Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, and Steve Austin (WrestleMania 32)
The League of Nations was a great, albeit poorly named heel stable. Consisting of Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Rusev, and Alberto Del Rio, they received some great heat when they squashed the New Day. The length of the match wasn’t indicative of what the teams could do, but it was post-match when the fireworks began. The heels were mid-promo, stating their dominance over all things WWE, when some familiar music hit to the roar of the crowd.
HBK, Mick Foley, and Steve Austin took exception to the League of Nations and decided it was time to put a foot in their mouths. Only having one of these legends return to answer the call would have been a great moment, but witnessing three of WWE’s past greats making a return was fantastic. The pops got louder as the men made their way out and gave us the WrestleMania moments that we so crave.
Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 21)
WWE loves to work great in-ring segments at WrestleMania. They have produced some fantastic moments, perhaps none greater than the return of Hulkamania at WrestleMania 21.
While mega heel Muhammad Hassan was dressing down and eventually beating down crowd favorite Eugene, the world needed a hero. Someone was going to come down to Eugene’s aid, and the audience was rewarded with the best possible scenario when Real American came blasting through the arena.
Hulk Hogan had just been inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame, and having him return was the perfect nostalgic-fuelled moment that WrestleMania needed. The audience went wild when he came to the ring and ran through his Hulk Hogan schtick. It was a perfect return, hitting all the high notes one would want at WrestleMania.
