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WWE Rumors and Spoilers 2014 News: Stone Cold Talks Sting's Debut and Facing Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 31
In latest WWE news and rumors, Stone Cold Steve Austin revealed his thoughts on multiple topics including Sting's debut, in a recent interview.
"I saw him at the 'WWE 2K15' panel that I hosted and I was excited to see him there because I'm a big fan. He's had a hellacious run. Some people didn't consider him to be Hall of Fame worthy because of the fact that he'd never been in WWE before," said Austin to Rolling Stone.
"To me it's a no-brainer. When I came to WCW he had been there for several years and was the top guy, so to finally see him come in, dressed in the black and white, I was blown away."
The former six-time WWE Champion further expressed his thoughts on his former WCW co-worker shocking appearance inside a WWE arena on November 23.
"The face-to-face with him and Triple H, they just let it build and build. Triple H tried to sell the big right hand, block, there's the kick and the damage is done, then he hits his finish. I loved it. I'm a fan of good stuff inside the squared circle and it was a good story," said Austin.
"The Authority had really built how they needed to win that night in a really long-winded promo by Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. They were setting the table for Sting. All of the guys in that match worked their [butts] off, and I really enjoyed the work between Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler as they went into the finish."
Sting made his long-awaited WWE debut at last month's Survivor Series PPV, where he saved Team Cena's lone survivor Dolph Ziggler (and the rest of his teammates from suffering the defeat) after Team Authority leader Triple delivered the Pedigree to the "Show Off" moments earlier.
Sting stunned the crowd when he delivered his Scorpion Deathlock finisher on "The Game" before he made an unconscious Ziggler pin Rollins for the impressive victory.
Austin also talked about the possibility of facing "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan at the upcoming WrestleMania for the first time ever.
"The last time I talked to Hulk was at SummerSlam, but I didn't even bring up the podcast because we were just sitting in the hallway. Now he's been making the rounds calling me a coward, trying to get a match out of me [laughs], so I've not talked to Hulk Hogan," said Austin.
"When I asked Undertaker to be on the show it was right before he went to the ring at WrestleMania 30. Of course, the streak was broken that night and I haven't heard from him since. We've never really traded phone calls or text messages, there's just a lot of mutual respect there."
After the latest episode of Monday Night Raw, Austin will go one-on-one with his longtime rival Vince McMahon in an exclusive interview on his Podcast One show that will also air live on the WWE Network.
"Any time you go live with Vince McMahon it's going to be a very interesting experience. To me this is a conversation between us about the wrestling business and the direction the WWE's headed in. There's a few key talent I'd like to ask specific questions about. In doing my research, I've started watching some of the old videos of the work we did as far as angles go and the chemistry we had in the ring, so I'm not there to be Howard Stern," said Austin.
"My podcast is a conversation, it's basically a bulls**t session: two guys shooting the breeze talking about the business. At the end of the day, Vince McMahon is in the entertainment business, as am I, so I want it to be entertaining and engaging. I'm looking forward to it."