It's the dream match nobody ever thought they'd get to witness, but when Steve Austin came out of retirement to face Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38, fans began to hope that we might just see the Texas Rattlesnake go one-on-one with John Cena at some point.
Rumors have been doing the rounds about a possible appearance from Austin at this year's 'Mania, but it's starting to look less and less likely the closer we get to the event.
But if Stone Cold was to return to the ring again, would he want Cena to be his opponent?
Both men have mixed it up a little in the past, but have never been involved in an official match together. It sounds like Austin regrets that they never got a chance to face-off, but would he still be game for a match now that they're both semi-retired?
"Working with him would have been a real highlight, and I've had a bunch of highlights. It would have been a real special thing. There is something about John. People are so invested in his matches. He's a very special talent. It would have been great to have a match with him," he told Ryan Satin on his podcast.
"Will it ever happen? No. I think very highly of John and I love him," he added, before clarifying that he's never been asked to step back in the ring for a Cena confrontation. "Names have always been tossed around in conversation and stuff like that. I said I was never going to really wrestle again, unless, because you never say never, unless the stars aligned properly. They did to work with KO [Kevin Owens] in Dallas, so we did that. It wasn't really put out, 'it's going to be a highly competitive match.' You weren't expecting us to go 30 minutes. I think we exceeded the expectations and it worked for that time and place. I'm good."
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