Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 8:25 PM EST

According to reports, Steve Austin was said to have been upset that Hulk Hogan made the choice to push a possible match between the two at the 2006 Hall of Fame ceremony before his induction of Mean Gene Okerlund. Austin felt the night belonged to the inductees and that it was no place to push a big money match.

Austin's line about finding a can of "whoop ass" with Hulk Hogan's name on it was not scripted and no one knew Austin was going to say it. The old saying of whoever has the mic last no doubt came into play with this situation as Austin informed people after the show that he planned on saying a few more one-liners at Hogan, but held back when he knew he had the crowd on his side.

Sources close to the situation said neither Hogan or Austin had any sort of interaction at the Hall of Fame. In regards to a possible match between the two, Austin has stated on more than one occassion to friends that if it didn't happen this year, it would never happen. Of course, Austin has made it no secret that he has zero intentions of ever wrestling Hulk Hogan.

It should be noted that Austin was offered a huge seven figure payoff to wrestle Hogan at WrestleMania, but turned it down. Hogan had reportedly already agreed to the offer and that it was up to Austin to make it happen. Based on what is known, Austin is at peace with never wrestling again and has stated that if he ever comes back for one last match, it would never be against Hulk Hogan as he doesn't want to share a payday with him and get involved in the politics. So if we are to ever see Hulk Hogan vs. Steve Austin in a WWE ring, it will be up to Austin and if that is the case, many feel it isn't highly likely to happen.

News Derived From: Wade Keller @ PWTorch.com