Mike Tyson Had a Major Problem With Stone Cold Steve Austin and It’s Hilarious: “I Don’t Know if It Was Like a Dyslexia”

Mike Tyson is one of the greatest professional boxers in history and is an absolute legend of the sport. However, Tyson’s impact was not limited to boxing as he also made an impact in the pro wrestling world in 1998 along with Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Austin and Tyson had a brawl on WWE Television prior to WrestleMania 14. At Mania, Mike Tyson was the special outside enforcer in Austin’s match against Shawn Michaels.

One incident from that time that everyone remembers is how the boxing legend could not properly pronounce the words ‘Stone Cold.’ Instead of calling Austin ‘Stone Cold’, he used to call him ‘Cold Stone’.

During an episode of Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, Prichard recalled Tyson pronouncing ‘Cold Stone’ instead of ‘Stone Cold’.

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He said, “We all tried to coach him on that. I think it was just a mental block with Mike that he thought he was saying Stone Cold, but it was coming out Cold Stone.”

“I don’t know if it was like a dyslexia thing or what it was. But for whatever reason, Mike just had that issue and he couldn’t do it. Every once in a while he did it right,” Bruce added.

Steve Austin and Mike Tyson stole the show at WrestleMania 14. The WWE Universe can never forget that night when these two legends stood tall together in the middle of the ring at The Grandest Stage of Them All.

What happened between Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mike Tyson, and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14?

Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mike Tyson had a heated confrontation before WrestleMania 14.

When Tyson was announced as the special enforcer for Austin’s WWE Championship match, fans did not expect Tyson to hit a knockout punch at Austin’s opponent, Shawn Michaels.

Though the knockout came after the match, Tyson also played a major role during the match.

In the ending moments of the match, the Texas Rattlesnake hit Michaels with the Stunner. But at that time, the original referee was not present as he got knocked out earlier in the match.

Shockingly, Mike Tyson immediately entered the ring. He acted as the referee and made the three count, leading to Steve Austin becoming the WWE Champion on that night.

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Following Steve’s victory, Tyson raised his hand, and the two men celebrated inside the ring. Later, when Shawn Michaels complained to Mike Tyson about his actions, the legendary boxer hit him with a knockout punch.