Least deserving WM headliner ever? Who deserved to headline but never did?

[Aquaman6686]

Your opinion bro

Nobody buys miz as wwe champion
He doesnt draw. he is a mid carder at best.
I'm not the only one who feels that way

Miz main eventing didn't draw interest or money.
That is one of the reasons why wrestlemania 27 sucked.

^^^^ And that's YOUR opinion. I enjoyed The Miz as WWE Champion and I was hoping he'd get another reign. The Miz is always at his best when he's a champion, he's a perfect heel titleholder. I'll take The Miz over the vast majority of WWE's current crop of "next big stars".

 

[joey414]

LEAST DESERVED- 1. Lawrence Taylor
An NFL player taking the main event spot off HBK v Nash was disgraceful
2. Miz
Ok he paid his dues and earned his main event, however it was the worst main event in WWE HISTORY imo thanks largely in part to Dwayne making it all about himself, i love the Rock but that was the one time he truly disappointed me

Who Deserved A WM Main Event

ERRRRR how about CM PUNK
How has no one mentioned Punk in this thread, one of the best performers out there, closest he got was the year Rock and Cena got the ME, and then last season he threw a totally understandable tantrum at batista stealing his spot, CM Punk should have had 2 mainia main events by now, one with Cena and one with DB, part time stars took his spot so he took his ball and went home, rightly so IMO

 

[joey414]

^^^^ And that's YOUR opinion. I enjoyed The Miz as WWE Champion and I was hoping he'd get another reign. The Miz is always at his best when he's a champion, he's a perfect heel titleholder. I'll take The Miz over the vast majority of WWE's current crop of "next big stars".

Agree that Miz is a great heel champ but u gotta admit mainia 27 sucked big time

 

[Aquaman6686]

ERRRRR how about CM PUNK
How has no one mentioned Punk in this thread, one of the best performers out there, closest he got was the year Rock and Cena got the ME, and then last season he threw a totally understandable tantrum at batista stealing his spot, CM Punk should have had 2 mainia main events by now, one with Cena and one with DB, part time stars took his spot so he took his ball and went home, rightly so IMO

Half a dozen people or more have mentioned CM Punk already. And CM Punk has main evented two WrestleManias, he just didn't headline. Two different things. Punk main evented WM28 and WM29.

 

[OYDK]

Personally, I HAVE to pick the two guys on your list who were not, nor ever were professional wrestlers. Call me crazy, but I think the main event of WRESTLEmania should feature, y'know, WRESTLERS... At least the others that have been mentioned worked their asses off for years with one goal in mind of main eventing a Wrestlemania, whereas Mr T and Lawrence Taylor basically walked in and were handed one of the biggest honors in the business. I wouldn't have had a problem with LT vs Bam Bam as the opening match or as an attraction match, but to put those two guys in the main event of the biggest show of the year was just a ludicrous decision. The main event of Mania 1 could have easily been Hogan vs Piper with Orndorff and Mr T in their respective corners; there was no need to put T in the ring.

Honestly, I'm very surprised to hear names like Yokozuna, Sid, Foley, and Slaughter over LT and Mr. T. My take is, at least the 4 mentioned above are legends in the PRO WRESTLING industry.

As for who I believe deserved to headline a Mania, I would have to go with Owen Hart. There were two viable years to have Owen/Bret as the main event of Wrestlemania, but WWE decided to go in another direction (the wrong one imo). Wrestlemania 10 of course saw Bret Hart defeat Yokozuna for the World title, but earlier in the night Bret was defeated by Owen and there was always an opportunity there to pull a Mania 9. Bret was being billed as "the most fighting champion of all time", and he DID lose to his brother earlier in the night, so why couldn't Owen come out after the match and challenge Bret right there to a title match? Bret could have accepted and beat Owen to cap off a nearly perfect night, and it would have done wonders to put the debacle of last years finish out of everyone's minds. Wrestlmania 11 saw a great opportunity as well seeing as the Hart brothers animosity was at its height and the crowd was really invested in, but Bret ended up facing Bob Backlund and Owen ended up teaming with Yokozuna. I have no clue how WWE let this one go; Mania 11 with Shawn/Diesel and Bret/Owen as headliners could have been spectacular.

 

[joey414]

Half a dozen people or more have mentioned CM Punk already. And CM Punk has main evented two WrestleManias, he just didn't headline. Two different things. Punk main evented WM28 and WM29.

