Money in the Bank is now considered the WWE's fifth major event of the year. In the words of its participants, this is how the first match came to be 19 years ago.
WWE champion Charlotte Flair returned to her North Carolina roots before the Panthers' Sunday night game, leading the Keep Pounding drum tradition ahead of Carolina's 32-26 win over Detroit.
By embracing the role of amiable lunk, the wrestler turned actor has become an unlikely, and very modern, leading man. But does his relationship with the WWE, and its controversial former owner, risk tarnishing his brand?