Legally sound if ethically sketchy as f*ck, WrestleMania XXVIII was bizarrely an event that could be gambled on if you happened to live somewhere where such a thing was permissible.
It was for this reason that Kane went over Randy Orton in a spuriously competitive 10:58 match. It has to be.
The proverbial coupon-buster, this dull midcard dud was infuriatingly predictable to the last - said last being Kane's top rope chokeslam to Orton to snare the victory. Michael Cole knocked out all his cliches, both wrestlers worked the "methodical" pace and chins were firmly locked in position for wrestlers to, ironically, catch a breath.
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