WWE Roadblock: 10 Awesome Moments
10. The Simple Show Intro Proves Effective
One consistent argument related to the WWE product is that the organisation often choose to ignore simplicity. Doing the simple things well is ironically something which helps performers ascend the ladder in the company, so it's sometimes baffling why management feel the need to throw so many ingredients out there during each show.
There was an air of UFC about the introductory video package for Roadblock. Proceedings weren't bogged down with unnecessary hyperbole or fancy phrasing, this was a straightforward look at some of the main matches scheduled for the card. As it turned out, that was a shrewd move.
Naturally, WrestleMania will feature the same overblown introduction package it always does. There's nothing wrong with that, 'Mania is the biggest WWE show of the entire year. Roadblock is merely functional, and that came across during the opening video.
Far from a negative, the simple outlining of feuds involving Triple H, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt and Brock Lesnar were extremely well done. The video began Roadblock in the right manner.