There was a rather glum irony about the various men and women (literally, in The Bella Twins' cases) waving flags for John Laurinaitis and Teddy Long considering how little the general managers had done for them in kayfabe - if the two suited buffoons had done right by them, they wouldn't have had to slum it in this midcard snoozer.
Ripped right from a Bragging Rights/Survivor Series main event, this Red Vs Blue card-filler afforded The Miz an ego-(if not status)enhancing win, whilst Zack Ryder's WrestleMania Moment was finally, conclusively, binned off by the perpetually devious Eve Torres.
The match gifted 'Big Johnny' total control of both brands too - a further nail in the coffin of the ailing roster split, and a damaging onscreen recreation of the off-screen carnage he'd caused in the role for the better part of a decade.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he 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 on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say.
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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 music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.
