Tony Khan has revealed his pick for the Attitude Era star he would have signed to AEW if he were not bound by the limitations of time and space.
During a recent interview with The Superstar Crossover, Khan was asked to name one talent, dead or alive, that he would sign to AEW in a heartbeat.
“Steve Austin,” Khan responded. “If you could get Steve Austin in the 90s and just have Steve Austin for the decade of the 90s, he’s the greatest ever. He’s a great human. I love Steve Austin. He was very nice to me, haven’t seen him in a long time. He was very kind to have me on his show after the original Double or Nothing, and I am one of the biggest fans of his, and I think Steve Austin’s the biggest wrestling star of all time.”
Tony Khan would’ve been fortunate to work with Steve Austin in the 90s
“If you could pick any era of person, and just if you had Steve Austin with you throughout the 90s, even though his persona evolved from Stunning Steve to Superstar Steve to the Ringmaster to Stone Cold Steve Austin, he’s one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. If I had ever been fortunate enough to work with any iteration of Steve Austin, particularly in the 90s or early 2000s, I would count myself very fortunate,” Khan said.
He further added, “I’m very fortunate and consider myself very lucky for many reasons, but also lucky just to have met Steve Austin and had a nice chat with him. He actually was very positive about the original Double or Nothing. I did his show after the first Double or Nothing in 2019, over six years ago, and he was incredibly positive about the show, and I think he’s the greatest wrestling star of all time.” [H/T Fightful]
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