Jim Ross clarifies Stone Cold Steve Austin ‘comeback’ rumors

There were some reports that WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin was training for a comeback, prompting fans to think that would be either at WreslteMania 31 given the timing of the training ahead of the event. Stone Cold Steve Austin also said Levi’s Stadium was right up the road for him.

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Or possibly Stone Cold Steve Austin was referring to WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Texas, which would make sense for the Texas Rattlesnake.

Don’t get your hopes up just yet, legendary WWE broadcaster Jim Ross is pouring some cold water all over those hot rumors.

“Bottom line is that Steve was talking to a man who used to train with ‘Arnold’ back in the day at the Gold’s Gym in Venice and Steve said he was training to prepare to return to Gold’s Gym to train. They were talking about training, not wrestling, and how working out at Gold’s in Venice wasn’t for everyone,” Ross wrote on his blog. “When the fans heard Austin say that he was “training for a comeback” they assumed that he meant to the ring which in turn means WrestleMania 31.”

Ross did make a point to note that Stone Cold Steve Austin is open to a comeback though, just not in the immediate future.

“While Steve always keeps an open mind on returning to the ring for one last match, that’s not an immediate goal of his or even on the back burner,” Ross added. “If many factors involved in that process were in place, I could theoretically see Steve doing it but the chance that all the stars aligning to his satisfaction are slim plus the window of opportunity as it relates to Father Time is beginning to close as well.

“Austin would never return to the ring to go through the motions and he would likely need a solid four months of in ring work/training to be in the condition that he would demand of himself to headline a major event like WrestleMania. If I were WWE, I’d more likely look at WM32 in Dallas and begin discussing that sooner than later for the Texas Rattlesnake. That’s merely my personal opinion but selling 100,000 tickets in his home state might interest Steve the most if the money, the opponent and the creative were all on point.”

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