Under-rated and under-appreciated matches of the night!

[EVAN BOURNE=WWE Ledgend]

Since wrestlemania ended, and the online wwe community has spoken all i have heard is quote "The Undertaker vs HBK saved the day. Everything else was terrible." People are focusing on the truly bad performances and forgetting about the other good ones. Hardy vs Hardy in extreme rules was excellent and truly extreme. They made it so a feud could still carry on but we got what we wanted to see and more. It made matt look like a real heel. His new attire was amazing. That match made me believe he could be a main eventer in a year.

Also, The mitb match was in my book the best one yet. About 4 of the men in the match looked and performed terrificly. I had no idea who would win and it had alot of high spots.

So do you thik that these matches deserve more praise and attention rather than just saying that taker vs hbk was the only good match.

[Chill]

Since wrestlemania ended, and the online wwe community has spoken all i have heard is quote "The Undertaker vs HBK saved the day. Everything else was terrible." People are focusing on the truly bad performances and forgetting about the other good ones. Hardy vs Hardy in extreme rules was excellent and truly extreme. They made it so a feud could still carry on but we got what we wanted to see and more. It made matt look like a real heel. His new attire was amazing. That match made me believe he could be a main eventer in a year.

Also, The mitb match was in my book the best one yet. About 4 of the men in the match looked and performed terrificly. I had no idea who would win and it had alot of high spots.

So do you thik that these matches deserve more praise and attention rather than just saying that taker vs hbk was the only good match.

I totally agree with this. Yes, 'Taker v HBK was the best match, but that doesn't mean the rest of the card wasn't good either. I for one, largely enjoyed Wrestlemania 25 and in my eyes it was worth paying 15 quid to see it. I just think a lot of people maybe expected something more to happen in the Orton v HHH match, i think it was too decisive for some. I'll even admit that i didn't expect the match to end as it did but that doesn't mean it was bad. So yeh, I liked the show and while I loved Taker/HBK, I also throughly enjoyed the majority of the card as well.

[supersayian]

the unappreciated match is steamboat vs Y2J. Steamboat worked his ass off. and got a hell of a reaction for it. it looked like vintage Steamboat. arm drags high flying at his age come on people how can you not give this guy credit where its due. also the money in the bank was good but the outcome sucked punk did nothing to deserve the win. Shelton should have had this one. or did you hear that crowd when christian and MVP or Kane got near the case way to go Vince.

[OIL]

There are a few, but I'll go with the Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. I really enjoyed it. It wasn't bad at all. Decent pace and some cool spots. They didn't fuck up, and it could have been A LOT worse. Props to all 3 men, especially Big Show. I thought he did really well. I know he doesn't get a lot of support, but he did do well to me.

[Blade]

Edge put on a good show in the triple threat, he was good as always and made the match decent. I still think he should've won, his performance was actually better than Cena and Show's.

MitB was pretty good... While there were botches, there were also spots that were done properly that had been tried and didn't work in past wrestlemanias. Like Kofi climbing the folded ladder while Henry held it up... John Morrisson tried to do that last year and it was crap. And Christian stopping himself from falling outside the ring by putting his foot on the rope and pushing himself to a steady position. Shelton tried that last year and the ladder buckled...
And speaking of Shelton.... well, he was Shelton! The match was everything an opener should be, even if it wasn't technically the opener.

[Total Impact]

Undertaker vS HBK was the match of the night and as for now, the match of the year andmay be HBK best WrestleMania match of all time. The MITB was what it was, a spotfest that will always be the fans delight. I won't call it a great match, but it was great, but just spot after spot, no way in comparing HBK vs Jericho ladder match. The highlight of the night was Jericho vS Steamboat which could have went another ten minutes as it was the greatest thing I saw all night as you didn't expect Steamboat to out wrestle Jericho. Those were the good moments of mania, as for the rest:

Mysterio vS JBL: What was the point of that? To make the IC Title look even worst, you can only do the quick title change in two ways, MITB cash in, or when Warrior like wrestle takes on a champion. That was just a waste of time.

