4 mistakes from WrestleMania 34 that WWE will want to avoid this year

WWE decided to celebrate five years of the WWE Network by showing the entirety of last year's WrestleMania for free on YouTube. And upon looking back at the show, it still holds up as a mixed bag. There were 11 matches on the show, with one of them being impromptu, as it seemed like one of the most stacked 'Manias ever. The execution was a worthy effort, but it certainly could have been better.

WrestleMania 34 started off with an absolute bang with three amazing matches featuring the likes of Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey among others. The show went into a slightly quieter period following John Cena's confrontation with The Undertaker, with Daniel Bryan's in-ring return being slightly affected by the long hours. However, the match that suffered the most on the night was AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura.

It was a victim of its own hype, as the two wrestled a methodical 20-minute match. Not what the fans wanted. After that, WrestleMania 34 fell off a cliff. The ridiculous segment with Nicholas winning the Raw Tag Team Championship followed by an extremely poor main event between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns ended the show on a downer.

With the opening hour and a half being as good as it was, WrestleMania 34 was a decent show. However, there were various problems. Here are four of them that WWE needs to avoid for WrestleMania 35.

#4 Too many multi-person matches

At WrestleMania 34, there were numerous multi-man matches for championships. Two triple threat matches along with the two battle royals on the kickoff show seemed to be a bit excessive. WrestleMania is a place where stories are told to perfection, not lumping multiple people into the same title match. This dilutes the card and takes the focus off various performers who could do with a nice WrestleMania moment. Not everybody has to be on the main card, there should be a certain amount of exclusivity to who makes it.

The main event of WrestleMania 35 will potentially be a triple threat for the Raw Women's Championship. Aside from that, WWE would be smart to limit the number of multi-person matches on the show. Perhaps a ladder match would do fine for one of the midcard titles, but it should not be a compulsion to book every single midcard talent on the show. A nice idea would be to elevate the kickoff show and possibly make the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal mean something.

#3 Treating the Tag Team titles like a joke

In 2017, the WWE's tag team division was on fire. The Hardy Boyz made a shocking return at WrestleMania 33 and then had a great feud with the Bar. Beyond that, the Shield reformed and continued to revitalize the Raw tag team scene. Over on SmackDown, the Usos and the New Day were constantly killing it with an unbelievable series of matches. However, all the good work has been undone. Last year saw the two Tag Team Championship matches last for around 10 minutes in total.

The Bludgeon Brothers beat the Usos and the New Day in a squash match, while a 10-year-old child won the Raw tag team titles with Braun Strowman. The titles continued to be treated like jokes until recently when WWE seemingly had a renewed focus on its tag team scene. The Revival are the current Raw Tag Team Champions, while the Usos are on top of the Blue brand's duos division. We also have new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions in Bayley and Sasha Banks. This truly is a glorious chance to bring the tag titles back to prominence at WrestleMania and on the main roster.

#2 Failing to pull the trigger on various things

Six titles changed hands at last year's WrestleMania, including the vacant Cruiserweight Championship, but the three most important title matches on the show saw the champions retain. Japanese Royal Rumble winners, Asuka and Shinsuke Nakamura both lost their title matches against Charlotte Flair and AJ Styles respectively. However, the most shocking title retention on the show came in the main event when Roman Reigns, who was seemingly destined to win the Universal Championship for over a year, lost to Brock Lesnar.

Apparently, WWE got cold feet on the night and decided to wait for Reigns' coronation. This kind of thing sends fears in the hearts of fans, what if WWE does the same thing this year? There are a few title changes that the WWE Universe really wants to see at MetLife Stadium, most notably in the top two matches on the card. Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins are two of the hottest superstars on the main roster right now and WWE has to pull the trigger on both of them.

The company seems to already be behind Becky, but the Kingslayer's situation is slightly trickier. WWE should be brave and trust the best male wrestler they have, to dethrone Brock Lesnar once and for all.

#1 A bad main event

As mentioned earlier, Roman Reigns faced Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 34. It is safe to say that it turned out to be a disaster. Lesnar retained the title after hitting six F5s to the Big Dog, in what was an extremely frustrating situation. This ended the show on a very negative note. It was also Reigns' fourth 'Mania main event in a row. He is obviously not going to wrestle this year, although things might change depending on what he has to say on Raw tonight, so it is time for a fresh matchup for the show closer.

There is only one choice for 'Mania main event this year, the Raw Women's Championship match between Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. Anything else would be a massive disappointment, even Rollins vs Lesnar. Also, the ending to the whole show must be a satisfying one.

In this case, the only option is Becky winning the title. The Man must stand tall to end WrestleMania simply because of her rise to becoming the most over WWE Superstar since Daniel Bryan in 2014. This would be the perfect way to cap off what could be one of the greatest main event matches in WrestleMania history.