Vince Russo, however, argued that casual fans would not be interested in the matchup and spoke at length about his issues on the latest “Writing with Russo” episode.
Kevin Owens has already teased a potential showdown against Steve Austin as he recently called Texas a ’lame place.’ Additionally, Owens has been using The Stunner as his finisher, and WWE expects it to translate to an on-screen program with Steve Austin.
Russo said that the reasons mentioned above are just not big enough to justify the Texas Rattlesnake’s return to the ring after 19 years. Austin stayed away from the squared circle for almost two decades as he had no credible reason to come out of retirement.
It’s got to be more than that: Vince Russo on the reported plans for Steve Austin
As you might have figured out already, Russo was underwhelmed by the prospect of seeing Steve Austin come back to face Kevin Owens.
The former WWE personality explained that Austin would need a profoundly personal motive to force him back into the ring. The potential dispute over Stunner’s usage didn’t seem like a big deal to Vince Russo as he felt the creative team could come up with better ideas.
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