6 Ups & 9 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 35

By Michael Hamflett / April 4, 2020

Ups...

6. Starting Hot

WWE

Capitalising on a time when fans actually desperately wanted Seth Rollins to be Universal Champion, WWE smartly opened WrestleMania with a battle between 'The Beast' and the man who promised to slay him.

It was short and perfectly - literally so. Brock abused Rollins before the bell with a wicked assault on the arena floor before the Challenger managed to bring him to a knee with a low blow when it kicked off for real.

Stomp-Stomp-Stomp as a formula was thrilling before WWE killed it stone dead at Hell In A Cell several months later. Watching this match again out of context, it felt as though the same could be applied to Rollins himself.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

Posted On: 4th Apr 2020

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