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I agree with you. Almost all the matches were split-brand shit, though. Brand representation meant very little in the scheme of things. I haven't watched the main event yet, but did the commentary team make a deal about which brands the guys were from? For example, if I were Michael Cole or Jerry Lawler, I would have definitely been pulling for John Cena to win the Triple Threat Match, and talk about how he was going to bring the gold home to RAW. That sort of stuff didn't really come up in the angle, at all.
From the undercard stuff, the biggest brand reference I remember being made, was one that I have to make up myself. JBL and Rey Mysterio got special introductions (well, introductions when they were both in the ring) for their title match. That could have been just for effect (most likely), or because it was a title match at Mania, or because the belt has technically headlined the PPV before; but part of me likes to think it was because the IC Title was the highest ranked belt on RAW at the time.
I know that's not the case, but it's a little backstory I like to add.
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