WWE front-loaded their 'Grandest Stage's main event with eight key players in order to make the most of a WrestleMania without both Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker, but the resultant four-way was a big swing and bigger miss despite the best of intentions.
The company smartly kept the Triple H/Rock WWE Championship singles clash to hand for the following month's Backlash (and a bumper buyrate), but the deflating ending here concluded a desperately dull headliner.
The Big Show wasn't over enough, Mick Foley wasn't fit enough, and 'The Game' himself couldn't quite maintain the heat needed for a true heel victory. 'The Great One's attack on Stephanie McMahon was an awkwardly important add-on to send the fans home happy.
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
