{"id":194879,"date":"2025-03-23T12:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=194879"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:30:37","slug":"5-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-3-23-2020-improved-week-two-at-performance-center-including-paul-heyman-opening-promo-plus-aj-styles-orton-undertaker-andrade-street-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/03\/23\/5-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-3-23-2020-improved-week-two-at-performance-center-including-paul-heyman-opening-promo-plus-aj-styles-orton-undertaker-andrade-street-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"5 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s WWE Raw Report (3\/23\/2020): Improved week two at Performance Center including Paul Heyman opening promo, plus AJ Styles, Orton, Undertaker, Andrade, Street Profits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1685640117\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>KELLER\u2019S WWE RAW REPORT<br \/>\nMARCH 23, 2020<br \/>\nORLANDO, FLA. AT PERFORMANCE CENTER<br \/>\nAIRED ON USA NETWORK<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>[Q1] -They opened with Paul Heyman in front of a blank backdrop. He said no one has been more dominant for so long as Brock Lesnar has. They showed clips of Brock giving F5s to Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Ric Flair, Steve Austin, John Cena, and \u201ceven the Undertaker at WrestleMania.\u201d Then they cut to Drew McIntyre who said everything Heyman said was true. He said there hasn\u2019t been anyone who has conquered everything in his path quite like Lesnar. \u201cThen Brock Lesnar ran into me,\u201d he said, smiling. They went to a clip of Drew eliminating Brock at the Royal Rumble. He said last week on Raw he showed Brock that it wasn\u2019t a one-time fluke at the Rumble. He said he\u2019s learned in his life not to make a Claymore promise he can\u2019t back up, so he\u2019s choosing his words carefully. \u201cI\u2019m going to Claymore Lesnar flush in the face, knock him on his ass, and pin Brock Lesnar to become the reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Heavyweight Champion of the World at WrestleMania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-They cut to the Performance Center with the hard camera aimed at the entrance stage this week instead of the empty chairs. In the ring stood Heyman and Lesnar. You could see Phillips and Saxton in the background. He said, \u201cIt\u2019s time to be honest with each other for a change here.\u201d He said we live in most uncertain times right now, and this time in history, they all just need a little certainty in their lives. \u201cI give you that certainty in Brock Lesnar.\u201d He said McIntyre can train his ass off, he can go to the gym, he can spar with mixed martial artists, and he can do anything he wants. He said Drew cannot beat Lesnar at WrestleMania, though. He emphasized it\u2019s \u201ca WrestleMania too big for one night.\u201d He said God\u2019s prayer line is going to give him only a busy signal right now. He said Drew will hope that Lesnar will answer the prayer of making it quick and painless, but after what happened at the Rumble and in Brooklyn, N.Y., Lesnar will make it quick but he won\u2019t make it painless. \u201cI assure you, when WrestleMania is over, Drew McIntyre is going to be just another bitch that tried, other wannabe that got douched out, by the greatest champion to ever stand in a WWE ring.\u201d He closed with \u201cThen, now, and forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Strong promo from Heyman. Made its points in an emphatic way \u2013 both Heyman\u2019s words and Lesnar\u2019s facial expressions \u2013 and made the match feel like a big deal. McIntyre has a certain credible confidence that no opponent of Lesnar has projected to date.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-They cut to Saxton plugging the Lesnar-McIntyre match. He said it takes place a week from Saturday, so that answers which match is likely to headline the first night. They shifted to plugging Orton addressing Edge\u2019s challenge later tonight. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers commented on the A.J. Styles-Undertaker match at WrestleMania. Saxton said Styles joins them live on Raw later. Then Phillips and Saxton, on camera, threw to a replay of the 2015 Royal Rumble match with Lesnar defending against both John Cena and Seth Rollins.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: It appears Jerry Lawler isn\u2019t there this week. That\u2019s good to not have him, especially, traveling considering at his age the coronavirus is exponentially more deadly and he hardly qualifies as \u201cessential personnel\u201d in these times.)