7 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 23

By Michael Hamflett / March 26, 2019

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Donald Trump and Vince McMahon's Battle Of The Billionaires was a promotional masterstroke from the master promoter willing to give his famous barnet to the buyrate.

A pretty brilliant brawl loaded with bluster and bullsh*t, the Bobby Lashley/Umaga match was given everything to succeed but did so anyway, in terms of hype, angle execution, physicality and payoff delivery.

Trump's involvement was limited to a hilarious bout of fisticuffs with McMahon, but the involvement of guest referee Stone Cold Steve Austin and run-in merchant Shane McMahon ensured nothing fell short with so many watching for this in particular.

Was the power in Vince's pampered pompadour all along? Because this, like his former follicle arrangement, was inch-perfect.

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 over 8 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 62,000,000 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 covered milestone events in New York, 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. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

First Posted On: 24th Mar 2019

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