Even earlier than he joined WWE in 2014, Kevin Owens acquired the possibility to share the ring with many legends of the previous. Nonetheless, previously 10 years, he has wrestled a number of big-name stars in WWE, together with being the person tasked to be Stone Chilly Steve Austin’s first opponent in 19 years at WrestleMania 38, a match that he holds close to and pricey to his coronary heart.
There are, although, a number of wrestling legends that Owens would have cherished to have shared a hoop with, and through a latest interview with “Collider,” he revealed the names of these legends.
“Ricky Steamboat would have been fairly nice,” Owens stated. “I feel me, or anyone from this period, would have a incredible match with him. Rowdy Roddy Piper would’ve been unbelievable too. I wasn’t in a match with him, however he was the referee for one in all my matches about 15 years in the past, and simply being round him for that little bit was fairly nice.”
Owens additionally talked about the likes of The British Bulldogs, and each Bret Hart and Owen Hart as wrestlers who he would not have simply cherished to get within the ring with, however that any wrestler right this moment would get to name themselves fortunate that they acquired the possibility to share a hoop with them.
A legend that Owens managed to share the ring was WWE Corridor of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, with the 2 males wrestling in a Piledriver Match in August 2014 with Lawler selecting up the victory. This match holds some significance to Owens because it was his last match on the unbiased scene earlier than signing with WWE.