Shane McMahon's pre-WrestleMania 32 return shifted tens of thousands of tickets for the Dallas supercard - the latest in a line of strange statistics that partially prove true the McMahon-held belief that their family drama remains "best for business".
At WrestleMania X-Seven, it very nearly stole their greatest ever show.
A Sports Entertainment masterpiece, Vince and Shane's brawl added heft to hardcore, before the story - and Vince's evil scheme - unravelled to the unbridled joy of the Houston crowd. Trish Stratus breaking away from a billionaire's control via kicking the f*ck out of his daughter was catharsis unlike much else on the event. The pop for Linda McMahon rising from her comatose state to hoof her husband in the spuds is amongst the loudest in company history. Shane's first ever attempt at his own take on the Van-Terminator melted primitive file-sharing
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