That was the pay-per-view main event. The main event! The match that is supposed to sell all the tickets and get people to buy the show.
But remember, WWE doesn’t need you to buy this show. They already have their money.
And that’s why WWE could get away with booking such a lackluster card. One week ago, the AEW Revolution pay-per-view blew this one out of the water. In wrestling terms, it was a squash match.
The best argument WWE can make for leaving so many stars off this PPV show was that they’re trying to preserve the talent for WrestleMania. They don’t want to risk injury. Which is fine, until you see that talent on RAW and SmackDown this week. Oh, and they weren’t worried about injuries a week ago when Vince happily took money from the Saudi government for a sold show.
And hey, maybe you’d be less worried about injuries if you’re SmackDown champion wasn’t a 53-year-old man who can barely get through a four-minute match without an uncomfortable amount of sweat pouring down his face.
WWE could have booked a better card, but that’s not the point. The point is, if WWE was going to book a card that was this lacking in star power, they should just scrap the March PPV altogether.
