WWE News: Stone Cold Steve Austin Weighs in on the Rock's WWE Status

With all of the drama in recent weeks about The Rock's loyalty to the business, it appears everyone has their opinion.

To me, this one man's opinion may outweigh anyone else. As he and The Rock came up in the WWE around the same time and he knows what it takes to be a WWE superstar.

That man is none other than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

As we all know, Austin has been vocal about many things throughout his career and does not shy away from hot button topics, and this one is no different.

According to wrestlinginc.com, Austin stated:

"

My thoughts on that are, you earn what you get in this business. Rock has earned the ability to come and go as he wants, because the business still needs him, it can still use him, and it can elevate the profile with having such a mainstream guy there. I don't know about the promos between John (Cena) and Rock. I think some of them have gotten kind of personal, you wonder how much of it's work and how much of it's a shoot. At the end of the day, it's a worked business. Again, I think it's a good thing for Rock to be involved with this. He's earned his right to come and go and do whatever he wants.

"

This is a huge endorsement for "The Great One." In fact, there is only one other person that would have a bigger impact on the subject. That would be the Undertaker, simply because, he is respected by both fans and the talent backstage.

I personally don't get why so many people are upset about the Rock's comeback. Lets face it, he has done everything there is to do with the WWE and has nothing left to prove. So if he comes back for special appearances and helps the WWE generate money, where is the problem?

As long as he can still go in the ring and not make a fool of himself, he should always have a place in the WWE.

Honestly, not everyone can main event the biggest pay-per-view of the year. In fact, I think it's safe to say no upper mid-carder currently on the WWE roster carries the stroke of The Rock.

I guess in the end it doesn't matter, as The Rock will be headlining WrestleMania and potentially future pay-per-views to come.

So if there is indeed anyone upset with his return, they should step up their game and maybe they could find themselves "going one-on-one with the great one!"