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

Becky Lynch Makes History at WrestleMania 35
Becky Lynch Makes History at WrestleMania 35

The Bad - Carmella

Carmella wins the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal
Carmella wins the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal

The WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal was disappointing and not the match itself so much as its final outcome. The culmination featured the Riott Squad's Sara Logan alone in the ring only to be surprised by Carmella (who was hiding outside) and then promptly eliminated. It's nothing we haven't seen numerous times before in WWE's world of stale creative scripting, yet the powers that be thought it would be a good surprise finish.

Asuka, one of the greatest female Superstars of all time, was in this match on the Kickoff Show only weeks after holding the SmackDown Women's Championship. Ember Moon was also featured, returning from an injury the commentary team inexplicably failed to mention. The Riott Squad was in the bout, as were Mady Rose and Sonya Deville.

Dana Brooke has too often been silenced in WWE with her talents too often hidden. She was recently given the opportunity to tell her story on Lilian Garcia's Chasing Glory podcast and fans have been moved to support her. The crowd was solidly behind Brooke and even booed when she was eliminated, but this was all lost on WWE creative who still fail to allow Brooke the opportunities she has earned.

Then there was Lacey Evans, who wasn't even in the match. Despite working house shows, Evans hasn't wrestled a match yet on WWE television. She instead simply parades like a model and then promptly leaves the arena with no explanation. This has gone on for months now and while she was rumored to debut at the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, there was no such luck.

Carmella had her run as SmackDown Women's Champion and she was universally disliked by fans and WWE Hall of Famers alike. Shortly after dropping the title, Carmella changed her hair color and her character. She teamed with R-Truth and became a dancer of sorts, like a more exquisitely adorned version of a Bushwacker.

How will WWE build off this big win for Carmella? If WrestleMania 35 was any indicator, it won't be good. Carmella later appeared alongside R-Truth to lead the audience in a "7-second" dance break, which was nothing more than pure filler. Embarrassingly, most in the audience did not budge and there was almost no reaction whatsoever. Wrestling fans don't need dance breaks. We simply need a break from this kind of silliness.

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Edited by Israel Lutete
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