5 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 9th)
The Deadman responds and we finally get to "hear" Sting!
If people are pointing at signs and there is lightning indoors, then it probably is WrestleMania season. For many wrestling fans, WrestleMania season evokes strong feelings, much in the same way the Super Bowl gets (American) football fans fired up. It typically is when WWE puts its best foot forward with storytelling and matchmaking. This years WrestleMania, however, is shaping up to be one of the biggest letdowns in recent history, including WrestleMania 27, which was a colossal flop. If WWE cant bring its A game here, when it matters most, then you have to question whether they even have an A game anymore. Sure, over the course of three hours, there are some bright spots, and there is always the potential for things to turn on a dime and everything to work out well, but if you tuned in Monday night on the fence about whether to order the WWE Network for Mania well, meh. Welcome to Raw Is Apathetic. Dont believe it? Like WWEs newfound savior and John Cena successor Roman Reigns would say, Believe that. Raw delivered a flat show that might as well have taken place during the Christmas holidays than three weeks before WrestleMania. So what connected and what whiffed? Lets find out