If WWE Was Being Honest About WrestleMania 35

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Such a match could reverberate across the rest of the show, which, given the sheer amount of rumoured matches—rumours start at 15 and rest at 18—will manifest as several squashes or nothings. Christ, even if Trips exercises the rarest of restraint, there is no way to perfectly sequence a card with an imperfect duration.

WrestleMania is absolutely untenable to view in one sitting. It is a live, one night event.

We are at the apex, now, of WWE’s rank creative indiscipline. There are no true tiers for the talent in this 50/50 booking era, and now there are no true tiers for the WrestleMania Moment that defines a legacy. WrestleMania 35 doesn’t have a tagline, strangely—it has absolutely everything else—but ‘A Lot Of Sh*t You Can Barely Process’ is an honest pitch.

This over-stuffed philosophy is in danger of toppling over WWE’s last great monument, one thought impervious to everything. WrestleMania is going to, at some inevitable point, bore us to tears in spite and because of itself. It is too implausible to ask WWE of restraint, but what’s strange about the obvious solution is how quintessentially WWE it is in its excess, its greed, and its spite. This adequately describes WWE’s recruitment policy, and WWE has not yet reconciled WrestleMania with its new roster model.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!