Did Stone Cold have a heart problem before his match with The Rock

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Witness the intense behind-the-scenes struggle of Stone Cold Steve Austin before his epic final match at WrestleMania 19!  #WrestleMania #StoneCold #WWE #BehindTheScenes #AmazingStory

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00:00 [crowd cheering]

00:02 [announcer speaking]

00:06 The night before Stone Cold Steve Austin was set to have what would be his final match for a very long time

00:12 at WrestleMania 19 in Seattle, Washington, he was dealing with a really serious physical problem.

00:17 He was nearly not clear to compete. Why?

00:19 Austin revealed on the A&E documentary that he experienced the entire night before the big match

00:25 in a hospital with a scary heart issue.

00:28 He even shared that he didn't feel like he was physically at his best on March 30th, 2003,

00:33 but that match between him and The Rock may be the best of their three WrestleMania matches.

00:38 He said he complained about discomfort and twitchiness within his reflexes.

00:42 Austin was already dealing with a lot of collective issues in his body that were already at this point

00:47 forcing him to get out of the ring.

00:48 He revealed that his heart was beating at an unnormal rate.

00:52 Thankfully, it wasn't a serious heart problem.

00:54 It is believed that maybe excessive alcohol and caffeine intake at the same time may have caused it.

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