Stone Cold Steve Austin Once Teased a Dream Match With an Ex-Superstar In a Mean WWE Video Game Promo

Those who watch WWE will definitely remember how Stone Cold Steve Austin had defined the ‘Attitude’ era of the sport. Some also fondly remember an on-screen rivalry develop between ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ and the current AEW and former WWE superstar CM Punk a few years later on Monday Night Raw.

Let’s look back at this video where Steve Austin while talking about the Attitude era and the crowd of Maddison Square Garden. During this interview, Austin also talks about how fans can enjoy the dream match between him and CM Punk through this game.

Throwback to when Stone Cold Steve Austin teased his match with CM Punk in WWE 2K13

In this rather overwhelming interview for the host, the community manager for WWE Games Aubrey Sitterson, Stone Cold Steve Austin elaborates more on his presence in the Attitude era and speaks on the then-latest WWE Game, WWE 2K13.

The interview begins with Steve Austin trying to prove his point when he says that he was the one responsible for naming the glory days of WWE the ‘Attitude Era’. He talks about some of the classic matches and opponents that he had to face throughout his career and how the Maddison Square Garden, New York City’s crowd was ever supportive of him.

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At the end of the interview, he tries telling the WWE game fans that they can finally relive their dream of playing him against CM Punk. He says “It’s got Stone Cold Steve Austin in it and CM Punk as well. So finally get a chance to play Booker like all these little ba***rds on the Internet want to do.”

He brims with confidence when he says, “Whether it’s in the game, or in old, real, squared circle kind of sold-out crowd. You can arrest your bottom dollar. The Stone Cold Steve Austin will whip CM Punk’s a** and that’s all I got to say about that.”

The aggression that was shown by Stone Cold at the end of the interview was a dig toward people on the internet who have been booking matches in the two entities’ names. The main point that Stone Cold Steve Austin was trying to highlight here was to not dream of their match in the ring, but instead simulate their dream matches between WWE superstars of different eras using simulation games.

Yesterday, Stone Cold Steve Austin has beaten Kevin Owen with a remarkable return to the ring in WrestleMania 38. He pulled off his signature Stunner in a No-Holds-Barred match which concluded Day 1 of WrestleMania with a bang and capped off a stunning return to the ring after 19 long years.

Do you think Stone Cold Steve Austin’s ideas are still relevant now? Let us know in the comments.

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