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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) | ||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Venue | SkyDome | ||
| Attendance | 68,237[1] | ||
| Buy rate | 860,000[2] | ||
| Tagline(s) | Icon vs. Icon The Absolute Best Ever The One and Only[3] | ||
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WrestleMania X8, also known asWrestleMania 18, was a 2002professional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced by theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 18th annualWrestleMania and took place onSt Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2002, at theSkyDome inToronto, Ontario,Canada, the second WrestleMania at that venue afterWrestleMania VI in 1990. The event marked the last WrestleMania of theAttitude Era and the last one held before the introduction of thebrand extension just a week after the event. This was the last WrestleMania to be held outside the United States until2027 when it will be hosted inSaudi Arabia and the venue, renamed to Rogers Centre in 2005, would not host another WWE event until 2025 whenElimination Chamber took place.
Eleven matches were contested at the event.The Rock defeatedHollywood Hulk Hogan in themain attraction dubbed "Icon vs. Icon", in what was Hogan's first WrestleMania sinceWrestleMania IX in 1993. In the final match,Triple H defeatedChris Jericho to win theUndisputed WWF Championship. In other prominent matches on theundercardStone Cold Steve Austin defeatedScott Hall,The Undertaker defeatedRic Flair in ano disqualification match, andRob Van Dam defeatedWilliam Regal to win theWWF Intercontinental Championship.
The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237grossed approximately $6.1 millionCAD ($3.9 millionUSD).[4] WrestleMania weekend also included WWF Fan Axxess at theCanadian National Exhibition'sAutomotive Building.[5]
WrestleMania is considered theWorld Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) flagshipprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event, having first been held in1985. It has become the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April.[6] It was the first of the WWF's original four pay-per-views, which includesRoyal Rumble,SummerSlam, andSurvivor Series, which were dubbed the "Big Four",[7] and was considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs, along withKing of the Ring.[8] WrestleMania 18, stylized as WrestleMania X8, was scheduled to be held onSt Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2002, at theSkyDome inToronto, Ontario,Canada, marking the second WrestleMania at that venue afterWrestleMania VI in April 1990.[1]
The event also marked the last WrestleMania event held under the WWF name, as the company was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) two months later.
The event included eleven matches that each resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by writers of the World Wrestling Federation,[9][10] while storylines were produced on WWF's weekly television shows,Raw andSmackDown! along with its supplementary programs,Sunday Night Heat andJakked/Metal.[11]
The main feud built up in the lead to the event pittedThe Rock andStone Cold Steve Austin against theNew World Order (Hollywood Hogan,Kevin Nash andScott Hall) with the main attraction being promoted as The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan, billed as an Icon vs. Icon, face of the company generational match.
The Rock's involvement with the nWo started after his win overThe Undertaker at No Way Out, when a photo request from Hogan forhis son turned into a trade of insults.[12] On the following episode ofRaw, The Rock interrupted Hogan's address to the crowd and challenged Hogan to a match at WrestleMania. When Hogan accepted and shook hands with his future opponent, The Rock kept the hold on and hit theRock Bottom on Hogan. Before The Rock could leave the arena, however, Hall and Nash ambushed The Rock. Hogan, Nash, and Hall then attacked The Rock with a belt, a hammer, and all three of their finishers, concluding the assault byspray painting the nWo initials on The Rock's back. With medics attending to The Rock and loading him into an ambulance van, the nWo furthered the attack by forcing the medics to retreat, chaining up all possible exits of the van, and driving a semi-truck into the van with The Rock trapped inside. Stone Cold Steve Austin's involvement also commenced at No Way Out, when after having their gift of beer refused, the nWo interfered with Austin's WWF Undisputed Championship match against Chris Jericho, helping Jericho to retain the title before spray painting the nWo initials on Austin's back.[12] Austin finally got his revenge on the February 21 episode ofSmackDown! when, after the nWo had given a half hearted apology for their attack on The Rock, Austin chased the nWo out of the ring with atire iron. Austin managed to catch Hall and attack him with the tire iron, but Hogan and Nash saved Hall from being run over by Austin's pickup truck. After the nWo found their limousine spray-painted "What?" by Austin, the latter kidnapped Hall and closed the show by embarrassing him in the middle of the ring with "3:16" spray-painted on his back. On the following episode ofRaw, Hall challenged Austin to a match at WrestleMania, which Austin accepted afterward. The feud between Austin and the nWo continued back and forth for the next couple of weeks with Austin attacked by Hall twice with acinder block and awrench, while Austin fired anetgun at Nash before beating down Hall. On the March 7 episode ofSmackDown!, The Rock made his return and immediately challenged Hogan for a fight. Nash and Hall held Hogan back, leaving Hall to challenge for a match instead. The Rock's match with Hall ended in a three-on-one attack by the nWo. The nWo's attack was stopped by Austin, however, who saved The Rock with the aid of a steel chair. On the March 11 episode ofRaw, Rock and Austin took on the nWo in ahandicap match, resulting in Hogan pinning The Rock after aleg drop.
