This episode lived up to its billing as the single most exciting episode of the year, headlined this year by Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, and Sami Zayn. WWE may be thinking of unifying the men’s and women’s championships. This may be a somewhat ill-advised decision if this is indeed the route WWE is going given the amount of talent they have on the main roster.
- It might be a little too much talent to have just one major champion for the men and women.
- It may be unfair to the superstars and WWE risks creating unhappy relationships because stars may feel they are being underutilized.
- This is a problem because with other wrestling organizations gaining prominence, now the employees have decent options to go elsewhere and make a good living.
Lars Sullivan debuted after being scheduled to do so a few months ago, but it was delayed because of a panic attack. It’s great to see however that he has gotten his mental health back in order. Vince McMahon is sure to give him a major push considering how much he loves big men.
This is unforeseen in terms of what WWE did with Lacey Evans and having her attack Becky Lynch, presumably ensuring that she will challenge for both Women’s Championships at the next pay-per-view. She is extremely talented and is more than capable in the ring.
A very shocking event was when Elias was interrupted by none other than The Undertaker. I don’t think anyone is ever certain about the future of The Undertaker in terms of in-ring competition. It was just so strange seeing The Undertaker miss WrestleMania for the first time since 2000.
The final major event last night was the return of Sami Zayn, who proved to be a worthy first challenger for Finn Balor. It was a smart decision to keep the Intercontinental Championship on Balor as WWE has several champions right now who should hold their titles for an extended period. This is truly a new era for WWE.
After the match though, the returning Zayn cut a brilliant promo with a whole lot of truth to it. WWE should appreciate how articulate he is when he talks. His promo was about how members of the WWE universe are judgmental and critical of others to mask the ugliness inside them. This is extremely true because we have all met people like that. That is exactly what I try not to do on this blog. I try to refrain from too much judgment or criticism of Vince McMahon or anyone else who works for WWE. I attempt to take a holistic viewpoint and to understand where people are coming from in their choices. That is what we should all strive for.
Dean Ambrose did his due diligence and put over Bobby Lashley, and after the show got a great sendoff from his Shield brothers.
It would be reasonable to estimate that Braun Strowman will be involved in a somewhat high-profile match at WrestleMania next year in Tampa, maybe even a title match. He has been on the main roster for four installments of WrestleMania now and has had underwhelming performances at all of them (when your biggest accomplishment at ‘Mania is winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, it may be time for Vince to examine the way Braun is being booked and to make strides to improve his status within the company. He might fare better moving to SmackDown during the Superstar Shakeup.
In addition to suffering a broken hand at WrestleMania, Ronda Rousey is reportedly going to take a break from WWE and attempt to have children with her husband, Travis Browne. She reportedly signed a multi-year deal with WWE, so she isn’t going anywhere and will return hopefully as soon as possible. She is penciled in as of now for a rematch with Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 36 next year in Tampa.