4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 29

By Michael Hamflett /

5. Me, Me, Meme

WWE.com

Chris Jericho had accidentally become one of the legends he enjoyed squashing just four years earlier by 2013, returning for an inspired Royal Rumble run only to end up doing an insipid job to brand new character Fandango as the company continued to profoundly fail talents trapped in their developmental system.

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Mold-breakers The Shield (and more on them later) were rule-proving exceptions at the time, whereas Fandango's New Generation-esque aesthetic was a gimmick designed to flog t-shirts rather than a character sure to flog tickets.

Or, in this case, iTunes downloads.

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In one of the most high-profile early post-WrestleMania hijacks, the remaining hardcore audience made an instant meme from his inherently silly theme. Fandangoing - until WWE murdered it one week later - was one of the year's headline stories. Chris Jericho's very participation was not.