18 Biggest Wrestling Stories Of 2017

13. April - The Hardy Boyz Return To WWE

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Kurt Angle's reintroduction to the WWE Universe over WrestleMania weekend was well-publicised, with the Olympian the marquee attraction at the company's annual Hall of Fame ceremony. Little did fans know that a couple more of the Attitude Era's most revered stars were being sneaked into the Citrus Bowl for a shock return. The Orlando crowd was left agog with excitement when The Hardy Boyz made a dramatic comeback in the night's tag-team ladder contest, claiming the straps in one of the highlights of the show.

Murmurings of a Hardy homecoming had been brewing for some weeks following the end of the duo's Impact spell in February, particularly once they cleared their schedule after a set of Ring of Honor bookings. Few truly believed they'd be parachuted in for the Orlando super-show, meaning WWE's Bond-esque covert op ensured a scintillating surprise on the night.

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