<\/i><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3095231790\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[Q2] -The ring entrances aired and the match replay began. [c]<\/p>\n<p>[Q3] -The match continued until Seth leaped off the top rope turnbuckle and crashed onto Lesnar and through the announce table. With Seth and Lesnar down, they cut to a second mid-match break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-More of the match aired. Lesnar was KO\u2019d on the table. [c]<\/p>\n<p>[Q4] -The announcers said Lesnar was suffering from at least a broken rib on the table at ringside. Meanwhile, Cena lifted Seth for an Attitude Adjustment, but Seth escaped and landed his Stomp for a near fall. Later, though, when Seth went for the Curb Stomp, Lesnar popped up and hit an F5 for the win to retain the WWE Title. The match lasted until 49 minutes into the first hour.<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers commented on highlights of Rob Gronkowski appearing on Smackdown last week and, with help from Mojo Rawley, shoving over Baron Corbin. The Fox NFL music played as they hyped that he\u2019d host WrestleMania a week from Saturday. Phillips noted that a week from Saturday, Styles will face Undertaker. (It\u2019s sounding like Saturday might end up being the Raw-brand show.)<\/p>\n<p>-They showed a video package on the Styles-Undertaker feud so far. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-More clips aired of Styles-Undertaker aired.<\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p>[Q5] -Styles walked onto the stage with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Styles said for the first time in history, WrestleMania is too big for one night. He said it\u2019s not official that he and the Phenom will go head-to-head at WrestleMania. He said he doesn\u2019t care which night it\u2019s on. He said Undertaker might care, though, because he\u2019s not sure when his wife lets him out of the house. \u201cHe\u2019s totally lost control of everything,\u201d he said. He said last week Undertaker came out with big stretchy pants. He tried to come up with the name. Anderson offered, \u201cDepends?\u201d Styles said, \u201cThose are diapers, but he may or may not have had those on too.\u201d Gallows offered, \u201cMaternity pants.\u201d Styles said: \u201cYes! And he looked like a gothic version of Dog the Bounty Hunter. No, a gothic version of Tiger King. If you haven\u2019t, you will. That\u2019s a sweet burn. Trust me on that one.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-150594246\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Styles asked Anderson and Gallows if they\u2019ve seen Taker\u2019s Twitter account. He said it\u2019s ridiculous, but it showed Undertaker swimming with a tiger at a rescue thing or something. He pointed at the big screen and showed Taker and Michelle McCool in a YouTube video with an actual tiger saying the tiger needs them to be protected. He said Undertaker is talking about tigers now. \u201cWho is this man?\u201d he asked. \u201cHas he lost complete control over himself?\u201d He said he hasn\u2019t been the same since he lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. \u201cI wanted to take his soul, but his wife Michelle has beat me to it,\u201d he said. He said his mystique is gone. He said he\u2019s liking things on social media and posting selfie\u2019s on Instagram. \u201cWho is this man?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>He said he doesn\u2019t want the Mark Calaway who is posting selfie\u2019s on Twitter. \u201cI want the Undertaker from yesteryear, that\u2019s who I want,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s nowhere to be found.\u201d He said he\u2019s going to give the fans what they want. He said he will give them what they want to see and bring back the Dead Man in a match that he would love to be in. He said it\u2019s right in his wheelhouse. \u201cA boneyard match,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is your match, Taker. This is for you.\u201d He said when it\u2019s over, because he vowed to bury him, he has the perfect plot picked out for him. He said ironically enough it\u2019s the same plot his wife picked out when she buried his career. He laughed and said, \u201cGot him again!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Styles was obnoxious, and I think he\u2019s playing to the male audience who don\u2019t like being told by their friends that they\u2019re under the control of their domineering wives. He\u2019s also going for heat with women who think such claims are often levied and are almost always unfounded and sexist. Now, what this does for Taker\u2019s rep, I\u2019m not sure. Styles isn\u2019t wrong. The mystique is gone now that Taker has abandoned the long-protected mystique. But if he was ready to do public service announcements and be active on social media, more power to him, I suppose. It\u2019s his life and his choice.