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* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: ''WrestleMania 18'''s "dream match" between [[Hulk Hogan]] (in his "[[New World Order|Hollywood]]" persona) and [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]. Despite being a heel, Hogan got more cheers from the crowd than The Rock. Rock turned this to his advantage, as he decided not to fight it, and basically [[Face Heel Turn|turned heel]] in mid match, and then turned back once the match was over.

* [[Shocking Swerve]]: ''WrestleMania 17'' had the twist ending to the show's main event, where [[Steve Austin]] [[Face Heel Turn|turned heel]] and teamed up with longtime rival and WWF owner [[Vince McMahon]] to defeat The Rock and win the WWF Championship once again.

* [[Tear Jerker]]: ''WrestleMania 24'' saw [[Ric Flair]]'s career come to an end with defeat to [[Shawn Michaels]] in a "Career Threatening Match" - Michaels, with tears in his eyes, inaudibly tells Flair "I'm sorry, I love you" before reluctantly hitting Sweet Chin Music and ending Flair's career... of course, [[Ten Minute Retirement|it didn't]].

* [[Tear Jerker]]: ''WrestleMania 24'' saw [[Ric Flair]]'s career come to an end with defeat to [[Shawn Michaels]] in a "Career Threatening Match" - Michaels, with tears in his eyes, inaudibly tells Flair "I'm sorry, I love you" before reluctantly hitting Sweet Chin Music and ending Flair's career... of course, [[Ten-Minute Retirement|it didn't]].

** It was at least partially a case of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]. Most insider sources claim that, yes, Flair did in fact plan on retiring for good after his match to Shawn, at most making one or two guest spots without really much ring-work. But a lifetime of bad financial planning loomed over him, and after tacking [[Ten Minute Retirement|progressively more frequent]] "one-time only" appearances in different companies around the world, he settled for a longer-termed contract with TNA.

** It was at least partially a case of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]. Most insider sources claim that, yes, Flair did in fact plan on retiring for good after his match to Shawn, at most making one or two guest spots without really much ring-work. But a lifetime of bad financial planning loomed over him, and after tacking [[Ten-Minute Retirement|progressively more frequent]] "one-time only" appearances in different companies around the world, he settled for a longer-termed contract with TNA.

* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: Wrestlemania 27 had a WWE Heavyweight Championship match between [[Alberto Del Rio]] and [[Edge]], but it was inexplicably scheduled first on the card. Edge retired soon after, with his Wrestlemania main event bout wasted on a card opener.

** Rumor has it that if the WWE had known about his injury, they would've made a bigger deal out of the match.