WWE Hall of Fame Steve Austin reflects on his career and says that he had a good time, but it’s up to everyone else if they want to remember him.
Austin was WWE’s top star throughout The Attitude Era, and he helped lead WWE to new heights. The business has changed a lot since then, but Austin’s contributions remain unforgettable.
Speaking with Zack Heydorn for The Takedown on SI, Steve Austin dismissed the talk of his legacy, as he explained that he didn’t want to get too philosophical. He said that his career was what it was, and he had a lot of great moments. However, it was up to the fans whether they wanted to remember him.
“I can’t get too philosophical about anything I did,” Austin said. “When I decided to get into the business of pro wrestling, my mom and dad shook their heads because they didn’t get it. They didn’t like it. They didn’t watch it. I did and I fell in love with it. Nobody had any plans for me a lot of the times. I just kept finding my way and catching breaks here, there, and then hitting on the Stone Cold thing and just knocking a couple of grand slams.
“I don’t like to even speak about legacies or any of that stuff anymore. Just it was what it was. I had a good time. If you want to remember me, you can, if you don’t, you don’t. I was around for a period of time and it didn’t last a long time. I had some really good matches. There was more guys out there that have some better matches that then than I did, although I had some classics. I had so many moments. Those character building moments that they had planned for Stone Cold and I think that’s what people will remember. But to make it any more important than that, would be silly.”
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