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Saxton and Phillips reacted to Styles. They said The Street Profits will defend their Raw Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania against Andrade &amp; Angel Garza. They said each would have a match on Raw tonight.<\/p>\n<p>-Charly Caruso interviewed Angel Garza, Zelina Vega, and Andrade. Vega condescended Caruso. She said she\u2019s not looking good, she\u2019s \u201clooking so.\u201d She said they are the most charismatic team in WWE, and soon Andrade will be the most decorated champion in all of WWE. She said the Street Profits can dance forever, but not for long with the Raw Tag Team Titles. Garza gave Caruso a flirtatious look, walked off camera, the returned and made eye contact with her again and smiled and winked. She seemed smitten and flustered as she plugged the tag match up next. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-The announcer on camera talked about the Bone Yard match challenge by Styles. Saxton wondered what it even is. He said Styles may regret asking for that. They threw to a video package on Edge\u2019s promo last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) ANDRADE &amp; ANGEL GARZA vs. RICOCHET &amp; CEDRIC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So the empty chairs are entirely gone, which is a huge improvement. That was disconcerting staring at those. Instead, the camera\u2019s aimed at the stage with the video entrance iron with the Raw logo. Early in the match, Andrade shoved Ricochet off the top turnbuckle to the floor. As Andrade distracted the ref, Garza threw Ricochet into the ring. Cedric chased him away. The Street Profits then came out to their music. They joined the announcers on commentary. They all shook hands. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Back live, Andrade had Ricochet grounded in an armbar. The Street Profits provided commentary. Phillips asked Montez Ford what\u2019s in his plastic cup. He said happiness. They cut to a break after some four-way action. Garza superkicked Ricochet in the chest, but then Ricochet caught him flying off the second rope with a dropkick to the chest. [c]<\/p>\n<p>[Q6] The Profits cheerlead throughout the match and added a lot of energy, like Asuka did last week. For the finish, Andrade finished Cedric with a back elbow. The ref didn\u2019t seem to know it was the finish as he let up on the third slap, but then quickly hit the mat to make it afterward. Cedric lifted his shoulder after that as if he wasn\u2019t sure, either. Cedric looked like he was groggy legit from that back elbow.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Andrade &amp; Garza in 19:00.<\/p>\n<p>-After the match, the Street Profits gave them props. They stood and applauded from the announce desk on the stage. As Garza and Andrade gloated for too long, the Profits lost patience and walked to the ring wearing their tag belts. They entered the ring, but were swarmed by Andrade and Garza. The Profits fought back and got the better of them quickly. The heels fled to the back and the Profits waved and smiled at them. Phillips said the Profits would be in action live next on Raw. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of Kofi Kingston winning the WE Title last year at WrestleMania. The announcers reacted. Saxton said he still gets goosebumps and he\u2019ll never forget it. Phillips said that\u2019s what WrestleMania is all about. Phillips threw to a clip of the Steve Austin appearance last week. Saxton got a panicked look and said they didn\u2019t need to air any of that again. Phillips asked if he was sterile after that. Saxton said he\u2019s surprised his voice is still low.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) THE STREET PROFITS vs. SHANE THORNE &amp; BRENDON VINK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They went right to the match without ring entrances. Phillips quickly introduced Thorne and Vink as being from NXT. Dawkins got a hot tag a few minutes in. Ford tagged back in and landed his finishing frog splash on Throne for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Street Profits in 4:00.<\/p>\n<p>-They showed Riddick Moss jogging in his neighborhood. A referee drove by. Moss told the ref he knows he can\u2019t afford to live in his neighborhood, so he knows what\u2019s going on. He ordered the ref to pull over and get out of his car. When he did, R-Truth rolled him up on the grass for a three count to regain his 24\/7 Title.<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers hyped that Shayna Baszler was coming out next live. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A commercial said Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa have gone too far and now they have to answer to Triple H on NXT on USA this Wednesday\u2026 A WrestleMania 36 hype video aired. Then the announcers talked about Gronk hosting. The announcers said Elias vs. King Corbin is now official for WrestleMania. They ran down the rest of the line-up.