Supposedly Cena isn't in any shape to make a full time return for possibly another 3 months so I wasn't expecting to see him. They could possibly have done with him being kayfabe injured again.
Shane being allowed to control RAW for the night says to me he's off in to the sunset to not be seen again.
Opening with New Day is standard practice now as they always get a good reaction. Way better than 15 minute Authority promo. No idea why #TheLADS are given a title shot that quickly even after the Mania win but seeing them lose their 13454167th shot is standard and right.
Wyatts interrupting the end is a little dull. Bray needs to go out on his own again. I feel the character could be great albeit given a little help with his promos. Big Show style heel to face turn is pretty lol too.
Barrett leaving meant this was coming but it's typical WWE to not let him go out on some kind of high.
Summer Rae needs to fuck off quickly. The Womens division could get away with being just Charlotte, Paige, Sasha, Becky, Nattie and Bayley, assuming the Bellas are both done. No Bayley here is acceptable provided she appears in the title stuff later on the card.
Ziggler can drag a good match out of anyone so putting Corbin against him is a good move. Not having the younger go over however doesn't make much sense beyond the need for another match. Just don't make it on Smackdown.
I'm much for excited for Apollo Crews as he's a freak of nature athletically. I hope he doesn't stall much, but he has the look Vince likes so he may go far.
Roman Reigns. They FINALLY booked him right. Let him be smug as fuck and don't have him be superman saving the fans. He needs to be like this and make the slow move to a heel. I really hope they've finally twigged and Mania was just paying off the Authority angle. If they have him go in as a face against Styles they truly are stupid.
What the actual fuck was Ryder and Miz about? Is the IC title really in such a bad state that The Miz needs to be a champion? No one has given a shit about him for years and rightly so. I've never liked this Miz character whether face or heel so I don't know how he's still around.
Having Ryder consistently pull the win out the bag in an underdog style for a decent length belt run would have been great. Instead it looks like they gave him Mania as a 'thanks for the work in the past, sorry we destroyed you now fuck off while we shit on you again.'
Womens title. WHERE THE FUCK IS BAYLEY? No recourse for Flair senior getting involved in the match? Thought Charlotte did well with the crowd trying to take it over.
I give zero fucks about the Usos so they can piss off. Enzo and Cass though
They're really needed and hopefully they go into after the New Day after this feud. I just hope they don't overdo the gimmick by having it on Raw and Smackdown each week.
Lastly it looks like Zayn might be injured. He was rumored to have done his shoulder in the earlier scuffle with Owens. But Cesaro is back so it's okay. Ish. I really like him and hope he can take advantage at the top of the card in the short time before Rollins, Cena, Orton etc come back.
If Roman is going heel then Styles winning is perfect. Jericho has no business being near the title any more and Zayn hasn't been here long enough to justify a shot. Owens winning was the other option but heel v possible heel doesn't make much sense, even if the crowd cheer Owens regardless.
If Roman stays face during all of this then they're going to kill his career.
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