10 Ways WWE Could Have Improved WrestleMania 36
6. Adam Cole
Adam Cole is a star. Brilliant in the ring, charisma to spare and enough previous with the entire NXT roster to build a plausible instant feud in a matter of days if not hours. If WWE really had to pad out the card then reigniting the Undisputed Era leader’s issues with Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee or the rest would have been a better fill in match than Lashley/Black.
Many casual or main roster only fans won’t know the history of course but that’s fine. Even if you’ve never seen an Undisputed Era match, WWE just need to have Cole’s stablemate goons acting up at ringside for fans to swiftly grasp the dynamic. Cole also carries the NXT Championship. That instantly adds stakes and gives a better reason for a ‘Mania spot than a lot of the stuff that did feature.
Under normal circumstances putting Cole on the WrestleMania card would leave a gaping hole at TakeOver but as the NXT super show was called off WWE could’ve used him here. Plus put him against almost any NXT rival and the wrestling would have been great. That’s Undisputed.