Im sorry i thought the main event was the closing match of the show, the last fight on the card the biggest match of the night

Wrestlemainia 28 and 29 were headlined/main eventedby the Rock and John Cena, for proof check out WWE network only $9.99,

So by this logic CM Punk has never main evented wrestlemainia although i will concede that a few people have mentioned him, I hadnt read the whole thread at time of answering poll question

 

[Mustang Sally]

In considering this question, it's important to think of how these guys were regarded back then, as opposed to only looking at how they're seen today. That's hard to do if you're too young to remember back that far.

Take King Kong Bundy and Lawrence Taylor. I'm old enough to remember their involvements with WWE. In Bundy's case, while we dismiss him today, he was fearsome back then, using that massive body to crush opponents, functioning as a more mobile Yokozuna, and insisting the referee count to five when he was pinning an opponent, as if only three seconds wasn't enough to make his point. He had an impressive build-up to his inclusion at Wrestlemania and, as I see it, doesn't really qualify as someone who didn't deserve to be there. At the time, it made sense.

In the case of Lawrence Taylor, his inclusion in the main event of WM match was newsworthy and really exciting. Sure, we know today that he beat Bam Bam Bigelow, but back then we had no idea what they were going to do with this match. Was WWE actually going to let their organization be embarrassed by a non-wrestler who was engaging in the first and only wrestling match of his career? Learning the answer to that question made it worth including New York's most popular athlete at that time in a main event match. Bam Bam led LT to a semblance of a wrestling match and while it wasn't like watching Lou Thesz vs. Buddy Rogers, the match had drama, excitement and mystery. For one night, Lawrence Taylor belonged in the top match at WM. (I still remember Ted DiBiase yelling at Bigelow after he lost: "A football player!")

My choice for "least deserving" is the Miz. If ever there was a creation made-for-TV by his employer, it was him....and I still don't understand what the company saw in him. In my opinion, he wasn't in there for his technical wrestling....primarily, he was given the world title and main event match at WM because of his big mouth. Yes, speaking ability is certainly a criteria for a main event performer, but it should at least be augmented by an impressive physique, a superior ring repertoire....and the ability to tell a story during a match.......or some combination of the three.

All Miz had was the mouth and the unflagging backing of WWE management which was determined to cast him as a world champion and Wrestlemania headliner. Obviously, that was enough but I couldn't see it then & still can't today.

 

[Aquaman6686]

Im sorry i thought the main event was the closing match of the show, the last fight on the card the biggest match of the night

Wrestlemainia 28 and 29 were headlined/main eventedby the Rock and John Cena, for proof check out WWE network only $9.99,

So by this logic CM Punk has never main evented wrestlemainia although i will concede that a few people have mentioned him, I hadnt read the whole thread at time of answering poll question

A PPV is a super card consisting of more than one main event. WrestleMania typically contains as many as four main event matches. The last match of the night headlines the event. CM Punk has main evented two WrestleManias, he never headlined one.

To use the two WrestleManias you mentioned, each had four main events. WrestleMania 28 has Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship, Triple H vs. The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell, CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship, and the headlining match of John Cena vs. The Rock.

WrestleMania 29 had Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship, CM Punk vs. The Undertaker, Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match, and the headlining match of The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship. Four main events, one headlining match.

 

[joey414]

A PPV is a super card consisting of more than one main event. WrestleMania typically contains as many as four main event matches. The last match of the night headlines the event. CM Punk has main evented two WrestleManias, he never headlined one.

To use the two WrestleManias you mentioned, each had four main events. WrestleMania 28 has Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship, Triple H vs. The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell, CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship, and the headlining match of John Cena vs. The Rock.

WrestleMania 29 had Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship, CM Punk vs. The Undertaker, Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match, and the headlining match of The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship. Four main events, one headlining match.

right got ya, i always thought the main event and headline match were same thing, although to call sheamus v Bryan a main event match is pushing that boundry IMO

 

[THTRobtaylor]

Personally, I HAVE to pick the two guys on your list who were not, nor ever were professional wrestlers. Call me crazy, but I think the main event of WRESTLEmania should feature, y'know, WRESTLERS... At least the others that have been mentioned worked their asses off for years with one goal in mind of main eventing a Wrestlemania, whereas Mr T and Lawrence Taylor basically walked in and were handed one of the biggest honors in the business. I wouldn't have had a problem with LT vs Bam Bam as the opening match or as an attraction match, but to put those two guys in the main event of the biggest show of the year was just a ludicrous decision. The main event of Mania 1 could have easily been Hogan vs Piper with Orndorff and Mr T in their respective corners; there was no need to put T in the ring.

