6 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE's Road To WrestleMania 36

2. All The Card Changes...

WrestleMania 36
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There's no getting away from this one even though it's hardly WWE's fault.

Whatever plans they did have for a well-rounded card at WrestleMania 36 were torn to shreds by the ongoing health panic. Suddenly, and without much warning, wrestlers were being pulled from their advertised berths willy-nilly. The Miz, Andrade, Roman Reigns, Dana Brooke and more have all been hauled off the show.

It's all a bit messy, has to be considered a massive downer for everyone involved and it hasn't done much for the event's formatting either. For example, seeing Austin Theory randomly pop up as Angel Garza's partner instead of Andrade feels weird, and so did on/off announcements about the SmackDown Women's Title match.

This is the most chaotic WrestleMania has been in years, perhaps ever. WWE wasn't able to pin down the exact card they wanted before holding event tapings for both nights last week. That, for someone who micromanages like Vince McMahon, had to be troubling.

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