It was the "perfect storm" (God, I hate that phrase) if you were hoping for a Raw hijack. The Heyman promo to open was an amazing nod to Punk and his history while still building the Lesnar/Undertaker match (even though it is straining credibility how every year for the last five or six, the commentary team has been all "I've never picked against the Undertaker, but this year's Mania might just be different!!!! OMG!!!!").
The show was really pretty good. The DZ/ADR match was terrific (even though I'm not a fan of my faces winning through distractions.....it still worked and was entertaining). Even though not as good as their EC match, Shield/Wyatts was great. Most of the segments, top to bottom, were solid and they were able to minimize the effect of the slower segments.
BTW, I cracked up during the Bryan/HHH/Steph segment. The crowd booed mercilessly enough that Stephanie was having to shout into the mic to be heard and it wasn't much better when HHH was talking, but they got all-but-silent when Bryan started talking. As soon as HHH/Steph started talking again, the booing was back. It was very funny. Not unexpected, because I know the respect Bryan has in "smarky" towns like Chicago, but humorous nonetheless.
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