>>19392876>"this was his Austin 3:16 promo"I hate this fucking line of thinking whenever people say that. Bron and Austin's situation were so different it's not even funny.
Austin was held back for years by WCW, let go while injured, took some time brooding in ECW before the WWF hired him. And Vince thought of him as nothing but a silent, heel midcarder who needed DiBiase to do the talking for him.
Austin wasn't even supposed to win the King of the Ring in the first place, that was Triple H. He wasn't even the second person, that was Jake Roberts. Roberts needed to tell Vince to let Austin win because Roberts knew Austin was the future.
The King of the Ring promo was Austin showing not just the fans but everyone at the back he IS the next big thing.
Even after he won the KOTR, Austin was still positioned as primarily a midcarder, didn't even have a PPV match on SummerSlam - only allowed to wrestle on the Free For All with a forgetful meme bout against Yokozuna that focused more on how fat Yoko got. And if it wasn't for Bret seeing Austin's potential and picking him as his first opponent for his return, Austin would probably have stuck more in the midcard.
Bron is a second-generation wrestler, son of Rick, nephew of Scott. Ever since he decided to make it in WWE, he was helped and pushed along towards it. Don't get me wrong, Bron deserves it. He has the talent for it and I can clearly see why they're behind him.
But my problem with the "His Austin 3:16 promo" is that Austin's promo came from the heart of a frustrated, angry 32-year-old man who spent 6 years of his life and career smashing his head against the glass ceiling. It's more that just a promo of "I'm better than you". It's Austin's declaration of war against the entire roster and anyone who thinks about holding him back now.
Bron's promo doesn't have the energy when you know he would always have the company's backing for being a Steiner. It's an okay promo, but it's no "Austin 3:16".
