Steve Austin has one more match at WrestleMania 38: Bryan & Vinny & Mark Show
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- Bryan, Vinny, and their friend Mark discuss the main event of the first night of WrestleMania 38 which turned into a no holds barred match between Kevin Owens and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin. [April 2, 2022]
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Austin was amazing. Such great nostalgia and just did a great job overall. Dream come true for KO. Made the night worth it.
Austin goes out on the high he deserves and KO gets the Mania main event he's earnt. Both may as well retire officially today, awesome!
Imagine this 10 years ago with CM Punk after they teased a feud. *sigh*... would've been amazing.
I said the same shit.
Nobody would've cared except the marks. CM Punk isn't as big as he thinks he is.
@@big2033 Ridiculous comment. Firstly it's Stone Cold returning to in-ring action. Secondly it would be around the time Punk was super hot after the pipebomb. Lastly, both are super talented workers and would have performed at such level as to where it would've engaged everybody.
Agreed.
@@dariussparkes7080 Meh. 10 years ago would've been too early and killed the nostalgia appeal. Also, Kevin Owens is better at doing the story justice CM Punk would've gone off script and try to call Stone Cold a WWE shill or something. K.O. was perfect for this.
*”…and it was fucking on.”*
Exactly my thoughts watching it live. Holy shit.
So happy for KO. A WM main event. Austin's last match. Just awesome
Dude fucken deserves it
So this was an actual match damn I missed it
@@MrTony-sb6nq brawl with a pin
@@MrTony-sb6nq they didn't do much, but what they did got a bigger pop than anything that has ever happened in AEW.
Vince: we want you to re-sign
KO: I'm not sure
Vince: what of we tried to get Austin to come give you a match at wrestlemania?
KO: give me a pen
I was there last night. Just to set the scene, the wrestling shirts worn by the fans that night had to be close to 50% Austin shirts. Everyone was red hot and ready to see him.
because he's an acutal star, unlike everyone still wrestling today.
@@keni95851 WWE can't make new stars.
@@misterpinkandyellow74 No one can 🤷🏼♂️
@@keni95851 if they did things right they could.
@@misterpinkandyellow74 lol duh.
Saxton's sell on the stunner was fantastic
So happy for Kevin Owens. Been a fan since his indy days and I remember the time in his career where he was starting to come to terms that he would never go to WWE. To see that he got to main event WrestleMania with Stone Cold who has meant so much to his career is amazing. I hope they don't botch the follow up with him.
This is the first time I've seen Mark's face, only having heard his voice on old B&V shows, like the ECW December to Dismember review.
He looks every bit the dork I expected.
Yes, and he completely sucks too.
Bet he is better looking than you though.
This Austin fella seems like he might have something. I think he might have a future in the wrestling business.
He will be a mega star mark my words
Chilly Mcfreeze sounds like a nice ring name.
@@thengakola not as good as Fang McFrost or Ice Dagger those could be great names
Man I was so fucking nervous when the match started. Austin didn’t look good. You could tell how nervous he was. 19 years of waiting. In front of 70,000 fans. His home town. The grandest stage of em all. It must have gotten to him.. His stomps looked weak. He looked tired. I was really worried.
Then KO threw him into a ring post and everything changed.
He started crushing brews, and with every beer he downed he morphed more and more into the Stone Cold we all loved so dearly. By the end of watch he was the full blown Rattlesnake again.
He’s such a fantastic storyteller part of me wonders if maybe he even did that on purpose?
What a legendary match. I am so fucking happy he did it. What a moment. Thanks for everything Austin. The greatest of all time.
Even I guess so. Infact Cole commented saying beer is his spinach like to Popeye.
I cant like this comment enough
I liked the surprise of Austin actually wrestling. His work style is easy for him to pull off so it looked like an attitude era Stone Cold match.
