“Stone Chilly” Steve Austin is within the historical past books as one among professional wrestling’s hottest performers, however such a epic success has required nice bodily sacrifice. Final week, nevertheless, Austin supplied a optimistic replace following his newest stint beneath the knife.
“I’m 7 weeks put up op on a complete knee alternative,” revealed the WWE Corridor of Famer on Jan 21, 2025, through Instagram. “My left knee was on its final leg, and I’ve been placing surgical procedure off for years.” This implies Austin would probably have been working by immense ache throughout his final match thus far with WWE. (That bout happened in 2022 at WrestleMania in Dallas.) Fortuitously, “The Rattlesnake” went on to clarify that his put up op X-rays have confirmed “every little thing is therapeutic properly.”
‘Stone Chilly’ Steve Austin At all times Comes Again Stronger
Austin is not any stranger to going beneath the knife. His most important damage occurred within the ring again at SummerSlam 1997, when the late Owen Hart dropped him on his head and induced spinal injury whereas executing an inverted piledriver. Whereas the previous six-time WWE champ wrestled for years following reconstructive neck surgical procedure, he needed to cut back his transfer set in an effort to extend his profession. Extremely, “Stone Chilly” was 57 when he made a return and beat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38. Following the widespread essential popularity of that match, Austin stated he couldn’t rule out placing on his boots yet one more time. Nonetheless, wrestling has taken a again seat to off-road racing lately, and “Stone Chilly” (now 60) has joined forces with the GFI Nevada Racing staff, using Kawasaki.
Will ‘Stone Chilly’ Steve Austin Ever Return to a WWE Ring?
As of late, Austin in busy together with his extremely profitable “Damaged Cranium” beer model however revealed that he’s “again within the health club and coaching” after making an attempt to hurry his restoration and struggling an preliminary set again. “I got here out of the gate aggressively and began strolling means too quickly.” Austin defined, including that restoration will probably take him a 12 months. This implies the possibilities of him doling out one among his trademark stunners at this 12 months’s WrestleMania appears fairly unlikely. Nonetheless, they do say that something can occur in WWE.
One factor is for certain, the professional wrestling legend has been wanting ripped as of late and absolutely intends to get again to racing. “I’ve my sights set to race in The Mint 400 exterior of Las Vegas,” he stated. “I’m grateful to have discovered the problem of desert off highway racing. I really like the competitors and the onerous circumstances that include it. So, right here goes…” God velocity, Stone Chilly!
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