5 WWE Superstars Stone Cold Steve Austin could face if he returns

#2 Brock Lesnar

Thanks to Austin's injury, we never got to see him wrestle Brock Lesnar back in 2004. Austin had previously refused to wrestle Lesnar on an episode of RAW in 2002, as he didn't like that there wasn't any buildup to the match. At WrestleMania 20, Austin hit a Stunner on Lesnar, in what was Lesnar's last match in WWE before returning a few years later.

We did see a quick back and forth between the two on the road to WrestleMania 20, on an episode of SmackDown. It ended with Lesnar being busted open by Austin. If Austin is fit enough for another match, why not set this legit dream encounter for, let's say, a Saudi Arabia event, and let the crowd go wild!

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#1 Kevin Owens

There can't be a bigger 'passing of the torch' scenario at the moment than we have with Kevin Owens and Stone Cold. WWE is trying to push Owens as this generation's Austin, and Owens even uses the Stunner as his own finisher now. Nothing would make more sense here than letting these two face off in the ring, if Austin gets cleared.

With Owens as a babyface, he would need to ask Austin respectfully for a match, to see whether he is capable enough to take the mantle and become this generation's Austin. Upon Austin's agreement, the two would face off at a major PPV, say, WrestleMania 36.

Owens defeating Austin and then sharing a beer with him in the end would be as perfect a rub as The Rattlesnake could give to Owens.

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