10 Wrestlers Most Likely To Be Steve Austin's WWE WrestleMania 39 Opponent

5. Brock Lesnar

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Possibly not the most medically sound thing to manifest, but f*cked if it isn't one of the coolest.

Man with history of neck troubles versus man who troubles the neck of every poor pr*ck who takes a German suplex from him: that's a ghoulishly awesome dynamic, and they're both such great workers that they are more than capable of maximising what is only the illusion of significant danger. Also, Austin took a suplex on the concrete floor at WrestleMania 38. A move that looks as dangerous as that, as a result of the aura of the man delivering it, but isn't as dangerous: book a match around it.

It would rule.

There's also some backstory to work with, not that a clash like this needs anything more than its premise: it's the ultimate alpha male battle. Still, there was that business of Austin walking out of a scheduled match against Lesnar back in 2002. Lesnar could claim Austin only took his ball and went home because he pissed his pants and didn't have a spare pair.

As awesome a prospect as it is, nobody would fancy doing the job, would they?

Probability: 35%

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