When they rang the bell I was like "OK, they learned from the Bret vs Vince fiasco at WM years ago, it's just gonna be a shmoz and Austin will win quick." And then they had a FUCKING MATCH. It obviously wasn't 1997 Stone Cold, nor should anyone have expected it, but he was great. I fucking gasped when he took that suplex on the concrete. In hindsight they could have advertised this going in as a wrestling match and I'd have been totally satisfied.
Austin deserved this final moment to go off on his terms more than anyone. And Owens delivered. Applause all along.
I was there I couldn’t believe this turned into match it shocked me how good it was night 1 was shockingly good
@Rangers55 yes I was I know you weren’t there
@Rangers55 I was actually
I was there too. Can confirm the crowd was shitting bricks. Great moment and match.
I loved the Austin taking Owens for a ride on the ATV. 😂
That reminded me of a spot from the old Smackdown games.
@@theungreatkahli Climbing up to the Smackdown fist.
KO can headline another Mania. He can win 5 more World Titles. It doesn't matter. Last night was the peak of Kevin Owens career and he deserved every second of it
The craziest part about this is is that Kevin Owens Main Evented a Wrestlemania, I knew Vince had faith in him when he allowed him to frog splash him a few years back
only because of a part timer
@@khesipresents1885 You can use whatever narrative you want but he main evented a Mania
@@unfixingbowl5454 nobody really cares that much dude, many Sportsentertainias have had multiple "main event" matches in weird booking swings Vince has gone through over the years
Basically anyone can main event a Sportsentertainia, unless they're Chick Magnet Punk
@@unfixingbowl5454 Yeah he had the main event of the first night, it's not wort the same like a mania main event back in the days and everyone knows that.
@@thepolarphantasm2319 nope not anyone i could list dozens of wwe wrestlers wholl never sniff a headline match,your hate continues even after jaydfromny said no negativity ,i guess whatever wwe does youre just gonna keep hating
This match made my year for WWE shows. Steve did everyone proud BIG TIME.
Vinny said it best: watch the pro wrestling you want. There's so much of it right now that there's something for everyone. I have a Wrestle Universe account because I'm digging what Cyber Fight is doing with NOAH, TJPW, DDT, & Chocopro
Stone Cold will forever be the greatest star in the business you will never see his like again that’s what makes seeing him wrestle one last time perfect send off for him and his fans…….. only one final ‘Attitude’ ere star remaining to carry the torch before it burns out, unlucky for current gen it just so happens to be The Rock who is in better condition than when he left 😳
I would put Jericho in that small group of last remaining too.
Rock was lucky to sniff Austins jock.
And remember,
Rock tore his abdominals in half last time he stepped in the ring while delivering a dud with John Cena. (Roids are a helluva drug).
Bruno made the company, Hogan made it worldwide , & Austin is why there is a " Universe"
@@RadicalDonkey I wouldn't, mark.
@@yoholmes273 rock surpassed Austin,mark
@@oceanpacific3841 Of course not, not ever in the wrestling business. If you believe that fruitcake, then look in the mirror to see a Mark.
Review effectively ends at 6:42.
This first night of WM once again proves that WWE is their own worst enemy. They are wholy capable of putting on a great show when they actually put enough time and energy into it. Once mania is over though, I'm beyond confident it will go right back to the same schlock it's been for the past few years now.
Without any doubt
WWE: Why Waste Effort?
The biggest issue is they are on auto pilot for the entire year outside of Mania season.
@@fafgwaqgwqgrwqrwqwq somehow they're able to both tear up entire shows hours before airtime and throw something together through sheer determination while simultaneously phoning that shit in, figuratively and even sometimes literally (when Vince just doesn't feel like ruining the shows in person so he has Pritchard do it by proxy)
My favorite is probably their penchant for recycling... they're better at that shit than humanity's greatest minds in hippie science by a longshot. They're at "fifty plus years of embargo" levels of creativity with that shit like those Cubans who've kept 1940s cars running with wishes and duct tape.
Just sayin', Vince once tried to make three dudes into nation of domination II but that failed... so he just made Kofi, woods and Langston into three Koko B Wares and that shit somehow STILL works.
