Grantland Reviews Wrestlemania 31
Grantland.com recently posted their Wrestlemania 31 review, calling the big event one to remember and saying it could go down as one of the best ever. They offer a full breakdown of the major events and headlines of last week, from Daniel Bryan’s win, Sting versus Triple H, Ronda Rousey and more. You can read an excerpt below:
How Wrestlemania 31 Will Be Viewed Over Time:
It’ll take some time before we can get a real handle on how good Sunday’s show was, but the reactions were over the top. Sure, part of it has to do with how low expectations were, but WWE deserves credit for a beautifully executed card. I went in worried that both the tag match and battle royal were bumped to the preshow, fearing that the main card would be a WrestleMania 29–style marathon of big matches with no room to give fans a chance to catch their breath. And even internal indications led me to think that it was a large-scale set-up show for WrestleMania 32 — which would have been unlikely to produce a great stand-alone effort. Boy, I couldn’t have been more wrong. After the show, Bill Simmons and I were trying to figure out if the show we’d just watched was top five or top three all time. (Yes, Grantland conversations are exactly like you imagine.) My enthusiasm is still high, but I’m reserving judgment for now, because the euphoria about the show was in large part dictated by the amazing ending. If WWE squanders that storytelling — by, say, putting the title on Reigns next week — then that will change our memories of WrestleMania 31. Regardless, 31 was a great show, so much better than anyone expected, and it’s one we’ll be talking about for years.
Thoughts From The Throne
Matt Hardy recently posted the latest video in his Thoughts From The Throne series, talking about his classic match versus his brother Jeff at Wrestlemania 25, Wrestlecon during Wrestlemania 31 weekend, the Easter holiday and more.
