Which Wrestlemania was the greatest from 1-16?

[The Risen Paralyzer]

Part 2 of the culmination of my Wrestlemania vs Wrestlemania Series!

Vince McMahon created the icon of professional wrestling Wrestlemania in 1985 and has since grown to be the pinnacle of Professional wrestling, the grandest stage of them all. Every Pro wrestler (except Sting) dreams of has once dreamed of preforming at this event. The best wrestlemania is debatable but most guys would chose WM17 as the winner. I already started a thread on the best after 17, now it is time to see which one was the best before 17, the old timers as you would say.

• Wrestlemania 1 (Madison Square Garden)
• Wrestlemania 2 (3 Arenas.. Need I say more?)
• Wrestlemania 3 (Pontiac Silverdome)
• Wrestlemania 4 (Trump Plaza)
• Wrestlemania 5 (Trump Plaza)
• Wrestlemania 6 ( Toronto Skydome)
• Wrestlemania 7 ( L.A Sports arena Yay no staples center!)
• Wrestlemania 8 (Hooiser dome)
• Wrestlemania 9 (Cesears place)
• Wrestlemania 10 (MSG)
• Wrestlemania 11 (Hartford Civic Center)
• Wrestlemania 12 (Arrowhead Pond)
• Wrestlemania 13 ( Rosemont Horizon)
• Wrestlemania 14 (Fleet Center)
• Wrestlemania 15 (First Union Center)
• Wrestlemania 16 ( Arrowhead Pond)

My favorite you may ask? Well it has to go to Wrestlemania 14. Honestly there is nothing that is as important to WWE nor will there ever be as important as Wrestlemania 3, but 14 is MY pick. This list is a lot harder to rank than those in the last thread. Anyway I loved the show, HBK vs SCSA was a classic and milestone match in WWE history. The rest of the event was good and very solid.

The worst? Well first off let me say that I think WM10 is overrated as hell. I did not pay attention to Hart vs Hart simply because I was very young when I saw this on video and not interested in either of the 2. I did not start paying attention until after the opener. Besides the ladder match every other match was average to me. WM10 is not the worst however, that competition is left to both it's predecessor and Successor: WM9 and WM11. I say that while both sucked and that I will not take Hogan's last minute win into account because I enjoyed seeing that, WM9 still wins it for me as the not only the Worst WM before 2001, but of all time. Nothing at all stood out here except for the amazing setting and design to give it flash. That is unacceptable for an event with as much of a heralded reputation as WM.

Rankings
16.WM9
15.WM11
14.WM2
13.WM15
12.WM13
11.WM1
10.WM12
9.WM10
8.WM16
7.WM4
6.WM5
5.WM8
4.WM7
3.WM6
2.WM 3
1.WM14

What is the best Wrestlemania to come before 17?

What is the worst of the same time period?

How would you Rank these specific WM from worst to best?

[marklouis]

I'm going to say that 4 was the best, because I'm a sucker for tournaments, & I found the WWF Title tournament to be very entertaining. I also like that Vince made the decision to put the belt on Savage & set up a long-term feud between he & Hogan. There was also a solid tag-team title match on that card between Demolition & Strike Force. And there was a very short match between Mr. Perfect & Owen Hart that, if it had been given more time, would have been a classic.

The worst was either 9 or 11, & it's difficult to choose between the 2. I guess 11 had the saving grace of having a solid title match between Nash & Michaels, probably one of Nash's best matches. But you also had the Lawrence Taylor/Bam Bam Bigelow match, which was awful. As for 9, I can't really think of any redeeming quality from that show. The finish with Hogan/Hart/Yokozuna was awful, & none of the other matches were all that memorable either. So, I'll go with 9 being the worst.

[Rockyfolifebo!!!]

Many people would say WM III. It had the savage and steamboat match which many consider to be the best of all time, plus the Hogan/Andre battle which saw the latter get slammed for probably the first time.

I'm going to say, however, that Wrestlemania XIV is the greatest of that time. The golden age had died, and the Attitude Era had just started. That night we saw a highly underrated dumpster tag team match between the Outlaws and Mick and Chainsaw. It was one of my personal favorite tag team matches of all time. We also saw The Rock really break out into more stardom in a match with Ken Shamrock. HHH took on Owen Hart. Kane and The Undertaker finally have their big battle, brother vs brother, for the first time. It was truly something special. Last but no least, there was Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels. This match was classic! Period. No need to go into detail, just know that at the end a superstar was born and the Attitude Era, (imo), had officially begun!

[Pedigree1]

im gonna go with WM7 Remember Debut of the undertaker at WM savage ultimate warrior retirement match!! That WM had appeal emotion and it delivered big time!! Even with the Hogan slaughter match they had to have extra security for slaughter due to him at that time being an american traitor!! That WM was pretty stacked as well i could have done without the blindfold match though

[King of the Words]

From BEST to WORST, I would have Wrestlemania's 1-16 in this order.

#1. Mania 3, Hulk vs. Andre with the slam heard around the world. Greatest moment, arguably, in WWE history.

#2. Mania 8, The surprising return of the Warrior blew the roof off the Hoosier Dome.

#3. Mania 9, I just loved the the outdoor feel at Caersar's Palace, and the Hogan surprise win over Yoko to end the show was awesome.

#4. Mania 10, Great ladder match, sibling match, and Lex not winning the title was one of the biggest shockers in Mania history.IMO.

