Stone Cold Steve Austin walks

WWE.com ^ | June 14, 2002 | WWE.com

[southern rock]

On March 18, 2002, the day after WrestleMania, without company approval and without notice, Stone Cold Steve Austin walked off the job and failed to appear at WWE’s Raw show in Montreal. Stone Cold Steve Austin was advised by WWE management that this was unprofessional and unacceptable. After a two week hiatus, Austin returned to work.

On Monday, June 10, 2002, Stone Cold Steve Austin again failed to appear for the scheduled Raw event in Atlanta, instead choosing to return home to San Antonio without notice and without company approval.

Although Steve was unhappy with his character’s creative direction, Steve made the personal and unprofessional decision not to report to work to address his concerns.

Therefore, Stone Cold Steve Austin is no longer an active member of WWE’s talent roster.

[Dan from Michigan]

William Regal(Steven Regal in WCW). His character(a heel) is an arrogant, snobbish, Brit who talks about being a dignified gentleman, but always carries brass knuckles to the ring to cheat. He's hilarious.

[CounterCounterCulture]

That's Lord Steven Regal, you miserable little trollop.

;-)

[CounterCounterCulture]

Good to see wrestlecrap back up, even in limited fashion.

(Ludvig Borga 4 Life!)

[Dan from Michigan]

What?........

[farmfriend]

I prefer the term scripted as oposed to fake. Watching them shows that they are premium athletes.

[Bella_Bru]

Aren't regal and Molly an item now?

[Bella_Bru]

Did you see RAW tonight? How sad...I think it's for real. Austin gone. Damn, I really liked the Rattlesnake.

Now I need to go have a Bud in his honor.

[southern rock]

[southern rock]

Have you ever seen Flair and Hogan in the ring at the same time? I never thought I'd see that much sagging old man flesh on TV, and hope I never will again.

And now with the news that Jesse Vertura will soon be available, who knows? We could have "Geriatric Wrestling Federation" action.

[Polonius]

For a second during Raw, I almost thought the Austin walk-out was an angle and Vince had pulled the wool over my eyes ... pity he's really gone for good, possibly with some prison time to boot if he's brought up on domestic abuse charges.

[southern rock]

possibly with some prison time to boot if he's brought up on domestic abuse charges.

Debra didn't press charges.