Austin as Possible Anonymous GM of RAW? Not Likely...

Last night WWE decided to play a little trick on it's viewers (especially us Steve Austin fans!). Giving us false hope to believe that our favorite beer guzzling, mud hole stumper was to return as general manager by using some of his well-known catchphrases such as "... and that's the bottom line, because the GM says so." and "If you want to see some action, gimme a Hell Yeah!".

Last night via Twitter Austin tweeted:

"Busy all day folks...working on a project to be shot in Vancouver in a few weeks....more details later...gonna hit the hay..good night".

JR's last blog post blog even backs this up.

And regarding RAW...

"I missed it but it sounds like It was an interesting RAW".

So, obviously from all of that, he's NOT the general manager. Sorry, as bad as we want it to be, it's not.

WWE has all rights to use Austin's catchphrases because they technically own the name "Stone Cold Steve Austin" and everything that goes with it.


BUT there is a great possibility that The Rock could be it (there's some hope there! He hasn't been guest host yet, and he did talk about doing something fun with the show at the beginning of the year - so this could be it!).

The BleacherReport.com has a great article on the whole thing.

Speculations: Steve Austin to Host RAW Again!?

Source LordsOfPain.net

There's speculation that WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin may return to guest host RAW a second time this Summer. Austin is featured in a new movie, The Expendables, with several big names from Hollywood. Sources say they wouldn't be surprised if WWE capitalized on promotion for the movie and brought Austin back for another round of hosting.

The Stranger to be on BluRay This Summer?

HighDefDigest.com has reported that the Steve Austin film "The Stranger" will be out on BluRay June 1, 2010.

But... Austin stated via Twitter to a fan who asked about the movie release:
"yes. i completed the stranger 6 months ago. dont know the release date."

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HDD is stating that: In a press advertisement, it seems Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing 'The Stranger' also starring Erica Cerra and Adam Beach for a high-definition release on June 1.

I checked out the official Anchor Bay Entertainment website myself, and I didn't see anything reguarding a press release or word of the movie.

Stay tuned....

Update on Austin's WWE/TNA Status

Source: InsidePulse.com: Wrestling

Hulk Hogan coming to TNA has made every available free agent in wrestling come up in talks of who would appear on the January 4th edition of Impact going live with Raw.

One megastar who has been on the sidelines is Stone Cold Steve Austin, who has made few WWE TV appearances in recent years. There has been speculation that if his longtime friend Jim Ross were somehow ousted from WWE and end up in TNA, that Austin could conceivably do the same.

This is apparently not possible, as Austin is under what’s described as a “high money” contract with WWE with no particular role attached. The thinking from the WWE camp is that if they pay Austin, even just to sit at home and collect merchandise royalties, it is worth the investment.

Steve Austin TNA Speculations

Source: PWTorch.com

Stone ColdSteve Austin is still under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment, which should put an end to the speculation that me may join TNA.

Spike TV were reportedly interested in featuring Austin in a non-wrestling project a few years ago, considering their network is geared towards men.

In response to this, WWE offered him a lucrative contract to not work for the USA Network competitor. New Austin merchandise is also allowed to be sold by WWE as part of the agreement.