A lack of pre-WrestleMania excitement was notable in the build-up to 2002's 'Showcase Of The Immortals', but WWE did more themselves to sap the excitement in the building with some desperately dull video packages and under-thought visual presentation.
Toronto's SkyDome looked beautiful for WrestleMania 12 years prior, but the dark cavernous aesthetic was unideal and further undermined by a hideous scaffold stage.
Uninteresting, uninspired and in actuality looking like it was unfinished, the set was one of the worst in show history and felt as thrown-together as the card itself.
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
