5 controversial decisions WWE must not make at WrestleMania 36

This year's WrestleMania, WrestleMania 36, will go on despite the Covid-19 epidemic that has plagued the world. The show will, however, be held at WWE's Performance Center with no audience at the venue, and not in Tampa at the Raymond James Stadium.

The show will still be an exciting one, despite not having the grandiosity of scale that WrestleMania shows in huge arenas have had over the years. There will be a few mouth-watering clashes at the show, with several titles on the line.

The Universal Championship, WWE Championship, RAW Women's Championship, and NXT Women's Championship matches have so far been confirmed for the show, while more will be added in the weeks to come.

WWE have got some slack from fans over the recent years with a few of their booking decisions at big shows, with the most recent one being Goldberg's win over The Fiend at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. With fan interest being pretty low, WWE should not make mistakes at The Show of Shows.

Here are 5 controversial decisions WWE must not make at WrestleMania 36:

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#5 Brock Lesnar squashes Drew McIntyre

Brock Lesnar destroyed Ricochet at Super ShowDown

Brock Lesnar will defend his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre - the winner of the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match. This match has been set-up very well, with McIntyre having terrific momentum and Lesnar playing a good role in hyping The Scottish Psychopath's push.

But, WWE could make a controversial call to have Lesnar squash McIntyre, much like what Lesnar did to Ricochet at Super ShowDown, and Kofi Kingston on SmackDown last year. Both Ricochet and Kingston had great momentum going into their matches against The Beast, but fell to him in a matter of minutes.

One theory is that WWE may not want to coronate McIntyre as the champion in front of an empty audience, and rather have him win in front of a packed crowd later this year. That makes sense, but WWE should not destroy McIntyre's push by having him lose in no time against Lesnar.

#4 No title changes

Goldberg's Universal title will be on the line against Roman Reigns

WrestleMania 36 may not have as many matches as past editions of The Show of Shows, due to it being behind closed doors. WWE may have a shortened edition of WrestleMania this year, which was hinted by Dave Meltzer recently.

I was told basically, anything that is not announced other than, Randy Orton and Edge are having a Last Man Standing match, but aside from the stuff that's already announced, everything else is up in the air, whether they will have the match because the card's so long.

This means that the majority of the card may consist of title matches, with four of the seven matches announced so far having the title on the line. WWE should ensure that there are a few surprising title changes to keep fans on the edge of their seats and create interest among the WWE Universe.

This year's Royal Rumble had no title changes, which was a surprise, considering it is one of the most important PPVs for WWE. But, Drew McIntyre's win created a lot of headlines for WWE for that show.

#3 John Cena defeats The Fiend

The Fiend and John Cena

As mentioned previously, one of the most controversial decisions WWE made recently was to have Goldberg defeat The Fiend to become the Universal Champion. There's no arguing that The Fiend has been one of the best things about the WWE over the last year or so and removing the title from him was a decision that was rejected by the WWE Universe.

WWE made that decision to bring Roman Reigns back in the title picture as Reigns would've been booed if he had won it off The Fiend. The Fiend, instead, will face John Cena at The Show of Shows, which could be Cena's last match, as per WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.

WWE should ensure that they do not hurt The Fiend's momentum even more at WrestleMania 36, as a defeat would further diminish the massive popularity he has enjoyed. A win over Cena could get The Fiend back on track to challenge for the Universal title once again, and set up a feud with Reigns, a match which could maybe happen later this year.

#2 Pointless battle royal match

André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

WWE may use a small roster of Superstars for this year's WrestleMania, and that could mean that only the ones that have been booked for the show will be at the Performance Center. And with reports suggesting that there will be fewer matches, we may not even have matches on the pre-show.

WrestleMania is the pinnacle for any pro wrestler which is why WWE has tried to book most of their talent for the show, either in singles and tag team matches, or in a battle royal. The battle royal is a pointless exercise as it is on the pre-show and the winner has not benefitted in any way, unlike the Royal Rumble match.

Braun Strowman, Matt Hardy, and Mojo Rawley have won the last three editions of the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania, and none of the three Superstars gained anything from their victory. The same goes for the Women's Battle Royal, which was won by Naomi and Carmella in the last two editions at WrestleMania.

With no crowd, the eliminations and countdown may not have the same enthusiastic feel and would make for awkward viewing.

#1 Goldberg remains Universal Champion

Roman Reigns and Goldberg

As I have mentioned a few times already, Goldberg's win at Super ShowDown against The Fiend was widely criticised by fans. The WWE Hall of Famer should not be hogging spots that other younger and much more talented Superstars deserve.

Goldberg defends his title for the first time since winning it in Saudi Arabia at WrestleMania 36 against a former Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. The Big Dog held the title once, when he defeated Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam in 2018, only to relinquish it a few months later, due to his illness.

WWE's decision to put the title on Goldberg was made so that Reigns could win it, and that should happen at WrestleMania 36. While Reigns may not be the fans' preferred choice as champion, he is a far better option than the current holder of the belt.

Fans want to see Reigns feud with The Fiend, which should happen after WrestleMania 36, and that can only be feasible if Goldberg drops the belt. WWE will lose a lot of fans if the WWE Hall of Famer walks out of the Performance Center as the Universal Champion on April 5.