12 Incredible Behind-The-Scenes WrestleMania Photos

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A shared moment of joy on WrestleMania weekend from two men who saved the 13th iteration of the event and indirectly redefined the entire industry in the process, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart's mutual respect remained in tact following their legendary feud.

The picture was one of the first public appearances of the two together following Bret's surprising return to the WWE fold in late-2005 to work on his first DVD project with the company in order to banish any possibility of a hatchet job similar to 'The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior'.

Though Bret elected not to appear at WrestleMania itself, he was willing to go into the Hall of Fame the night before, and this candid moment with 'The Rattlesnake' was a pleasant reminder of their glory days.

Incidentally, it was noted that the two had publicly shunned Hulk Hogan that very weekend, thanks to previously tense relations that existed between the pair and 'The Hulkster' that have since presumably been smoothed over.

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