10 Overlooked Positives From WrestleMania 32

1. Shane McMahon Didn't Die

Baron Corbin WrestleMania 32
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It's not easy to build tension in the post-kayfabe era of professional wrestling. However, one sure fire way to do it is to pit a man in his fifties against a non-wrestler in his forties. In a Hell in the Cell match. Nothing adds to the drama like the very real possibility of seeing a man actually die.

There were a huge number of concerns going into this bout, nearly all of them revolving around Shane O'Mac's prolonged vitality. Thankfully, once the match got going, The Undertaker played it relatively safe with his long inactive opponent, and after a big coast-to-coast spot involving a garbage can, the worst seemed to be over.

But knowing Shane, there was always the nagging doubt he would try something utterly insane, the consequences of which even the vastly experienced Undertaker could not protect him from. And then he began to ascend the cell...

Hearts were in mouths across the world. There was no logical reason why Shane, a man living a life of such complete comfort and satisfaction just a month ago, needed to perform this death-defying stunt. The tension became palpable, almost unbearable as 'the Boy Wonder' edged closer to the precipice. Then the moment, witnessed through hands across eyes and with buttocks firmly clenched, as Shane hit his spot and crashed through the gimmicked table. A sigh of relief followed; he was still alive.

Now that's how you create drama in wrestling.

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