The secondaryfeud leading into WrestleMania X8 involvedTriple H against theUndisputed WWF ChampionChris Jericho andStephanie McMahon. At theRoyal Rumble, Jericho defeatedThe Rock to retain the Undisputed WWF Championship. On the same night, Triple H earned his opportunity to compete for the Undisputed WWF Championship at WrestleMania by winning theRoyal Rumble match, last eliminatingKurt Angle.[13] The following night onRaw, Triple H interrupted Jericho and warned Jericho that he would win the Undisputed WWF Championship. Meanwhile, some hostility between Triple H and his wife Stephanie was starting to show, with theface Triple H growing tired of Stephanie'sheel characteristics. In order to repair their relationship, Stephanie suggested onRaw that the two should renew their wedding vows on the following week. At first Triple H refused, but Stephanie revealed that she waspregnant, making him change his mind. To further prove Stephanie's claim, the two met a doctor on the next episode ofSmackDown! withultrasound images. On the February 11 episode ofRaw just minutes before the wedding ceremony, Triple H received a phone call from his mother-in-lawLinda McMahon, who had sent him a video tape revealing that the doctor was, in fact, an actor and that Stephanie was not pregnant. At the wedding, Triple H turned on Stephanie and attacked her, along with her fatherMr. McMahon, saying that their marriage was now over. In the meantime, Kurt Angle was given a match with Triple H atNo Way Out, with Triple H's WrestleMania title shot on the line. In revenge for the ruined wedding, Mr. McMahon appointed Stephanie as thespecial guest referee for the match. At No Way Out, with clear bias from Stephanie, Angle defeated Triple H for the title shot.[12] The following night onRaw, WWF co-ownerRic Flair granted Triple H a rematch with Stephanie barred from ringside, enabling him to successfully regain his title shot at Chris Jericho. On the February 21 episode ofSmackDown!, Jericho met with Stephanie and the two decided put their differences in the past, ending with Stephanie accepting Jericho's proposal to be his new business partner. To further the feud, Jericho later speculated that he ended the marriage by causing Triple H'squadriceps muscle to (legit) tear during theirWWF Tag Team Championship match on the May 21, 2001 episode ofRaw Is War, thus diverting Triple H's attention to his wife. Under the divorce settlement for the two, the assets would be split between them "50/50" to Stephanie's disgust. Among the assets were Triple H's first wrestling robe, Stephanie'sCorvette (which Triple H later gave to her with half of it cut off) and Triple H'sbulldog Lucy. Stephanie managed to win Lucy in the settlement, and on the March 11 episode ofRaw, sent Jericho to walk the dog. Displeased about this, Jericho tied Lucy to a limousine and ordered the unknowing driver to buy some air fresheners, which resulted in the driver running Lucy over into a critical condition by accident. Wanting retribution, Triple H stormed into the arena and tried to attack Stephanie, but he was met with twosledgehammer shots to his recovered leg by Jericho. On the following episode ofSmackDown!, Stephanie noted that the sledgehammer shots had left Triple H's quad in such a critical condition, that one false move in his WrestleMania match could reinjure his quadriceps once again. At the end of the show, Triple H and Jericho had a brawl in the ring that almost ended with aPedigree on Stephanie. However, Jericho saved her and locked theWalls of Jericho on Triple H, leaving the show with the advantage.
