In his latest podcast, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin addressed CM Punk signing with UFC and mentioned that he had considered being the go-between guy to allow Punk and Vince McMahon to communicate, similar to how Jim Ross performed the same role between Austin and Vince, but that will obviously not happen now.

“I think he [Punk] rolls with some [UFC] guys and it’s a very big passion of his,” Austin said. “I wish him all the luck in the world, and I know they’ll do a hell of a big buyrate…Match him up with someone his skill level, it’s hard to gauge what his skill level is though.”

He added, “I talked about maybe bridging the gap with CM Punk and Vince, and then he goes and does the deal with UFC. It would appear to me that they’re way further apart than I thought they were. I knew things were bad and I hadn’t talked to CM Punk, so it’s going to be interesting.”