5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 25

By Michael Hamflett / March 27, 2019

1. That Old Familiar Feeling

It shocked few discerning fans that Triple H and Randy Orton had failed yet again to get anybody to give a single sh*t about their rivalry. But knowing was only half the battle.

A pair with the antithesis of chemistry on their best day (smash-cut to "SCENE MISSING" slide...), the layout, placing and pacing really didn't help. 'The Game' went in as Champion, but looking for redemption after Orton had terrorised the McMahon family. He was, however, held back by rules that prohibited him going beyond ordinary in-ring violence. Only he wasn't, because he still won.

The stipulation served as a pair of handcuffs. The 25 minute run-time was indefensible in a court of their peers. Following Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker was the death sentence.