When all was said and done on WWE WrestleMania 41, Night 1, wrestling's most Machiavellian man sided with Seth Rollins — a payoff that ended weeks of speculation over whether Paul Heyman would prove loyal to his “Tribal Chief” or his long-standing close friend CM Punk.
It wasn’t a totally off-the-wall outcome, of course. But it was at least an example of a bonafide twist in an evening where surprises were few and far between. Having brought WrestleMania to the gambling capital of the world for the first time in more than three decades, WWE clearly took the decision to play things safe — perhaps even much too safe.