9) Austin Walks Out Following WrestleMania X8
Following his match against Scott Hall at WrestleMania, Austin decided to walk out without anyone’s consent. Problems began to arise after Austin was apparently furious with Hogan’s return to WWE television. To make matters worse, Austin was booked to lose against Hogan at WrestleMania X8. As you might imagine, Austin was totally against the idea and refused to work with Hogan claiming Hulk was too slow for him. Ultimately, Austin would get his wish and the match would be changed to Hogan versus The Rock. After Austin’s WrestleMania performance, Steve would take an impromptu break from the company claiming he needed a break. Austin would later return April 1st just in time for the brand extension angle.
In a conversation with Jim Ross, Steve admitted to regretting the situation claiming him and Hogan should have worked. Austin feels like his head was not in the right place at the time, deeming that was the reason for not accepting the match.
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