10 Biggest Sacred Cows In Wrestling In 2018

4. Shane McMahon

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Shane McMahon's 2016 generated a buzz so big it effectively helped WWE convincingly fib about setting an all-time attendance record.

The 100,000+ number they inflated for WrestleMania 32 was helped over the line by the skipping, ducking and diving 'Shane O Mac's late involvement. The curiosity factor was undeniable, but it killed the cat and the show when 'The Money' went toe-to-toe with The Undertaker for 30 minutes.

And herein lies the problem so many have with Shane if it wasn't so abundantly clear when he won Crown Jewel's World Cup. To many, he's that sweating, dancing, potato-lobbing fool every single time. He was playing at being insufferable in Saudi Arabia, but through the eyes of his critics he's that every single time.

It's the strangest thing; such large sections of the crowd adore him that they effectively shout down any negativity towards the spoiled-brat done good. More than benefitting from a charmed life, he's perhaps the biggest lesser of the biggest two evils in comparison with either his Sister or his Dad. This is almost entirely lost in translation though, moving through a common sense filtration system moving faster than his poorly-worked-punches.

Maybe Virgil had it right all along. "F*ck Money".

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