Stone Cold Doesn’t Want to Fight Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania

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After his impressive outing at last year's event, WWE reportedly decided to give him another go at this year's show but the "Texas Rattlesnake immediately shot the idea down."

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Stone Cold Doesn’t Want to Fight Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania

After his impressive outing at last year's event, WWE reportedly decided to give him another go at this year's show but the "Texas Rattlesnake immediately shot the idea down."

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