How WWE Can Finally Kill The Post-WrestleMania Curse

Just like one outstanding Road to WrestleMania can't erase decades of regularly disheartening pushes, wrong calls, or the booking equivalent of a slap in the face - and this year's hasn't been anywhere near perfect - managing to finally nail a post-Mania season that keeps fans onboard past the following PLE won't fool those who've been burned way too many times before into thinking the dark days are over.

It would be a start, though.

And it's definitely worth remembering that the future still mostly looks bright within the walls of the barmy Sports Entertainment machine. In Rhea Ripley and Cody Rhodes, WWE has a set of nightmares in the forms of their careers and a set of surely soon-to-be champs you can undoubtedly build shows around.

Not fumbling the momentum both they and countless others will have gathered in the coming weeks and during the Showcase of the Immortals itself at any and all cost has to be the key priority, not just after Mania, but right this very moment.

With even just a handful of the changes suggested here, WWE can take a frustratingly typical barren collection of months and turn them into can't-miss TV. And possibly even make the Highway to SummerSlam a time to get as excited about as the hotly anticipated January to April stretch.

None of that is achievable without brave calls being made along the way. Strap the rocket to Rey-Rey's bratty kid. Give the EST the time and opportunity to bring other folks up to her level. Leave those paying their hard earned cash wanting more with shocking cliffhangers that aren't just afforded to the tippy top of the card.

Not all curses can be killed with a quick fix or reading of an ancient spell - so Uncle Howdy can thankfully sit this one out. Yet, the dark days that have swallowed the excitement of WrestleMania season for far too long can at least begin to fade away if Trips and his team are able, or at least attempt, to score full marks from April 3 onwards.