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Throw in Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon as well as quality women's division feuds like Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka, and WrestleMania 34 clearly has the potential to be an all-time great pay-per-view. If history is any indication, WrestleMania 34 will also be one of WWE's most financially successful events ever. WrestleMania 32 set the company's live gate record while WrestleMania 33 was its most watched event of all-time, with the WWE Network subscriber count alone skyrocketing to nearly two million.
A look at WWE's Key Performance Indicators suggests that interest in WWE will peak at WrestleMania once again this year, but it's the booking of that pay-per-view that will make those fans either stick around or tune out in droves following the PPV. It's this simple: If WrestleMania 34 is a well-booked show that features quality matches, memorable moments and good storytelling, those fans are match more likely to consistently watch WWE during the post-WrestleMania season, which is traditionally a down period for the company.
That's why, year in and year out, the booking of WrestleMania is more important than any PPV of the year because its outcomes will set the stage for either future success or failure as WWE approaches the summer. Let's hope WWE realizes that and avoids making these five bad booking decisions at its biggest PPV of the year.
The Undertaker Or Other Departing Part-Timers Winning
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There are a number of part-timers who will be competing at WrestleMania 34 in matches that they absolutely do not need to win.
Names that come to mind include The Undertaker, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and the team of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. After all, WrestleMania has enough part-timers as it is, but the pay-per-view should not be a stage to put those stars over WWE's full-timers. In fact, quite the opposite is true at a time when WWE's part-timers don't appear to be increasing the WWE Network subscriber count and the company has a number of full-timers who would benefit tremendously from beating those established names.
Consider this: The Undertaker will likely retire after the PPV, Lesnar may be leaving the company altogether, Orton could be taking a lengthy hiatus after the PPV as well while Triple H and Stephanie have made a habit out of disappearing off TV after WrestleMania each year. With WWE likely to do another "Superstar Shakeup" in the weeks after WrestleMania and those TV episodes typically doing tremendous viewership, there's no reason why WWE should feel the need to have these part-timers win at the expense of full-timers who will carry the company once the PPV is in the books.
The Undertaker does not need to beat John Cena, while Orton, Lesnar and Triple H certainly do not need to win at WWE's biggest pay-per-view of the year when they are all virtually guaranteed to take some sort of lengthy hiatus following the PPV. With their departures looming, common sense says WWE should build around the stars who are sticking around for the long haul, and that means giving those stars some much needed victories on the biggest stage in pro wrestling.
The End Of Asuka's Undefeated Streak
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The latest buzz is that Asuka vs. Ronda Rousey is set to take place at next year's WrestleMania 35, with both stars entering the match undefeated.
On paper, that has the potential to be the biggest money-making match in the history of WWE's women's division, but even though Rousey was a massive draw in UFC, the drawing power of this match largely depends upon both she and Asuka dominating the competition on their way to an epic clash in a match that could potentially main event WWE's biggest show of the year. In today's era of pro wrestling, it is not particularly easy to establish blockbuster stars who truly move the needle, but given the right booking, that's exactly what can happen with both Asuka and Rousey.
Rousey is already bringing some much needed mainstream media coverage to WWE, and that coverage will continue to increase if the WWE machine books her to be as dominant as she once was in UFC. The booking must also do favors for Asuka, whose popularity exploded last year and who has given WWE yet another major female superstar to go along with the likes of Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair. What's unfortunate for Flair is that this means she will have to do the honors and lose to Asuka at WrestleMania to allow "The Empress of Tomorrow" to keep her undefeated streak intact.
That's OK, though, because that's just one of many ingredients needed to make Asuka vs. Rousey a substantial draw for WrestleMania 35.
">WWE WrestleMania 34 has an absolutely stacked card, featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, the returning Daniel Bryan teaming with Shane McMahon to take on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn and an expected-but-yet-to-be-announced dream match between John Cena and The Undertaker.
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Throw in Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon as well as quality women's division feuds like Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka, and WrestleMania 34 clearly has the potential to be an all-time great pay-per-view. If history is any indication, WrestleMania 34 will also be one of WWE's most financially successful events ever. WrestleMania 32 set the company's live gate record while WrestleMania 33 was its most watched event of all-time, with the WWE Network subscriber count alone skyrocketing to nearly two million.
A look at WWE's Key Performance Indicators suggests that interest in WWE will peak at WrestleMania once again this year, but it's the booking of that pay-per-view that will make those fans either stick around or tune out in droves following the PPV. It's this simple: If WrestleMania 34 is a well-booked show that features quality matches, memorable moments and good storytelling, those fans are match more likely to consistently watch WWE during the post-WrestleMania season, which is traditionally a down period for the company.
That's why, year in and year out, the booking of WrestleMania is more important than any PPV of the year because its outcomes will set the stage for either future success or failure as WWE approaches the summer. Let's hope WWE realizes that and avoids making these five bad booking decisions at its biggest PPV of the year.
The Undertaker Or Other Departing Part-Timers Winning
Credit: WWE.com
There are a number of part-timers who will be competing at WrestleMania 34 in matches that they absolutely do not need to win.
Names that come to mind include The Undertaker, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and the team of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. After all, WrestleMania has enough part-timers as it is, but the pay-per-view should not be a stage to put those stars over WWE's full-timers. In fact, quite the opposite is true at a time when WWE's part-timers don't appear to be increasing the WWE Network subscriber count and the company has a number of full-timers who would benefit tremendously from beating those established names.
Consider this: The Undertaker will likely retire after the PPV, Lesnar may be leaving the company altogether, Orton could be taking a lengthy hiatus after the PPV as well while Triple H and Stephanie have made a habit out of disappearing off TV after WrestleMania each year. With WWE likely to do another "Superstar Shakeup" in the weeks after WrestleMania and those TV episodes typically doing tremendous viewership, there's no reason why WWE should feel the need to have these part-timers win at the expense of full-timers who will carry the company once the PPV is in the books.
The Undertaker does not need to beat John Cena, while Orton, Lesnar and Triple H certainly do not need to win at WWE's biggest pay-per-view of the year when they are all virtually guaranteed to take some sort of lengthy hiatus following the PPV. With their departures looming, common sense says WWE should build around the stars who are sticking around for the long haul, and that means giving those stars some much needed victories on the biggest stage in pro wrestling.
The End Of Asuka's Undefeated Streak
Credit: WWE.com
The latest buzz is that Asuka vs. Ronda Rousey is set to take place at next year's WrestleMania 35, with both stars entering the match undefeated.
On paper, that has the potential to be the biggest money-making match in the history of WWE's women's division, but even though Rousey was a massive draw in UFC, the drawing power of this match largely depends upon both she and Asuka dominating the competition on their way to an epic clash in a match that could potentially main event WWE's biggest show of the year. In today's era of pro wrestling, it is not particularly easy to establish blockbuster stars who truly move the needle, but given the right booking, that's exactly what can happen with both Asuka and Rousey.
Rousey is already bringing some much needed mainstream media coverage to WWE, and that coverage will continue to increase if the WWE machine books her to be as dominant as she once was in UFC. The booking must also do favors for Asuka, whose popularity exploded last year and who has given WWE yet another major female superstar to go along with the likes of Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair. What's unfortunate for Flair is that this means she will have to do the honors and lose to Asuka at WrestleMania to allow "The Empress of Tomorrow" to keep her undefeated streak intact.
That's OK, though, because that's just one of many ingredients needed to make Asuka vs. Rousey a substantial draw for WrestleMania 35.
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