Another major feud for WrestleMania X8 was the rivalry between The Undertaker and the WWF co-owner, Ric Flair. The feud started over The Undertaker's ambush on The Rock during the buildup to No Way Out, with The Undertaker giving The Rock achokeslam and aTombstone Piledriver onto the roof of a limousine. Shortly afterward, Ric Flair openly spoke out against The Undertaker's actions. At the No Way Out event, Flair interfered with The Undertaker's match against The Rock, finally hitting The Undertaker with a lead pipe to aid The Rock in victory.[12] Enraged over this result, The Undertaker challenged Flair to a match at WrestleMania. Flair initially refused, stating that he was now an owner and no longer an active wrestler. However, The Undertaker tried to convince Flair by attacking select members of Flair's friends and family. Following a match on the February 25 episode ofRaw, Flair's close friendArn Anderson was ambushed by The Undertaker while performing hisroad agent duties. The Undertaker continued to goad Flair the following week by attacking Flair's sonDavid, threatening that the rest of Flair's children would soon follow. Upon this attack, Flair finally accepted the match on the March 7 episode ofSmackDown!. Later that night, the two ended up brawling into the audience, resulting in Flair punching out a fan by accident. As a result, Flair was arrested much to The Undertaker's delight. On the March 11 episode ofRaw, Flair's rival co-owner Mr. McMahon asked for an emergency board meeting with the WWFboard of directors, citing that Flair's attack of a fan was unacceptable and that either he or Flair should have absolute authority and power over the company. With Flair still keen on taking on Undertaker at WrestleMania, CEO Linda McMahon had no choice but to give Vince total control over the company. Despite this, Linda also stated that the ownership situation would also be reviewed after WrestleMania with a final decision. To add further insult, Mr. McMahon booked David Flair in a match against The Undertaker on the March 14 episode ofSmackDown!. The Undertaker almost gave David aLast Ride, but was stopped by Ric Flair, who saved his son with some steel chair shots.
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Jim Ross |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| Carlos Cabrera(Spanish) | |
| Hugo Savinovich(Spanish) | |
| Interviewers | Jonathan Coachman |
| Michael Cole | |
| Lilian Garcia | |
| Ring announcer | Howard Finkel |
| Referees | Mike Chioda |
| Jack Doan | |
| Brian Hebner | |
| Earl Hebner | |
| Jacqueline | |
| Jim Korderas | |
| Teddy Long | |
| Nick Patrick | |
| Chad Patton | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Mike Sparks | |
| Tim White |
Before the pay-per-view event aired began,Mr. Perfect,Lance Storm andTest facedRikishi,Scotty 2 Hotty andAlbert in six-man tag team match onSunday Night Heat. Rikishi won the match for his team after pinning Mr. Perfect following aBanzai Drop.
The actual pay-per-view started with a live performance of "Superstar" by rock bandSaliva (Josey Scott, Wayne Swinny, Chris D'Abaldo, Dave Novotny and Paul Crosby).[15] The first match of the night sawWilliam Regal defend hisWWF Intercontinental Championship againstRob Van Dam. Twice in the match, Regal tried to usebrass knuckles to set up thePower of the Punch on Van Dam. But on both occasions, Van Dam kicked them away. Van Dam won the match after aFive-Star Frog Splash to win his first Intercontinental Championship.[16]
TheWWF European Championship match between the championDiamond Dallas Page andChristian followed. Christian executed aneckbreaker on Page and[17] Page performed aroll-up on Christian, but neither man scored a pinfall. Page won the match after executing aDiamond Cutter on Christian.
