5 WWE Superstars who were compared to Stone Cold Steve Austin

Modified Jul 30, 2019 05:05 GMT

#2. Kevin Owens

A few weeks ago on SmackDown Live, Kevin Owens turned babyface after losing a tag team match and attacking his partner Dolph Ziggler with a thunderous Stunner. Soon after, Owens cut a scathing pipe bomb on the evil authority figure, Shane McMahon. Ever since then, Owens has stunned Shane on various occasions and a recent report suggested that WWE is grooming him to become this generation's Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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The comparisons between these two athletes stemmed from the fact that Owens is using Stone Cold's Stunner as his finishing move. Both are incredibly talented trash talkers, and the WWE Universe is beginning to get behind Owens as the vigilante babyface who is trying to rid them of the evil boss. If handled correctly, Owens could very well establish himself as this generation's Austin. He is all set to face Shane McMahon at SummerSlam, with the stipulation stating that a loss would result in his departure from WWE.

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