Virtually every segment of every Raw and SmackDown for the last six weeks or so should have been devoted to crafting the stories behind the matches that will be taking place this Sunday. In years past that's exactly how things would have been done, and cohesive programs could be found from the least important match all the way through to the main event. Matches would be established and then the weeks leading up to the event would be spent stoking the fire to get fans raid to see the card. This year we waited all the way until the final Raw, just six days before WrestleMania itself, before the final lineup was even made apparent. Again, I recognise the strain the massive amount of injuries has put on the, but it's still a classic case of shoddy creative. The main event - if it will even end up being the main event - between Hunter and Roman suffered from three weeks of television where the challenger didn't make an appearance. The Undertaker/Shane McMahon feud suffered from both men not making weekly appearances, which is expected for Undertaker feuds at this stage of his career, and waited until the go-home show to give us a thrilling confrontation between the two Hell in a Cell combatants. In addition to that, both the Intercontinental and 10-diva tag team matches only just had the final list of participants announced giving them no time to sir up any interest in either of those matches as well. Add that to the fact the we know that both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin are expected to be on the show but (outside of a brief mention on Raw and a few posts on Rock's social media) there's been little indication of what they'll be involved in. Everything regarding this show has been so inadequately cobbled together at the last minute that it seems obvious WWE is content to bank on the brand and the name of WrestleMania selling itself. And that's a crying shame, because the fans who have stuck by them through a couple of difficult years were hoping for much better. Tell us what you thought about the build to this year's WrestleMania in the comment section. Are you excited, or did WWE leave it too late?
Brad Hamilton is a writer, musician and marketer/social media manager from Atlanta, Georgia. He's an undefeated freestyle rap battle champion, spends too little time being productive and defines himself as the literary version of Brock Lesnar.
