve austin coming out.
I was in the stadium, and you could feel the anticipation for Stone Cold. I can tell you with a fair amount of certainty that NOBODY expected it to be Taker even though he sat in a suite and waved at the fans prior to the start of Night 2. Everybody knew he was there, yet somehow nobody thought it would him.
I think Taker works better, ironically because his entrance would have taken too long, with Taker it was perfect with the lights going out and him showing up behind Rock. Also I personally feel like Taker is more believable to intimidate Rock at this point. It would have been awesome to see Rock and Austin trading blows and one more final stunner for Rock to sell but I’m fine with how it went down.
My thoughts exactly 👍🏾
Austin makes more sense on night 1 to screw rock since he was in the match
I think undertaker gave the bigger pop, purely because it was unexpected.
....naw. punks pop coming back was still bigger. Austins theme would have been a huge pop.
People would of lost there minds even knowing the glass was about to shatter
Undertaker is the greatest of all time 🙆♀️
@@truthsauceTaker pop was bigger
@@user-oh4kq6cg4qTaker is better
Maybe a hot take but here goes: As someone who was expecting Austin, hearing Taker’s bell ring sent shivers down my spine and my jaw to the floor. Whether intentional or not, they subverted our expectations and did so in a big way. The Undertaker is synonymous with Wrestlemania, and having him show up in the way that he did at “The Biggest Wrestlemania of All Time” seems like a no brainer in retrospect. It felt almost as if the ghost of Wrestlemania popped in, set things on the correct path, and then popped out of existence. For me, it made the moment feel bigger than just Cody vs Bloodline or Rock vs Austin. It felt like the entire history and future of Wrestlemania would be affected by the results of this match, and The Undertaker appeared as some kind of karmic God, setting things as they should be.
Same man I was so ready for Austin then gong and I shivered and look this may be a hot take but I CRIED while he chokeslammed rock
Don't forget that Roman took his yard! Taker got his get back!
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I agree😊😊
Agreed. 💯%
I was a bit bummed out that Austin didn’t show up but hey, Undertaker coming out of nowhere and choke slamming Rock was hype as fuck. Would have been even better if Taker wore his Deadman outfit.
Fr, was a lil silly he was just in sweat gear, at least American badass outfit would've been cool
don't push it guys
I think Taker makes more sense. He actually has history with both ppl
@@chaseclarkemusicwhich was funny because just kinutes before he appeared in the ring, he was with his family and friends in the VIP booth watching the show. He didn’t tell anyone and slipped out the room to make his appearance. So that’s why he was in sweats, he was just chilling with his family.
I just think the Undertaker being the ghost of vengeance that undid the injustice against Dusty’s kid was the most proper thing to do. It gave the event a magical kind of vibe.
Yessss... same thing I thought!! I think it worked perfectly!!
Austin would have been awesome but seeing undertaker was magical and amazing
But Austin would've gotten a bigger pop
Makes sense to me... American Badass teams up with the American Nightmare 😅
Taker got a HUGE pop!!!
But Austin's would've been bigger
But imagine that pop if we would've heard the glass shatter
I'm not taking anything away from taker. He is wrestlemania!!! BUT!!! It never was taker and rock. It's always been stone cold and the rock
For someone as well established as austin, seems like financial agreements is a half assed excuse. I feel like money really wouldnt have been a problem considering the scale of the event.
It's frustrating if it really was about money because that moment would have been legendary. Thanks as always for watching!
@@ProWrestlingReaction really is. Didnt he, just not long ago, put up kevin owens? Why wouldnt he do this for cody? Just doesnt make sense to me.
Also, no need to thank me, youre the one doing the work and making great videos. Consistently making great points and theories. Im here for it.
Love Austin. Greed is an Evil thing.
It's not public if he was paid fairly in his prime. People like Michaels are still working and they should have net worths of like fifty million dollars. Rock, deservedly made like 9 million in stock for one match.
@@sampleoffers1978 sure you can claim that, but then what about cena? He had no issues it seems and hes busy with all his hollywood projects making millions. Again, financial reasons do not make sense.
It had to be undertaker. It’s wrestlemania. Darkness in the arena, the bell tolls of death. Classic.
I’m more upset Dustin didn’t show up like at all
He works for AEW.
