6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 31
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4. The Monday Night Whaa?
WWE were determined to present the Sting vs Triple H match at WrestleMania 31 as a final battle between WWE and WCW some fourteen years after it was sewn up by Vince McMahon’s famous purchase of the opposition. It wasn't ideal, but it would at least have been nice to get storyline notice first.
The tale going into the show was based around evergreen babyface Sting doing whatever he could to stop power-mad Hunter destroying a company he'd come to respect. The tale on the night was that 'The Game' and his buddies had to win the Monday Night War all over again.
D-Generation X and The New World Order all ran in to bolster the sides in what was an otherwise-enjoyable angle masquerading as a match, but the inevitable Triple H victory resulted in a nonsensical handshake between the supposed bitter rivals. Staying the right side of daft b*llocks was ultimately for the best, in spite of the infuriating company propaganda infecting the entire ordeal.