Did WWE Just Give Us the Most Predictable Night 1 Ever?

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[{"selector":"#anim-0730c572-c3c7-4113-b8f9-5ddcd10c259f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.93685087745137%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Jey making Gunther submit was historic—but beyond that? Predictability reigned supreme

[{"selector":"#anim-ee8468f6-e847-4980-a980-38a497664b84 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.75944626544298%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] WrestleMania is about chaos and spectacle. Night 1? Felt like Monday Night Raw with better lighting.

[{"selector":"#anim-284b11c9-9df9-40b1-8541-4e6ae068ec07 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.346187691474174%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Only Punk, Rollins, and Stratton got full-on WrestleMania entrances.

[{"selector":"#anim-44404a41-b70e-4623-8b82-ca4b5c53d561 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.03060729835713%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Sure, the storytelling flopped—but the wrestling didn’t. LA Knight's BFT and Rollins' spear-reversal pedigree

[{"selector":"#anim-2c62ce57-e09f-4b9a-820d-041b746aca9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.852611064184643%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Signed just two weeks ago, confirmed the day before… and absolutely KILLED it.

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[{"selector":"#anim-ff357baf-3450-4e7f-ace3-4a8df001ef64 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.663939824582425%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Will anyone even remember Night 1 six months from now?

[{"selector":"#anim-ce89b55d-a498-4de7-a2b0-3f215f3f7de2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.75944626544298%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] All Eyes on Night 2: Cena, Orton, Valkyria Set the Stage