17 WWE Returns Confirmed For Raw 25th Anniversary Show

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin

Steve Austin
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Sometimes cruelly cast aside by company rhetoric on the Attitude Era and overall legacy of the flagship show when he doesn't fancy playing ball with their creative, Stone Cold Steve Austin remains unshakeable as the biggest WWE star of the Monday Night Raw era, simply because he is.

'The Rattlesnake' last appeared in front of a WWE live crowd at WrestleMania 32 in front of a record-setting six-figure crowd. His unique brand of hell-raising could look bizarrely brilliant within the cute confines of the Manhattan Center, but Vince McMahon may not be able to resist the audio-visual assault of a Brooklyn crowd reacting to the iconic glass smash.

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