8 Big Reasons WWE Fans Should Be Excited For WrestleMania 32

7. The Confirmed And Unconfirmed Guest Appearances

Texas. Home of the beer-guzzling, Stunner-distributing, finger-flipping, volatile Bionic Redneck himself: Stone Cold Steve Austin. Anyone who has watched the Stone Cold Podcast on the WWE Network has seen the evidence for themselves. Steve Austin looks better than he did fifteen years ago. He is in peak physical condition on the exterior. The man is jacked to high noon, with bigger guns than the majority of the current roster. If looks could kill, Austin would be a wanted man. The Texas Rattlesnake teased a WrestleMania match with Brock Lesnar when he interviewed Paul Heyman on the Network, which opened up a can of worms both backstage and across the Internet. That obviously never came to fruition, but that doesn€™t mean that Austin won€™t show up with WrestleMania€”a large payday for him, for certain€”being but a stone€™s throw from Stone Cold€™s backyard.
We already know that The Rock will be at WrestleMania in Dallas. If nothing else, Stone Cold€™s appearance could be a fun, lighthearted lovefest similar to WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans. But what was Austin known for? What became Austin€™s trademark calling card that made him beloved worldwide on a weekly basis? Being the thorn in Vince McMahon€™s side. Could Austin interfere in the Hell in a Cell match and give Shane McMahon control of the company, setting up a dual send-off with Taker for next year? Even The Rock could get involved in such a way, as the man is not likely to ruin his reputation further by endorsing Roman Reigns for a second time to the dismay of the fans in attendance. His defending the Usos against the New Day could backfire, as well, and rest assured that Rocky wants to make a big impact at WrestleMania and not play second fiddle in the corner of a mid-card contest.
Another rumor swirling the Internet is Dave Bautista is in talks to play the role of the referee in the main event of Triple H/Roman Reigns, though his recently released video calling Vince McMahon out for suspending his good friend Titus O€™Neil may snuff those rumors out immediately. If he does come in, it will be under the guise to stack the deck against Roman Reigns and play as the wild card to the match itself. Sting, the headliner of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016, will also be in town to accept his ring and give what is sure to be a memorable speech. Could he seek revenge on Triple H, who beat him a year ago in his first WrestleMania? It€™s doubtful that the man would have any type of heel turn, given the way his career has progressed as the vigilante good guy, but he could shake things up for the McMahon-Helmsley regime. We will have to wait and see.
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