10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE Raw From 2002
2. Miserable ‘Stone Cold’ Isn’t Any Fun
Granted, anyone looking back on 2002 now has added context about why Steve Austin was unhappy, but his year on Raw is a quite miserable watch anyway. Good matches are rare, and it's almost like 'Stone Cold' is struggling to haul on those boots and go to work at all.
Often, his upset face tells the full story of a man at odds with his employers.
In retrospect, WWE's decision to bury Austin on television after his mid-year walkout is regrettable too. He's go on to headline WrestleMania XIX the following year, for crying out loud. That'd be like Roman Reigns storming out, taking a verbal on-air pasting and then returning to headline 39 in the spring. Sounds unlikely, doesn't it?
Someone needs to put together a YouTube video showing Steve's descent throughout the first half of the year. It's like he just got less and less enthusiastic about working with guys like Scott Hall, Ric Flair and others by the week.
It isn't fun to watch again.