5 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 38 (Night 2)

1. Vince McMahon Makes A Farce Of WrestleMania

Vince McMahon is 76 years old. Of course he looked dreadful opposite Pat McAfee, who spent their match literally running into the WWE Chairman and CEO's clotheslines, throwing himself into the corner, and effectively doing all the work himself (Austin Theory's interjections aside). The guy is old. He looks like a million dollars for his age, but nobody could have reasonably expected more than what he gave last night.

This is no excuse for what deserves to go down as one of the most shambolic matches in WrestleMania history.

McMahon performed like he knew he was serving his audience a sh*t sandwich, wearing a goofy grin on his face for much of it. Here, WWE were shooting for "so bad, it's good." They asked you to switch your brain off, laugh at the wacky pensioner throwing the worst clotheslines in the world at a legitimate athlete, and Just Enjoy It. It's not that deep, bro! Touch grass.

This should never be the case. It's professional wrestling. You're supposed to suspend your disbelief, not willingly disbelieve. And besides all that, why pucker up for a billionaire and one of the most powerful men in the North American entertainment industry?

Vince is a big boy. He can take the criticism.

An embarrassment for all involved, this 'Mania farce closed on McMahon gently punting an NFL ball into McAfee's gut, which was somehow deemed enough to keep the punter down for three. Afterwards, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin hit the ring and dropped everyone involved with a Stunner, laughing as his 76-year-old career-long revival stumbled all over the place. He, too, understood how bad this whole deal was.

McMahon vs. McAfee was an omnishambles deserving of the same level of historic scorn as McMahon vs. Hart.