15 Amazing WWE WrestleMania Backstage Secrets (From Someone Who Was There!)

1. What Vince McMahon Thinks Of You And Me And All Of Us

A revelation that doesn't really reveal anything, this anecdote about Vince McMahon's response to very reasoned criticism just about sums up everything everybody already knows about the deluded man that will probably once again sit atop his former empire soon enough.

On the universally-derided Kurt Angle/Baron Corbin contest - midcard filler that doubled as Angle's supposedly emotional in-ring farewell - McMahon was at his most stubborn. "F*ck em". Not the writers, nor the wrestlers, but fans. Fans who care and pay and invest. Me, you and all those losers that paid tribute instead of pouring scorn when he resigned in disgrace in 2022. All of us. F*ck us.

As he surely will again when he's fully back in charge.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett