WWE WrestleMania 35: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 

The Bad - Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin is victorious against Kurt Angle in the WWE Hall of Famer's Farewell Match

Baron Corbin was victorious against Kurt Angle in what was the WWE Hall of Famer's last ever match. It's understandable that Angle would want to leave professional wrestling and do the old school thing, by putting over a younger talent. Angle wanted to invest in someone that would use the victory to catapult his own career and, in turn, give back to the sport he gave his life too.

Corbin; however, is the wrong person for the job. WWE obviously believes that Corbin has heat, but lacks big victories or big match experience. The thinking is that a victory over Angle would give Corbin both heat and legitimacy, but Corbin doesn't have actual heat, not the good kind anyway. Corbin has go-home heat; the fans no longer want to see him anywhere near a wrestling ring.

Corbin floundered on the SmackDown Live brand but moved over to RAW with a newly shaved head and a new Constable gimmick to add, but nothing took. Despite a preponderance of natural athletic ability, Corbin lacks the skill set for success in professional wrestling. He has no visible charm, lacks any sign of charisma, and shows a complete inability to get over in any meaningful way.

John Cena would have been a better choice but was wasted in a laughable promo spot with Elias. Cena brought back his Thuganomics character and rapped in an effort to "bury" Elias with his "golden shovel," but one of the greatest wrestlers of all time was present and not in a match despite his historical connection to Angle. The John Cena era began in a match against Angle and he inducted Angle to the WWE Hall of Fame, so why Baron Corbin?

If not Cena, imagine another younger, more talented, and deserving Superstar in Corbin's place. Could Mustafa Ali have better utilized the opportunity? What could he have done with a win over Angle and what might that have meant to his career? What about Aleister Black or Richochet or Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, or even Pete Dunne? Yet, WWE found logic in choosing the man that everyone simply wants to go away.

It's @RealKurtAngle's #FarewellMatch, but @BaronCorbinWWE wants to be the one who's remembered at #WrestleMania 35! pic.twitter.com/EGa9SYdhw9

— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2019