10 INSANE Dream Wrestling Matches We’d Love To See (But Never Will)
4. Steve Austin Vs CM Punk
Tale of the Tape
Steve Austin: 6ft 2ins / 255 lbs / 6x WWF Champion, Hall of Famer
CM Punk: 6ft 0in / 218 lbs / 2x WWE Champion, 3x WWE World Heavyweight Champion
As sports entertainers, professional wrestlers are tasked with not only stretching their bodies to the physical limits but also to tell a story while doing so. CM Punk vs. Steve Austin would overdeliver on this promise. A match between the two charismatic sports entertainers with the power to tell a compelling story via the physical act of wrestling alone.
In addition, just imagine the promos leading up to the clash. The brains behind "Austin 3:16" and "The Pipebomb" being given free rein to verbally demolish each other is a prospect that no professional wrestling fan could resist.
The ringwork would be hard-hitting and blood-soaked, yet, still capture the same sense of awe associated with a more technical style. A contest between two generations of anti-hero slugging it out and leaving nothing behind.
Back in reality, while Austin is still one of the best talkers and industry experts to ply his trade in the squared circle, he was forced to leave active competition in 2003 due to the toll of knee and neck injuries.