Senhor Perfect said:
They were both active main eventers, no comparison. Am I the only one sick of HBK coming back and doing nothing? He adds nothing to this specific feud anymore. He was used to add sympy last time around, no need to beat a dead horse any more than its been beaten.
How would costing Brock the match be doing nothing exactly? I don't care if Shawn comes back or not though, but it makes perfect sense for him to be there. Even if it's just a run-in during the match, having someone interfere for their best friend against a guy who broke both of their arms makes perfect logical sense. And from a narrative perspective, it adds extra satisfaction when the Triple H beats Lesnar, because now you got somebody else to get their revenge.
I'd definitely have Shawn run interference at Mania (and you can foreshadow this easily without be explicit, though I'm not sure you'd have to since I'm pretty sure people aren't goldfish), though not sure I'd have the Sweet Chin/Pedigree finish Brock off. Though that doesn't mean I'd remove Stephanie from the equation, since Shawn would only appear at Mania, you got her for the build and you can still have her at Mania. Nothing wrong with comprising. And obviously, I'm totally fine with Stephanie coming back.