Rate Wrestlemaina 25!

[Shocky]

Sure to be merged with the countless other review threads when we clean this up, but figured I'd actually write one of these things out.

We get the typical Wrestlemania opening, and I for one, loved the recap of the last 24 Wrestlemanias. What the WWE lacked in hype in the buildup, and especially the last week of programming, they knocked it out of the park with that five minute intro. Whoever does the video packages for the WWE is freaking spectacular. Rarely do I ever see a video package that doesn't get me pumped up for a match. That crew does more in 4 Minutes then what creative could do in 4 weeks.

1. Money In the Bank: If you've read any of my reviews of the last few Wrestlemanias, you understand very quickly that I am not a fan of this match at all. I usually rip these matches to all hell and back, saying that the match should have been split into other matches, and yadda yadda. The difference is, this year, aside from Benjamin/MVP's feud, you didn't have that going into this match. You had 8 guys that really had nothing going on, and they were put into this match. Gone was the feeling of a wasted match out of this Cluster of Wrestlers, which gives it a big leg up on MITB past.

First things first, anyone thinks that MVP was the biggest star in that match, was dillusional. It became very evident very early that Christian was the one that the crowd was behind. Without question, Christian out popped everyone,a nd if McMahon ignores Christian in the future because of his size, it'll be a damn shame.

This match is filled with what Money In The Bank has usually given us, huge spots, and lots of botches. However, I have a tendency to not be as critical of botches at Mania, I'd rather someone screw up because they tried to hard rather then someone half ass it out there. Shitting on someone that is trying to give you a memorable moment is the lowest form of being a farm.

I'm also convinced that Someone will eventually get seriously injured in this match one of these years. Shelton Benjamin damn near died in the aisle way in that match from that Swanton from the Ladder. It was one of those cringeworthy moments that makes me really question this match type. The risk simply isn't worth the reward if someone ends up landing on their head the wrong way.

I can't say much more. People that were bitching about Kane and Henry being in this should really step aside. With two power guys, we got to see a lot more interesting scenarios. Kofi running up the ladder while Henry was holding it was sick, and then Henry catching him as he fell was awesome.

CM Punk winning this thing doesn't really bother me. Clearly he is the guy that has had the most momentum over the last year, and clearly someone likes him behind the scenes. MVP simply isn't a star yet, Christian isn't either, and Kane and Henry just wouldn't carry the briefcase. The Live Crowd hated it, and were absolutely behind Christian, but that's a different story. CM Punk wins, and I don't mind. This match is par for the course as compared to other Money in the Banks, if not better.

2. Kid Rock and the Diva Battle Royal.
So how do you follow up a pretty decent show opener that set the pace of the night, you follow it up by giving a guy that is ten years removed from his prime as a musician. Not only do you give said has been (who never was any good to begin with) time on your pay per view, but you give him enough time to play five songs. Not one, not two, but five damn songs for Kid Rock on a Wrestlemania. The Live Crowd just didn't give a shit. Any momentum that was gained in match one, was lost in this 15 minutes of dead time. Memo to Vince, us wrestling fans, me, don't pay to watch shitty musicians perform at WRestlemania. I want wrestling on my wrestling pay per view.

Oh, what's this, the Diva's are coming out during this last song. It's wonderful that the WWE decides just to rush all the Diva's into the ring, without a proper introduction for any of them. You wouldn't know a damn one person in that ring. Hell, I still don't know who some of the mystery six people were in that match, because the announcers missed about half of the people that were eliminated.

This match was simply dreadful. Battle Royals are never great, but that could be fun. When you watch the Royal Rumble this year, you saw a story being told, and a damn good one. It worked very well. However, this was just bad. People were just randomly tossed out of the ring with no rhyme or reason, and oh yeah, not going over the top rope. Bottom Rope, Middle Rope, whatever, didn't matter. Santina Marrela wins the match, we get a booty contest, and I just vomited. Truly a terrible match...

However. What did anyone actually expect from this match? Honestly, when has the WWE ever delivered on a Diva's match at Wrestlemania. I can tell you, once. The WRestlemania 22 match with Trish and Mickie was the only Diva's match ever at a Wrestlemania that halfway delivered. This match was equally as terrible as any other Diva's match ever at Mania.


