5 things that were missing from Wrestlemania 34

#3 Utilizing WWE Legends

Ric Flair with Mickey Rourke at a prior Wrestlemania

Just a few months ago, WWE's flagship program Monday Night Raw celebrated its 25th anniversary with its RAW 25 special. While some notable legends were missing from the program (e.g. "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan), many WWE greats were present for the show (e.g. Chris Jericho, Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker). In fact, RAW 25 saw the return of a lot of talent that had not appeared on-screen on WWE programming in years, like Bruce Prichard, MVP and Harvey Whippelman.

While WWE's annual Hall Of Fame usually helps bring back a lot of greats, aside from the inductees shown during the Wrestlemania broadcast, there was not a lot of coverage of legends during the show itself. Sure, some veteran talent (e.g. Triple H, Kurt Angle, Goldust) factored into matches, and we saw the trailer of the upcoming HBO documentary on Andre The Giant. But there were no skits, promos or run-ins utilizing WWE legends.

Just a few years ago, the nWo and The Kliq were part of Sting's match against Triple H, while prior Intercontinental Champions congratulated Daniel Bryan after his Wrestlemania win. This sort of nostalgia is entertaining while helping to connect the past and present with the future.