Do you want Austin to return for one last feud?

[Crayo]

We've seen The Rock come back, Lesnar come back, and now RVD; would you want to see the same for Austin? If so, who would you put him in a feud with and what would the end result be?

 

[Lackin]

IMO no i would not like to see Austin return i want to see new talent (i.e. Wyatt Family)

 

[Brad.]

One last feud with Vince might be a OK. Maybe they could intergrate him into the current power struggle storyline. Other than this, I don't think he should return.

 

[Swift]

''and now RVD''

Lol as if this is some huge deal.

Anyway, no.

 

[Dat Kid1]

I would like to see Austin feud with Punk, they've had a few encounters to set it up. If Austin/Rock happened one more time that would be pretty damn awesome as well

 

[Grams and Ounces]

If there is a good story and build up yes and not just turn up stunner someone, a promo on the next raw and then ok see you at wrestlemania.

 

[Leo C]

Seeing Austin come back to put someone over would be pretty good, yes.

 

[Aids Johnson]

If he picked a protoge? yes. if he came back to win against an up and comer? no.

 

[Tchman58]

Agree with most everybody. If he comes back to put somebody over I would love it. But if he came back to fight another legend or to win against a young guy it would just be a waste IMO. More legends need to come back like Jericho and do what's right for the business.

 

[Testify]

Definitely yes.

But not with Punk. Preferably Bryan, or someone of the Shield, or even Dolph Ziggler. Hell, even Cena.

 

[Nano]

Maybe Punk vs Austin would be ok, but WWE doesn't need more part timers

 

[Lockard 23]

I wanna say yes, but it would really depend on the opponent.

Austin's first real feud as Stone Cold was calling out Bret Hart until Bret returned and accepted a match with Austin at the '96 Survivor Series, and their feud was off and running after that. This is the kind of angle that should lead to Austin returning for one more match - someone having the balls to call Austin out and him eventually returning for a confrontation of some kind. Considering Austin was a non-main event talent when he called out Bret Hart and it was the Bret Hart feud that first put over Austin hugely, it would make sense to do the same for a younger superstar this time around. Of course Austin would win the match but then so did Bret Hart against Austin - defeated him at both Survivor Series and Wrestlemania 13. It didn't matter, Austin still got the rub and so would the younger superstar with Austin this time around.

Unfortunately, I can't think of a newer talent that would work in this role (Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, even CM Punk... I don't see it.) Brock Lesnar is the only person I can see it working with. Who else projects the image of a tough guy and bad ass you really wouldn't want to mess with than Lesnar? Even if Lesnar loses a ton of matches during his time here (including to Punk, even), there is still no one more convincing to call Austin out than Lesnar and Heyman. There is even a set up for Lesnar challenging Austin here:



If this is the match that goes down, I think it would make the most sense to have the match occur at Wrestlemania 31 considering that's when Brock's contract runs up. Brock and Heyman's logic could be that Brock has run through everyone and Heyman says that the WWE Universe doesn't deserve to see someone like Lesnar perform and so he wants to destroy one last hero of the WWE universe before he leaves for good, and his choice of opponent is the opponent of all opponents - Steve Austin.

I'd love for it to be someone else, someone who could use a rub from working with Austin. But if there is no one else, then Lesnar is the best choice, if WWE simply wants a big time match up that will draw huge.

 

[TheTNHMaster]

No, I don't think he wants to anyway.

 

[Irwin R. Schyster]

I could only see him getting in a feud with Punk because their personalities clash (beer drinker vs straight edge). They could easily make a story out of it.

Other than that, I don't see him being able to work with anyone else, really....

 

[CrayJ Lee]

I'd support his return if it was built up properly. The problem in the past with having old superstars return a few times a year is that the storylines aren't that well thought out and it takes away from something other current superstars could be taking a part in. If Austin's return is separate from any title shots then that's something I could get behind. I know that Austin/Punk have had some sparing words in the past and, of course, there's the history between Austin and Vince that could be interesting to explore once again.