‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin needs knee replacement ‘pretty quick’

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is going to need a knee replacement at some point soon. During a September appearance on the BobbyCast, the 59-year-old wrestling legend discussed his history with knee injuries dating back to when he played college football. Austin said he’s going to need his left knee replaced “pretty quick.” “My first year at North Texas State University there in Denton, Texas, running down on a kickoff coverage and I hit my guy I was supposed to block — and man, I went down,” Austin said. “I’d never felt anything like what I felt in my left knee. And I tore my ACL, but it was a mop-end tear where you tear it in the middle and the edges are kind of frayed, and that’s why they call it a mop. But they could either repair it or not repair it. Based on the strength of my quads and my hamstrings, they didn’t repair that knee. So, anyway, subsequently, that’s what led to all my knee issues down the road. And I’ve had ACL, PCL put in there from cadaver ligaments several years ago. And you know, if I’m t