3. The Legends vs. Chris Jericho.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Hollywood Appeal match of the evevning. I love the nostalgia pop for a guy like Piper, but boy oh boy were people about to be surprised with this match.

Jimmy Snuka: What could you expect from the Superfly honestly? The guy really hasn't been any good in at least ten years. (If you haven't seen the duel cave dive with Benoit off the top of the Steel Cage in WCW, you're missing a gem). The guys body simply isn't their anymore, so yes, he was terrible. But, to be fair, he was the first man eliminated.

Roddy Piper: There are a few things to consider with the Hot Rod that most people need to keep in mind. Roddy Piper is a year and a half removed from a battle with cancer. So for him to be in the ring at all is a miracle in itself. Roddy Piper also doesn't have original hips. His body has been destroyed in the ring, because the man loved the business. All that being said, Piper put on a better performance then I expected from him. Was he slow, yes, but he did what was asked of him, and did it very well given his physical limitations.

Ricky Steamboat: I was saying it last week, Ricky Steamboat was going to surprise people. Surprise isn't even the word to begin what Ricky Steamboat did with people. Ricky Steamboat stole the show. He took a crowd that had the energy sucked right out of it, and gave them a performance they would never forget. Ricky Steamboat looked damn good for a 57 year old man, and had the crowd in the palm of his hand. People bought in full that Steamboat could take down Jericho. Great match from the Dragon, and I was damn well impressed with him.

Chris Jericho and the Aftermath: Props have to go out to Jericho in this match. Jericho proved how good he was to be able to work with three different guys, and three guys that were well out of their primes. Was the match a five star classic, no, but Jericho did his best to make the match passable, which is a credit to him. The mic work he did after word was fantastic, and the beating of Flair was great, which leads to...

Mickey Rourke: We knew it was coming, the showdown with Rourke in Jericho. There was a big pay off coming, and this was it. Yes, Rourke is a 57 year old man, and yes, he was an amateur boxer. I don't agree with the notion that this made Jericho look bad. Jericho just got done fighting 4 guys, and he got caught with a left hook by a guy that has a boxing background, how in the hell does that make Jericho look weak? It came across real well, and Jericho looked fine in the end.


4. The Mega Hardy's Explode:
Well, here comes the match that the Hardy Fans have creamed of, er, I mean dreamed of for years. Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy. I'm loving the new look Matt. I'm on the fence as to whether or not Matt needs new theme music, but I digress.

Jeff Hardy comes out, and it's not the mega pop people were expecting. We get to the extreme rules match, and I'm still dissapointed with this. This match lacked intensity throughout it. It simply was one spot after one spot after one spot. I was hoping that the Hardy's on this stage would blow me away, and they simply didn't.

The double table spot was pretty decent. I was hoping for that to wake the crowd up, but alas, it was just a short term thing. The massive ladder at the end was cool, but we've come to expect that move from Jeff in big matches. The Twist of Fate at the end was damn right amazing with the steel chairs involvement.

In the end though, I expected more from these two on this stage. These two had a gimmick match set for them, at the 25th Wrestlemania, and just didn't deliver. Jeff Hardy showed that he's really not that good unless he's in the ring with considerably better talent, much like how he was booked last year. When he's booked with lesser talent, he just doesn't shine. This match lacked intensity, a story, and the vicousness that it should have had, and it just left me underwhelmed.

5. JBL vs. Rey Mysterio: IC Title. Well, what do you expect from this match? They gave it away for free on Monday last week, and then Mysterio does his thing in 21 seconds. YOu can't really rate a 21 second match. Did Mysterio look like a Joke when he came out, of course, but this is his thing. He's done the flash, he's done Daredevil, he's done the Silver Surfer, the Joker was just something new to his list. JBL's retirement is great. The guy was truly atrocious, and I hope we don't see him for a long time, good riddance to bad rubbish.

6. The Streak vs. Mr. Wrestlemania:
Heaven vs. Hell, great symbolism. The Druids, weren't needed. This match was about two guys, two legends, and two guys that have come to symbolize Wrestlemania over the last decade and a half.

The hype for this match was huge. This match was hyped for two years, and had a huge disadvantage of the word Let Down being associated with it. I've already done my full review in the specific thread for this match. All I can say, this match was fantastic. I honestly believe it's the best Wrestlemania match I've ever seen.

