“Stone Cold” Steve Austin had a long list of rivals throughout his 13-year career, with The Rock, Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle being among some of the best. According to “The Rattlesnake,” however, one wrestler stands above the rest as his greatest in-ring adversary.
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Although McMahon was Austin’s greatest rival, when it came to taking his iconic Stunner, the former Chairman was arguably the worst at selling the move according to the six-time WWE Champion.
“Easily Vince is the worst,” Austin said. “Vince had so many opportunities and they were always so awful, especially that one at WrestleMania, whichever one it was. It was the one with Kevin Owens. … It was just terrible, and so, I had to start laughing because I mean, you got to let everybody know that, hey man, this is really bad.”
Austin admitted that Vince’s wife, Linda McMahon, also ranks high on the all-time worst Stunners list. He feels bad that the move didn’t go as planned, but Austin credited her for being a second mom to him during his WWE career.
The WWE star then named which of his opponents were the best at taking the Stunner, explaining that The Rock and Scott Hall are among some of his favorites, but praised Austin Theory and Pat McAfee for the way they sold the move at WrestleMania 38.
“Good kid. I thought man, the sky was the limit for him. He took a great one. McAfee took a great one … of course when he tumbled out of the ring, he was still drinking the beer while he’s laying on the mat. F*****g classic. What an entertainer.”
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