WWE: Fight talk commences ahead of Wrestlemania 31

Barnaby Read 14:49 24/03/2015
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  • Brock Lesnar (l) and Roman Reigns will fight for the WWE Heavyweight title at Wrestlemania.

    Finally, the talking is over and we are just five days away from the Wrestlemania 31, with this week’s Monday Night Raw drawing to an end months of build-up.

    This week’s edition gave us the promise of a head-to-head between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns before their World Heavyweight title match in Santa Clara. While they didn’t come to blows (instead a mundane grapple over the belt ensued), the two have been sold as a fine showpiece, largely thanks to the superb work of Paul Heyman.

    Elsewhere on the show, Dean Ambrose took a turn as special guest referee between Dolph Ziggler and Daniel Bryan ahead of the ladder match for the Intercontinental title, with fans given a clear indication that one of their favourites will come out on top in California.

    All three have excelled in the ring in the last six months and each deserves a good run as champion.

    Speaking of which, Rusev was dominant in his performance on Raw as he took control of John Cena ahead of their showdown for the USA title. It is hard to look past a Cena win and the end of Rusev’s unbeaten streak but the WWE have played the story superbly in selling the pair as evenly skilled competitors.

    Without doubt, the most exciting matches at Wrestlemania, however, are HHH vs Sting and The Undertaker vs Bray Wyatt.

    The build up to the first of those, bringing together respective WWE and WCW legends, kicked off the show on Raw as Sting and Stepanie McMahon exchanged barbs in the ring. It was a good sell and the whole bat vs sledgehammer will be an exciting prospect for those looking for both wresters to unleash fury on each other next week.

    As for the latter, the Undertaker once again stayed away from the show and it was left to Wyatt to control the narrative of the storyline.

    Yet again Wyatt excelled, proving his reputation as the most intense and talented storyteller on the roster.

    With all the talking over, roll on Wrestlemania.

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