Steve Austin Says His Feud With Bret Hart "Changed Everything"

Steve Austin still holds one of his WrestleMania matches in the highest regard, and it didn't happen to have the WWE Title at stake.

In a new interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, 'Stone Cold' said that his all-time favorite WrestleMania battle was the one that took place at WrestleMania 13 between him and Bret Hart.

“If it wasn’t for Bret Hart, I don’t know that I would be having this interview right now,” said Austin. “My feud with Bret changed everything.”

Two years ago, Hart claimed that him and Austin clashing at WrestleMania 13 were like "two asteroids hitting at the right time.”

“The match with Steve, that’s the greatest song I ever sang. When I watch it back, I wouldn’t change a thing. I still love seeing that spot where I’m punching the daylights out of Steve in the corner and he kicks me in the groin. It was a beautiful, violent piece of art. Working with Steve was easy, it was fun, and it was memorable."

Austin talked about how he and Hart delivered on arguably the greatest double-turn ever executed in pro wrestling and that was due in great part to what both men did in the ring that evening.

After 19 years, Austin finally returned to in-ring action at WrestleMania 38 in Los Angeles. He faced Kevin Owens and came out victorious. Steve has some fond memories of that, but it still won't shake off his number one with Bret.

'I have a lot of fond memories of WrestleMania. But whenever I have to pick one, it’s always going to WrestleMania 13 with Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart.”

WWE has reportedly made contact with Austin about a role at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia. If WWE were in the "Easter egg" business around the holiday, they hinted at Austin and John Cena possibily being at WrestleMania by having their faces on a equipment truck staring at The Rock as he beats down Cody Rhodes.