10 Times WWE Repeated History
3. Twice The Effort On The Grandest Stage
Vince McMahon's penchant for giants is the worst kept secret in wrestling, but a quick scan of some of his landmark events reveals an unlikely coincidence about just how and when he showcases somebody new.
WrestleMania X was a night designed to apologise to Bret Hart for going with Hulk Hogan at his expense a year prior. Hart wrestled a beautiful opener against his brother Owen then dethroned Yokozuna in more of a moment than a match in the main event.
A decade on and in the same building, Chris Benoit overcame company lifers and main event veterans Triple H and Shawn Michaels to win his first and only top title in WWE, with the theme being that only the steepest climb would yield such satisfction.
10 years after that, and Daniel Bryan did both. He worked twice, like Bret, and worked a triple threat main event against the WWE favourites (as opposed to the fan ones) to become the Champion in unlikely circumstances.
All three were deemed too small, too boring or too technical to be the star attraction in McMahon's one-ring circus, yet they made it. Perhaps Chad Gable should at least persist until for WrestleMania 40, just in case.