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Podcast weekly Tuesday Flagship episode with guest cohost Jason Powell: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-pt-1-of-2-keller-heydorn-dissect-cena-s-heel-promo-on-raw-and-what-worked-and-what-was-missing-cody-s-response-more--64962338\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64962338&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR THREE]<\/h3>\n<p>[Q9] -They went to Caruso standing by with Baszler mid-ring with a spotlight over them and a darkened background. Baszler snarled at her. Caruso talked about Baszler dominating in the Elimination Chamber. She asked how she will conduct herself as champion if she beats Becky Lynch at WrestleMania. Baszler didn\u2019t respond. Caruso tried again. Baszler said she sure looks nervous and asked, \u201cWhy are you nervous? Are you afraid I\u2019m going to bite? Sorry, I couldn\u2019t help myself.\u201d She smiled in self-satisfaction. Caruso said she bit Becky in the back of her neck. She asked if Becky should expect that level of aggression and tactics at WrestleMania. Baszler said what Becky should expect is that she\u2019s going to lose. Baszler said what Caruso actually wants to know is why does she want the Raw Title so much. \u201cBecause I love to destroy,\u201d she said. She said beating Becky at WrestleMania for that title will destroy Becky. She said from the beginning, she has shown everyone who she is. Caruso then was about to throw to a clip from Survivor Series, the last time she and Becky shared a ring. Instead, Becky surprised Baszler with a chairshot to the back. Becky swung and hit her across her back again, then looked down at Baszler wincing in pain, smiled, and walked away as her music began to play. Phillips asked, \u201cHow is the cage fighter going to respond before WrestleMania?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: That was good. They didn\u2019t belabor the beatdown, but Becky got a shot in to show she can strike back at Baszler, but is leaving enough of her to beat her at WM. I like Baszler saying she\u2019s into destroying things, and beating Becky for the belt at WM will destroy Becky. The demeanor of being difficult with Caruso during the interview helped establish her intense personality, too.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The announcers hyped that Aleister Black was up next. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) ALEISTER BLACK vs. LEON RUFF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phillips said Ruff looks terrified, \u201cand he should be.\u201d Black took him out quickly and decisively with his Black Mass. Saxton talked about how scary Black is.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Black in under 1:00.<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers shifted to hyping Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens. Phillips said Rollins would be out live next. [c]<\/p>\n<p>[Q10] -Philips talked over scenes of the Performance Center and said it will host WrestleMania one week from Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>-Owens stood mid-ring as his music played. He said last week he was there to answer his challenge, but Seth was nowhere to be found. He asked if he\u2019s got something to say. \u201cWhat are we waiting for?\u201d he said. \u201cCome on Messiah, grace us with your presence.\u201d Out came Seth to his music. He walked to the ring and asked KO if he honestly believes that fighting him in that building gives him the home field advantage. Seth said it\u2019s true that he didn\u2019t train there and KO did, and that KO earned his WWE job in that building. He asked him if he understands how he got the opportunity to do all of those things.<\/p>\n<p>Seth said he didn\u2019t train in the building because it didn\u2019t exist when he got to WWE. \u201cThis building was built on my blood, sweat, and tears, Kevin,\u201d he said. \u201cOn my sacrifice, on my success.\u201d He said his first day in WWE was at a dilapidated warehouse. He said everything he did before he got there didn\u2019t matter. He said his whole life\u2019s work went up in smoke and he said KO will never understand that sacrifice. He said he had to come back and persevere. He said it wasn\u2019t about him, but rather he had to succeed so people like KO could have an opportunity to train in a beautiful facility like that. He lately said he\u2019s been trying to rebuild the system again, and KO has been standing in his way. He asked if it was selfishness or ego getting in the way. Seth said KO refuses to fall in line. \u201cNone of this exists without Seth Rollins,\u201d Seth said. \u201cNXT doesn\u2019t exist without Seth Rollins. The Performance Center doesn\u2019t exist without me.\u201d He said everyone owes it to him because there\u2019s no Gargano, no Ciampa, no Takeover, no Women\u2019s Evolution without him. He said without him, most of all, there is no Kevin Owens.