Honestly, I'm very surprised to hear names like Yokozuna, Sid, Foley, and Slaughter over LT and Mr. T. My take is, at least the 4 mentioned above are legends in the PRO WRESTLING industry.

As for who I believe deserved to headline a Mania, I would have to go with Owen Hart. There were two viable years to have Owen/Bret as the main event of Wrestlemania, but WWE decided to go in another direction (the wrong one imo). Wrestlemania 10 of course saw Bret Hart defeat Yokozuna for the World title, but earlier in the night Bret was defeated by Owen and there was always an opportunity there to pull a Mania 9. Bret was being billed as "the most fighting champion of all time", and he DID lose to his brother earlier in the night, so why couldn't Owen come out after the match and challenge Bret right there to a title match? Bret could have accepted and beat Owen to cap off a nearly perfect night, and it would have done wonders to put the debacle of last years finish out of everyone's minds. Wrestlmania 11 saw a great opportunity as well seeing as the Hart brothers animosity was at its height and the crowd was really invested in, but Bret ended up facing Bob Backlund and Owen ended up teaming with Yokozuna. I have no clue how WWE let this one go; Mania 11 with Shawn/Diesel and Bret/Owen as headliners could have been spectacular.

Yoko was NOT a legend at the time and only just qualifies as one now. He was fast tracked to headline Mania within 8 months of his debut... if it happened today there would be massive backlash, regardless of his size.

Slaughter gets some people's nods more because he was a "political pick" rather than actually earning his slot. He was someone who walked from the company over a toy deal, had he not he vs Hogan would probably have been Mania 2 and when he returned his spot at 7 was cos it was "what Hogan wanted" rather than the justified members of the roster who could have had that spot... it looks worse now because Hogan was "gone" anyway, all it really did was cost the WWF talent like Rude, who could have helped prevent the later problems if they'd been pushed and stuck around. Slaughter wasn't to blame, but he also wasn't anywhere near the best choice in 1991.

Not going with Owen was not a bad thing, he got his "moments" at Mania, but he was not a guy to headline it, even against Bret. At 11 he got the shock of the night, unveiling Yoko as his partner and winning the tag titles. The nearest that might have worked would have been if you'd gone with Diesel and Bret teaming against Owen and Shawn with Backlund the ref turning heel...

 

[Aquaman6686]

right got ya, i always thought the main event and headline match were same thing, although to call sheamus v Bryan a main event match is pushing that boundry IMO

Daniel Bryan was the World Heavyweight Champion, Sheamus was the Royal Rumble winner. There's no way to argue against it being a main event match. They put it on first for the shock value, but it's still a main event match.

 

[joey414]

Daniel Bryan was the World Heavyweight Champion, Sheamus was the Royal Rumble winner. There's no way to argue against it being a main event match. They put it on first for the shock value, but it's still a main event match.

I only meant in terms of match quality, it made DB look weak, Sheamus almost looked embarrassed and was a big fuck you to both the belt and the honour of being rumble winner.
After the initial laughter when i watched it live i felt sorry for both guys as mainia is THE stage to showcase ones talent and neither man got his chance

poor form on part of wwe but we live and we learn

 

[Sexcellence of Sexecution]

Okay Bundy definitely deserves more votes, WrestleMania 2 was brutal. As an overall talent if you compare The Miz to Bundy, Miz is much more talented and deserving. Don't get me wrong, WrestleMania 27 sucked too, but that wasn't really because of The Miz himself. The Miz was a true heel Champion, he got legitimate heat. Cena also tends to get a lot of heat at WrestleMania, and his opponent often gets cheered for. In this case though, Miz was so hated, that the Cena detractors weren't really gonna get behind him. The result was a match the the audience couldn't really get into. Combine that with the fact that everyone was just waiting for The Rock to come out and get involved and you have a recipe for a very lackluster main event. Bundy is still fucking worse though.

