Kevin Owens Copied a WWE Legend While Fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania

Kevin Owens and Stone Cold Steve Austin stole the show on Night One of WrestleMania 38. Steve Austin and Kevin Owens competed in a No Holds Barred Match on Austin’s return to in-ring competition.

For most of the match, the Texas Rattlesnake was in control as he dominated Kevin Owens. But Owens almost got the win over the WWE Hall of Famer after hitting Austin with a Stunner. However, Stone Cold Steve Austin kicked out before the three count.

The former WWE Universal Champion then tried to hit Austin with a steel chair.

Unfortunately for Owens, Austin dodged it and the chair bounced back off the ropes to hit Kevin Owens in the face. Austin then capitalized on this opportunity and hit the Stunner on Owens for the pinfall.

Soon after the match, Lance Storm took to Twitter and highlighted this moment. In the caption of his post, Storm praised Owens by claiming that ‘The Prizefighter’ did it better than WWE legend Kurt Angle.

Lance Storm wrote, “I didn’t think anyone was ever going to pull this off better than Kurt did. I was wrong.” 

Back in 2002, Kurt Angle pulled off a similar thing in one of his matches against Edge. He tried to hit Edge with the steel chair, but he missed and the chair bounced back off the ropes to hit him on his face.

There were several other moments in Kevin Owens’ match against Steve Austin that amazed the WWE Universe. And this steel chair moment was just one of them.

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Kevin Owens lost to Stone Cold Steve Austin in Austin’s first match since WrestleMania XIX

Coming to Night One of WrestleMania 38, everyone expected Steve Austin and Kevin Owens to just have a segment or a heated confrontation.

But that wasn’t the case. Kevin Owens revealed he tricked Steve Austin and got him on The Kevin Owens Show at WrestleMania 38 because he wanted to fight in a match against the WWE Hall of Famer.

After Owens challenged Austin to a No Holds Barred Match, Austin accepted it. This was the first time the WWE Universe got to see ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ compete in a match since WrestleMania XIX.

Stone Cold Steve Austin had to retire in 2003 because of severe injuries. But the Texan’s recent return to in-ring competition ended on a good note as he defeated Kevin Owens.

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Almost every fan in the stadium loved the moment as they cheered for Austin throughout the match and after it as well.