Wrestlemania 31 is a day away. I don't have a Network Subscription right now, and I'm contemplating getting it, but my struggle in the past month to support WWE has been hard given their current direction. With Brock Lesnar re-signing, I hope the company does the right thing and keeps him Champion going forward. Why?
Going into Mania, the thought was 'Brock's going to UFC, so Reigns will beat him and maybe Rollins comes out as Champion.' You can't have Brock leave as Champion, period. Reigns' buildup has been terrible, and crowds on TV hate him or don't care about his existence. Bringing back Bryan for the Royal Rumble when the fans CLEARLY wanted him to face Lesnar was a mistake and only did damage to Reigns and their plans in the process. As punishment for their stupidity, they've basically left Bryan hanging since Fastlane, forcing him into the Intercontinental Title Ladder Match, which has been a curse for a long time on the holder as well as having a horrific build going into the show. Without Brock Lesnar re-signing, these two matches, supposedly your top two title matches on the show, don't leave much to be desired.
For me, the two matches I've been looking forward to because of this have been Cena-Rusev for the US Title, which is a classic 1980's movie story, and Sting-HHH. The latter has Sting's first WWE match, and let's be honest, Sting has felt like a MEGA star since his debut. They had one fumble along the way with a voiceover promo a couple of weeks ago, but besides that, Sting has felt like a spark to a meandering roster aside from Lesnar. Cena doesn't feel big, HHH doesn't feel big, Reigns doesn't feel big, but Sting does. I feel like a kid waiting for his match, even though I was never a big WCW fan. It feels special. Cena-Rusev is a rematch of last month's great hoss match between the two, where Cena is expected to win despite getting the match in pretty heelish fashion to the eyes of any sane person (aka, those not in WWE). I expect a match on par with last month's, but I can't say it'll be better because I feel like they showed me so much last month.
Bray's buildup to his match with Undertaker has been...blech. Look, Taker lost last year. I don't think he should come back after losing it. He may not have only been the streak, but for the past 4-5 years, that's all he was. I think Taker's great, but this match has no upside to it. If Bray loses, it hurts him. If Taker loses, we wonder why the hell they brought him back in the first place. Additionally, I feel like it hurts the streak more, and by proxy, Brock Lesnar conquering the streak last year by doing so. I feel that Brock Lesnar should continue to be THE ONE in 21-1, and having Bray win tarnishes that legacy.
Everything else is forgettable and infuriating. But what gives me hope? Brock Lesnar re-signing. By giving him a new deal, it gives WWE the time they didn't have before to build Reigns or someone else into that top guy role. Instead of forcing him into the top spot down the throats of fans, someone can hopefully grow organically into that role over the next year or two. So I hope that Brock Lesnar wins, because like Sting, he's special. He's bigger than everyone else on the show and deserves to be on a pedestal until he decides to step down from it.
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