Another Wrestlemania has come and gone. History was made and moments were made. We had title changes, upsets, jaw-dropping moments....but I can't say I was surprised by any of it.
PRE SHOW: Intercontinental Title Match: Wade Barrett vs. The Miz
Unless you were watching on the internet or sitting there live in MetLife Stadium, you saw NONE of this. What pisses me off is that this was a title match between two guys, one who main evented Wrestlemania two years ago, and and another guy who might be getting pushed for the World Heavyweight title, and it wasn't even on the main show. The Miz won, not surprising, as Wade Barrett prepares for a World title run.
The Sheild vs. Big Show, Randy Orton, & Sheamus
Wasn't surprised to The Shield win, was more surprised that Randy Orton didn't turn heel. However, this match wasn't about to go without some controversy, so the Big Show reverted back to being a heel and knocked out Orton and Sheamus after the loss.
Mark Henry vs. Ryback
Surprised Mark Henry won, but the match reminded me of Goldberg/Lesnar Wrestlemania XX. It was a whole lot of "I'm stacked" "no, I'm stacked" "no, I'm stacked". I think Henry winning and pinning Ryback means an end to the Ryback push....thank god!
Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Not surprised that Fandango won, since they've been building him all of this time. Would of rather seen Jericho take on Antonio Ceasaro for the U.S. title than watch a Dancing with the Stars joke of a match. I told someone where I was sitting, if we see Fandango wrestling next year at Wrestlemania as Fandango, something has gone horribly wrong.
WWF Tag Team Title Match: Team Hell No vs. Dolph Ziggler & Big E. Langston
Descent match, but wasn't surprised that Team Hell No won. Kane and Daniel Bryan work well together. It will be interesting to see how Big E. Langston handles wrestling on a regular basis from now on.
World Heavyweight Title Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger
Didn't think they were going to give the title to Jack Swagger, but I thought Ziggler would of cashed in his briefcase for an impromptu title match. Good back and forth between Del Rio and Swagger, but this just opens a door for Barrett to start chasing Del Rio. The match was pretty blah, but Del Rio hitting the armbar on Swagger in the end helped.
The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
This was the match of the night! If anything, it saved the pay per view. Once again, The Undertaker delivers and CM Punk, despite having lost 3 ppv's in a row, should get out of this okay and take some time up to heal before chasing after the title. So the Undertaker is 21-0 at Wrestlemania. My theory on this is simple, if The Undertaker loses at Wrestlemania, the mystique is gone. Once that's gone, The Undertaker's career will be over, thus, having matches like this to save your ppv will be gone as well.
Brock Lesnar vs Triple H
Great match, back and forth, and it was played nicely so both men could battle at a slow pace. I don't know what this means for Lesnar's return since he's lost 2 out of 3 matches now, but from all accounts, unless they can get Sting for a Wrestlemania XXX, he'll be around to take on The Undertaker. Triple H did a remarkable job of going toe to toe with Lesnar, but ended up giving us the traditional Triple H finish with the sledgehammer, pedigree on the steps....been there, done that!
WWF Championship title match: The Rock vs. John Cena
The only thing I was surprised about this match was that John Cena didn't turn heel. He has lost the crowd, big time! However, wasn't surprised that The Rock lost. He has three movies to promote and he can't do that and represent the WWE as it's champion....the schedule is too rough, and Vince can't afford to not have the WWE champion NOT show up to live events and TV. In the end, The Rock did the inevitable and passed the torch to John Cena, even though it wasn't favorable for the fans. Plus, I have a hard time calling it "passing the torch" when Cena has already had more WWE titles than The Rock did. But, it's more of a generation thing, like what Hogan did for The Rock 11 years ago. I don't know what's in store for Cena now, but Cena-Rock III shouldn't happen for a while.
In the end, if you've noticed, I was not surprised by much! Maybe having the event in a huge place like a stadium takes away from swerves and turns that you would normally get in an arena. Maybe having a show that is 100% wrestling and 0% storylines and promos takes away from the soap opera aspect. Was this the greatest Wrestlemania of all time, no! Was it top 5, no! They shouldn't backload their bigger matches to the end of the night, they'll lose the crowd a little quicker. Only 364 days until Wrestlemania XXX!
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