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McIntyre should have been included in the Roman/Seth/Punk match. Instead they made the central storyline about Paul Heyman. I get they wanted to pay off Damien vs Drew, but that just doesn't seem like a spot worthy for McIntyre at Wrestlemania.
Kevin Owens getting hurt has Orton in limbo, but it seems he will have a match against somebody, maybe a returning superstar. Also not sure if K.O.'s injury is keeping Zayn off the show, but it certainly felt like Sami would have been involved as well.
It seems weird that Strowman and Sikoa are not in the U.S. Title match.
Not sure what they are doing with Kross. They spent months having him vaguely stir shit up, then finally seemed to start paying it off with him wanting to make sure AJ Styles doesn't lose to an outsider like Logan Paul, but then they had Kross help Paul try to beat up AJ, so I don't know.
Austin Theory not being on the card considering his last 3 Manias seems like a lack of focus.
Alexa Bliss had probably the biggest reaction at the Royal Rumble, and they have done nothing with her since.
Chelsea Green has been a top highlight for months, it is criminal she isn't on Mania.
Nia Jax being out of the mix is also weird, not that I am complaining about it, but just weird.
Smackdown's tag division is much deeper than Raw's, so it is also strange they have nothing for the Street Profits, DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Melo/Miz, Pretty Deadly, or Legado Del Fantasma, but managed to throw a Raw tag title match on the card.
Bayley and Lyra were thrown together last week just to get Bayley on the show. It's fine, but a very pointless match that already seems like a downgrade for Liv, and there is virtually no way Bayley/Lyra are going to win.
Cody vs Cena was probably the biggest match they could make on paper, but it just doesn't feel as big as it would have if they just kept Cena a babyface going for 17. The heel turn was great, but it has fizzled out with Cena not being there enough.
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