In the final build-up for the Raw side, WWE went heavy on promo segments and light on matches …
Heading into this SundaysWrestleMania, Seth Rollins vs.
Triple H was one of the matches I just wasnt getting excited about.
It was the best promo Rollins has cut as a babyface, without question.
Triple H was great here too, being a total jerk.
Too many heels make a run at get cheered.
Triple H wasnt trying to get cheered here, and he didnt.
Thats part of what made the reaction to Rollins even better.
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The fans were clamoring for Rollins return earlier this year.
He was going to be received as a babyface.
We all knew this.
But instead of going all in on Rollins as a babyface, they went halfway.
Rollins suffered because of it.
Now theyre finally all-in and Rollins did a tremendous job.
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Its similar to the way theyve treated Roman Reigns.
Even last night in his promo with The Undertaker, he seemed to go halfway to being a heel.
It was really good.
But WWE hasnt gone all-in with Reigns as a heel.
Now theyre going all-in with Rollins as a babyface.
Maybe going all-in the opposite direction with Reigns isnt far behind.
Reigns had a certain arrogance to his delivery last night.
The content of his promos have always been heelish.
He comes across very self-absorbed.
But Reigns didnt make a run at mask it in his promo on Monday.
He seemed to embrace it, turning the dial up even a bit more than usual.
The final build for Goldberg-Lesnar was also short and sweet, just as their matches have been.
Paul Heyman did most of the speaking here.
Overall, this go-home show to Mania was filled with a lot of talking.
Some of it was good some very good and others (Goldberg) left a lot to be desired.
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This match put over Jax as a monster heel heading into Sundays Fatal Four Way match at WrestleMania.
Austin Aries beat Noam Dar
Solid match from Aries.
That feels like a broken record.
Everything Aries does is solid, if not much more than that.
They gave the Cruiserweights some time here, going almost eight minutes.
That might sound short, but for a Raw Cruiserweight match in 2017, thats a lot.
Over The Top Rope Challenge ended in a no contest
Big Show came out and just beat everyone up.
Clearly theyre building to the two big men as a main attraction for the Andre The Giant Battle Royal.
Strowman has been on a huge trajectory since the draft this past summer.
It just feels like they shhould have prepared better.
Nothing much to this match, either.
Sami Zayn beat Kevin Owens
Another Zayn-Owens match?
Great, but WWE is killing a good thing.
