1. The Future Of The WWE Is Now
From the moment Roman Reigns' music hit it was apparent the crowd in Santa Clara was not going to be happy with him leaving Mania with the belt. If WWE had had him beat Brock, they ran the risk of ending the show with their "#1 babyface" getting booed out of the stadium. A double turn would have worked, but they chose the best possible scenario. When Seth Rollins' music hit, the crowd went totally berserk; a big deal since he's been the most conniving, cowardly heel in the company for the past 9 months. But the fact itsthat the WWE audience respects him, and there's no denying he was the company MVP over the course of the last year. Ending WrestleMania 31 with Rollins as champ accomplished multiple things: 1. It sent the crowd home with good vibes. 2. It got the belt off Brock without having him lose. and 3. It avoided the inevitable raucous backlash had Reigns left as champion. It was a brilliantly booked end to a card that many fans expected to be a letdown. The kid deserves it. Now let's see what he does with it. Honorable mention: Ric Flair chopping Rick Steamboat for old time's sake. What did you think the most memorable moments from WrestleMania 31 were? Sound off in the comments.
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