10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About WrestleMania 38

6. Vince McMahon Beats Pat McAfee

Vince McMahon Pat McAfee
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What a self-destructive load of old b*llocks this was.

For all the joy of Vince McMahon's botched Stunner sell and the stupid old sod panicking before he was supposed to at the sound of Austin Theory's music instead of the most iconic sting in wrestling history, the match with Pat McAfee was a stupid over-reach presumably inspired by the pop 'The Rattlesnake's return got one night prior.

There were a lot of people buzzing in the building to be witnessing the first official Vince McMahon match in over a decade, but they were decidedly less thrilled when the Chairman booted a football into his newest star's gut for the win.

McAfee is to be protected at all costs, precisely as he was just seconds before McMahon peeled off his shirt for one more ill-advised round. Debate might rage about the contest's validity, but it won't for long - time won't be kind to any of this, particularly if McAfee faces any future struggles getting over as a regular act.

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