This is the only answer that makes sense: Live Nation twisted the arm of Axl and Slash to bring in Steven and Izzy. They made a half-hearted gesture and it ended up not working out. LN was satisfied that they reached out to those two and Axl/Slash were pleased that it all fell through - cheaper and easier for them to keep Fortus and Frank on the payroll. And Axl has mentioned this before - that he would only be interested in reuniting with Slash and Duff if a reunion ever came to pass.
What happened to Steven Adler?
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That's so true !