Tag Title match that wasn't shown was said to been great and yet you cheat me out of the match that I really wanted to see, a title for title match should not be a dark match no matter what the title is.

Triple Threat match, well it could have been good, but they had to follow HBK vS Taker so yeah they never had a chance. I wasn't expecting a good match and I didn't get a good match as it was 15 minutes long and a waste of time.

WWE Title match: Slow and boring like every Orton vS HHH match. These two have a great storyline history, but they just can't produce that into a classic match. It's like Arn Anderson vS Ric Flair, you want to see it happen, but they just can't work well together.

Hardy vS Hardy: Well this match sucked from day one because of the "Extreme Rules: stip. I mean that should tell you how much faith the WWE had in this match as they put a stip on to draw the fans as Jeff can't wrestle and Matt can't carry jeff. The match really didn't draw the fans in and it didn't draw me in. Three cool spots and that was it, no story was told in the match, it just felt like a spotfest and I don't want to see a spotfest twice in one night at wrestlemania.

It's not the worst Wrestlemania of all time, but it's not the best. It was just WrestleMania. To be honest, the WWE hasn't been putting on a classic wrestlemania since X8 & 19. in my opinion, so it was just a big event. It was better than all the other PPV's because it was wrestlemania. But I just wish the WWE would put on a classic main event, I mean really, the last match at wrestlemania has become a let down.

[EvilRobotChris]

A big part of the issue is how do you top last year?
Ric Flair retiring, Undertaker taking on the best heel in the business, a celebrity guest who actually is a trained fighter (not that the celebrity segment was great last year, but it was a bit more believable), and long time employee Kane winning some noteworthy gold.

This year just had a hard time living up, but still had some great moments.

The triple threat match was pretty good. It seemed like they had to cut it short. I'm over Cena being champion, but I know plenty of people aren't. Big Show was great, especially his emotions when he was tied up in the ropes.

I admittedly didn't watch HHH v. Orton because I didn't really care about the match itself. Just the outcome. I didn't think they'd be doing any ridiculous spots, but from what I read they told a pretty good story.

JBL and Rey should have been lower on the card if they were going to blow it off like that.

MITB was different. It was still a spotfest, but a different kind than last year. It might have lacked as many *gasp* moments, but for being as big as they are, I thought Kane and Mark Henry did well. They definitely impacted the match. Punk isn't really a bad choice, but I think that to keep things fresh, they should have an angle where he admits he took the easy road in getting his first World Championship, and despite his defenses and never losing the belt, he never really earned it in a match. He could "Climb the Ladder of the WWE Roster just like he climbed the ladder at Money in the Bank" and potentially work his way up to wanting to cash in the shot against both the WWE and World Heavyweight Champions for a Unification match. He could even lose and I'd be happy.

I've posted in other threads, but for me the absolute highlight of the night was seeing that Ricky Steamboat can still go better than a good chunk of the current roster. Aside from one sloppy flip on taking a snap mare and the obvious grey hair and softer build, Steamboat didn't look like he'd missed a single day let alone 15 years of a regular schedule. I maintain that if we knew he could still go like that, that no offense to HBK, but we should have seen Steamboat v. Flair for a final match.

The lack of an ECW presence was very disappointing, as was the removal of the Tag Title Unification match. They should have just not booked Kid Rock and included it on the card. Nothing personal against Kid Rock, but it doesn't help the WWE image of trying to be more than Southern Rasslin'. If you're gonna have a band, why not one from Texas? Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is a wrestling fan. I want to say that some of the guys from Lamb of God are too.

I think Wrestlemania was a solid PPV. I give it a B.

[Rated R SuperFan]

Undertaker VS Shawn Micheals was the match of the year not just the match of the night . It put Triple Hollywood and Randy Orton in a tough spot because they had to fallow that 5 star match with what I think was a 3.5 start match for many reasons mainly because the fans were so exhausted after Undertaker VS Micheals they had no energy for the Title matches .

