Steve Austin Calls Out Kevin Owens For His Stone Cold Stunner

Even the most elite of WWE superstars are prone to mistakes sometimes, and that includes Universal Champion Kevin Owens. The mistake? Whipping out a stone cold stunner without a proper understanding of how the move works.

At least, that's what Steve Austin pointed to in his latest podcast with Owens. Owens used the move in a recent altercation with Roman Reigns, but Stone Cold let him know that he did not approve. The real sticking point seems to be the lack of kick to the midsection before applying the stunner (via SquaredCircleReddit).

"For as smart as I thought you were, smart as I know you are, you would've studied the delivery mechanism to deliver a stone cold stunner, and if you wanted to borrow it from me, which you did, dare now I say steal it, you would've called me on the phone, you got my damn phone number in your phone and said "hey Steve. I'm busting this thing out because I got Roman Reigns, he's tough as nails and I might need it, and I could've explained to you what the, (the mechanics), it's more than that, the anatomical, the physiological and the kinesiological aspects that go into performing such a maneuver, Kevin.

Owens responded by setting up the situation, with the Stunner being an impromptu decision and not something that was planned out.

"Well listen, like I said, you set up the scene perfectly. There's a table behind me, and there's a giant Roman Reigns charging at me. I put the V up by instinct, and the next thing I knew I've done so much to this guy and nothing's worked, wham, as you would say it, here's the stunner! I didn't think of the gut shot, I did the best I could. It wasn't enough, but hey, maybe I should've called you but it just happened. It wasn't something I planned ya know.

Owens later offered to take some lessons from Austin on how to properly execute the move, but Austin didn't bite. Owens will be facing down Goldberg at Fastlane for the Universal Championship, and you can see the entire announced Fastlane card below. Fastlane hits the WWE Network on Sunday, March 5th.

Universal Champion Kevin Owens vs. Goldberg.

Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman.

Cruiserweight Champion Neville vs. Jack Gallagher.

Raw Women's Champion Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair.

Raw Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows And Karl Anderson vs. Enzo Amore And Big Cass.

Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe

Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax

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