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Luke Harper is winning the battle royal. He wasn't mentioned but the camera lingered on him just enough.

And man, they didn't even linger on a Hawkins breaking his streak. You have 8 hours to play with, you book a guy to 0-250 and when he does win, nobody even sells it as a big deal. Terrible.

Vince promising The Revival that they would have a focus going forward and then jobbing them to the guy with the massive losing streak gimmick is peak Vince McMahon

If Bill Watts was booking, The Revival would have won by now

The best thing to come out of this year's Mania weekend is that no fans can embarrass themselves at the Hall of Fame next year. Surely, it has to be behind closed doors from now on. I understand that it's yet another house you can draw but man, when your inductees are getting attacked by the fans, it's time to seriously reconsider the set-up

I popped for that huge too. I’m almost certain it’s true because if I was booked on the brawl on Raw last week, I’d study the master of the concession brawl

Carmella winning as a troll toward Enzo and Big Cass

I don’t mean to sound dismissive and sexist but the women have got a lot better at taking battle royal bumps over the top rope

I assume Murphy losing is a precursor to him getting into the main roster. You can only hope he’s getting called up to Smackdown so he can rustle with Rey, Styles and Bryan

Buddy Murphy deserves so much better than the pre-show slot every month. He’s the kind of heel who should be in and around the midcard title scene of a show people actually watch. He always gets over on these pre-shows so he’s well worth a stronger push.

And wouldn’t you know it, seems like he’s being offered an NXT deal in WWEs attempt to tie up anyone that isn’t AEW bound

Lesnar wins at Mania but drops it the night after Mania. I don't know to who or how but I have a strange feeling that a big title change is going to be the story of the post-Mania Raw instead of a bunch of call-ups.

Andrade and Charlotte rocking the red carpet together. I kind of want them to run a program where Charlotte steals Zelina's man

Awesome match, great finish, thank God we're getting more. I guess Dream is NXT for a bit while longer.

Riddle/Dream is already star-making material for both men

Dunne/Walter was fucking incredible

Yeah, Cobb for Elgin is basically the most drastic jump in quality that I can think of. Wonder if Elgin gets offered an NXT deal or if AEW take him on.

That was halfway ambiguous. Allie got a straight up death scene after being Freddy-spiked

I've heard of jobbing on the way out of the promotion but Allie getting straight up killed off is something else entirely.

It was an excellent match but they really did a Ham-fisted job of the Mayweather/Big Show build too

I haven’t seen Raw yet but it seems to me that Reigns/Drew is a match that neither should be losing?

Man, I completely disagree. As much as I disliked PWG-Cena, I would have twice the confidence in him to have a good 8-10 minute match with Angle than I would in Baron Corbin. Surely, Angle's last match needs someone to bump around for suplexes, work submission reversal spots and make ridiculously over-the-top selling faces whilst in the ankle lock. That makes Cena the top option.

I don't disagree with any of that but I really do think they'll go Cena/Angle. Purely because they can craft a narrative relating back to Cena's debut but mostly because Angle can't do shit and he needs a good worker to guide him through a match these days.

Miz' Smackdown promo was money, man. I loved how he stayed consistent and in character, admitting he'd done some bad shit in the past but spun it into sheer babyface charm by telling us it was all for the love of a parent. It's amazing how a guy selling an angle and acting like he cares and is hurt by the heel's actions makes for so much more heat and interest in their match. Crazy, right? It was awesome to see someone actually rebel against the Authority with his "You don't own me" line too. Heel Bryan vs Face Miz is the route they have to go, even if I do want Kofi to get his moment.

Allie, of Impact, has signed on. Pretty solid pick-up, in my opinion. A solid worker for the Women's Division who I've enjoyed as a babyface over the past year or so. The heel stuff with Su Yung was a bit hokey but she should still be a good worker for their Women's Division.