Jim Ross Says in focus as new details emerge

Jim Ross confirmed that Dennis Rodman had received an offer from the World Wrestling Federation to appear at WrestleMania 13 in a program with Goldust ahead of Rodman called Hulk Hogan, which led to Eric Bischoff. League coverage adds Ross reported WWE had planned Rodman as a one-time attraction for WrestleMania and that the company believed the pairing with Goldust made sense given Rodman's public persona at the time, which included showing up to book. Team-side reporting suggests We thought for a one-off, one-time-only appearance by Dennis, it would be a hit, because he was kind of polarizing, Ross reported. Post-game reporting indicates No doubt, because it seemed like it was going to be a layup., We were disappointed. League coverage adds Ross reported Rodman was viewed as filling the attraction role that Roddy Piper had played at WrestleMania 12 with the Hollywood Backlot Brawl against Goldust. Team-side reporting suggests For that Piper role of an outsider coming in and doing his thing, Ross reported., He was what we needed for that attraction.