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#3 WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin botched a Stunner on Byron Saxton
The March 16, 2020 edition of WWE RAW will go down in history as the first to have emanated from an empty arena due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show will also live long in the memory of RAW announcer Byron Saxton after a botched Stunner from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin left him in some serious pain.
The episode was titled "3:16 Day" in honor of the "Texas Rattlesnake", and Austin would close the show with an in-ring segment.
Of course, Austin's typical microphone work relies heavily upon crowd participation from WWE fans, something that would be a struggle in an empty arena!
Instead, Saxton was booked to interact with Stone Cold from the announcer's desk. Saxton would rate each of Austin's lines on a scale from 1-10 using giant cards.
It was far from the greatest few moments in RAW history, but WWE had to work with what it had at the time. To recognize Saxton for his efforts, Austin would invite the broadcaster into the ring to share a beer with him.
As almost always happens in these situations, the shared beverage resulted in a Stone Cold Stunner for Saxton.
Unfortunately for Byron, though, Austin mistimed his boot to the midsection before hitting his legendary finisher and instead delivered a painful-looking low blow.
Saxton has since called the experience his "worst WWE RAW segment ever." His misery was compounded after he was hit in the face by a beer can while laying on the mat following the Stunner. 3:16 Day was one to forget for Byron Saxton.
