4 Wrestling rumors we hope are true and 3 we hope aren't: Incredible Fatal-4-Way main event for WrestleMania 38 canceled, WWE's bizarre change of plans for Stone Cold's return match

#2. Hope isn't true: Why WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was furious with Steve Austin years ago

It was over half a decade ago when the WWE Network featured a 'Stone Cold' podcast featuring Paul Heyman. Towards the end, the two got into a back-and-forth, with Austin seemingly teasing a bout with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 32.

It was years ago, and it was also clear that Austin had no intention of returning. However, given that their originally-planned match didn't happen and led to Stone Cold walking out of WWE (not because of Lesnar, however), there has always been a desire from fans to see the dream clash.

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Radio, Vince McMahon was reportedly furious at Steve Austin for teasing a match that the company couldn't deliver on:

''He [Steve Austin] had flirted with the idea of wrestling for Hustle in Japan but no deal was ever finalized and Austin basically felt that if he was going to wrestle again, it should be with WWE. There was talk in the past of Austin wrestling against C.M. Punk, but it never happened. Austin did a great promo once for a match with Brock Lesnar, who he also never wrestled, but Vince McMahon was furious at him for doing so and teasing and making people want a match that the company couldn’t deliver,'' said Meltzer

We hope that this isn't true because the reaction seems unwarranted. With that said, we understand and agree with the logic that they shouldn't have teased a match that WWE couldn't deliver.