Standing behind the curtain, impatiently awaiting his chance to stomp down the ramp and into the ring, Steve Austin found the perfect method to prepare for the Royal Rumble.
“Man, by that point, you know what you need to do,” Austin says. “To sit there and try to process everything just freezes you up, so I’d clear my head.”
Austin is WWE’s only three-time Rumble winner, getting his hand raised in 1997, 1998 and 2001. For him, entering the match with a clear state of mind was a necessity, allowing him to fully immerse himself in the moment without any distraction.