News regarding Steve Austin potentially making an appearance at WWE Wrestlemania 41

In the summer of 2024, Steve Austin teased an appearance at WWE Wrestlemania 41 when he spoke to Christopher Kamrani of TheAthletic.com. Austin stated the following…

“I said I won’t leave Nevada. It’s hard to get me out of this state. But … Wrestlemania next year is in Vegas. That’s in Nevada.”

Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com noted that Austin is expected to be part of the show but will have to come up with what he’d feel comfortable doing. Austin revealed during an interview with Bobbycast that he needs a left knee replacement…

“That was my junior year (of college when I suffered a torn ACL). My first year at North Texas State University there in Denton, Texas. Running down on a kickoff coverage and I hit my guy; was supposed to block and man, I went down. I’d never felt anything like what I felt in my left knee and I tore my ACL but it was a mop-end tear where you tear it in the middle and the edges are kind of frayed. That’s why they call it a mop. But, they can either repair it, or not repair it. Based on the strength of my quads and my hamstrings, they didn’t repair that knee. So, anyway, subsequently, that’s what led to all my knee issues down the road and I’ve had ACL, PCL put in there from cadaver ligaments several years ago and you know, if I’m telling you like it is and I will, I need a new left knee here pretty quick.” (quote courtesy of PostWrestling.com)