Logan Paul Wanted Stone Cold Steve Austin To Endorse Prime; Here's Why It Didn't Happen
Logan Paul revealed Stone Cold Steve Austin had no interest in doing the deal.
WWE superstar Logan Paul has revealed how Stone Cold Steve Austin rejected his million-dollar offer. The Texas Rattlesnake made a brief cameo at WrestleMania 41 hosted at the Allegiant Stadium. Austin appeared on both nights of the flagship live event organised in his home city. Days after WrestleMania’s conclusion, Paul claimed he asked the WWE legend to be on the Prime bottle in 2025. “We offered Steve [Austin] a million dollars to be in the Prime bottle," he said on Impaulsive on YouTube. The streamer-turned-wrestler believed Austin had no interest in doing the deal. “He [Steve Austin] didn’t do it," Paul added.
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Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared alongside Bret Hart on Night 1 of WrestleMania 41. They stood alongside other Hall of Fame inductees as their WrestleMania 13 bout was honoured at the ceremony. On Night 2 of the Show of Shows, Austin raced to the ring on an ATV. He crashed into the barrier before announcing the attendance for the flagship event. It was his first WWE appearance in three years. After making the announcement, the ex-World Champion went over to the fan whom he accidentally hit during his blockbuster entrance.
Logan Paul later mocked Steve Austin’s WrestleMania entry on his podcast. “Instead [of accepting the deal] he ran a poor woman over with an ATV," he said. Paul also discussed how he believed partnering with Austin for Prime would have been a success for both parties. “We offered him a million like bro, do you want to get in this bottle? I don’t think he even considered it for a second. Imagine it, he face-revealed the Prime bottle and it’s Stone Cold?! He could have done anything, which is why it would have worked," he concluded. He later noted the pitch also involved Austin performing his iconic beer chug with Prime.
Stone Cold Steve Austin came out of retirement in 2022. He competed in his first match in 19 years at WrestleMania 38 against Kevin Owens. Ahead of his WrestleMania 41 appearance, there was a lot of anticipation around seeing the Texas Rattlesnake compete inside the four ropes again. The ex-World Champion’s brief cameo, however, did not involve any wrestling action. As for Logan Paul, the streamer-turned-wrestler defeated AJ Styles at the Show of Shows. After shocking the Phenomenal One in Texas, Paul hopes to pursue more silverware in the Stamford-based company.
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