7 Biggest Missed Opportunities From WWE WrestleMania 35
The longest stage of them all.
WWE's biggest night of the year took place on Sunday as the company hosted the 35th-annual WrestleMania from New Jersey. Undoubtedly a spectacle for the ages, the event was responsible for a multitude of memorable moments - many of which will live on in the annals of WWE forever.
On a night that saw Batista collide with his former friend Triple H in his in-ring return, we also witnessed Brock Lesnar's stranglehold over the Universal Championship finally come to an end, and Becky Lynch make history when she defeated Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey to become both SmackDown and Raw Women's Champion.
Unfortunately, not all of the show was worth celebrating. Like previous years, WrestleMania 35 was hampered by a number of baffling moments, bizarre creative choices and problematic stipulations. Moreover, all of this was made so much worse by the unnecessary length of the show.
There was a lot to love about this year's WrestleMania, especially the fact that almost all of the matches had the right results, but not even that could make up for the countless shortcomings of this overbloated and predictably disappointing spectacle.
7. Braun Strowman On The Kickoff Show
Poor Braun Strowman.
One of WWE's most reliable performers, the 'Monster Among Men' plays a major role in the red brand's storylines throughout the majority of the year. Whether he's winning the Money In The Bank contract or destroying everyone in his path, he's a proven main-event star and is overdue a Universal Championship reign at this point. Yet, for the third year running, he found himself demoted for the 'Showcase Of The Immortals'.
This year, he was once again involved in the kickoff show's André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, winning the match (and the coveted trophy) as he eliminated Saturday Night Live's Michael Che and Colin Jost to bring an end to a "comedy" angle involving the trio.
We should probably be thankful that he won the match but, given that he's main-evented numerous PPVs and has destroyed the likes of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, why did the creative team think it was a good idea to demote him to the kickoff show? For that matter, why did they think it was a good idea to involve him in a comedy angle?
To get an idea of how redundant Strowman's victory really is, just remember that he's already won a trophy for an over-the-top-rope match before. Remember the Greatest Royal Rumble match? Yeah, neither do WWE, apparently.