10 Wrestlers Most Likely To Be Steve Austin's WWE WrestleMania 39 Opponent
3. Roman Reigns
It is astonishing to think of Stone Cold Steve Austin, one of the biggest wrestling draws of all-time, as a back-up plan - but then, it's astonishing that he and the Rock operated in their primes at the exact same time.
The working plan is for Roman Reigns to topple the Rock at a WrestleMania show, thus establishing himself - in canon - as the greatest WWE star of all time. Roman is the Head of the Table, the Tribal Chief, and he must defeat his cousin - the real biggest star of the dynasty - to credibly assume that role.
It has taken two years and countless redundant finishes to arrive at this point. The Usos would have been barred from ringside by a promotion concerned with fairness a long time ago, since the implication is that they are never reprimanded for interference and thus could conceivably do it forever. It's something of a gaping plot hole, and it all exists to make the biggest match in wrestling happen.
But what if it doesn't?
What if the Rock is too busy, as he often is? He missed his own anniversary at Survivor Series, after all.
Steve Austin is the best substitute imaginable: he's a massive draw, and while he has no ties to the dynasty, he could be credibly billed as the greatest WWE star ever. The match could exist with the same stakes and heft, even if the opponent is different.
Probability: 20%