“Like My Dad Was..”: Stone Cold Steve Austin Had Humble Career Plans If Wrestling Career Failed

Published 07/05/2022, 2:15 PM EDT

The attitude era is one of the most memorable periods in the history of WWE. The breakout star of this era was Stone Cold Steve Austin, who initiated his arrival in this era through his iconic promo after winning King of the Ring.

Austin was having a great time, but there was a roadblock in his career when he injured his neck. Fans wondered whether Stone Cold wrestle again, but he did return and had a great career. But have you thought about what Austin would have done if he did not pursue a pro-wrestling career?

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A few years back in 2015, Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared for an interview on KiddNation. He shed a light on what he would have been doing if he wasn’t a WWE superstar.

Austin said, “Man I don’t think about that because I don’t really dwell on the past (and) think about my former wrestling days, I look at there and now but I would venture to say I’d probably maybe still with Watkins Motor Lines. They were trying to groom me for a management position, but I had designs to do something else.”

He added, “Manual labor has always been what I have gravitated towards. Arisen, I went to school to be a business major. I was going to be an insurance salesman like my dad was, but math and accounting just kicked my a**. So I said in h**l of a ride to PE major, never got a degree but nonetheless, it’s been something physically oriented.”

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The way Austin talked about another career, we can easily assume ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ wouldn’t have settled for a desk job. He would prefer a job in which he could be active more physically.

The Rock is the Hollywood celebrity Stone Cold Steve Austin wants to face

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Every wrestling fan will agree on the point that Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock had one of the best rivalries in WWE. They had the best in-ring chemistry, which made the fans go berserk. However, in the same interview, when asked which Hollywood celebrity will Austin like to face, his answer was The Rock.

Austin said, “As far as celebrity goes, I don’t know. What’s okay since The Rock is a celebrity I think it would be fun to get back in the ring with The Rock. But I’m not pitching a match, since you said celebrity, Rocks the biggest movie star in the world.”

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Austin claimed he had fun working with The Rock and they both respect each other’s careers. If this was a possible match in 2015, the WWE universe would have gone crazy. However, we never got to see The Rock vs Austin again, but Stone Cold came out of retirement for one match at WrestleMania 38 against Kevin Owens.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.

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Vibhanshu Kumar

“Like My Dad Was..”: Stone Cold Steve Austin Had Humble Career Plans If Wrestling Career Failed

The Rock is the Hollywood celebrity Stone Cold Steve Austin wants to face

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