How Reviving An Attitude Era Classic Would Make WWE WrestleMania 35 Unmissable
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Ahead of the war to finally settle the score, Stone Cold Steve Austin dropped Triple H's beloved 'Billion Dollar Princess' Stephanie McMahon with a Stunner. In return, Hunter abused and assaulted Austin's best friend Jim Ross. By the time two finally came to blows in their encounter, the heat and hype reached WrestleMania-like proportions the month before the 'Show Of Shows'.
It was an inspired angle and not one that's been particularly well revisited since. There have been variations on the "no touching" policy, but they've been too poorly regulated and staffed to land half as well.
Ahead of WrestleMania, WWE finds itself in the enviable position of having three red hot stars that have well-drawn tension split evenly between them. As of writing, Ronda Rousey is Raw Women's Champion and the match certainly feels best booked with her as a target for conquerers Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, but how on earth do you build a grand meeting between the hated foes when they've already spent significant time kicking the sh*t out of each other to get to this point?
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
