WrestleMania Under Promised And Over Delivered In The Best Possible Way
When I first saw the card for WrestleMania 38 I was bummed out. WWE was planning an event set to span two entire nights with a selection of matches that could barely justify one, so I was left fearing the worst. Logan Paul, a cameo from Stone Cold Steve Austin, and another match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns wasn’t going to save the day, was it?
Turns out I was wrong, and this year’s showcase of the immortals was way better than it had any right to be. After releasing a large swathe of talent throughout the pandemic and failing to capitalise on its existing stars it felt like WWE was aiming to cobble together a show built on a handful of major players and returning legends with little else going for it. Once again, I was wrong, and the promotion somehow knocked it out of the park. Well... kinda.
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There were a handful of underwhelming matches like RKBro vs The Street Prophets vs Alpha Academy and Bobby Lashley vs Omos that could have belonged on any episode of Raw or Smackdown, but the rest of the card was excellent. It was all solidified by a profound level of unpredictability that subverted the current picture of WWE in every conceivable way.
In the shadow of AEW’s success and the irrelevance of its shrinking roster it felt like Vince McMahon had something to prove, showcasing that his company remains on top and isn’t afraid to innovate if it means bringing in new fans and satiating existing ones. I was one of those lapsed marks, drawn in by the rumoured return of Cody Rhodes and kept in my seat by a selection of stellar matches alongside it. My expectations were first blown out of the water by Logan Paul of all people. The viral superstar has
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