10 Exclusive Photos From WWE WrestleMania Weekend - Day Three

1. Steve Austin & Byron Saxton Put A Bow On WWE's Pandemic

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The profundity of Stone Cold Steve Austin stunning Byron Saxton on the first Raw of the pandemic and first night of a returned-to-normal WrestleMania two years later wasn't lost.

Then pandemic itself might never be over, but this was a potent reminder that living with it has at last become a beautiful bittersweet norm. The giant AT&T Stadium screen capturing the moment spoke loudly to that.

 
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