10 Exclusive Photos From WWE WrestleMania 38 Weekend - Day One

1. The Dusty Rhodes Statue Next To His Merch

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Taking pride of place upon entering WWE WrestleMania Axxess was a section curiously dedicted to the 'American Dream' Dusty Rhodes. There were t-shirts, action figures and all the usual stuff associated with the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Roman Reigns and the other major players on this show.

'The Dream' is a late great, but not featured prominently this year. Or isn't, until his youngest son takes literal centre stage...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 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. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, 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