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The road to WrestleMania culminated at Raymond James Stadium for the first of two nights on Saturday. Despite criticism of the card, almost every single match delivered, and all the outcomes proved to be the right ones.
It's not often that you see WWE making so many correct decisions consecutively, and despite a few hiccups - including a 40-minute delay due to rain - the show went on as planned.
It was great to see fans back in the arena after such a long time, and the sold-out crowd of 25,000+ was great from start to finish. Since WrestleMania 37 started with the WWE Championship match and ended with the SmackDown Women's Championship match, let's go in that order.
#7. The Almighty Era continues at WrestleMania
While many fans might be slightly upset at the decision to have Bobby Lashley retain the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 37, it isn't a bad one. Bobby Lashley is only over a month into his reign as WWE Champion, and it wouldn't do justice to give him a transitional reign.
The opening match was great. In hindsight, it was probably a good decision to have the match start the show as the crowd was hot for both Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley.
We have to note that Bobby Lashley getting cheered means that breaking up The Hurt Business didn't work as much as WWE would have hoped. Thankfully, Bobby Lashley has momentum on his side, and we hope that there is a storyline on RAW where Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander work to make amends with the WWE Champion.
What does this mean for RAW going forward? For one - a potential change in direction. We're not sure when it will happen, but we believe that this is the perfect time to bring back Brock Lesnar.
Bobby Lashley returned to WWE in 2018 to get the dream Brock Lesnar match, and nobody deserves it more than he does. Fans also deserve to see a blockbuster rivalry post-WrestleMania, so we wouldn't be surprised to see the eight-time World Champion return on the RAW after WrestleMania 37.
It makes sense and the timing couldn't be better. If we don't see Brock Lesnar now, then we can expect to see him return this summer. But will WWE keep the Championship on Bobby Lashley until August?
#6. Cesaro has big things awaiting him post-WrestleMania 37
The word "underutilized" and Cesaro have long been associated, but that doesn't seem to be the case in 2021, especially after WrestleMania. This is the best start to a year that Cesaro has had in his WWE career, and his victories over Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins hold a lot of weight - especially given that the former is in the main event of WrestleMania.
It's shocking that in 7+ years, this was Cesaro's first singles match at WrestleMania. Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins was the perfect match and it delivered as expected. Both Seth Rollins and Cesaro added new moves to their diverse range and the crowd was treated to an incredible finish.
While Cesaro humiliated Seth Rollins on SmackDown by swinging him 22 times, he took it up a notch and did it 23 times at WrestleMania. This was followed by The Neutralizer and Cesaro picked up the biggest win of his career.
So what's next for Cesaro? If Roman Reigns retains the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 37, then he seems poised to be the first opponent for The Tribal Chief after the grandest stage of them all.
#5. The Women's Tag Team Title picture is set to culminate at WrestleMania 37 Night 2
The Women's Tag Team Title match was arguably one of the weaker ones on Night One of WrestleMania, but the outcome seemed good. The Tag Team Turmoil match started between Lana & Naomi and Billie Kay & Carmella - the two last-minute additions to the match.
The match went by in quick succession, with Lana & Naomi getting eliminated before The Riott Squad eliminated Billie Kay & Carmella, as well as Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose.
Ultimately, the most talked-about moment from the match will be Mandy Rose's slip during her entrance. After The Riott Squad did all the hard work, Natalya and Tamina entered at the end to finish things off with relative ease. They were always presented as the favorites heading into WrestleMania 37, and they will now challenge Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler on Sunday Night.
Will they be the ones to finally dethrone Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler? Asuka and Charlotte Flair did it at TLC but dropped the titles back to them a month later.
#4. AJ Styles enters elite grand slam territory at WrestleMania 37
AJ Styles may not have been in a "significant" match at WrestleMania 37, but his achievement puts him in elite territory. He is the 15th modern-day Grand Slam Champion in the newer format, and he achieved it in just a little over five years.
However, it wasn't AJ Styles who was the big talk of the match. It was his bodyguard Omos - who made his WWE debut at WrestleMania 37. It's a high-pressure situation to be in, but Omos overcame that and delivered in his debut - proving to be a good "big man".
He was the one who dominated Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods singlehandedly - getting the pinfall with a single foot. While that may have added an insult to injury for The New Day, it was a great WrestleMania moment.
The match itself wasn't too technical, and it played out in an entertaining way. They say that WrestleMania is where stars are born, and Omos was one such star this year.
#3. Braun Strowman finally gets his comeuppance at WrestleMania
One of the things WWE constantly got right on Night One of WrestleMania was the choice of winners. Some fans worried that Braun Strowman's momentum would be ruined for good with a loss to Shane McMahon.
WWE made it look like Braun Strowman would lose after pre-match attacks from Elias and Jaxson Ryker. Strowman had to overcome the storm multiple times inside the steel cage, but the finish at WrestleMania was brilliant.
WWE went with an original finish at WrestleMania, where Braun Strowman ripped open a part of the steel cage just as Shane McMahon was about to win. He threw Shane McMahon into the ring from the top of the steel cage and finished things off with a Powerslam - proclaiming that it was for everybody who was called stupid.
It was a slow start to the match, but the crowd got into it, and the finish was fantastic. It was the right payoff with the babyface getting the win after getting bullied.
#2. Bad Bunny makes the best celebrity appearance in WrestleMania history
We've seen celebrities come and go at WrestleMania. But there aren't many celebrities who WWE fans will clamor for to return. That isn't the case for Bad Bunny. Whenever a celebrity has a WrestleMania match, the expectations are generally kept low for their in-ring performances.
Bad Bunny not only surpassed expectations, but he set a whole new standard by becoming the best celebrity wrestler in WWE history. Bad Bunny proved to be as good as several WWE Superstars in the ring, cranking out moves that nobody expected from him.
Bad Bunny left everybody in awe at WrestleMania when he hit a destroyer at ringside on John Morrison. The match ended with a crossbody with Damian Priest's assistance, and although the outcome was predictable, it was the right one.
WWE fans in the arena were cheering for Bad Bunny and the work that he's put in paid dividends at WrestleMania. Not only did he show complete respect for the business, but he helped elevate a rising star in Damian Priest - who can now set off on his own post-WrestleMania 37.
Props to The Miz and John Morrison for being great heels throughout the feud.
#1. Bianca Belair becomes the B-EST in the main event of WrestleMania 37
This was a great main event at WrestleMania that would have been incredible in person, but Michael Cole's performance on commentary was particularly bad for this one. Either way, we don't want to focus too much on that.
But if you haven't seen the main event of WrestleMania Night 1 yet, it might be worth watching the match on mute as it will be a more enjoyable experience.
Take nothing away from the two women who competed in the ring. Acknowledged as the first WrestleMania main event between two black women, it was clear that Bianca Belair couldn't control her emotions while Sasha Banks, who is known to be emotional, kept it together.
It speaks about the difference in experience level, but that didn't play too big a factor in the match. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair had a good fast-paced and technical match-up, with the EST of WWE emerging as the new SmackDown Women's Champion.
Bianca Belair is now one of the faces of WWE, and a star was born in the main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
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