To quote Jesse Lee Peterson: "AMAZIN'."
Yeah, the few months after Mania is always crap
It was better than it had any right to be considering Austin's limitations. I just hope that's it for him and doesn't get the itch or get dragged back in for more. That was the perfect send off for his career.
Austin and KO were both perfect. I was a little worried at first because Austin looked a little unsure when it started, but after the first bump he took it was on. Probably thought, “Well, I made it through that so we’re good.”
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Steve did NOT seem to like the first half of the match. he looked like he wanted not to be there at all. However, the last half, man did he enjoy it.
The more beer he drank the more he got better
He might have felt better once the adrenaline started to kick in.
I’m really happy to hear you not shitting all over this. It was a spectacle and worthy of headlining the night, Austin shook off the ring rust quickly.
A great match indeed! I thought it would have been one sided and be over in like 5 seconds, but it did last and bumps were real. Thank you Stone Cold!
This is Austin's version of "Hogan must pose!"
I love that Austin got better the more he drank.
Amen Vinny. So much great talent out there to watch and entertain us.
Austin shotgunning beer the entire Match was killing me, it was so funny.
Those camera cuts during Austin’s offense those first couple mins, were ridiculous
Ridiculously terrible
That's enough. Please dont go to Saudi Arabia, Steve. It was a fun brawl, but it's obvious Austins legs have gone. He can't run, can't run the ropes, can't jump to do a thez press, can't deliver a stunner without breaking the fall with his heels, and cant produce any venom with the mudhole stomp. It was fun. It's done.
But he's 58, let him be. Dont wheel him out again.
Great night all in.
Iirc they don't allow beer in Saudi Arabia
That's deal breaker kinda shit for cold stone, brother!
@@thepolarphantasm2319 shit, never actually thought about this lmao
@@thepolarphantasm2319 for Austin they would allow it, Saudi would give Austin 5 million for a match
It was fantastic. So great to see him. I hope he’s happy with his time in there. KO must be over the moon.
Yea he started finding a groove towards the end of the match you could tell he was terrified his body would give up but after that bump he was like I’m fine let’s go
Austin looked like he was in slow motion at the start then he got better as time went on, pretty good match
For a man who clearly, visibly has no flexibility left in his knees at all, he acquitted himself quite well.
58 years old with chronic knee problems.. Amazing the guy even gets in the ring. He put on a SHOW last night ! Was great to see
He took a shit on his legacy by having a match with a Midcarder after his last good match with The Rock at Mania 19
What a match he looked so good was jacked. He could still go idk what him and sting take to perform at their ages
Honestly, when Austin got thrown into the ring post I thought he was going to bleed.
@Rangers55 it’s called blading dude
Bill Bahti said Austin was going to wrestle in a street fight and Kevin was going to bump for Austin like crazy at Wrestlemania months ago. But Dave said it was just going to be a talking segment.
Such a blast! Tonight has no chance I’m afraid.
That was fun. Austin got back into it quite quick. And he did a lot more than expected.
Owens played his role perfectly as well.
Get this mark off the show
So happy KO main evented WM and who knows if this is what was he negotiated when he resigned with WWE a couple of months ago which was to Main event a WrestleMania
Stone Cold Steve Austin is the only man to main event a WrestleMania in 3 different decades.
90s - WM 14 and 15
00s - WM 17
20s - WM 38
Secccond man behind Rock .
@@316EMPIRE Yea I edited my comment
@@316EMPIRE and only Taker has done it across 4 decades 😂
90s - WM13
00s - WM24
10s - WM26 and WM33
20s - WM36 (night 1)
He right tho, Bryan and Dave spoil modern wrestling for all of us lol
The main reason Austin looks older IMO is that his goatee has started to go grey in the last couple of years
The concrete suplex was everything
It was perfect. I’m happy they kept expectations in check going in. Very unlike WWE. I’m sure it was Austin’s idea.
“Get off the internet and go touch grass brother” popped me so hard
Austin didn’t have a good match. That was great! A total freakin blast!