The most underrated match on WM25 in my opinion was MITB and come on most writers and readers have said that PUNK winning 2 years in a row was a bad thing I personally wanted MVP or PUNK to win but PUNK winning was a good thing because he's established and a former World Heavyweight Champion and they way that match played out was great I wasn't sure who was going to win until the end . there you have it wrestgling fans my take on the question .

[WCW_Sting]

Hardy vS Hardy: Well this match sucked from day one because of the "Extreme Rules: stip. I mean that should tell you how much faith the WWE had in this match as they put a stip on to draw the fans as Jeff can't wrestle and Matt can't carry jeff. The match really didn't draw the fans in and it didn't draw me in. Three cool spots and that was it, no story was told in the match, it just felt like a spotfest and I don't want to see a spotfest twice in one night at wrestlemania.

No...you're wrong. Yes, you have the right to your opinion, but it's still wrong.

I'll be the first to admit that this feud between the Hardys didn't really mean anything going into Mania. I knew that the match would be entertaining, but I didn't expect it to be anything special; just the same fast-paced, high-flying spot-fest we've always seen from both of them. How wrong I was...

This match accomplished exactly what it needed to for this feud. The storyline was two brothers who really, really wanted to hurt each other very badly. That's EXACTLY what they did. No fast pace, not a lot of high-flying. Yes, there were a few spots (which are a given in Extreme Rules matches), but each one added to the story of the match. That's right...the match DID tell a story. All they cared about was wanting to hurt each other, and that's what they did. I wasn't amazed at simply the match itself, but the direction they chose to take the match...amazing. Matt looked like a STAR by the way.

I think everybody has said everything else I would say about the rest of the show. Taker/HBK stole the show, IC Title match pissed me off, Ricky Steamboat pleasantly surprised me (3rd best match of the night!!), and the WWE Title match was not at all how it should have been. I don't criticize too much, but that was awful booking. Surely both of them knew that no one was going to like the finish. Hopefully there was a reason it happened the way it happened, and hopefully it will be worth ending Wrestlemania in disappointment.

[Leeds Guy]

I'll be the first to admit that this feud between the Hardys didn't really mean anything going into Mania. I knew that the match would be entertaining, but I didn't expect it to be anything special; just the same fast-paced, high-flying spot-fest we've always seen from both of them. How wrong I was...

This match accomplished exactly what it needed to for this feud. The storyline was two brothers who really, really wanted to hurt each other very badly. That's EXACTLY what they did. No fast pace, not a lot of high-flying. Yes, there were a few spots (which are a given in Extreme Rules matches), but each one added to the story of the match. That's right...the match DID tell a story. All they cared about was wanting to hurt each other, and that's what they did. I wasn't amazed at simply the match itself, but the direction they chose to take the match...amazing. Matt looked like a STAR by the way.

100% agreed great post there.
The Hardy Vs Hardy match was the Second Best match of the night only beaten by the awesome Taker/HBK match. They started it off with great wrestling and went into a great extreme Rules match. i Think there was about 2 spots in the match the Double Table Splash and the Leg Drop from the ladder. It told the story the match was ment to tell, 2 brothers wanting to beat the shit outta each other and thats what they did.

[Switch]

This is not so much an underrated match as it is an underrated performer.

Did anyone else think that Jericho did an amazing job with what he was given? I know that Piper and Snuka were great back in their day, but they just don't have it anymore. During that entire match Jericho was doing everything he could to make these guys look like they still have something. Of course I'm sure we all agree that he didn't need to try to make Steamboat look good because let's face it, Ricky definately still has it. I watched WM25 with about fifteen other people and none of us could believe the things he was still pulling off.

Back to my original thought though, I think out of anybody, Jericho deserves mad props for working as hard as he did.

[bulldog76]

Henry really impressed me. Never liked Henry but he did. The World's Strongest Slam on the ladder was cool. Punk winning was a buzz-killer for a match that normally I don't care for. I would still watch the match. They talked about WrestleMania moments before the show; while I will never forget about HBK/Taker, for some reason, the spot that sticks in my mind was the Twist of Fate with Jeff's neck in the chair. I don't know why but that one spot is sealed in my memory; even moreso than the table sandwich.