Mr. Anderson Says Stone Cold Steve Austin Warned Him to Leave WWE Before He Was Fired

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Mr. Anderson revealed that Stone Cold Steve Austin called him during his WWE run to warn him that three top guys in the company had issues with him and advised him to leave before things got worse. According to Anderson, Austin specifically mentioned that Anderson had received blame for John Cena's pec injury during a match and suggested he go to Japan or TNA to clean off the "stink" before potentially returning to WWE later. Anderson admitted he didn't take Austin's advice and stayed until WWE eventually fired him, which he said hit him very hard initially.