10 Ups And 12 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 34

10. Jax/Bliss Match Drags On

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Here’s an example of where a squash would have been acceptable.

Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss had bullied Nia Jax and emotionally traumatized her, and this was Jax’s chance at revenge. She ultimately would get it, but it dragged on a bit too much. What was a 10-minute match should have been 3-4 tops. Bliss could have gouged the eyes and tried to gain an upper hand, but when Alexa kept taking over, it got a little much.

It’s not like they were running short on matches and needed to fill the time. With Jax slated to win already, she should have handled Bliss a little easier and sent her to defeat quicker. It wasn’t a horrible sin, but it definitely felt like something that could have been done better.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.