I was seriously happy with the Undertaker appearance. Steve Austin would have been wild, but Undertaker is one of my personal favs. It’s hard to imagine the disappointment over Austin not being there wasn’t fully made up for.
Either way iam cool with it I love them both but really it would only made sense for Steve austin for night 1 but taker makes sense for night 2 as he has history with everyone in the ring
Austin missed out. Undertaker leveled up. Classic historical event
End of story
Fuckin right, they finally got something right
you guys should know not to listen to the Observer at this point..
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I think everyone needs to just be grateful for that moment for what it is. Everyone keeps talking about how they wish Austin was there but guess what? He wasn’t!! Just enjoy what we got because it was overall amazing and HHH made the most out of his first Wrestlemania!
HHH did an Amazing job with his 1st Wrestlemania
Ok maybe Austin was supposed to be the guy BUT they kept pushing the Final Boss narrative for the Rock so to me it was fitting to use Taker as he is the true Wrestlemania Icon if u look at the wins/losses record imo... Thats not saying that Austin wont show up at some other time down the road because there are a few big money matches that are on the way... so we shall see
I feel Taker was a better fit for this situation anyway, Roman has defeated taker at WrestleMania than claimed "it was his yard now" in which Taker didn't give him that title so it was fitting that Undertaker was the man to stop The Rock and they had heated rivalries between 1999-2003 so there was definitely chemistry for a Undertaker and Rock moment. I was thinking Stone Cold but Taker is even better because he truly is the WrestleMania final boss with a 22-2 record or is it 23-2 either way is no bigger icon in history business at WrestleMania than the Undertaker.
Looking back at that moment I found it so hilarious The Rock talking sht while The Undertaker is standing behind him🤣🤣
Story wise, it honestly made more sense for Taker to show up
How?
@@gregdebacker4998 yes, stone cold & the rock are the greatest rivalry in WWE history; however, taker being defeated by Roman at WrestleMania while also having past issues w/ the rock makes it make more sense. Story wise at least
@@_thenamesmoe WOW! Spot on! I totally forgot about that fact!
Kinda nitpicking but it was kinda odd that the bloodline folks weren’t surrounding the ring from the beginning, considering it was “bloodlines rules” and that they instead came out in a planned manner one by one.
it was a cheesy way to make them look dumb, same as roman deciding to hit seth with the chair, instead of protecting what he claimed he truly coveted most, those championships, as it centers around his heel turn and whole gimmick, just dumb
Agreed
I kept anxiously waiting for someone from the bloodline to show up at any moment since it was blood line rules. It took much longer than I anticipated
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I’m glad that Austin didn’t show up. If he did, his pop would’ve overshadowed Cody’s moment. Granted, it would’ve been a greater “Oh Shit” moment but it would’ve been fans all talking about SC making another return opposed to Cody winning the title.
We were screaming feeling like children again anyway that pop is arguably the biggest pop in WWE history n the surprise was great nobody expected that
I felt like Taker was better anyway Taker is wrestlemania, he has history with Roman, Heyman, Rock & his entire family, not to mention we never had a Taker/Rock WM moment ever n now we hot one whereas we have multiple Rock/Austin WM moments
Lastly Undertaker has always been the locker room leader if anyone got outta line Taker put him in check & he's always been the real final boss especially at WM it was perfect
It's a damn shame they couldn't come to a agreement, as Austin doesn't really fit the story 100% but the hype and roar behind the entrance of him would of made mania probably one of the best ever, great content as always 😁👍
I think all the real final boss and final boss of Wrestlemania line makes MUCH more sense. Like I was hoping for Austin, but I'm not disappointed at all. And you possibly keep Austin available at another time when somebody else doesn't make sense.
Cena fighting with Roman for years and now Solo.
It's just not the right time for him to get there.
And, of course, we know there have been long issues with Austin making a physical appearance. I wish they would have him on as a GM or commentary though.
Undertaker was a great fit. Taker has come face to face with all the bloodline, from Yokozuna, Rock, Rakishi and Roman. 🤙🏽😀
"IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!" 😂
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“What about me? What about Raven?”
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Taker being the last appearance made sense as he is Mr Wrestlemania.
Amazing you pickup on the teasers. All the belt changes and Ripley getting hurt sure has improved the show excited for smackdown tomorrow
That stunner would not have hit like it would back in the day. The Final Boss ain’t Hollywood Rock. Taker makes more sense tho
The real REAL reason, my son informed me of a couple days ago. So Stone Cold can’t come and attack The Rock, because Stone Cold correctly guessed what The Rock was cooking, which was popcorn. Now they’re best friends and they ride around in an ATV together.
