5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 25
4. The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke's eye-opening portrayal of fallen wrestling idol Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in 2008's The Wrestler drew new eyes and fresh acclaim for the former Hollywood heartthrob, but an inadvertent tease that he may work an angle with Chris Jericho at the next WrestleMania created a worst case scenario knock-on effect for everybody involved.
WWE's old stink with Academy fuddy-duddies allegedly ruled Rourke out of winning an Oscar, whilst the actor himself subsequently distanced himself from the entire project.
What remained was the multi-man tragedy that befell Chris Jericho. Though one of the legends shone under the WrestleMania spotlight (and more on him later), 'Y2J's flippant wins over decrepit Hall-Of-Famers Roddy Piper and jimmy Snuka was depressing in the extreme. A post-match shadow box with Rourke was presented as making the best of a sh*tty situation, but even an in-form Rourke didn't have the acting chops to pull that performance off.