6 Ups & 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Feb 4)
Downs...
6. Changing The Story
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A worrying trend is emerging.
In recent years, WrestleMania events have become so long that many have found them unwieldy, unwatchable or simply unmanageable in contrast to the way they used to be. Becky Lynch joked about going on so late that it'd be the day after the show, but the clock had indeed ticked past midnight by the time she confidently strolled down the aisle for headline clash.
The match wasn't particularly great, but WWE's wonderfully produced video packages on 24 documentaries and the like will erase that forever in the knowledge that nobody will ever watch the full version again.
Roman Reigns Vs The Undertaker from WrestleMania 33 stunk. But this profile wouldn't have you know it. WWE should hope that actually follows the instruction to check it out in full on the Network - this clip collection is so rose tinted that it looks like washed out Raw crowd.
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