10 Wrestling Images That Meant So Much More In Hindsight

5. Past, Present, Future

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was the one holding the camera for this pre-WrestleMania 31 shot in 2015 that unintentionally spotlighted the changing face of women's wrestling in the company.

AJ Lee would call it a day just one night later, whilst Paige would still be there for the start of a "Revolution" later that year. Almost three years to the day, Ronda Rousey's official debut at WrestleMania 34 would dazzle and delight just 24 hours before the first ever NXT Women's Champion joined Lee on the Alumni page.

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