At the time, the final moments of Wrestlemania 20 brought a tear to the eye of even the coldest of hearts. Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit, best friends who had experienced the highs and lows of the business together for over a decade, who had both been labelled two small or not main event level players, embraced with their respective World Championships in what truly felt like a changing of the guard. These two friends had overcome all of the obstacles in front of them and reached the very top of the wrestling industry. Earlier in the night Guerrero had retained the WWE Championship against Kurt Angle, then the final match of the card saw Benoit win HHHs World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat than also featured Shawn Michaels. The conclusion of the show saw Eddie come down to ringside to celebrate with his best friend. After years of busting their ass, it seemed as if the time was here for these two talents to finally be given the ball to run with. It felt fresh, it felt new, and it was exactly what the wrestling fans of the time were crying out to see. In truth, the end of Wrestlemania 20 is a tough watch these days. Eddie Guerrero would sadly pass away just over 18 months later, whilst the heinous final days of Chris Benoit were only 18 months or so after Eddies passing. This is a moment that evoked huge emotion back when it happened and evokes huge emotion when watched today its just two very different types of emotion.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