TheWWF Hardcore ChampionMaven defended his title againstGoldust next in aHardcore match. The match ended when both Goldust and Maven knocked each other out with trashcan lids.Spike Dudley then came out and pinned Maven for a three count. Under the title's24/7 rules, Spike became the new champion.[15][17] His celebration was short-lived, asCrash Holly chased Spike through the crowd with Maven and Goldust following suit. In a promotion for the show's main event, rock bandDrowning Pool (Dave Williams, C. J. Pierce, Stevie Benton and Mike Luce) made a live performance of "Tear Away" with a video package playing in the background. After the performance, the show cut to backstage, where Crash Holly and Spike Dudley continued to fight.Al Snow tried to interfere by driving agolf cart (along with refereeTheodore Long) towards the two, but ended up crashing into some boxes.[17] Spike successfully fought off Holly by throwing him into a steel door, but ended up getting kicked byThe Hurricane who swung off a rope. The Hurricane then pinned Spike to become the new Hardcore Champion.[17]
Next,Kurt Angle foughtKane. During the match, Angle executed Kane's signatureflying clothesline. Confidently, Angle tried another, but Kane countered with a clothesline of his own. Later on, Kane attempted aTombstone Piledriver, but Angle grabbed Kane's mask, distracting him long enough for Angle to execute anAngle Slam. Angle then applied theankle lock on Kane, which was stopped when Kane reached the ropes. With Angle still holding the foot, Kane used the other foot to perform anenzuigiri. A top rope attack by Kane was prevented when Angle rushed to the corner and executed abelly to belly suplex on him.[15] Kane tried achokeslam, but Angle reversed it into a roll-up using the ropes to win the match.[16]
After that,Ric Flair took onThe Undertaker in ano disqualification match. The match started with a brawl outside the ring with Flair's back getting smashed into the ring post.[16] The Undertaker triedOld School, but Flair pulled him down. Later, Flair locked The Undertaker in afigure-four leglock, which The Undertaker countered by executing a chokeslam.Arn Anderson then interfered and executed aspinebuster on The Undertaker, allowing Flair to pin The Undertaker for a near-fall. The Undertaker then locked Anderson in aDragon sleeper, but Flair hit The Undertaker with a chair. The Undertaker retaliated with abig boot and failed to perform aLast Ride attempt due to exhaustion, but The Undertaker executed theTombstone Piledriver on Flair and pinned him for the win. The Undertaker then acknowledged hisWrestleMania winning streak for the first time by holding up his hands with his fingers outstretched to show his ten straight wins.
In the sixth match,Edge facedBooker T. Booker T gained the advantage early on in the match. However, Edge recovered by countering Booker T's top rope attack with ahurricanrana and followed this up with aspinning heel kick off the top rope. Booker T executed aScissors Kick for a near-fall, while Edge delivered a spear for a near-fall. After performing his own version of Booker T'sSpinaroonie, Edge won the match with anEdgecution.
Backstage, The Hurricane was interviewed byJonathan Coachman about winning the Hardcore Championship. The Hurricane's sidekick,Mighty Molly, appeared and suggested the two should go to their Hurri-Cycle. Just as The Hurricane headed in that direction, Molly smashed a frying pan over the back of his head and pinned him to become the new Hardcore Champion.[14]
Next,Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestledScott Hall. WithKevin Nash in Hall's corner, Austin was left having to fend off both wrestlers.[14] The nWo's teamwork enabled Hall to give Austin anIrish whip into an exposed turnbuckle.[15] Austin executed aStunner on Hall, but Nash pulled the referee out of the ring to break the count and attacked Austin. Austin then delivered a pair of Stunners to both Nash and Hall, but another pin attempt on Hall was prevented when Nashelbow dropped the second referee.[17] Hall'sRazor's Edge attempt was reversed by Austin into aback drop outside of the ring. Eventually, Nash was forced to leave the stadium by WWF officials. Hall then executed a Stunner on Austin for a near-fall, but Austin retaliated with two Stunners for the win.[16]
After that, afour corners elimination match pitted for theWWF Tag Team Champions,Billy and Chuck, against theAPA,The Dudley Boyz, andThe Hardy Boyz. For the Dudleys' entrance, Saliva performed their theme, "Turn the Tables", live.[17] The APA were quickly eliminated first whenD-Von Dudley pinnedBradshaw following a3D from both Dudleys.[14][15] The Dudleys then set up a table outside.[17]Stacy Keibler, valet for the Dudley Boyz, tried to distractJeff Hardy, by showing him her thong, but Hardy spanked and kissed her before shoving her off the ring apron. The Dudleys tried to go for aWhassup headbutt, butBilly pushed D-Von off the top rope, sending him crashing through the table outside.Bubba Ray Dudley was then given aTwist of Fate byMatt Hardy followed by aSwanton Bomb from Jeff. Matt then covered Bubba Ray to eliminate The Dudley Boyz. Billy and Chuck retained their titles when Billy hit Jeff with one of the tag team title belts, enablingChuck to pin him.
