11 Things WWE Announced Then Wrestlers Said No
2. Steve Austin Doesn’t Work With Coach
You probably remember nothing from Taboo Tuesday 2005.
That wouldn't be the case had WWE's original plan been carried out. In fact, Taboo might've become infamous for one baffling reason. Get this: Steve Austin was reportedly booked to do the job for Jonathan Coachman on the pay-per-view. Understandably, 'Stone Cold' said, 'f*ck that' and took himself out of the mix before 1 November 2005.
The match had already been announced on Raw by that point too. It revolved around Austin winning back Jim Ross' Monday night commentary job and sending Coach packing, but WWE fancied penning a swerve by having the announcer shock the world with a surprise win. Austin wasn't having any of that.
It's unbelievable to think that his final match to date could've been a short loss to Coachman on some 'B' level show, and that WWE wanted Steve to come out of retirement to do the J.O.B for a heel announcer. Batista ended up replacing Austin on the pay-per-view.
For the record, he won.