About this episode

The episode analyzes the current state of WrestleMania build-up, focusing on recent SmackDown and RAW events and what still needs to happen before the big event.

WrestleMania is right here. And when we actually look at the full board… we don’t know if everything connects the way it should. 🎙️ The WrestleMania Board Check This isn’t a recap. This is us stepping back and looking at the full picture— SmackDown, the go-home RAW, and what still needs to happen before WrestleMania. SmackDown had a chance to build momentum. It didn’t. The go-home RAW? It was fine. Not bad. Not great. Just fine. And “fine”… this close to WrestleMania… isn’t good enough. So now it all comes down to one thing— what still needs to happen before WrestleMania. We get into: 👉 SmackDown — what it already did (and didn’t do) 👉 The go-home RAW — what it gave us and what it didn’t 👉 CM Punk vs Roman Reigns — the final face-to-face 👉 Iyo, Liv, and the women’s division — where things stand 👉 What the FINAL SmackDown needs to do 👉 The full WrestleMania board — what works and what still doesn’t What actually matters right now? What feels important? And what still needs to hit before WrestleMania? Chapters 00:00 WrestleMania Build-Up and Expectations 06:27 Feuds and Missed Opportunities 12:28 Ticket Sales and Audience Reception 39:14 The Impact of Ticket Sales on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alexander the Great, Aiden Haystack

Topics covered

• WrestleMania build-up
• SmackDown analysis
• go-home RAW review
• wrestling feuds
• women's division
• ticket sales impact

Keywords

• WrestleMania
• SmackDown
• RAW
• CM Punk
• Roman Reigns
• ticket sales
• women's division
• feuds
• Kyrie Zane

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WrestleMania, SmackDown, RAW, Usos

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