1. Daniel Bryan Inducting Connor "The Crusher" Michalek Into The WWE Hall Of Fame
The only significant mainstream media takeaway from Wrestlemania weekend needs to be the moment that the entire SAP Center in San Jose, California erupts in chanting "YES!" when Daniel Bryan finishes his Hall of Fame induction speech for Connor "The Crusher" Michalek. Outside of WWE launching the Network, the stellar treatment of now-deceased cancer patient Michalek in his final year of life by WWE has been one of the most significant things the company has succeeded in doing. It's humanized WWE in a way that the company has never been presented before, and deserves significant spotlighting and showcasing. The only thing that Daniel Bryan can do in his WWE career bigger than winning the World Championship at Wrestlemania XXX isn't winning the IC Championship at Wrestlemania 31, it's immortalizing his number one fan in the Hall of Fame forever.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
