10 Ways This Has Been The Best WWE WrestleMania Build In YEARS!

10. The Women's Division Has Actual Storylines

Good God, this feel's like it's been a long time coming.

WWE spent far too long treating the Women's Championship bouts at WrestleMania as afterthoughts. Look at last year's edition: Charlotte and Rhea only had one face-to-face meeting before their (legendary) bout, and Asuka and Bianca Belair didn't even get that. Hell, the latter feud gave more attention to Carmella and Chelsea Green than it did to the women who were fighting for the belt.

This year, things are thankfully, blessedly, different. Over on RAW, Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley have a compelling story of the aging veteran facing the new standard-bearer in a desperate bid to prove she's still got what it takes. On Smackdown, meanwhile, WWE spent months crafting Bayley's betrayal by her former stablemates at Damage CTRL - a storyline that's led to the once-floundering superstar receiving the biggest cheers of her career since her legendary run in NXT.

After years of blatant disinterest from WWE Creative, it's incredibly refreshing to see both Women's Championship matches have a greater meaning beyond "the challenger wants the champion's belt". And it's even sweeter now that WWE have abandoned one of its most infuriating storytelling devices...