The Lapsed Fan\u2019s 30-week WrestleMania journey has come to the farewell moment for Mr. WrestleMania himself, as Shawn Michaels dances one last time on the grand stage against perhaps his best career foil, The Undertaker, at WrestleMania 26.
Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro dive into the rectangular opening atop University of Phoenix Stadium for a full accounting of 2010\u2019s Mania, and chronicle the fading away of a cast of Mania mainstays symbolized by the main event.
This deep dive includes:
- What the hell went wrong with the seemingly can\u2019t-miss Bret Hart/Vince McMahon angle, and some simple tweaks that would have made all the difference. Related: Bret\u2019s sartorial challenges.
- The implosion of Legacy. Too soon?
- The intrusive commentary and sloganeering of Matt Striker, making his one-and-done appearance in the Mania booth
- Edge wins the Rumble only to job at Mania, continuing the gradual, frustrating eroding of the Rumble\u2019s significance in the late 2000s
- Snap Into a Slim James
- The last Money in the Bank match at Mania, and how the gimmick was beginning to lose steam
- Triple H calls himself \u201cthe guy that everybody wants to step into the ring with at WrestleMania to make a name for themselves\u201d \u2026 and then pins Sheamus clean in the middle
- CM Punk\u2019s brilliance begins to emerge
- A Cena title win the crowd does not crap on, and flashes of brilliance from Batista in the tail end of his signature run
- The Undertaker\u2019s first LEAPING tombstone
All that and so much more, plus Dave Meltzer to detail the story behind Bret Hart\u2019s decision to return to the WWE storyline fold 13 years after Montreal.
With only four WrestleManias to go in The Lapsed Fan\u2019s journey, it\u2019s imperative you get on board for WrestleMania 26!