The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin headlined WrestleMania X-Seven in a match that's considered by many to be one of the greatest of all-time. Well, aside from the ending, perhaps!
However, there was one part of the build-up to the Show of Shows that neither WWE Superstar was on board with. On his Grilling Jr podcast, Jim Ross revealed that Vince McMahon wanted Debra, Steve's real-life wife at the time, to be The Great One's manager. She was supposed to be at ringside for the match, but it was ultimately dropped.
Why?
"I think Rock and Austin were both uncomfortable with it," Ross reveals. "It just seemed like, 'Why are we doing this?' You know, Debra always made the picture better because of her beauty, and she was a gorgeous Alabamian. But her services in that role were not needed. I think Rock and Austin just wanted to keep it serious and transact their business because neither of them was overly sure of how this thing was going to be received."
Ultimately, both men had enough pull with Vince to change his mind. Removed Debra certainly didn't hurt the match, and it's fair to say that her presence could have ended up being little more than a distraction during this match on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Is this match one you'll be revisiting before this year's WrestleMania takes place in Tampa, Florida?