6 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 23rd)
WWE's hard sell for WrestleMania has a soft landing.
Paul Heyman probably said it best during the main event confrontation during Monday Night Raw: If fans arent already talked into subscribing to the WWE Network to watch WrestleMania, then there really isnt anything else that can be done to convince them. Sure, CM Punk could re-sign, or WWE brass could wake up from their slumber and substitute Daniel Bryan into the main event in place of Roman Reigns, but were talking in the realm of possibility here. So went WWEs go-home Raw before WrestleMania, with a hard sell for the nine matches on the card (including pre-show) in full force. The problem is, is this a card that anyone really wants to see? There are several matches that could be highly entertaining, and if they had been built properly, anticipation would be high right now. But WWE in 2015 seems to have trouble with the most basic elements of booking these days, mainly because the company is booking for a 69-year-old chairman instead of its millions of fans. Thats the only possible explanation for WWE heading into WrestleMania Play Button (another McMahon directive) having to practically beg fans to tune in rather than fans dying to see what happens on March 29th. Instead, the biggest source of speculation heading into Mania is whether Brock Lesnar will re-sign with WWE, which will help determine the outcome of the main event. So on this hard-sell show, what was worth buying and what got passed over? Lets find out.