*SummerSlam 1997 - 25 Year Anniversary*

Sadly Owen isn’t here to give his side of the story, but Austin has talked about the spot on his podcast. He said he was worried about the risks of the spot going into the match but Owen assured him that he could pull it off. Maybe it was nerves and Owen didn’t want to turn it into a Tombstone (since it was Taker’s finish)? Maybe he didn’t think Austin was that low? It happened so fast that it’s impossible to say what Owen was thinking with him not being here to talk about it.

I think the sad part of all of this is that Owen and Austin never had a chance to talk it out. Bret has said Owen felt awful, and I 100% believe he did. A lot of people give him flack for not speaking to Austin right away, but it has to be a horrible feeling being in that spot and Owen may have been waiting for a different moment. Steve also was reportedly not the easiest one to speak to, and that’s without being the one to possibly end his career. Not making excuses but it had to be a tough spot for Owen to be in, especially a few months later when Bret was out of the company.