The Return of Stone Cold

So we all know he is not coming back to wrestle.

But, to be fair, Austin did say he could potentially wrestle a couple more matches, providing the circumstances were right.

He was scheduled to wrestle Mohammed Hassan and also Coachman, but he pulled out of the Hassan match cause he (correctly) thought he was rubbish, and the Coachman match he was not happy with the storyline - originally JR was supposed to come back, but then they decided against it (which obviously turned out to be pointless as they brought him back anyway eventually!)

He did also discuss the Hogan match, albeit at no great length.

So the answer is while he will never wrestle again full-time, he could potentially still work a couple of matches. They would just need to be 'worth his while' or whatever.

For example, this is how one such situation could work:

Austin is due to come back soon, HHH is injured.

HBK is currently in a situation with Edge & Randy Orton.

So that story runs on a little while, and on one episode of Raw, HBK is getting his ass whupped by Rated RKO.

"Smash". Austin's music hits, he comes down for the save, stuns both of them & drinks a couple of cold ones with HBK.

Crowd go wild.

So, this leads to a match at WM 23, which is not far away. The build-up does not involve Austin wrestling, just mainly promos (which all 4 people involved are good at) and the odd bit of action that keeps his physical work down to a minimum.

In the match, Austin starts and 'stomps a mudhole' in one of Edge/Orton. Tags in HBK, and eventually the tide turns. HBK gets a bit of a beating, Austin eventually tags in & wins the match.

Again, huge pop from crowd.

Austin gets 'one last match', without putting his body in too much jepoardy. HBK & Rated RKO get storyline continuity, with a conclusion that is far more entertaining than just fizzling out cause of HHH's injury. WWE gets a story that the fans are sure to be into.

Simple, eh?

Get me a job at WWE!