As for someone who deserved to headline but never did, Ric Flair is probably number one. WrestleMania 8 should have been Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair, Champion vs Champion. The fact that it didn't happen is ridiculous and it's probably the biggest missed opportunity in WrestleMania history. CM Punk is up there as well, and he would have been a much better opponent for Cena at WrestleMania 27. If they did Cena vs Punk for the Title, and Orton vs Miz, Mania 27 would be a vastly superior show. I agree with some of the people who brought up Rick Rude, and I also think Jake the Snake deserves a mention. A feud between Jake and Hogan would've been pretty cool, and it was apparently in the works until Hogan pumped the brakes on it. Personally, I think it would've been awesome if Hogan got bit by a snake and still Hulked Up and made his comeback while poisoned. I'm only half kidding.

 

[sanefan_har]

Easily the Miz, for no fault of his own.

But the one superstar who should have main evented a Wrestlemania is Jake Roberts. The guy could have been a good champion as well. I never understood why he wasn't booked to feud with Hogan before Mania. It would have been better than the god awful match with the Honky Tonk Man

 

[CrucifiedRaven]

Half a dozen people or more have mentioned CM Punk already. And CM Punk has main evented two WrestleManias, he just didn't headline. Two different things. Punk main evented WM28 and WM29.

Except the thread says "headlined WM". CM Punk was involved in co-main events, but never headlined the show. That's why LT/Bam Bam is on this list, because it closed the show. If it went in the middle of the card, no one would even consider it. Same with Sid/Hogan.

 

[OYDK]

Yoko was NOT a legend at the time and only just qualifies as one now. He was fast tracked to headline Mania within 8 months of his debut... if it happened today there would be massive backlash, regardless of his size.

I never said Yoko was a legend at the time... I said Yokozuna is a legend in the pro wrestling industry which is true, whether he barely qualifies (your opinion) or not. The fact that Yokozuna had made himself a legend in about 2-3 years is evidence that he belonged at least near the main event of Mania for those years, which can not be said for LT or Mr T imo. I'm not arguing that there probably would be backlash if the same thing were to happen today, all I'm saying is that Yokozuna was over at that time as a pro wrestler and it's tough to argue that at the time, he didn't belong there.

Slaughter gets some people's nods more because he was a "political pick" rather than actually earning his slot. He was someone who walked from the company over a toy deal, had he not he vs Hogan would probably have been Mania 2 and when he returned his spot at 7 was cos it was "what Hogan wanted" rather than the justified members of the roster who could have had that spot... it looks worse now because Hogan was "gone" anyway, all it really did was cost the WWF talent like Rude, who could have helped prevent the later problems if they'd been pushed and stuck around. Slaughter wasn't to blame, but he also wasn't anywhere near the best choice in 1991.

I understand what you're saying here and I can see why some would have sour grapes, but the fact is, Sgt Slaughter was by FAR the most hated heel on the roster at the time. Probably one of the greatest heel periods from a wrestler of ALL TIME, and again, it's tough to argue that he didn't belong there. To the people who say that he didn't deserve it, I'd say go back and watch the build to Mania 7 again.

Not going with Owen was not a bad thing, he got his "moments" at Mania, but he was not a guy to headline it, even against Bret. At 11 he got the shock of the night, unveiling Yoko as his partner and winning the tag titles. The nearest that might have worked would have been if you'd gone with Diesel and Bret teaming against Owen and Shawn with Backlund the ref turning heel...

This is your opinion and I can respect it as long as you respect mine. I believe Owen was DEFINITELY somebody who deserved to headline and could have been built as the equivalent of Bret had WWE seen the potential. At the time of Mania 10 and 11, Owen was very very over with the crowd and they were HOT on the brother-brother feud (I've recently been re-watching the early 90 years, so I'm not just pulling this out of my ass). I don't think anything could really change my mind that they missed out on that match at Mania 11.

 

[MC_Live]

I would go with Lawerence Taylor. I love the Giants, and LT is one of my all time favorite players (with his controversies aside). But with all the press he garnered for the WWE, would it have diminished if he went on earlier? I mean I watched WrestleMania XI not that long ago. It seemed just like a subpar episode of RAW. I say you put LT and Bam Bam on second to last, and make Diesel vs. Shawn, which was a very good match, the main event, considering it was the WWE Championahip match.

