You might argue that this one never stood a chance. Normally, the main event of Wrestlemania is just that - the main event. The match that everyone wants to see, the one that draws the PPV buys, the one that gets everybody talking. Except, at Wrestlemania X8, there was one other match the world was waiting for. It was, of course, Hulk Hogan vs The Rock. If you've seen that match, you don't need me to go over it here. If you haven't, then you really ought to go look it up. Suffice to say, the Toronto crowd were left exhausted and had nothing left for Y2J, The Game, and their battle to be WWE Undisputed Champion. Unfortunate circumstances, yes. Was the feud deserving of better? Aw, hell no. The build up was... well, weird. You might have expected a storyline leading to the match for the WWE Undisputed title at Wrestlemania to be a little more serious, with the focus firmly on champ and challenger. Instead, it was all about the breakdown of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's marriage, and who got custody of The Game's bulldog, Lucy. Jericho somehow ended up taking little Lucy for a walk, and we realised that WWE had no intention of making us feel like the match was a big deal. Chris Jericho, WWE's first Undisputed Champion, had been relegated to comedy sideshow.
As a long-time WWE fan, I have always enjoyed watching men pretend to beat each other up while wearing spandex. Extra points for facepaint, none for tassels.
I love all things sci-fi. If there's a 'Star' somewhere in the title, I'll probably dig it.
I'm a huge football fan too. For my sins, I support Manchester United.
