5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 25

By Michael Hamflett / March 27, 2019

4. Unleash The Dragon

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Breathing fire against Chris Jericho and breathing life into what had up to then been the deadest part of the show, 'The Dragon' rolled back the years with a rip-roaring display against 'Y2J' that betrayed the bullsh*t that had been presented up to that point.

Jericho in near-peak form didn't have it in him to get something good from Jimmy Snuka or Roddy Piper, but didn't need to carry Ricky Steamboat in their mini-match before breaking Houston hearts with his breathless win.

Steamboat shocked the world here - his movement and timing mastery earned him a singles slot against 'Y2J' the next month, but the true magic was bottled within this majestic maximising of his WrestleMania minutes.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 65,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live.

First Posted On: 27th Mar 2019

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