JWeinCom on 18 April 2026
Night One was better than I expected but not as good as one would hope for Mania.
Pretty much every match did what it needed to do aside from the Liv/Stephanie match which was just too short and the main event which was just kind of weird. It would have been fine for a main event of an average PPV but not as the main event of Mania.
It honestly could have worked if they had built it right. The idea at the core was solid. Basically Cody just showing that he learned from Orton and was willing to do what it took to win. Take out all the Macafee stuff and it would have been decent if not spectacular.
Nothing blew me away but a perfectly fine way to spend a few hours.
