The Fight, You’ve Got to Pay For

By Mark Madden

wrestlemaniaI had zero problem with the end to Raw. The idea wasn’t for a satisfying close to the show. The idea was to make people want to watch WrestleMania.

You got a tug-of-war for free. The fight, you’ve got to pay for.

The mainstream build to WrestleMania has been extremely well-executed by WWE.…

Mark Madden
Mark Madden

Currently: Radio host, WXDX-FM, Pittsburgh
Sports columnist, Beaver County Times/timesonline.com

Previously: Sportswriter/columnist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
TV analyst/900#/magazine writer/internet host & writer, World Championship Wrestling
Radio host, ESPN Radio 1250, Pittsburgh

Hobbies: Supporter, Pittsburgh Penguins & Liverpool Football Club

"I know more about fake wrestling than anybody besides Jim Ross & Paul Heyman."

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