Austin doesn’t fit the story to me… The undertaker was perfect to me seeing that Roman beat him at Wrestlemania
At that moment it didn't have nothing to do with Roman, at that moment it was the rock and to me it should of been Austin because of the history with the rock. The undertaker has history also but not like Austin. So Austin in that segment should've been him but you can't go wrong with the back up plan.
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@CultsAndFalseDoctrineExposed it’s Roman’s story
Don’t get me wrong. It was an amazing moment. Something that I will never forget seeing the undertaker show up at wrestlemania doing what he did but story wise it makes zero sense I don’t care what anybody says look back at the attitude era the undertaker and the rock what they may be had two fights, and none of them were at any major pay-per-view so don’t come here telling me they had a few OK doesn’t make sense. Austin makes much more sense stunning the rock I don’t care what anybody says and for you people saying oh it makes complete sense because undertaker lost to Roman at wrestlemania so what the undertaker has nothing to do with the story, plain and simple
Only way I see Austin fitting in is his previous rivalries with the rock
Just found this page. Had to sub
The Taker throat thing?...is he referring to Taker's throat slash signifying its Tombstone time?
Had to be Taker.
The darkness after the gong...and his appearance was Gold
You got it the wrong way around brother, it's THANKS to Austins absence that we actually got Taker. Nobody compares to his legend, not even Austin.
It also makes more sense storywise because Undertaker has history with practically *the entire Bloodline family,* from Jimmy Snuka to Yokozuna, Rikishi, the Rock and Roman Reigns. It was an epic Wrestlemania moment that will be remembered for years to come ^^
The documentary on Steve Austin went into this. It sounded like Steve Austin was ready to retire due to health.
You Look Like Eminem And Ashton Kutcher Had An Oops Baby Together
minute 3:48 " A lot of us would've just become children again ". great quote :D
You guys are caught up with Rock and Austin. When you look at the storyline and connection, Undertaker was the perfect character; rock is a “final boss” in the story not as rock we know from his legendary career. The “final boss” character is like a God, he says and do anything he wants and that’s final and no one can stop it. So what character can neutralize or take down this “FINAL BOSS” Godlike role not as Rock? It was the dead man, the undertaker; appear and disappear like an advocate. If it was a Rock character it more logical for Steve Austin to come in but you all are just caught up with the glass shattered, a stunner and Steve start popping beers; that’s just for excitement doesn’t fit in to the story. The undertaker character was the perfect one to take out the tyranny nature of the “FINAL BOSS”
Good reasons buuuuut taker himself even said that it wasn’t finalized until halfway through Sunday night’s event. Soooo I’m led to believe that it was originally supposed to be Austin coming out to ultimately seal the bloodline’s fate
For me it is difficult to understand why WWE advertised with Austin when there was still no deal.
C’mon man, Meltzer sucks, don’t mention his name on your show
Exactly.
I was lucky enough to be there and to meet taker.... so I kind of thought he might come out. It was an epic finale and a once in a lifetime event 🎉
Honestly Undertaker for this bloodline story made more sense this time around.
Taker was perfect. This is not a missed opportunity to me. Rock was massive and Taker dwarfed him. Loved it.
I was happy it didn't work out for those that like to predict every move the WWF is going to make. I like to watch without knowing what will happen.
Austin would have been cool as hell but he wasn't running down the ramp like Cena and honestly the spot called for someone being in the ring immediately so the change to Taker worked better in this situation
The crowd was not as loud as I believe it should have been
Not sure why everyone is down on Taker in that spot. Yes, it would've been great had Stone Cold appeared, but its not like Taker doesn't make sense. Taker was the 1st & biggest opponent for the Rock & Sock Connection, they had several big fueds & unlike Austin, Taker actually had history w/ Reigns, which ultimately, was what this was supposed to be about. Finishing the Story wasn't about stopping the Rock. It was about beating Reigns & Taker actually had motivation to make that happen. Austin didn't.
Taker returning to chokeslam The Rock makes sense because he's always been the locker room leader. I jumped out of my chair when I heard the bell toll! 😁
We don’t know what that truck was particularly advertising. It may be a truck that advertises the WWE in general or the WWE network.