Backstage, the battle for the Hardcore Championship continued when Mighty Molly ran straight into the top half of adutch door, which was shut by Christian. Christian then pinned Molly to win the title.
In themain attraction,The Rock facedHollywood Hogan in a match dubbed as "Icon vs. Icon".[18] Despite The Rock portraying aface and Hogan aheel, the Canadian crowd overwhelmingly cheered Hulk Hogan over The Rock instead.[15][16] During the match, The Rock applied theSharpshooter, but the referee was down and unable to acknowledge asubmission. The Rock released the hold and tried to revive the referee, but Hogan hit alow blow and aRock Bottom for a near-fall.[17] The two tried their respective finishers, theRock Bottom and theleg drop, but eachkicked out. After two moreRock Bottoms and aPeople's Elbow, The Rock pinned Hogan and won the match. After the match, the two shook hands with respect. As The Rock left the ring, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came to the ring and verbally berated Hogan for showing respect to The Rock. Hall and Nash then attacked Hogan, ending Hogan's involvement in thenWo. The Rock returned and saved Hogan from further attack. As a sign of respect, The Rock stopped Hogan from leaving the ring and asked him to pose for the crowd,turning Hogan into aface for the first time since 2000.[15] Hogan later gave an interview in 2013, which indicated that he and The Rock changed the thrust of the match on the fly based on the crowd's response.[19]
In the penultimate match,Jazz defended theWWF Women's Championship in atriple threat match againstTrish Stratus andLita. Near the end of the match, Trish attempted aStratusfaction, but Lita threw her out of the ring.[17] With Lita sitting on the top turnbuckle, Jazz followed and delivered afisherman superplex, allowing her to pin Lita and retain the title.[16]
At the parking lot, Christian was getting ready to leave the stadium in a taxi. However, Maven pulled Christian out and quickly pinned him to win back the Hardcore Championship. Maven then hopped into the taxi and left, leaving him as the final Hardcore Champion of the night.[16]
In the final match of the evening,Chris Jericho defended theWWF Undisputed Championship againstTriple H. For his entrance, Triple H had Drowning Pool perform their version of his theme song, "The Game", live.[15] With Triple H's leg bandaged, both Jericho andStephanie McMahon gave numerous shots at the leg during the match. Triple H outsmarted the two by dodging Jericho's attack, causing him to collide with Stephanie, who was standing on the apron.[17] Outside the ring, Triple H went for thePedigree on Jericho through an announce table, but Jericho countered into aback body drop through the Spanish announce table. Stephanie then tried to hit Triple H with a chair, when refereeEarl Hebner interceded. Stephanie pushed Hebner aside, but was met by aPedigree from Triple H. Jericho then struck Triple H in the head with the chair while Hebner was attending to Stephanie for an unsuccessful pinfall attempt. Jericho then tried aPedigree on Triple H, but Triple H reversed it into acatapult into the turnbuckle. Triple H executed thePedigree on Jericho and pinned him to win the title.[16]
WrestleMania X8 was met with a generally positive critical reception. Writing forSLAM! Wrestling, John Powell gave the overall event 7 out of 10 stars, which was a lower rating than theprevious year's event. The main event between Chris Jericho and Triple H for the Undisputed WWF Championship received the highest rating out of all the matches on the card of 8 out of 10 stars, the match between The Rock and Hollywood Hogan received a rating of 7 out of 10 stars, the match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Scott Hall received a rating of 6 out of 10 stars, the no disqualification match between The Undertaker and Ric Flair was rated 7.5 out of 10 stars and the four corners elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championship between Billy and Chuck, The APA, The Hardy Boyz, and The Dudley Boyz being rated 5 out of 10 stars.[20]
