10 Behind The Scenes Stories About Kevin Owens You Should Know
1. Getting The Stunner As His Finisher
Kevin Owens used the pop-up powerbomb as his finishing move for most of his time in WWE until 2019 when he surprised the fans by adopting the Stunner as his new finisher. Made famous by Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Stunner became so relatable with The Texas Rattlesnake's character that WWE didn't let anyone use the move after his retirement.
But things changed in 2019 when WWE allowed Kevin Owens to use the iconic move, and the Prizefighter revealed how he managed to do that during an interview with Fightful. Owens stated that he had the idea since 2016-17 as he needed a unique finisher after feeling everyone was using similar moves to a powerbomb.
He spoke to Austin about using the Stunner, and the latter was happy to say yes and told him that he had been waiting for a long time for someone to come and talk to him about this. Owens then took it through the proper channel in WWE to get the approval, but the company executives felt it was not the right time. It took Owens some more waiting and convincing before WWE allowed him to use the Stunner as his finisher in 2019.