10 WrestleMania 32 Mistakes WWE Must Avoid This Year

10. If You’re Going To Build Someone Up, At Least Give Them An Entrance

Baron Corbin’s Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal win was one of the most shocking moments from last year’s WrestleMania, mainly because Corbin hadn’t been officially called up to the main roster at that point, but also because the Lone Wolf didn’t even get to perform his signature ring entrance as part of the match.

Only select competitors like Mark Henry and Kane were afforded proper entrances, and while you could argue that the lack of fanfare added to the surprise factor of Corbin’s win, it also resulted in a lot of confusion. There were undoubtedly plenty of non-NXT fans in attendance wondering who the hell this guy was – at least if he’d arrived and been announced, they’d feel somewhat familiar. Instead, the eventual winner of the match was denied the spotlight in favour of Shaquille O’Neal, a former NBA star who seems destined to be forever linked with wrestling in some capacity.

If WWE chooses to give another NXT star the win this year (which is theoretically a great way to have somebody make an impact right off the bat), then they should at least be made to seem like a big deal before the bell has rung, as well as after.

Doesn’t it make more sense to put more focus on one of your more promising full time prospects, rather than a non-wrestler who will appear once per year tops?