Steve Austin Playfully Turns Down WrestleMania 40 Match With The Rock: That Would Be In Slow Motion

Stone Cold Steve Austin tells fans that they shouldn’t expect to see him step inside a wrestling ring against The Rock ever again but admits that Philadelphia would be the place to host that match. 

Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock participated in three of WrestleMania’s greatest and storied matches. The first of those three matches occurred 25 years ago at WrestleMania 15 in Philadelphia. 

Wrestlemania 40 is taking place in Philadelphia and Stone Cold Steve Austin recently told Sports Illustrated that while he isn’t interested in having a slow-motion match with the rock at their ages, Philly would have been a cool place to host the match. 

“I think that would be in slow motion,” said Austin with a laugh. “I don’t know about that, but Philly would be a great place for it to happen. I worked with The Rock at WrestleMania XV, and we rocked the house. I pinned his shoulders to the mat, one-two-three. But I don’t know about that happening now.”

While Steve Austin has ruled out returning to the ring to face the Rock. Rock recently assumed a new role on the board of directors for TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of both WWE and UFC. Learn more here. 

Fans can also read what The Rock has to say about potentially facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania here.