This again proves wwe is their own worst enemy. Anyone who is a wrestling fan should have known this would have been some kind of match, not just an interview. It's the end of day 1 after all. So they should have advertised something. We all knew Austin had been training hard. Even if it was like Becky last year and just a stunner and a quick on it would have flown. Wwe cost itself earning more money again. The stuff that happened in the match was a huge bonus.
Like they said, Austin probably kept it to the last second. If WWE knew they would do this well in advance, they would have screamed to the heavens this would be a No Holds Barred Match. As much as WWE absolutely is their own worst enemy, they love promoting their own shit.
WWE logic: "why advertise a show just to give em that show when we can teach our idiot audience to expect the unexpected and mark out for any curveballs we pitch? Even the ones that bean the shit out of them- listen to the angry pop we get when those marks think we're going to zig when we zag!"
Lmao what on earth are you fools talking about? Salty as hell.
Good match !!!! My respect for sting has doubled today , anyhow stone cold was good today and believe this should be his last match
It was done perfectly.
Anybody else notice the gash on KO’s back after the announce table spot?
Who is this no good jabroni Mark with Brian and Vinnie?
Mark is terrible!!
I think we just saw the sweetener in KO's deal.
So happy for Kevin Owens
7:33 so true XD
Was much better than it had any right to be considering how long Austin has been retired for. Owens was amazing in that match too
I That Austin-KO match was such a surprised because Austin actually too some bumps for him. I thought that was awesome of Austin to do at this stage in his life
im glad that they swerved us this way rather than saying there would be a match and then not giving us one..
WE NEED MORE MARK. Jus sayin! 👊
*adrenaline filed with lust
In a month I'll be stardust*
"Oh the time flies when you're having fun
Catering contains my soul
Vince McMahon now has control
My career has slowly come undone
(Whoa ohh oh)"
@@stevenweathers2989 there's been a whole bunch of people who have been really popular in the indies, or Japan, and then they've come to WWE, maybe had success at first, perhaps this came in NXT, and then people have been disappointed by how they were booked in the long run.
@@stevenweathers2989 that's all it is.
@@stevenweathers2989 we've seen too many wrestlers we love show up, make an impact, get used for a little, then thrown into the toy bin known as catering and then they're hardly ever seen again. it's not that we hate Cody its just that we know how Vince and the creative team works because they have a hell of a track record when it comes to fucking up with talents. I personally hope Cody goes in and gets booked like the star he is, but I don't see Vince feeling the same after about 6 months go by.
@@stevenweathers2989 this really isn't this hard to understand. WWE has no clue how to book talent unless you are Roman Reigns. It's a huge red flag when they can't even properly get over their NXT talent from their own brand.
This was good. But his real last match against the Rock was fantastic.
this was a better send off, Austin looked so sickly in that match, but that was a great trilogy
His last match was against Kevin Owen's. Let's not play this game.
No. This was his last match.
Love stone cold and KO, i loved the whole segment and match, no matter how limited steve was he still entertains us.
Though the amount of views peacock would have gotten had they announce the match for the next day, after ESPN/all media and social media blasted it on everyones phone notifications. Huge missed opportunity.
I just wish he would have did his last match against punk back when they did that sit down with Jr for 2k13
Austin did take 1 bump in the ring when Owens stun gunned him
He took more than one bump.
Bro, Austin took a suplex on the concrete in the crowd. Are you kidding me? Did you even watch?
@@kevinr8579 Vinny was talking about how he didn't think Austin took 1 bump in the ring.
@@doodguy Vinny was talking about how he didn't think Austin took 1 bump in the ring. Bro, did you even watch this video?
@@pjcgaming9548 Why does it matter if he took one bump in the ring or not when he took one in the crowd onto concrete? The concrete isn't protected
Came to see what the haters think.
Meltzer talking about Cody Rhodes sounded like he just got back from a funeral🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Journalist"
"because go-kart is funnier"
'And we're here to shit on it. Because McMahon won't give us access like Kahn does'
Alvarez knows fuck all about selling, promotion, marketing and tickets.