As for someone who didn't headline who should have, there are a lot of great choices. Flair, Mr. Perfect, Rick Rude, Sting (a few years ago he would have been the main event if he came in), Lex Lugar circa 94, and a few others.
I'm gonna go more recently though. CM Punk. That was his whole reason for the pipe bomb. He was pissed that Miz got the main event when he thought it should have been him. And I think from 2011-2013 he should have gotten one show closing Main Event. It's understandable why Rock Cena got those main events, but it should have been done differently. I had the idea that going in to WrestleMania 29, Punk shouldn't have dropped the belt to Rock. Then WrestleMania would have been day 504 for his reign. I say they should have main events that show as Title vs. Streak. Then end the Streak. That would have been epic. But alas, all we can do in hindsight is just play shoulda, coulda, woulda.

 

[Hit with Dirty Deeds]

I have to stand up for Miz. He got hot at the right time and is no worse a choice to main event mania than slaughter was at mania with his white hot Iraqi sympathizer heat. Id go for Big Show as least deserving. I felt Foley deserved to be at the show, or should have main evented the year before but Show was added for the ridiculous McMahon in every corner bull.
Punk has to be my pick for most deserving wrestler to never close the show.

 

[Aquaman6686]

Id go for Big Show as least deserving. I felt Foley deserved to be at the show, or should have main evented the year before but Show was added for the ridiculous McMahon in every corner bull.

Big Show wasn't added to the match for the McMahon stipulation, it was planned for months for it to be a Fatal Four Way. Foley was the one who was added to the match late in the game, the last spot was originally planned to go to Chris Jericho. Changing that was the biggest mistake they made for WrestleMania 16 in my book.

 

[TheLittleOne]

Q1:.. tough call here, but i go with King Kong Bundy as the least deserving.. and my view is a little twisted, you see i believe BUNDY vs Hogan in a CAGE could have been better, but i was a fan back then ( meaning i didnt just watch the event years later.. i recall all the tv shows pre wm2..)..... i dont feel the storyline leading to the match had much heat to it.. obviously the evil manager role always helps alot along with the big match feel for MANIA...i would have preferred no cage so they could have done more.. gone to the outside.... and maybe orndorf would have been better since their cage matches were much better..

Q2:..easy answer for me.. MR.PERFECT.. i would have loved to see him vs HULK in 91 at WM7...he made HULK look soo good, and he could work...WELL for those of you who know.. i dont have to say more.. CURT HENNING had classic promos and work with hogan in 89 & 90 some aired on snme, perfect even brought great matches out of warrior one from msg house show b4 wm6.... i even thought a good way to book it.. same ending at 1990 RUMBLE to get belt to Slaughter, so warrior and macho man still have same match at WM7 in 91, but Hogan defeats Slaughter at a SNME in FEB 91 in a wild no holds barred brawl, with the fire paper!!! and hogan bleeding.. and perfect comes out and takes out hogans leg mid match, hogan overcame it and wins but sells the leg crazy Terry Funk style!!!!...... during this time, perfect begins using the figure four leg lock, its b4 Flair came in to wwf, and perfect was big league... remember PERFECT already had STRONG finish with the perfect plex, and almost 2 1/2 years till sum1 kicked out in the wwf... WM7 Comes, i want to see both the GENIUS and HEENAN, i know heenan began commentary but i recall at wm7 duggan stepped in for him so he could manage his tag team........hogan sells leg, Bleeds from a GENIUS metal slate face smash behind the ref... Hulk passes out in the figure four, ref stops the match and awards the victory to PERFECT... FINK announce the winner BUT the title cannot change hands unless pinfall or submission!! ( CLASSIC FINK).... WWF President Jack Tunney has genius and heenan thrown out of ringside, Hulk kicks out of a perfect plex and hulks up for the victory... their story has great history going back to PERFECT SMASHING the real WWF TITLE with a hammer on SNME in 1990 after a battke with HULK ( what became the hardcore belt!)...

my runner up for Q2 is complicated as a storyline but it could have worked , worked well and the man is Rick Rude... first, WWF should have not let him go to wcw in 91.. so lets imagine he stayed... its simple... WM8 had a double main event, HOGAN vs SID which didnt need the title.. Macho Man Randy Savage vs RIc FLair which imo def did not need the title belt, although they both deserved it...remember they had a GREAT GREAT FEUD with a ton of heat, all having nothing to do with the TITLE.... the whole MACHO / FLAIR AFFAIR.. with the Ric Flair and ELIZABETH teased scandal and "doctored photos" with them poolside with towels monogramed with R&L was it Randy and Liz or RIc and Liz...then Perfect and Flair promised to display a picture on the big screen at the hoosier dome of FLAIR AND MACHO' Wife....see no title needed..

