WWE management reportedly has no faith in current roster, with Hall of Famer being pitched to main event WrestleMania 39
With WrestleMania 39 fast approaching, recent reports have suggested that WWE higher-ups have no confidence in their current stars as viable main eventers that can go beyond a mainstream audience.
Earlier this week, a report came out stating that WWE pitched a huge sum of money to Stone Cold Steve Austin to take on Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal title at WrestleMania.
A further report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio has gone into more detail surrounding this rumor. It gives an indication of the reason why Austin was asked and whether that means no full-time performers are big enough to main event the Show of Shows.
"But with Austin, obviously an inquiry was made to Austin so when I say they have no confidence, that’s a vote of no confidence right there. Given how business is doing, they should not have no confidence in these guys because their business is doing great. So why do you have to not have confidence in your modern guys to headline WrestleMania." H/T (Inside The Ropes)
Both Austin and Roman Reigns came out as victors during the two mania main events last year. Stone Cold defeated Kevin Owens on Night 1, with The Tribal Chief then beating Brock Lesnar the next evening to become the Undisputed WWE Universal champion.
WWE Hall of Famer reacts to Roman Reigns potentially facing Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 39
Whilst a bout between two of the company's biggest-ever stars has not yet been confirmed, that has not stopped many both in and out of the business speculating on the potential dream match.
WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff recently talked about his desire to see the Texas Rattlesnake and The Head of The Table showdown at Mania this April in Los Angeles.
"Oh man! A big part of me would love to see this! And how they build towards it if it’s true. We should know soon," tweeted the Hall of Famer.
There was a huge money offer to Stone Cold Steve Austin for a major match with Roman Reigns, made very quietly recently, Fightful Select has learned
FightfulSelect.com has all the details. https://t.co/ahDEc9WdER
The two superstars are no strangers to the Grandest Stage of Them All. Austin and Reigns have both been in the main event of the historic show 10 times.
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