8 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE WrestleMania XIV

By Michael Hamflett / March 8, 2020

6. Do You Smell It?

"Actually Genny, it's the People's Intercontinental Champion" had already spilled out from The Rock before scandal-friendly celebrity guest star Gennifer Flowers had asked her first question. What followed foreshadowed everything else electrifying that happened for 'The Great One' over the year ahead.

Bantering off America's ills in a series of side-splitting asides, he coined his "Smell What The Rock Is Cooking" catchphrase, teased taking over The Nation as its "ruler" 24 hours before he did and

Framed around Rock eventually becoming President, farce was mined for funny - but The White House has since devolved to the pantomime of Pro Wrestling. Could it one day also be the first clip from Dwayne Johnson's self-owning campaign video?

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: 4th Mar 2019

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