Steve Austin Needs Surgery In A Hurry

Steve Austin needs to go under the knife.

While Steve Austin has hinted more than once he could feature at WrestleMania 41, it seems he’s got a different challenge to get through first.

Although he’s admitted his in-ring career is likely over, given how close WrestleMania will be to his home some kind of appearance at the event seems to be on the cards. In fact, he held talks with WWE over taking part in WrestleMania 40, but the conversations came to nothing.

Another factor that could put any wrestling plans on hold is a long-standing knee problem. Austin struggled with knee injuries for much of his wrestling career, and now it seems they’re a problem he can no longer ignore.

Steve Austin Needs Surgery

During an interview on the Bobbycast, Austin looked back on his career, even reflecting on his life in football before he became a legend of the squared circle. As the conversation progressed, Austin admitted he’ll need surgery in the near future owing to a serious knee injury he suffered while playing football in college.

That was my junior year (of college when I suffered a torn ACL). My first year at North Texas State University there in Denton, Texas. Running down on a kickoff coverage and I hit my guy; was supposed to block and man, I went down. I’d never felt anything like what I felt in my left knee and I tore my ACL but it was a mop-end tear where you tear it in the middle and the edges are kind of frayed. That’s why they call it a mop.

But, they can either repair it, or not repair it. Based on the strength of my quads and my hamstrings, they didn’t repair that knee. So, anyway, subsequently, that’s what led to all my knee issues down the road and I’ve had ACL, PCL put in there from cadaver ligaments several years ago and you know, if I’m telling you like it is and I will, I need a new left knee here pretty quick.

Austin hasn’t appeared on WWE television since a cameo on the second night of Wrestlemania 38.

H/t to POST Wrestling