George Mizanin taking the WrestleMania stage to defend his son during The Miz/Shane McMahon became one of the standout visuals of a show with two significant pieces of history occurring upon it. Intentionally hilarious, he looked so out of his depth against Shane McMahon, and not just because 'The Money' was p*ssing enough sweat to drown the first six rows. McMahon - a good piece of sh*t in this angle in general - ramped it up with the youthful vim of his Father before getting his comeuppance in an arena-wide brawl that still afforded him the win.
The pair fell from a conveniently placed scaffold at the finish, with McMahon landing on top of his former partner after a suplex. It was cheap but the match was far from cheerful, and it was credit to the acting of both. A story that began in Saudi Arabia with that stupid f*cking trophy did awfully well to make it to 'The Grandest Stage'.
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