Published 08:43 IST, September 16th 2019
Stone Cold reveals how his recent cameo appearances have helped WWE
Stone Cold Steve Austin has been making cameo appearances on Raw since the last couple of months. In a recent interview, he has revealed how it helps WWE
Stone Cold Steve Austin is an extremely popular wrestler. In fact, Austin was a megastar as well as the company's face during the 'Attitude Era' i.e. during the mid and late 90s and early 2000s. Stone Cold's popularity helped WWE then known as WWF in earning a lot of revenue. Steve Anderson's persona of 'Stone Cold Steve Austin' turned out to be a huge blockbuster back in the day and even today he continues to be one of WWE's most electrifying superstars. Not only as a hero, but Austin was also accepted very well as a heel by the wrestling fans. 'The Texas Rattlesnake' has feuded with eminent superstars including the likes of Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Brett Hart, Kane, The Undertaker, Big Show, The Rock, etc. Since the past few months, the 1996 'King of The Ring' tournament winner has been making special appearances on Monday Night Raw and he also went on to say how it impactful his cameos were.
Stone Cold talks about his special appearances on Raw
Stone Cold Steve Austin has been making some surprising appearances on Raw. In fact, he was one of the legendary superstars on Raw Reunion which was held in July. 'The Texas Rattlesnake' had also appeared on last week's Raw which was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City where he ended up delivering a stunner not once but twice to AJ Styles when he had interrupted the WWE Universal Championship contract signing between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman. In a recent interview with TVInsider, Austin revealed how his recent special appearances on Raw helped WWE and how they also make sense TV-wise as well as business-wise.
"I always like to say I want the current superstars to have all the television time, but if I can go out there and give someone a rub, or if I can get out there in front of a crowd that is still around when I was still active who want to see me again, that’s a cool feeling too.
"It’s just something that is happening. It’s not like I’m going to go back on the road full-time or anything. It’s some good opportunities. It makes sense TV-wise, business-wise. I’m there to lend a hand or help out as much as I can."
Stone Cold presents a special gift to Triple H
Austin had met Triple H backstage and had also presented a special gift to 'The Game' last week on Raw. The former WWF Champion presented 'Hunter' with a framed photo of one of the iconic bands, Motorhead whom Triple H has a good association with. In fact, HHH was very close to Lemmy Kilmister, who was the founder of the band. Lemmy passed away in 2015. Motorhead has worked on some of 'The Cerebral Assasin's hit entrance songs which include 'King of Kings', 'The Game' and 'Line in the Sand' (when Triple H was the leader of Evolution).
Updated 10:26 IST, September 16th 2019