But my guess was, I said to my cousin that I thought stone cold was gonna show up and stop the rock. Or triple h.
I wasn't even expecting the Undertaker and when I heard his gong I said WTF?! 😂
According to the undertaker they were shooting ideas for the match and asked taker if they decided on it would he be willing to do something.
That's insane!!! You pay him however much you have to. Taker was an unexpected surprise, but Austin still would've been crazy even tho it was expected.
It would've caught everyone by complete surprise had Outback Jack rolled out to his music. Is he even still alive?
That would explain all the f-bombs Rock had in all his promos
Austin should have come to Wrestlemainia to represent his era. Cena and Rock represented their era. It would have been fitting ushering in Cody’s era. Passing of the torch kinda thing.
Rock had a pretty esteemed rivalry with Taker as well.
The undertaker bells are the only sound beyond the glass shattering that could’ve had that type of pop. Either would have been awesome. They got one of them. That’s all that’s important. It was an incredible moment either way. Would the glass shattering have been better. Who knows. It was almost perfect the way it went so how would you know.
If that's legit then Steve lost some respect from me. Taker is amazing. Love him. But Austin coming out would of made that finish maybe the biggest in history. That place would of went off. Fan angles show fans chanting for Austin. Why would he not want to be a part of that? Wow
I was just thinking damn undertaker not being at mania is crazy then boom he shows up!! As Mark Calloway at that 🔥
I think it makes sense for the gimmicks. Even the Final Boss has to meet the Undertaker.
They could do the Austin run-in for the big match where Cody faces The Rock at either Summerslam 2024 or at Wrestlemania 41.
I was in attendance for Night 2, I was dissapointed we didn't get Austin doing the run-in against The Rock. I have never been at a show where he performed or did a run in, but I did meet him and he autographed my poster of him at WWE Fan Access in 2002 before Wrestlemania 18.
I was actually sitting in section 117 and almost everyone in my section noticed that The Undertaker and Michelle McCool were sitting in a sky box right behind us with their baby.
its important not to force stone cold to do anything, back then if you talked like that, stone cold would punch you hard on the face, and wouldn't care if you cried, he would just drink beer in your face
Stone cold and the rock would’ve been awesome, but I think undertaker was more poetic and more memorable things happen the way it should have.
I was there live and I was sad that Austin didn't show up althouGh he was spotted in the airport in Philadelphia
The best rivalry is WWE was Stone Cold and The Rock and they ended it in the best way years ago, both were at their prime and at that moment, they had a great run and people watch the end of their rivalry knowing how special it was and witness a perfect end... I think it's better to leave it at that and not go back again and again and ruin it
It worked out better IMO.. Taker is known as the locker room leader, and judge of wrestlers court... Stories of him holding HBK accountable to do business. His presense felt like he had the authority to put an end to the run ins, it was like ENOUGH let them finish the match clean. And he did it in like 10 seconds and he was gone.. Austin wouldve taken 5 minutes to get to the ring, and his character has no motivation to help anyone.
Stone Cold would have been the cherry on top
i really wanted to see austin come out and drink beers with cody after cody won the belt, but im glad it was taker cause i was more shocked, i dont like to know everything thats going to happen but i like to try to figure it out beforehand at the same time
austin is selfish to cody
Dan St Germain: 'Jan 6th Undertaker'.
I don't believe the Financials angle being the reason Austin didn't show. Rock has a TON of pull now in WWE being he sits on the TKO board. Him and Austin are also friends, and wanting it to be the biggest/best WM they would've hashed out a deal and made it work for business. My assumption is Austin didn't wanna be 1 of many to show up to interfere with the match. So...creative differences is prob what resulted in him refusing. He's always been kinda petty about protecting his character.
Taker not in his wrestling outfit was a disappointment to me.
nothing to do with this video but just thought of it they should have Finn balor win money in the bank and have him with the temptation of cashing in on Damian
After the uso's fly off the stage, 1 brother giving the other a spear. It wouldve been badass if the camera panned to the stage entrance and dustin was standing there. Runs down helps out his brother until solo shows up with a weapon taking out dustin and cody. This would set up cena, than the rock than austin. At the end dustin recovers giving roman a finisher that leads into codys 3 crossroads. That wouldve been the best. The biggest disappointment wssnt no austin, it was no dustin. Especially considering the family vibe the match had.
