6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE WrestleMania XXX
1. Main Event
Daniel Bryan's return to active competition in 2018 didn't - as some felt it might - strip the pathos from his powerful 'Show Of Shows' triple threat triumph.
The 'Yes Man' was a "B+ Player" to the bitter end - Bruiser Brody in boots and beard alone, half a foot shorter than his oven-fresh WWE Superstar competitors. And their insecure boss Triple H rigging the game. And weeks and months of confrontational booking from the company to stifle even the very potential of such a thing occurring.
Divisive only because of a stretcher spot that stretched believability, the contest otherwise had absolutely everything. Attitude Era overbooking in the closing stretch was enhanced by of-the-era workrate that reflected the company's evolving style. Yet, like the soul-sucking streak finale just two matches, prior, only the closing seconds needed to be perfect to capture perfection.
Dave Batista tapping out to surrender Randy Orton's Title to Daniel Bryan was the sort of dream sequence the Washington native referred to when he first made his return. He had fought for them. And they had fought for us.