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The Walking Dead season 5 finale vs. WrestleMania 31

That seems like a silly question at first but is it really?

The Walking Dead has become something of a television phenomenon, a cable TV program that routinely draws around 14 million viewers every Sunday night. In fact, the season five premiere drew a record 17.29 million back on Oct. 12, 2014. It's relevant to our interests here because the season five finale airs this Sun., Mar. 29, 2015.

In direct competition to WrestleMania 31.

With the advent of the WWE Network and the nature of WrestleMania itself, WWE doesn't necessarily have anything to worry about in regards to missing out on a significant chunk of viewers. But even in my circle, I've talked to far too many fans, casual and otherwise, who are putting WrestleMania on the backburner in favor of The Walking Dead.

Considering how weak the build to this year's event has been, I can't really blame them.

Which is why I wanted to ask you, dear Cagesiders, if any of you are feeling the same. Are you all in on WrestleMania 31 as it airs live, or are you planning to catch The Walking Dead?

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