10 Expectations Vs. Reality For WWE WrestleMania 35
5. The Miz Vs. Shane McMahon
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Expectation:
This is an optimistic suggestion, admittedly, but WWE smashes the pasty out of these novelty matches on the Grandest Stage. Virtually any 'Mania match involving a non-wrestler delivers - and Shane McMahon could wrestle as often as El Ligero, and still retain that designation. The wider storyline was perversely entertaining, too, which should make for a rapt audience. The Miz excels at...everything that doesn't rely on actual pro wrestling technique. Shane excels at creating a dangerous strain of anxiety with his wild shoot punches, and so expect a furious one-sided blitz, Miz to overcome with his fired-up facials, and a neat Coast-To-Coast Skull Crushing Finale reversal after Shane draws the heat with his impeccably d*ckheaded dancing.
Reality:
An absolutely unworkable disaster!
Let's be honest. The Miz only works as a stellar in-ring heel because his offence looks so sneakily ineffective. Shane, in contrast, beats the piss out of his opponents. What we have here is the gentlest performer in all of wrestling versus the most dangerous, and it can only possibly result in at least two of the worst kinds of match - pro wrestling's version of Gates of Hades.