<\/p>\n<p>KO said he won\u2019t sit there and listen to his delusional speech. Seth interrupted and said he wants to finish. \u201cPlease,\u201d he said. \u201cCan I finish, please?\u201d He said he wants to know and needs to know why KO picked WrestleMania of all places to try to make an example out of him. He asked if he knows his track record at WrestleMania. He talked about his big moments and wins at WrestleMania over the years. He said KO has zero WrestleMania Moments. He said KO\u2019s track record reads like this: \u201cFailure after failure after failure after failure.\u201d He said last year, he wasn\u2019t even good enough to be on WrestleMania. He said he can\u2019t beat him on his worst day and WrestleMania is never <em>his<\/em> worst day because under pressure he becomes a god. KO soaked up what he was saying. \u201cYou really don\u2019t stand a chance,\u201d Seth said. His music played and he walked away.<\/p>\n<p>-Saxton wondered what happens if KO beats Seth at WM. Phillips said Seth isn\u2019t lying about his track record. Then he plugged Orton\u2019s live interview later. He hyped Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte. He threw to Flair vs. Asuka at WrestleMania from 2018.<\/p>\n<p>-Charlotte\u2019s ring entrance aired. [c]<\/p>\n<p>[Q11]\u00a0-They aired Asuka\u2019s ring entrance. Then the match aired. The finish came at the end of the 11th quarter hour.<\/p>\n<p>[Q12] -The announcers hyped that Orton was next.<\/p>\n<p>-A commercial for Friday\u2019s Smackdown hyped a new Firefly Funhouse, plus The New Day vs. The Usos with the winner facing Miz &amp; Morrison at WrestleMania. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Orton walked onto the stage, mic in hand. Phillips said there are no pinfalls, submissions, or countouts in a Fall Count Anywhere match. He said over the past few months, he\u2019s said some things that have been misunderstood. He said what he said came from a place of love, but it\u2019s been seen and taken as an act of brutality and violence. He said he\u2019s asking to Edge to respond to his challenge from last week, but first he wants to get something off his chest. He said he needs to apologize because three weeks ago he lied to his wife, Beth Phoenix, when he claimed Edge was a junkie for the roar of the crowd. \u201cYou\u2019re not a junkie for the roar of the crowd, Edge,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re junkie for your own ego. Adam Copeland is a junkie for Edge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said last week there was something Edge said that rang true, and that\u2019s the fact that never had to pay his dues to earn an opportunity. He said he will be the first to admit he was handed an opportunity because of who he was and what his last name is. \u201cJust because I was handed an opportunity doesn\u2019t guarantee a Hall of Fame career, does it?\u201d (I was anticipating here he\u2019d list all of the other second and third generation wrestlers who flopped. He didn\u2019t.) Footage aired of Orton with big early wins including for the IC Title and facing Mick Foley. He said he went from \u201ca prospect to the three most deadly letters in sports entertainment.\u201d He said that wasn\u2019t handed to him. He said it\u2019s because he had grit. He said grit to him isn\u2019t sitting at home for nine years looking at the sky and asking \u201cwhat if?\u201d He said grit to him is longevity in an industry that seldom has any. He said it\u2019s being the one constant in the WWE locker room. He said when he looks to his left and right in the locker room, he doesn\u2019t see others who have accomplished what he has accomplished. He said nobody has as much grit as him, including Edge.<\/p>\n<p>He said laughed at the idea of Edge calling him an \u201centitled brat.\u201d He said Edge would have done the same thing had the opportunity presented itself. He asked if he would have said no to Triple H if he had asked him to join Evolution. He said everything he has done to Edge and his wife was because he loves him and his family. He said he loves their daughters, so he sent Edge home to them. He said Edge wants him in a Last Man Standing match, and while Edge thinks he\u2019s writing their story, he accepts the challenge he\u2019s going to write the ending to the story at WrestleMania. Hs music played. (I wonder without a crowd there if they\u2019ve gone to teleprompter to just deliver the words for him to read as he looks at the camera?)<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Strong promo from Orton. Great deliver, good mix of vintage clips, and successful at building a vibe of big magnitude at stake at WrestleMania)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> WWE vastly improved the Performance Center appearance this week. 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