Fans hoping to see Steve Austin during the WWE RAW broadcast on March 16 will not get that moment. The WWE Hall of Famer confirmed he will not appear on the San Antonio show despite the event taking place on the symbolic date tied to his famous catchphrase. The Steve Austin WWE RAW 3:16 Day discussion gained attention among fans online, but Austin made it clear that he will not be part of the show.
Austin addressed the speculation during an interview with The Takedown on Sports Illustrated. When asked directly whether viewers should expect to see him at WWE RAW, he explained that he will be focused on a different commitment connected to his racing career.
“Man, they should tune in because they love WWE and Monday Night Raw,” Austin said. “But I am out. I will be a few days out from that race, the race I am talking about with my racing career, and we are trying to get that car ready. We are working our asses off. So yeah, I will be hunkered down in a garage out here in BFE Nevada, trying to get this buggy ready, a side-by-side utility vehicle, to race this grueling 250-mile race with everybody else I race with. I want to get out there and put my own show on out there in the desert.”
Austin also spoke with Busted Open Radio, where he was asked about the possibility of appearing during WrestleMania 42 weekend. While he said he would be open to doing something with WWE again, he stressed that the focus should remain on the current roster.
“It’s funny because you’ll sit there or they’ll put something on Instagram and people will say, oh, no, no, man, he’s too old, let the current talent have the spotlight,” Austin said. “Let the current talent have the spotlight, of course. If I can go out there and do something, that’d be fine. They got a pretty good roster, you know? So I think those guys and gals, they need all the time.”
During the same interview, Austin looked back at his appearance at WrestleMania 41 in 2025. He drove an ATV to the ring to announce the night two attendance but accidentally crashed into the ringside barrier, which knocked down a fan. Austin admitted he was frustrated with how the moment played out.
“God damn, when I crashed that four-wheeler last year up there against that wall, man, you talk about stting the bed big time,” Austin said. “I was so pissed off about that. Because I was looking forward to going out there and announcing the attendance and then watching the show, seeing what kind of show the superstars were going to put on. And, man, I st the bed on the big stage.”
Even with that incident, Austin said he hopes WWE will invite him back in the future.
“We’ll see if they have me back,” Austin said. “If they do, that’s cool.”
Austin will still be present during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas. He is scheduled to appear as a guest at the WWE World convention, where fans will have the chance to meet him. However, he clarified that if he returns to WWE programming again, it would likely be for a special appearance rather than a match.
The confirmation means the Steve Austin WWE RAW 3:16 Day speculation has now been settled, with Austin focusing on racing instead of appearing on the March 16 episode.
Steve Austin Addresses WWE RAW 3:16 Day and WrestleMania 42 Status
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