WWE Raw Gallery: 25 Years Of Iconic Monday Nights

2. 2016 - Here Comes The Money

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Dateline: 22nd February, 2016

Already at quite an advantage in the world of wrestling thanks to his surname, Shane McMahon can also dine out for years on the response he received upon returning to WWE on a Detroit edition of Monday Night Raw.

'The Money' persona was still largely the same, but his mere presence felt brand spanking new in contrast to his irritating and omnipresent other family members at the time.

Inexplicable as it may have been, the love for 'Shane-O-Mac' was palpable, as was the announcement on the same night of his WrestleMania match with The Undertaker that allegedly provided a much-needed spike to WrestleMania ticket sales.

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