We’re less than two weeks away from WrestleMania, and things are not going as planned over at WWE. Thanks to lukewarm creative, soaring ticket prices and the curious decision to hold ‘Mania for a second consecutive year in Las Vegas, the annual mega-event is tracking well behind expectations. In an apparent effort to generate some mainstream press, ESPN talking head Pat McAfee was recently inserted as a key character in the main event storyline, and two of WWE’s biggest stars are so unhappy they seemingly went off script to bash the decision on live television.
WrestleMania is a two night event, and the main event of the first night is heavily rumored to be Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. Rhodes has essentially been the main character of WWE programming for the last three years or so, and he’s had a close real life and onscreen storyline relationship with Orton for the better part of two decades. Fans have been pleading to see them work together for years, and while WWE has hinted at it periodically, they didn’t pull the trigger until several weeks ago, when they were announced as WrestleMania opponents.