According to Chris Jericho, he tried to not be the last match of the card despite being the Undisputed WWF Champion. According to him, the true main event was Rock vs. Hogan and Triple H and he could not follow that match.[21] The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan match would go on to be well praised over the years as one of the most iconic wrestling matches ever, as well as being namedPro Wrestling Illustrated's match of the year 2002.[22][23]Mike Chioda expressed his thoughts on the match, stating, "Did I know it was gonna be so legendary back then? Hell no, I didn’t know. I didn’t know a few years later. We thought something was gonna at some point top that, and I don’t think at some point since 2002, since Rock and Hogan, has really topped that."[24]John Cena,Cody Rhodes,The Miz andMiro consider it the greatest match ever.[25][26][27][28]
After WrestleMania, the WWF board of directors made their final decision over the control of the company. Due to the personal conflicts between Mr. McMahon and Ric Flair resulting in bad business for the company, Linda McMahon proposed abrand extension, essentially splitting the entire WWF roster into two separate entities, named after their two major television shows,Raw andSmackDown!. Vince took control of theSmackDown! brand, while Flair controlled theRaw brand. Adraft was held where each owner would get a total of thirty picks between the wrestlers. The draft was held on the March 25 episode ofRaw, while the brand extension officially began on April 1.
Triple H's feud with Stephanie McMahon would conclude on the March 25 episode ofRaw, when he defeated her and Chris Jericho in atriple threat match for the WWF Undisputed Championship. By pinning her, Stephanie was forced to leave the WWF in accordance with the match stipulations. Triple H's feud with Jericho would continue, with both Jericho andThe Undertaker interfering with Triple H's championship match atBacklash against Hollywood Hulk Hogan and costing him the WWF Undisputed Championship.[29] Triple H would finish his feud with Jericho in aHell in a Cell match atJudgment Day, and later challenged The Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed Championship atKing of the Ring, but lost after interference from the returning Rock.
After the reaction during his return match, Hollywood Hulk Hogan was quickly turned face. Until the brand extension separated both parties, The Rock and Hogan feuded with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, with Nash and Hall having had expelled Hogan from the nWo. On the finalSmackDown! before the brand extension, the team of The Rock, Hogan and Kane defeated Nash, Hall and returning nWo member X-Pac in a six-man tag match. The Rock left shortly after the WWF draft for three months to go on a media tour to promote his movie,The Scorpion King.
Stone Cold Steve Austin no-showed the following two weeks after WrestleMania, claiming to be burned out. When he returned on the April 1 episode ofRaw, the show was centered on which brand he would choose. Both McMahon and Flair would attempt to win his signature, with Austin eventually choosing theRaw brand. After being drafted toRaw, Austin would get himself involved in the feud between The Undertaker and Ric Flair, fighting The Undertaker at Backlash for a shot at the WWF Undisputed Championship, which he would lose.[29] The storyline itself evolved into a feud between Austin and Flair, with the nWo's involvement on Flair's behalf.
WrestleMania X8 was the last WrestleMania held before the introduction of thebrand extension on March 25, which split the roster between theRaw andSmackDown! brands, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.[30] It was also the last WrestleMania held under the WWF name, as the company was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May.[31][32] This was also the last WrestleMania to be held outside the United States until 2027 whenWrestleMania 43 will emante fromRiyadh,Saudi Arabia.[33] The WWE would then return to this venue, which was then renamed to the Rogers Centre in 2005, forElimination Chamber: Toronto.
| Eliminated | Tag Team | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The APA (Faarooq andBradshaw) | D-Von Dudley | 3:20 |
| 2 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley andD-Von Dudley) | Matt Hardy | 11:45 |
| 3 | The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy andJeff Hardy) | Chuck Palumbo | 13:52 |
| Winners | Billy and Chuck (Billy Gunn andChuck Palumbo) | ||
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