Hello There,
My name is Nishant Bansal. I am a WWE enthusiast from India . Have been watching WWE from last 30 years since the days it was a single hour show called WWE MANIA hosted by Todd Pettengill.
Wrestlemania 2025 season is upon us. However, this one personally doesnt have the same level of excitement for me as the past 2 years. Might as well mention, this is not a criticism of WWE booking or Triple H or anyone else, but just personal opinion.
While a heel John Cena vs Cody Rhodes does have the appeal and probably the only match that is keeping me excited for Wrestlemania, most of the other matches are not giving the same kind of vibe.
Starting with Jey Uso vs Gunther, while i am a huge fan of both the storyline is hardly appealing. Jey Uso lost to Gunther clean at Saturday Night Main Event. I mean if you were going to have him win Royal Rumble, why have him lose clean a week before to the champion. Doesn't make sense. His IC title reign was also sacrificed for short lived OG Bloodline reunion which i believe was a mistake. Plus, the match doesn't have Wrestlemania feel to it unlike say Jey Uso vs Roman from 2023 Summerslam, that match had storytelling which could have seen the match headline Wrestlemania as well.
What i would have done instead is John Cena wins Royal Rumble and goes on to face Cody Rhodes. He could have turned heel in a similar fashion at EC where Cody comes out to reply to Rock. While both Rock and Cody are standing, Cena comes out cuts a passionate promo to Cody to say NO to Rock which Cody eventually does and then Cena attacks him. Secondly, WWE should have saved Punk vs Rollins for Wrestlemania. Punk vs Gunther should have main evented Raw Netflix debut where Punk wins title, Rollins wins EC and faces Punk at Wrestlemania.
Roman could have taken a backseat from main eventing Wrestlemania, instead after regaining Ula Fala, we should have seen build up to Roman vs Jacob Fatu (w/ Tama in his corner) for an eventual match at Wrestlemania. Solo Sikoa, Jimmy could have gone after LA Knight for US title at Wrestlemania.
However, seems WWE is going ahead with Roman vs Seth vs Punk, at least they should some stakes to it. Since SUmmerslam is 2 nights this year, Whoever wins the match gets a chance to main event Night 2 against whoever is World Champion going into Summerslam. That will at least make the match interesting.
Drew should have fought Bron Breaker in my opinion at Wrestlemania for IC title in a triple threat match which included Jey Uso.
Penta should be going after the tag titles on Raw with his brother Rey Fenix against War Raiders.
AJ Styles vs Logan Paul is fine with me. Iyo vs Bianca vs Rhea is also fine, though yes, would have preferred Rhea vs Bianca but not all dream matches need to happen at Wrestlemania. I think Rhea vs Bianca can headline Summerslam 2025.
Where does that leave Gunther? Remember Chad Gable?? Yes, the same Gable whose kids were disrespected by Gunther. Chad Gable vs Gunther should have made so much sense at Wrestlemania. While Gable loses at Wrestlemania, he earns Gunther's respect which starts Gable's path to win his 1st singles title from Drew McIntyre down the road.
No disrespect intended, but WWE should get rid of Women's Tag Team titles post Wrestlemania or later in the year. There are two many titles and too less storylines. Liv Morgan vs Lyra Valkyria would have made so much more sense then her winning the tag titles in my opinion.
In my opinion, Street Profits win also was rushed. They should have won against DIY, Pretty Deadly, MCMG in a 4 way TLC match at Wrestlemania 41 in my opinion. Probably, because they voiced their frustration with the booking couple of months back, they have been rewarded with a title to cool them down. The win should have setup a 1 year arc for Dawkins vs Montez Ford culminating at Wrestlemania 42.
That's it for a bit of fantasy booking from my side.
Hope to be regular on the platform providing my opinions on everything WWE!!
