“Worst Bump in the History Of Professional Wrestling”: WWE Legend Takes Shots at Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin’s WrestleMania 38 Segment

Steve Austin and Vince McMahon have one of the most iconic rivalries in the wrestling industry. Their chemistry rang true in the ring as well as on the microphone. But that might not be the case, 20 years after both of the WWE Legends’ peaks.

While Austin made an appearance on the first night, defeating Owens in a No Holds Barred match, he made another appearance on the second night. This time, the Rattlesnake came to save Pat McAfee from Austin Theory and Vince McMahon. The crowd burst in cheer when Austin’s music hit, and he delivered Vince McMahon a failed attempt at a Stone Cold Stunner; that made for an iconic moment.

Eric Bischoff talks about WrestleMania 37 spot between Steve Austin and Vince McMahon

On the podcast, Strictly Business, Eric Bischoff said, “If you’re really thinking about it from a business perspective, Steve Austin isn’t taking a spot that you could possibly fill because Steve Austin is providing a level of entertainment that very few people can provide. It’s a look back, it’s reliving an experience.”

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“So many of the people that were watching WrestleMania were huge fans of ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, and to see him go out there, and have some fun, and give Vince McMahon what is arguably the worst bump in the history of professional wrestling, as corny as it all was, I loved every second of it and so did a lot of other people,” he added.

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Eric further said, “Nobody that’s been in the business for five, six, or seven, or eight, or ten years is going to be able to fill that spot. There’s nothing wrong with giving a spot like that, a moment like that, using a character like Steve Austin, or John Cena, or Rock, or Hulk Hogan when he could do it, or Undertaker when he was doing it, or ‘insert anybody’s name here’ that’s done it in the past. There’s nothing wrong with giving that to the fans, and it’s not taking anything away from anybody on the roster. It really isn’t. It’s just how you look at it.”

The friction between legends and rookies in WWE

An age-old debate in the WWE locker room has been the matter of the WWE legends taking the main event spot from young and talented wrestlers, just like the Steve Austin and Vince McMahon segment. One of the prime examples of this debate is CM Punk and The Rock. During the build-up to WrestleMania 29, The Rock came back for a rematch with John Cena in the main event.

But the issue was that CM Punk was the WWE Champion. So in the Royal Rumble, CM Punk and The Rock had a title match, where Punk lost. While Punk wanted to be included in the main event, he was pushed into a feud with The Undertaker.

Later, Punk revealed that if The Rock hadn’t made a comeback, he would’ve gone to the main event, WrestleMania. What is your take on this debate? Let us know in the comments below.