Might as well lob in my thoughts on this mania now I've had time to digest it.
FUN, yeah that does me just fine, it was a fun mania that managed to keep my engaged for the majority of the event, while never the best of the best it was pretty consistent and had me both cheering and jeering in equal measure.
Tag Match was a fun if clusterfuck fuelled opener where any legal man logic quickly went out the window in favour of hitting spots, and well that's a nice change from the usual WWE tag formula making this more enjoyable than it had any right to be.
Commentary showed their first signs of sucking horribly by failing to capitalise on the finish where the lone Uso nearly wins by himself but gets screwed out of it, if JR had been commentating he'd have let everyone know how dastardly Cesaro's cheap win was.
I'm thinking Battle Royale was more enjoyable to watch than last years even if the winner is pretty bleh, I'll confess to enjoying watching Show ragdoll some folks but really I would've given this to Ryback.
Sandow almost making me believe was stellar stuff though, I guess eventually Show has to win one of these match types.
Ladder match was reliable fun only hurt by the fact that all the participants have been in numerous ladder matches often with each other meaning that a lot of spots were repeated, it was like a compilation of MitB ladder match spots cobbled together in an enjoyable yet familiar fashion. Did love the headbutt finale and the ladder breaking spot actually looking good for a change.
Orton/Rollins entirely justifies itself with that finish, I thought they might give it a try but I didn't expect the RKO to be executed so smoothly, a great one to witness and makes a nice change from people diving head first into it.
Sting/Trips was a match I had no interest in so thankfully it got hilariously overbooked with the DX and NWO shenanigans that turned it into a fun nostalgia riot, also the salty Sting tears are fuelling me for days, I haven't enjoyed a HHH victory in years but HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm sure Sting was fine with this result or he wouldn't have bothered doing the match in the first place.
Diva Match was an acceptable tag match that wouldn't be too out of place on Raw if divas actually got much time on Raw, told a simple story but about as good as it could've been considering the participants. At least its better than the usual divas at WM fare over recent years.
Rusev/Cena was a pretty standard solid Cena match with the inevitable result, not much else to say really.
Okay I was caught off guard by springboard stunner Cena, better than his clumsy dropkick and hurricanrana surprise staples.
It pains me to say this but I no longer look forward to The Rock, dude can still cut electrifying promos but with no real direction each time the novelty has worn off, definitely felt like they were hoping for the sun to start setting in time for the next match with how drawn out the segment was.
Wyatt/Taker was disappointing, neither man looked particularly strong in that match, it just felt like it was there just to be there, Wyatt needs something to give him a second wind and he needs it now.
Brock/Reigns was draining in the best way, preying upon fears of the Reigns comeback alongside his otherwise enjoyable destruction, it may not be a great match in the typical sense but it had me hooked. The cash in was of course a mania moment and ended up with a perfect result that made all the main players come off looking pretty strong.
But crumbs Reigns, get some extra moves in that arsenal of yours.
Too many finishers getting kicked out of across the event, otherwise it was a good recovery from the horrible PPV build and was miles ahead of the likes of WM27 and 29 for recent reference.
Time to anticipate Raw after Mania.