Stone Cold Steve Austin Discusses Seth Rollins Injury, Predicts Next WWE Champion

By Andrew Meola | Nov 07, 2015 06:56 PM EST

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Stone Cold Steve Austin always has strong opinions on WWE, the place where he became famous and made his career. The Texas Rattlesnake recently discussed Seth Rollins' injury and predicted the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion during a radio interview.

Austin spoke to 105.3 THE FAN in Dallas on a variety of subjects, and one of them was, of course, Rollins' injury, which has been the hottest topic in sports entertainment in the last several weeks. Austin chose to focus on the positive here and discussed how the loss of the WWE World Heavyweight Champion for six to nine months could turn into something good for the rest of the roster.

"These guys in waiting that have been thinking if they had a shot, now is their chance to seize that opportunity," he said. "It's sink or swim now, and they're going to get an opportunity that they normally wouldn't have had coming."

Austin clearly makes a valid point here, but the situation is a lot more complicated than he makes it out to be. Yes, someone has to step up and become champion in Rollins' absence, and it's possible that WWE will manage to craft a brand new star through the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. However, the WWE of today is not the same one in which Austin made his name.

When Shawn Michaels had to retire because of a back injury, Austin was there to step up and become the next star. And when Austin similarly went down with a neck injury a year and a half later, men like The Rock and Triple H were there to pick up the ball and carry WWE forward to even greater heights.

But nowadays, WWE's default method is to bring in a part-timer or go with their old mainstay, John Cena, at the top in order to stay afloat. Back in Austin's day, they dug into their roster and cultivated talent. They couldn't really call upon old legends what with WCW in existence, so they had to work with the people available. Now, WWE can call The Rock, Batista, Brock Lesnar, Undertaker or Chris Jericho to fill a spot when they need it.

So Austin's right in that this injury presents a chance to create the next big star. Let's just hope WWE takes it.

What do you think of Austin's remarks? Let us know in the comments section below.

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