“I Was Gonna Do My Best to Kick His A**”- WWE Legend Stone Cold Steve Austin Recalls Flipping off Mike Tyson

The Attitude Era was a wild time, full of wild characters and wild storylines. At the center of it all was a man named Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Texas Rattlesnake inspired the most iconic segments in the Attitude Era, which fans will never forget. One such segment featured Austin squaring up to one of the greatest boxers of all time, Mike Tyson.

Stone Cold Steve Austin recalls flipping off Mike Tyson

Vince McMahon brought Mike Tyson to WWE in the build to WrestleMania 14. Stone Cold Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble and was heading to the main event of WrestleMania, but Iron Mike stood in his way. The former boxing champion was an enforcer of Shawn Michaels and D-Generation X, Austin’s opponent and rivals.

McMahon and Tyson stood in the ring as the former was about to make an announcement regarding Tyson. At that point, Stone Cold Steve Austin walked out, claiming he wasn’t there to make friends. He openly claimed he wanted a piece of Tyson, but he was in the ring with the toughest S.O.B. He then flipped him off, which sparked a wild brawl.

The segment was actually a shoot

On WWE’s the Bump, Austin recalled the iconic segment and how he felt during it.

“Hey man, when you’re in there dealing with Mike Tyson, he’s a bad dude. And I put those fingers in his face and like alright, here we go. It is on. I’m looking dead at Mike and I put those fingers on his face it’s like here we go. And it was a hot crowd, and he pushed me and man, it was a straight up shoot.”

This segment had fans on the edge of their seats and got a ton of mainstream attention as well. Austin was determined to knock out Tyson, although they are close friends.

“I was trying to get back at Mike and Brisco and all those guys were holding me down and I was fighting to get back. And to work an angle at the highest level it has to be spot on, and I was gonna do my best to kick his a**.”