{"id":274498,"date":"2025-04-19T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/michael-cole-attempts-to-rewrite-wwe-history-with-massive-botch-to-kick-off-wrestlemania-41\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:48","slug":"michael-cole-attempts-to-rewrite-wwe-history-with-massive-botch-to-kick-off-wrestlemania-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/michael-cole-attempts-to-rewrite-wwe-history-with-massive-botch-to-kick-off-wrestlemania-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cole attempts to rewrite WWE history with massive botch to kick off WrestleMania 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4882589\" data-slug-id=\"2481981\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Countdown to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WWE<\/a> WrestleMania 41 show took center stage ahead of the biggest event of the year, and once again, it came down to who was undefeated at The Show of Shows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/pat-mcafee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Pat McAfee<\/a> and Michael Cole both claimed to hold that accolade, and no one challenged McAfee to note that this wasn&#8217;t actually the case. Back at WrestleMania 38, McAfee took on Vince McMahon in an impromptu match that saw the former WWE Chairman defeat the former NFL star.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Given the recent controversy surrounding Vince McMahon, it&#8217;s clear that the company is attempting to rewrite history and give McAfee a clean slate at WrestleMania, which could potentially be put on the line in the future.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Vince McMahon has been part of some iconic WrestleMania moments of his own, and it&#8217;s hard to imagine that the company will be able to erase all of the history that the former Chairman has created at The Grandest Stage of Them All.<\/p>\n<p>The match was only three years ago and is fresh in the minds of fans, which is why it&#8217;s hard to believe that WWE is trying to rewrite this so soon. 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