Predicting The Quality Of All 15 WWE WrestleMania 35 Matches

5. The Miz Vs. Shane McMahon - Falls Count Anywhere Match

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On the surface, it was a smart idea to slap a Falls Count Anywhere stipulation across the face of The Miz Vs. Shane McMahon.

Shane beat down Miz's dad. This sh*t is personal. And since the word "sh*t" accurately describes any prospective traditional wrestling match between two men who are more Magee than Misawa in technique, the stip spares us from something wildly optimistic.

Delve deeper, however, and WWE is flirting here with a class action lawsuit. The match type encourages a crazed brawl around the stadium, and given the rate at which Shane's lunging punches miss the mark, several members of the WWE Universe are at risk of absorbing a potato square on the nose. If not for this exact reason, which is only very slightly flippant, the match will surely yield a perverse sense of big dumb fun. The Miz, a demonstrably safe (read: soft) wrestler, just kicked the ass of all three members of SAnitY on SmackDown. That was preposterous.

Whether on purpose or by accident, this should be, too.

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