10 Ways WWE Are Misreading What Their Fans Want From The Product

WrestleMania 33 wasn't a terrible show by any measurement. Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg, AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon, and the tag team ladder match were bags of fun. In terms of memorable moments, we got an electric Hardy Boyz return and The Undertaker's last goodbye, but there was plenty wrong with the event too, even within these highlights.

'Taker going out on his shield provided a memorable visual, but it came at the end of a truly atrocious main event with Roman Reigns. Elsewhere, the failing women's revolution was relegated to a couple of multi-person matches, Triple H bored everyone to death with another of his glacial-paced 'Mania 'epics,' and the top of the card was dominated by ageing part-timers.

This is the event that the entire wrestling calendar revolves around. It's an almighty spectacle, and should be an annual highlight, but WWE failed their hardcore audience in Orlando. It grossed a record $14.5 million, which is great for the company, but no consolation for those who had to sit through several hours of tedium to get to the good parts. You'd think that WWE would go all out to please as much of the fanbase as possible, but no - the event was wildly inconsistent.