The problem people have about Bryan and Dave spoiling things, is they spoil everything WWE does. But don't say a peep about what AEW has planned unless other sites spoil it first.
Next to the Undertaker, Vince's greatest creation.
Vince didn’t create Austin. Steve created Steve Austin. Vince called him “the Ringmaster” and Vince’s shitty creative wanted to take his “cold blooded killer” inspired gimmick and call him something like “Fang McFrost”
@@StraightCashHomie23 i know of the origins even back to his "Stunning Steve" days with the blonde hair. Im only saying Vince created Stone Cold as in he blew up as the anti hero to Mr. McMahon the on screen character.
last minute of course - that is why they pulled New Day off the card
It didn't get pulled. It got moved.
You have freaking Sting killing it every other week, you have Austin doing that after 19 years and then you have Goldberg.
You say that like Goldberg ever did anything special, 99% of his matches were squashes. He's still getting paid so props to him.
@@ZoobleZi Yeah props to him for getting paid, that’s what should matter the most to a wrestling fan
@@marcelolo3941 Exactly
@@ZoobleZi wow 😂
@isthatyoubethai wish your jokes would be like Vince selling a stunner
Once I saw Austin take a suplex on the floor I cringed and said this man is serious
I know CM Punk loves Austin but he has to be, maybe not mad but disappointed, that Owens got this match and not him in 2013. If you listen to Austin on the Rich Esien show a few weeks ago he constantly said he was having a match
boy there fucked though when they can't count on guys like Austin anymore, good for him to come back and do it and at a high level but its a shame they can only produce good quality once ever few ppv
Saudi is going to throw the bank at Steve.
Tbh I cringed at Stone Cold stomping a mud hole in KO at first. It was slow and he looked like he was really struggling but the nostalgia got to me by the end of the match. More importantly, you could tell he was having fun and I can't be mad at that.
He was feeding off the crowd. Learn storyline telling.
@@kevinr8579 The beers he was drinking during the match
@@kevinr8579 nah because he really has battered his body over the years for us and I'm really appreciative of it as a fan. Just no more in ring stuff because kicking is a chore for him now and I don't like seeing him that way.
It was the BEST match of the night by FAR!!!
We also got to thank Kevin Owens for giving so much in that match. Honestly sold like there was no tomorrow for Stone Cold Steve Austin.
No. It wasn't. I'm happy that KO main evented though. Dude deserves it
I don't watch WWE a lot now and don't like a lot of the new guys but even so I thought it was a great show last night
I hope I won't regret this, but after years wwe have fully won me back as a fan. Things haven't been great of late but this mania reminded me on something important that wwe lost, they forgot that professional wrestling is supposed to be FUN! That was a fucken great end to wrestlemania. I expect every ppv to be of this standard. I'm probably going to be disappointed, but I hope not. A great mania. Totally worth me staying up for it
Fingers crossed 🤞
Mania was great
Look man you gotta take the good with the bad. We’re not kids anymore so we’re not naive and prone to overlook things. We see things and we pick it apart. Just as long as the good outweighs the bad I think then they’re doing a great job. There’s a lot of things that annoy me or don’t make sense when it comes to WWE, but there’s plenty of good stuff. Hopefully you enjoy it otherwise try out AEW. Some of their stuff can be really fun to watch.
@@CHRIZZ83 oh I'm fully a aew fan bro. Been a fan since the company started. I just haven't been keeping up with wwe because main roster television and ppvs were genuinely awful. Outright terrible at times. The only thing that kept me as a fan was black and gold nxt and when that was destroyed, I stopped watching completely
Honestly can't remember the last time watching a WWE match made me so happy. Would be great if it were a small feud with KO with another match but I guess that would ruin the novelty.
nO OnE uNdEr 25 iS GoInG tO kNoW wHo hE iS
compare Austin to Taker who is the same age!
Let’s be fair to Taker here, he had a much longer career than Austin. Austin has lived 19 years bump-free.
