Brock Lesnar is one of the company’s biggest superstars, with multiple big names vying to work with him. However, WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin turned down the opportunity to face Lesnar once again. He refused to face The Next Big Thing in 2002 on RAW. Austin chose to leave the company rather than have that match. He again refused to face Lesnar; this time at WrestleMania 39.
Stone Cold was not happy that WWE wanted him to face a young Brock Lesnar in 2002 and put him over the top during the King of the Ring tournament. Austin felt that the match should have had some development, and it was insulting for him to compete on RAW and lose to a rookie without a story.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Stone Cold was offered the chance to finally have a match against Lesnar at WrestleMania 39. However, the Hall of Famer turned down the opportunity yet again. The report also stated that he was never offered a match against Roman Reigns.
“As noted, there was an attempt at a match between Lesnar and Steve Austin, as the two have never faced each other. While there may have been mentions of Austin with Roman Reigns at some point, he was never serious at all. People close to Austin said it was Lesnar that he was approached about. Austin turned it down.”
Brock Lesnar will face Omos at WrestleMania Hollywood
While Stone Cold vs Brock Lesnar could have been a very interesting matchup for WrestleMania, The Beast Incarnate’s current matchup can be considered a downgrade. From the prospect of facing a bona fide legend in Austin, Lesnar will now face a man who has lost most of his major singles matches, including a loss to Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel.
Fans are calling the match a ‘filler’ and are very disappointed in how plans for Lesnar have panned out. Reports suggest that it was Vince McMahon who pushed for Lesnar vs. Omos at WrestleMania, and the former WWE Champion had no problem with the match.
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