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10. Stone Cold’s Awkward Return
March 2020 was a time, people.
The global COVID pandemic had just hit, and WWE was forced behind closed doors. Shows like Raw and SmackDown were immediately moved to the quaint Performance Center, and that gave the 16 March episode ("3:16 Day") of the flagship a unique feel. "Unique" would be a kind way to describe Steve Austin's cameo appearance.
Edge had dazzled with an intimate and emotional promo earlier, but 'Stone Cold' was only there to chew up time, hit a stunner on Byron Saxton and generally act like some drunk dad gatecrashing a party that had already fizzled out. It's no wonder many have burned this from memory around four years on. It was horrible.
Even Austin himself later acknowledged how crap the segment was. He claimed he'd tried to get Vince McMahon to change things up shortly before hitting the ring, but the ex-boss wasn't game for it. Nah, apparently making 'Stone Cold' one of the most boring and out of touch characters on the planet was the way to go instead.