They're saving the announced match/tix sales for Austin's match with Reigns in UK this year.
Damn. Austin probably could've come back for a couple matches like a decade ago; once for CM Punk and another for Lesnar.
Austin was Vince McMahon's biggest draw EVER! To this day, no one has sold more shirts, had more of an cultural impact than the Rattlesnake. You can have 1000 champions, it matters how much people relate to your character, and how you make them feel to connect with you. EVERYONE, no matter your gender, or race would love to kick their boss ass, drink alcohol and flip the bird for a living! Vince has had a few Austin/Rock level stars he's misused, BIG TIME! They would get over organically then he stopped their momentum. He doesn't want to create "Larger than Life" "Bigger than the WWE" type stars unless he hand picks them, like Roman. My thing is, why would you?? Who today can Retire, and come back in 2041. Yes, 2041! 19 years from now and do this? Very few! I congratulate Stone Cold. This was amazing. Never thought it would happen. He looked a little slow, but that's understandable. He's 57 years old..I grew up a Rock guy. I was my eye brow, and giving my pillows Rock Bottoms and People's elbows, but you better believe, they received a few STUNNERS to! OH HELL YEAH!!! 🖕🏾💀
Loved the match but this says a lot about the state of pro wrestling when WWE is still going back to legends to draw and sell tickets.
Vinny just straight up looking for something to moan about
He...was hyped the entire video????
This channel's comment section is the most hilarious shit compared to other pro wrestling channels. If Bryan woke up and said CM Punk is a piece of shit, everyone would agree. 🤣
It’s pro wrestling, it’s to show anything can happen, you want surprises yet complain when there’s surprises.
Mark loves wearing that Street Trash shirt during his appearance lol
Best wrestlemania in such a long time
Leave the Memories Alone, Steve. I love Stone Cold, but I wish his last match was still left in 2003 against the Rock.
You didn't even watch it.
Wish in one hand and shit in the other, let me know which fills up first
Mark is so obnoxious, all he does is complain. Does he even like anything wrestling related lol
The BS cover up by saying Austin decided last minute ... please. The dirt sheets were wrong again. And WWE is big enough where they don't have to build a feud around his return. Social media will carry this enough.
never can admit that the "insiders" don't know wtf they're talkin about!
I think the sources at WWE feed the “insiders” the wrong bullshit on purpose 😆
@@nezbola Absolutely, the company should not kowtow to dirt sheet writers who only have it in for them and spoil surprises.
Why are you here then? Why are you so mad? Go be a stan for Prichard and Bischoff, or better yet, touch grass
Bryan actually really enjoyed this??
But........but..........the E-drones always say that Bryan and Dave never have anything good to say about WWE. The E-drones are NEVER wrong!!! (sarcasm)
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Ok, so, I didn't watch this. I don't watch WWE anymore. I wondered why in hell Kevin Owens would stay in this trash company. Here's why. Kevin Owens being the final opponent for Stone Cold is worth the next 5 years of jobbing to bums. Congrats to Austin. Congrats to Owens. 👏
Boy yall are the worst fans I've ever heard of
He could've been easily robbed off this main event like he was during jericho feud
I wanted to see Austin back in his gear though
I just don’t understand those who thought this was good. It wasn’t as sad or as bad as I expected or as it could’ve been, so I guess it was good in that way. But it was still sad and not in a good way. 20 hrs ago vs Rock you thought, wow those were two of the top wrestlers ever, both essentially going out with a hell of a match, but it was exciting to see where the business would go. But now, 20 years later, the older of the two (57), came back due to the company having a hard time selling tickets to their biggest show of the year, because the mainstream interest in the business has nose dived so dramatically. And his performance looked like it. But whatever. If the current fans who actually watch this stuff regularly enjoyed it, then that’s what matters I guess.
WrestleMania has always been this way since the last decade. Bringing old names back for nostalgia for the casuals. Admit it or not but wrestling isn't as popular as it was before even if AEW exist.