10 Reasons WWE's Post-ThunderDome Era Is The GOAT

10. Legends Are Being Used To Get Full-Time Stars Over, Not Absolutely Bury Them

Jumping back to the last Saudi car-crash before the world shut down in 2020, WWE decided to have 'Da Man' utterly bulldoze 'Da Fiend' in front of the lucky Riyadh crowd and destroy pretty much any remaining credibility the demon clown had left.

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Sure, it was as depressing to watch then as it is today. But at that point, a part-time legend returning to obliterate a full time megastar-in-the-making wasn't actually that abnormal.

In the years leading up to Super ShowDown 2020, Goldberg again smashed another full-time Universal Champion in Kevin Owens, Kane annihilated Finn Bálor on Raw in 2017, The Rock came in to dethrone WWE Champion CM Punk, the list really does go on.

Post-ThunderDome, though, WWE appear to have finally realised the value in having their current top stars take down the old guard consistently on the biggest stages. Or at the very least, they've stopped making them look like absolute losers when they do fall to the icons of the past.

Instead, WWE's big Bill in particular has added something to the likes of Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns' current characters by taking a high-profile L, John Cena happily came in and did the honours for 'The Tribal Chief' and Austin Theory, and even 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's winning WrestleMania return did more for Kevin Owens than it did 'The Texas Rattlesnake.'

Long may the days of legends not entirely burying the hard working performers you watch on Raw and SmackDown every week continue, eh!

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