WWE WrestleMania 33: 5 ways the mixed tag team feud has been better than expected
When the mixed tag team match pitting John Cena and Nikki Bella against The Miz and Maryse was initially pitched for WWE WrestleMania 33, many fans were up-in-arms about what a waste it would be of everyone involved, not to mention that it reeked of being a glorified main event for SmackDown Live.
However, over the last month, they have surprised viewers with how enjoyable their feud has turned out to be. In fact, one might argue that these four, and specifically Miz and Maryse, have been producing the best segments on SmackDown for the last month.
The WrestleMania match itself likely won't light the world on fire, but the build has been exceptional thus far, and here are five ways the feud has been better than anyone expected it to be.
#5 Subtle planting of the seeds
At this time two months ago, no one could have envisioned John Cena and The Miz crossing paths at WrestleMania 33. Cena had just won his 16th WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble and The Miz was still reeling from his loss of the Intercontinental Championship, so what reason would they have to rekindle their rivalry?
Well, it quickly became clear the rumored mixed tag team match was indeed the plan for WrestleMania when Cena eliminated Miz from the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match in mid-February. On that same show, Nikki Bella bumped into Maryse during her match with Natalya.
As random of a match as it is, you have to give credit where it's due: WWE has done a decent job of filling in the gaps between the Royal Rumble and right now. It didn't come together at the last minute as many 'Mania matches do; the bad blood has been brewing for some time.