I dknt believe the report but the story isnt finished yet as far as rock and cody. The austin rock moment can still happen
Man.
What about the pop when the gong hit....
Taker was the perfect fit. Throughout his whole career he’s been known as the judge and equalizer. Seeing how the Bloodline has always operated with strength in numbers and abuse of power it was fitting that the most respected man in history returned and made sure Cody evened the scale.
Also Austin just did his final match two years ago and Undertaker did have that no last pop moment cause his final match was Covid no crowd…..
Austin would've definitely overshadowed the moment for Cody. Im sure they'll give it another shot when The Rock returns for Cody and does more Final Boss shit
“We know why…”
It was reported by fucking Meltzer. Very reliable.
Much love brother would of love the glass shattering the undertaker and John Cena all 3 vs the rock and bloodline would of been dope brother imagine the pop would of been crazy if we heard the glass shatter stone cold comeout would of been dope just my opinion brother
Completely agree, Juan! Would have been so awesome to see all of them interact. Hope you have a good day brother!
@@ProWrestlingReaction hope you have a good day brother blessed weekend and well yeah would of been dope and interesting yeah imagine John cens stone cold rock and undertaker man would of been epic wrestlemania brother God bless!!
Raw 1000 and Wm40 are the 2 biggest missed opportunities by Austin. Wish it wouldve been him but Taker was a great replacement.
I didnt mind at all it being the undertaker who showed up but The Rock sells the stunner like nobody else and that would have been awesome to see again. The way the Rock sold Roman's spear in night one was hilarious!
The Undertaker's streak is legendary and WrestleMania it's only fair for the Undertaker to show at match intake since
It was like Cody was in Streets of Rage five and he’s fighting Mr. Rex at the end, and he hits the a button for all his specials. He went through his Cena special finish and finish them off with the undertaker special. At that point Cody was all out of SP( or rather his stamina Was damn near depleted, but yeah, just enough in the tank for three crossroads! However, I’m sure we all would’ve loved him to deploy the “glass shatter”… I think a Undertaker finish out of nowhere through him, a little, more offguard and insured his defeat there.. Down goes Rocky! And the defeat, the defeated final boss, Mr. X, The Rock, was out of the picture, Followed by What I would like to dub “The End of the Rhode!”(3 CrossRhodes) Which officially saw the Empire of Roman, the one that The Tribal Chief ruled with a Fist of iron. So yeah that’s y Austin couldn’t be used! Lmao!!!!
They must have really low balled Austin for him to say no to wrestlemania.
I’m more upset knowing it was over money tbh.
Rock challenges Taker to a match at WM 41, Austin shows up there
Financial differences yeah we all could've saw that not disappointed I knew it once the GONG hit what happened to the deal coming
Austin coming out to lay out the Rock and then Undertaker coming out to choke slam Roman would have been good too
Everyone talking about money and other theories. I think it’s as simple as SC knew they wanted a stunner and he physically can’t really do it anymore. Nor does he want to. So he says some crazy # and the pivot to Taker. Worked fine and in the full picture still worked. The pop was huge even from fans screaming “glass break pls”.
Why didn't they give Cena just a little bit more of an edge. God that was so depressing "you can't see me" then down and you know someone else is coming.
Well disappointment that Austin didn't show up aside, I personally thought it was the greatest thing when the gong hit.
Don't forget Taker and Roman share a history.
To me it makes sense.
I think stone colds gonna come out with rock vs the tribal chief makes way more sense
Taker was a great choice and has more wrestlemania history than Austin but yeah. If that glass had shattered the pop would have DESTROY Lincoln Arena. You are absolutely RIGHT that everyone would have been a tween - teenager in 1997 lol I'm 43 and I marked out like nobody's business
Wrestlemania 17 still #1 in my book.
The place would’ve went wild if Steve Austin came in just hearing that glass break would’ve made it a hell of a lot better for me
Austin knows the business is all about money so if the right quantity aint there then its a no go! It has happened before too so no surprise.
austin is selfish, he don't wanna helo cody, and put cody over to replace him and cena and hogan and the rock, smh
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 Austin got nothing else to prove in the ring. He’s done it all. So he can do whatever he wants.!
@@drheadbanger why you scared that austin can't hang in the ring with cody?
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 Austin will make Cody cry 🤣