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Completely agree with the post above me.

Night 1 was worse but had a better main event.
Night 2 was better but had a more lackluster finish.

Wrestling fans don’t want celebrity interferences all the time!! That match did NOT need Travis Scott. How the heck can the Rock set all of this storyline into motion and not be the one to show up and help Cena win the title? It would’ve been amazing had that happened.
The main event started surprisingly great. I was pleasantly surprised at what Cena was pulling off considering how little he’s wrestled over the past several years. He looked fantastic in there. I was fully invested in it and the crowd made it even better. It’s when the cheating began that it starting falling off. Then Travis Scott ruined it.

Match of the night has to either be the women’s triple threat or the IC fatal four way. Both incredible matches. Really solid wrestling with great outcomes. Loved the street fight as well.

Paul & AJ’s match was surprisingly underwhelming. I thought they’d work so well together, but for some reason they had Paul dominate most of the match?? Styles deserves better.
The women’s tag match was the weakest of the night (possibly both nights). Good for Lyra though. She’s fantastic and deserves the spotlight she’s getting.

Say his name and appears… it’s literally true! As we were waiting for Randy’s opponent, I started naming guesses as to who it could be. Solo, Sami, Rusev, Alastair… then I took a pause and said Joe Hendry? Then his music hit and I lost it! Absolutely incredible moment seeing him walk out infront of the Mania crowd.
I just wish they’d had the match go on for an extra 5 minutes so Hendry could get a few more good moves in to make him look like a champ. Would’ve been better than a squash match. But still super happy he was there.

It was awesome hearing the glass shatter and seeing Stone Cold drive up to the ring once again. He’s still so cool! I think my dream moment would’ve been to see him give the Rock a stunner in the main event.

Overall there was awesome matches, average matches, epic moments, underwhelming moments. A very mixed Mania.
The top 3 matches have to be Seth / Roman / Punk, Iyo / Rhea / Bianca, and Bron / Penta / Finn / Dom. Three absolute bangers!

 

I LOVE triple threats. They’re my favourite type of match.

Just this weekend alone delivered 3 incredible triple threats and 2 incredible four ways.

My favourite match from the past few years was that classic between Gunther, Drew and Shaemus at WM39.

 

I miss ECW style Triple Threats were you had to beat both of your opponents to win, elimination style. I get that it adds drama (especially for title matches) and protects people from not needing to eat a pin (Bron in the four-way). But, I still loved those and wish they would come back as at least a sometimes option.

 

Yeah that was freaking awesome!
Incredible Raw from start to finish.

Iyo vs. Stephanie was such an unexpected treat! Both incredible in the ring. Banger of a match.
I got so excited seeing Iyo, Rhea, Stephanie, Giulia and Roxanne in the ring together. The amount of dream matches right there is insane.

The new Rollins, Bron, Heyman alliance is nuts. What a way to close the show!

 

Orton to get his 15th Title? he's not far off Cena and could easily eclipse him once he's retired.

 

I would not be surprised one bit if Cena-Orton doesn't wind up with Cena replaying the "hit the ref and get DQed" moment with the roles reversed. And I wouldn't be surprised if that's part of an ongoing trend of revisiting iconic moments/matches with heel Cena playing the opposite role. Which is why I'm pretty sure he's beating CM Punk at Money in the Bank this year.