Yeah, it was the byproduct of an awful storyline concerning Hornswoggle's parentage, and it somehow wrangled in JBL for reasons that have never been adequately explored, but at least we got a hard-hitting scuffle out of the whole mess. When it comes to every storyline involving Vince McMahon from 2005 onward, you look for silver linings. This 'Belfast Brawl' kicked off the Orlando WrestleMania, giving JBL and Finlay ample time to do what both men do well: beat the hell out of somebody else. It wasn't exactly Finlay and Regal busting each other up in a parking lot, but this did the trick, with plenty of blows to the head right before the company frowned upon them for obvious reasons. Any match where Hornswoggle gets bludgeoned with a trash can earns an automatic thumbs up.
Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.
