🔥“The Night Wrestling Changed Forever!” – Stone Cold Breaks Silence on His Explosive WrestleMania X-Seven Showdown With The Rock🔥
Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock aren’t just WWE icons—they’re the two men who split the entire wrestling world in half. Their rivalry dominated the late ’90s, electrified the Attitude Era, and delivered some of the biggest main events in WrestleMania history. But among all their battles, WrestleMania X-Seven still stands tall as the most shocking, emotional, and controversial.
Now, decades later, Stone Cold is finally opening up about what it was really like to go head-to-head with The People’s Champion on the grandest stage of all.
🔥 Stone Cold Reflects on the Match That “Changed Everything”
Speaking on the Dirty Mo Media podcast, Austin looked back at the legendary night where he defeated The Rock for the WWE Championship—right before turning heel in one of the most jaw-dropping twists ever seen in WWE.
Here’s what Stone Cold said about working with The Rock:
“I loved working with The Rock. WrestleMania 17 was a hell of a ride.”
He also opened up about teaming with the one man fans never expected: Vince McMahon.
“The Vince feud transcended wrestling… it was water-cooler talk. Vince was an awesome opponent—an animal. One of the most interesting people I’ve ever met, and I love the guy.”
This shocking handshake between Austin and McMahon stunned fans worldwide—many still call it the true end of the Attitude Era.
🔥 Fans Still Can’t Believe the Twist
Even though the match is considered a timeless classic, the ending remains one of the most divisive moments in WWE history. After years of bitter war, watching Stone Cold join forces with his greatest enemy left fans speechless.
Some still say the turn never felt “realistic,” but there’s no denying it:
👉 Austin vs. Rock at WrestleMania X-Seven is one of the greatest main events WWE has ever produced.
The intensity.
The storytelling.
The championship on the line.
The impossible alliance.
The legacy.
It’s a match fans still talk about 20+ years later—and now, Stone Cold has reminded the world exactly why.