#5. Mania 12, Perhaps the greatest match in Mania history, Bret vs. HBK in a classic IRON MAN Match, with a feel good moment seeing HBK accomplishing his childhood dream.

#6. Mania 7, Warrior and Macho in a great Career Ending match.

#7. Mania 14, Austin wins title for first time, and Undertaker vs. Kane for the first time was epic.

#8. Mania 13, Great match between Bret and Stone Cold which stole the show.

#9. Mania 16, Classic Tag Ladder match and Fatal 4 way main event was cool.

#10. Mania 4, Great tornament for the Championship, with a classic finish.

#11. Mania 6, The Ultimate Challenge having Hogan pinned for the first time at Mania was a milestone in WWE history.

#12. Mania 5, Mega Powers collide with a classic match.

#13. Mania 1, Great main event at MSG, and Andre winning the slam match was sweet.

#14. Mania 11, HBK and Deisel battle for the title, good match, L.T. part was just lame.

#15. Mania 2, Three locations was kinda weird, a decent battle royal, but obvious winner. Steel cage match was okay for the time, and Piper slamming Mr. T. was classic Piper.

#16. Mania 15, Just didn't like the card. Austin vs. Rock was good but the rest was a let down.IMO.

[Feedback]

Although WrestleMania III is probably the most important WrestleMania, it was also one of the worst if we look back and rate the quality of the event, the matches and the outcomes.

The best WrestleMania in promos, wrestling, and overall entertainment value, would have to be WrestleMania X. Bret/Owen was fantastic, as was Shawn and Razor's ladder match. It was also Randy Savage's last WrestleMania which is a big deal in its own right.

[Headman]

I'm going to go with VI based on the main event alone. This ppv was the biggest mark out moment of my childhood and the card which some consider weak, to me just sort of flows. WM VI reminds me of a good album with not a lot of hits on it, but one that you can listen to all the way through and never get tired of it. Story telling was key in this one. Andre's face turn, Demolition winning the titles back by doing exactly what Andre and Haku did to them to win the titles, Bossman finishing off Akeem, Jake Roberts in a losing effort getting a measure of payback against Dibiase and cutting one of the best pre-match promos I've ever seen. I know match by match it doesn't hold up, but this is about personal favorites and I don't think anything will ever top it for me.

[The Brain]

By 1987 standards WrestleMania III was pure gold. This show was stacked. The storylines may seem a little tame by today’s standards but 1987 was a different and somewhat simpler time. Just about every match had a good build or something memorable take place. There was a blockbuster main event which remains the biggest hyped main event to this day. There was an all time classic for the IC title which redefined the word classic. Add that to the record setting crowd and the unmatched atmosphere in the Pontiac Silverdome and WrestleMania III was damn near perfect.

WrestleMania XV was the worst WrestleMania ever. Pointless swerves and sloppy brawls made this a terrible show. This could have easily been so much better but the creative team was more concerned about shock factor and swerves to than putting on a good show.

As for my rankings:

WM 3
WM 7
WM 14
WM 8
WM 10
WM 5
WM 12
WM 6
WM 4
WM 1
WM 13
WM 9
WM 11
WM 16
WM 2
WM 15

[ashe draven]

For WM 1-16 id have to choose WM 12 as my fav. HBK vs Hitman in the Ironman match was legendary imo. Nothing like that had ever been seen before, and frankly, i dont think will ever be surpassed. taker vs nash is very underrated on the card as well..

[RicoLen]

My favorite wrestlemania of all time was 7. I loved Mr. Perfect vs Big Bossman with Andre the Giant. My #1 all time favorite wrestlemania moment is Ms. Elizabeth jumping the rails to save Savage from Sheri after he was decimated by Warrior and was forced to retire. Seeing them get back together was awesome after all I watched them go through since WM3, and the crowd was in tears of joy as a result. Nothing will ever match the raw emotion of that match. I was also pretty happy to see Hulk Hogan beat the crap out of the turncoat Sgt. Slaughter. Plus you had Virgil finally standing up against Ted DiBiase.

WM8 really wasn't all that great if you were to just look at the card. It's high points were extremely high however, and the commentary was bar-none the best of any wrestlemania. It was so good that it turned what were really pretty ho-hum matches into highly entertaining segments to listen to. The best example being Tatanka vs Rick Martel, dumb match really, but it was executed pretty well in the ring, and listening to Heenan and Monsoon made the experience absolutely hilarious. The whole time I was just laughing my ass off at those guys.

I would say for pure enjoyment factor WM 5 & 8 were on par with each other. 5 had Monsoon & Ventura on commentary, and while they're not as funny to listen to Ventura had loads of heel personality and brought a ton of credibility to pro-wrestling as a sport, and so every match was discussed in terms of pure competition and it was great. The Blue Blazer vs Mr. Perfect was a surprising high point for me. I'd never seen the Blue Blazer before, and certainly didn't know it was Owen Hart, but damn Owen and Perfect put on a great match. Then you had Rick Rude taking the intercontinental championship from the Ultimate Warrior and that match too was a classic in many ways. And finally there was Hogan vs Savage which was simply epic.

I would say the rankings would be something along the lines of:

1: WM 7
2: WM 5
3: WM 8
4: WM 3
5: WM 4
6: WM 14
7: WM 12
8: WM 10
9: WM 1
10: WM 6
11: WM 13
12: WM 15
13: WM 16
14: WM 2
15: WM 9
16: WM 11