so move on the Ultimate Warrior.. he returned to a HUGE POP.. the electricity in the air was so thick you could have cut it with a knife!!! but this was 1992, 4 ppvs per Year... instead make the announcement at the rumble with Mene Gean having an interview on the old school arena stage with WARRIOR... he declares he will challenge the winner of the rumble ( new champ) at MAIN EVENT in FEB... WARRIOR defeats FLAIR and macho chases flair to the back, while celebrating RICK RUDE comes thru the WM6 & WM8 Warrior in ring pyro and strikes warrior from behind.... for those of you who recall... WARRIOR's Greatest FEUD will always be RUDE.. they had great matches at WM5,SummerSlam 89 & 90 & so much more.... RUDE was able to brag being the only man to EVER PIN the ULTIMATE WARRIOR ( at wm5)...so now WrestleMania 8 Triple Main event..Hulk Hogan vs SID in what may be hogans last match ( that was the hype along with SID destroying jobbers and being a tall jakked SYCHO SID with golberg size traps and ABS ( like a better built HULK!) with a sick POWERBOMB....
then RANDY SAVAGE vs RIC FLAIR.. puttin on the wrestling clinic they did with the Cheating SCANDAL all the heat when flair kissed her in the ring then liz slapped him!!....then CHAMPION ULTIMATE WARRIOR who was super popular and should have been used at wm8 with massive HYPE defends against RICK RUDE who always carried warrior to a good or great match

both rude and henning deserved those spots...perfect @ 7 would have been fun... but i think my wm8 booking could have happened as long as vince kept rude....

 

[UltimoPhatty]

LT/Bam Bam should not have been the final match, although I'm not sure anything could have saved that Mania. Worst of all time imo.

CM Punk should have main evented Wrestlemania 27 in place of the Miz. To anyone claiming he main evented Mania 28/29, get your head out of WWE's ass. The main event is the last match, period.

 

[Darkshadow1234]

LT/Bam Bam should not have been the final match, although I'm not sure anything could have saved that Mania. Worst of all time imo.

CM Punk should have main evented Wrestlemania 27 in place of the Miz. To anyone claiming he main evented Mania 28/29, get your head out of WWE's ass. The main event is the last match, period.

agreed. Miz had no business mainn eventing wrestlemania. He is a mid carder at best and one of the worst wwe champions. Miz had no business even wrestling. He is a terrible wrestler

Cm punk never main evented wrestlemania. I dont get why people on here are so blinded

 

[Aquaman6686]

Cm punk never main evented wrestlemania. I dont get why people on here are so blinded

For the 5th time in this thread, there's a difference between main eventing the show and headlining the show. A PPV card generally has two or more main events, with WrestleMania routinely having four main events every year since WM19 (except for WM23, 25, and 27, which had three main events). Punk was in main event matches at WM28 and WM29, but he was never in the last match which HEADLINED the show. So he main evented WrestleMania, but didn't headline it, thus he is still eligible for the poll.

 

[tvcolosi]

Least: King Kong Bundy, did anyone buy him as a threat? Really? Of course not. It did give us the best invention in 80s-90s WWF/E, The Big Blue Cage.

Most: CM Punk, They should have gotten a Punk/Cena Mania WWE Title Main Event but the timing was never right. That should have been the rematch from MitB 2011 but the Rock threw a monkey wrench in that, twice.

 

[The Brain]

Least: King Kong Bundy, did anyone buy him as a threat? Really? Of course not. It did give us the best invention in 80s-90s WWF/E, The Big Blue Cage.

Yes, people did buy Bundy as a threat. A lot of people remember the King Kong Bundy that made a brief comeback in the mid 90s and had a lackluster match with Undertaker at WM11. Back in 1985/1986 Bundy was a top guy that was taken much more seriously.

I'll agree with a lot of people and say Miz is least deserving. I'll give him credit. He did a great job after winning the title in November 2010 but I still didn't buy him as a WrestleMania headliner. The guy that should have had that spot was Wade Barrett. If that actually did happen I'm sure all the people saying Miz would say Barrett was least deserving, and they might be right, but given how big the Nexus angle was in 2010 I think Barrett should have gone into WM27 as champion instead of Miz.

I think CM Punk deserved a headline match too. Not for WM27 like some are saying but for WM29. The Cena vs. Rock rematch wasn't doing it for me and throwing Punk in and making it a triple threat would have spiced it up.