WWE News Steve Austin passed on WrestleMania 24 story line Feb 14, 2008 - 09:07 AM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Steve Austin turned down a chance to appear at WrestleMania 24. “There was a pitch thrown at me for WrestleMania, but I turned it down,” Austin told Thursday’s Miami Herald. “I’d like to go to the Hall of Fame and see the guys get inducted. They got enough talent in WWE that they don’t need me for WrestleMania, and it’s not my desire to go back into the ring. If I really needed the money, I’d go back in the ring, but I’ve been conservative with my money and invested wisely. I have fond memories of the business, and I love the business, but I don’t miss it.” To read the full story, visit the Miami Herald. Powell’s POV: Of course, Austin could be working the reporter to protect a surprise story line, but it sounds like he’s content with not appearing on the big show. Good for him if he’s being sincere about this. It’s classy that he would pass on the big WrestleMania payoff, yet still have a desire to attend the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles Jim Ross shoots down talk that he's targeting WrestleMania 26 for his return, comments on his current contractual status with WWE Shore's WWE Superstars Hitlist: Shelton Benjamin vs. Zack Ryder, Eric Escobar (w/Vickie Guerrero) vs. Jimmy Wang Yang, and Mark Henry vs. Cody Rhodes 11/20 WWE Smackdown preview: The complete lineup for tonight's show headlined by Undertaker and Kane vs. Chris Jericho and Big Show, plus a hot Intercontinental Title match (no spoilers) 11/20 WWE Smackdown spoilers: Full results of the show that airs tonight with John Morrison defending the Intercontinental Title against Dolph Ziggler in a best of three falls match (spoilers) Where Are They Now: Former WWE wrestler Duke "The Dumpster" Droese WWE "ECW on Syfy" rating: How did the return of C.M. Punk to the Tuesday night show perform in the ratings? VOTE IN OUR LATEST POLL What was the highlight of the TNA Turning Point pay-per-view? Amazing Red vs. Homicide for the X Division Title. ODB, Sarita, and Taylor Wilde vs. The Beautiful People. British Invasion vs. Beer Money vs. Motor City Machine Guns for the TNA Tag Titles. Tara vs. Awesome Kong in a cage match. Rhino and Team 3D vs. Hernandez, Matt Morgan, and D'Angelo Dinero. Scott Steiner vs. Bobby Lashley. Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolfe. A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Daniels for the TNA Title.