Fans hoping to see Steve Austin during the WWE RAW broadcast on March 16 will not get that moment. The WWE Hall of Famer confirmed he will not appear on the San Antonio show despite the event taking place on the symbolic date tied to his famous catchphrase. The Steve Austin WWE RAW 3:16 Day discussion gained attention among fans online, but Austin made it clear that he will not be part of the show.

Austin addressed the speculation during an interview with The Takedown on Sports Illustrated. When asked directly whether viewers should expect to see him at WWE RAW, he explained that he will be focused on a different commitment connected to his racing career.

“Man, they should tune in because they love WWE and Monday Night Raw,” Austin said. “But I am out. I will be a few days out from that race, the race I am talking about with my racing career, and we are trying to get that car ready. We are working our asses off. So yeah, I will be hunkered down in a garage out here in BFE Nevada, trying to get this buggy ready, a side-by-side utility vehicle, to race this grueling 250-mile race with everybody else I race with. I want to get out there and put my own show on out there in the desert.”

Austin also spoke with Busted Open Radio, where he was asked about the possibility of appearing during WrestleMania 42 weekend. While he said he would be open to doing something with WWE again, he stressed that the focus should remain on the current roster.

“It’s funny because you’ll sit there or they’ll put something on Instagram and people will say, oh, no, no, man, he’s too old, let the current talent have the spotlight,” Austin said. “Let the current talent have the spotlight, of course. If I can go out there and do something, that’d be fine. They got a pretty good roster, you know? So I think those guys and gals, they need all the time.”

During the same interview, Austin looked back at his appearance at WrestleMania 41 in 2025. He drove an ATV to the ring to announce the night two attendance but accidentally crashed into the ringside barrier, which knocked down a fan. Austin admitted he was frustrated with how the moment played out.

“God damn, when I crashed that four-wheeler last year up there against that wall, man, you talk about stting the bed big time,” Austin said. “I was so pissed off about that. Because I was looking forward to going out there and announcing the attendance and then watching the show, seeing what kind of show the superstars were going to put on. And, man, I st the bed on the big stage.”

Even with that incident, Austin said he hopes WWE will invite him back in the future.

“We’ll see if they have me back,” Austin said. “If they do, that’s cool.”

Austin will still be present during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas. He is scheduled to appear as a guest at the WWE World convention, where fans will have the chance to meet him. However, he clarified that if he returns to WWE programming again, it would likely be for a special appearance rather than a match.

The confirmation means the Steve Austin WWE RAW 3:16 Day speculation has now been settled, with Austin focusing on racing instead of appearing on the March 16 episode.

Steve Austin Addresses WWE RAW 3:16 Day and WrestleMania 42 Status

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Ronda Rousey’s surprise appearance at AEW Revolution reportedly took much of WWE by surprise.

According to Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer, only a very small group within WWE knew in advance that Rousey would appear at the pay-per-view. The report states that the majority of personnel in the company were unaware of the plan and were shocked when she showed up on the broadcast. Her involvement was reportedly kept tightly under wraps leading into the event.

Rousey made the appearance during AEW Revolution on March 15 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The moment came shortly after Toni Storm defeated Marina Shafir. Following the match, Rousey entered the ring and confronted Storm before security rushed out to prevent things from escalating. Rousey eventually exited through the crowd alongside Shafir, receiving heavy boos from the audience.

The appearance marked Rousey’s first televised moment in professional wrestling since leaving WWE in 2023. After departing the company, she made a handful of appearances on the independent scene and in Ring of Honor, where she teamed with Shafir. Her last match prior to AEW Revolution took place at an ROH television taping in November 2023.

Outside of wrestling, Rousey is also preparing for a return to mixed martial arts. She is scheduled to face Gina Carano in May 2026 under the Most Valuable Promotions banner. The fight is expected to stream on Netflix. The bout will mark Rousey’s first MMA fight since her loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in December 2016.

Rousey’s professional wrestling run began with her debut at WrestleMania 34 in 2018, where she teamed with Kurt Angle against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. During her time with WWE, she held both the RAW Women’s Championship and the SmackDown Women’s Championship before leaving the company in 2023.

As of now, no official announcement has been made regarding Rousey’s long-term status with All Elite Wrestling. Tony Khan briefly addressed the appearance during the post-event press conference.

Ronda Rousey’s AEW Revolution Appearance Reportedly Caught Most of WWE Off Guard

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AEW star Johnny TV joined the promotion back in 2022 under the ring name ‘Johnny Elite,’ during that year’s Owen Hart Cup Memorial Tournament. Ironically, however, Johnny TV has rarely been seen on TV in the last few years, with his last televised match being the November 26 “AEW Collision” and his last “AEW Dynamite” match coming on October 25, 2023. During an interview on “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet,” he discussed his AEW run.

“For me, right now, in AEW I feel underutilized,” he stated. “You can’t blame anyone, it’s just how wrestling promotions work, you know? There’s only enough, like, TV time for a certain amount of people.”

Johnny then claimed that people in AEW often describe those on television as being “on the island,” and he doesn’t feel like he’s on the island with AEW or Tony Khan.

“Because of that, I feel like I’m doing … 10-20 percent of what I’m capable of,” he added, noting that he feels much more “on the island” in MLW.

Outside AEW, the veteran has been wrestling in CMLL as “Johnny Consejo,” where he recently had a Hair vs. Mask match against Angel de Oro, which he lost. Johnny said he’s been planning to shave his head for a while, but originally had a different opponent in mind.

“I had wanted to wrestle [WWE’s Rey] Fenix, try to take his mask when we met up in AEW for a while, but the timing didn’t work out,” he said, clarifying that he ultimately chose to lose his hair in CMLL because of AEW’s partnership with the promotion.

If you use any quotes from this article, please credit “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet” and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.