And yes, I know the naysayers are out there. The Kewl Kids are already out there trying to shoot down everyone that says this match was "over rated". It was going to happen, just choose to ignore them.

7. WHC Match: Holy Mark Out time batman, is John Cena coming out to Basic Thuganamoics??? Damn it, it's another lame ass John Cena entrance to Wrestlemania. People complain about the Undertaker's entrances, but Cena's entrances have been the shining definition of lame. So in one night, the WWE has Kid Rock perform, and a tribute to Slim Shady in one of the title matches, hmmm. The WWE does realize that this is 2009, not 1999. I fully expect the Back Street Boyz to sing America the Beautiful Next Year.

The Big Show spot in the ropes was great, probably the most enjoyable thing about this match. "Ref, get me the hell outta here", priceless. I can't say anything else about this match, besides John Cena and his freakish strength. My god, the guy might get hated on more then he deserves, but to be able to lift Big Show on his back alone, plus Edge is just freakish. The guy might be a cripple by the time he's forty.

This match shouldn't have been the main event, much to what others have said. This match was incredibly average at best. Triple Threat matches simpy can't close a show, especially a triple Threat match where the same damn story was done at Summerslam 2000. Triple Threats lack proper emotion, and proper build throughout. There's no time to rest and catch your breath, it's simply just clutter.


Hall of Fame: I hate the fact that this seemed rush. The Hall of Famers deserved more air time then what they did receive during this. Stone Cold gets the spotlight, but it's well deserved. The guy is the #2 guy in the history of the company, and doing his little shtick in the ring is the least the WWE could have done for him. Hopefully, this puts to bed anymore of the "One More Match Things". People, let it go.

8. WWE Title Match
Oye, we get to the giant Pink Elephant in the room. I've been criticized for weeks for my reaction to the build to this match. I've said that the first two, and last two weeks of build were strong, but the middle three were some of the most embarassing segments of wrestling I have ever watched.

Simply put, Triple H and Randy Orton have zero chemistry in the ring with each other, these two don't mesh well at all, plus we've seen this damn feud and these two wrestle in the same ring in the last calendar year 4 damn times. Enough was enough. Orton with sleeve tattoos this year wasn't going to change the fact that these two can't put on a good match.

The problem with this match too, is that I had zero hope for it to be good. My level of expectations were so damn low for this match, that it managed to even sink itself lower, that's pretty damn bad. It's not that I don't like Triple H, it's not that I think Orton should have won, it's that this match sucked all around, with nothing redeemable about it. The build for this match was lousy.

Go back weeks, and read some of the stuff I said. Hello, WWE, this is a WWE Title match, you might want to put some emphasis on the damn title being defended in that match. NO, the WWE had to make it about the McMahons again, and when the Mcmahons are involved storyline wise with Mania Main Events, those Main Events fail.

Oh, and this match didin't help that the damn referee gave away the ending of the match before Triple H Pedigree Randy Orton. All in all, just an awful match, and quite possibly the worst Main Event in mania history, aside from Wrestlemania 11. I can't express how terrible this match was.


So a few after thoughts:
Can we finally put to rest Stone Cold Steve Austin and returning to the WWE? What in the hell was the point. I've read that Austin should have been involved in teh Jericho situation? Why. No point in it, whatsoever. The feud had been all about Rourke and Jericho, and Austin being involved would have been a disservice to everyone involved in that match.

Also, Austin being involved in JBL and Mysterio, simply because JBL said there were no real men in Texas? Come on, that is pushing it to say the least.

The Future of the WWE:
I have to say, I'm very concerned with the future of the WWE after this Mania. It's a pretty sad day when two 44 year old men are far and away the best performers of the night, and it's pretty damn bad when a 57 year old man steals the show the rest of the night. John Cena put in his typical good performance, good, but nothing that was specatcular, that's what I've come to expect from him at Mania anymore. Triple H failed again to put on a good Mania match, and I'm simply beating a dead horse when I say that the guy needs to step aside and get out of the way.

Overall, a mediocre wrestlemania. Money in the Bank went as planned, The Diva's match was shit, like every other Diva's match. The Legends match was better then expected, teh Hardy's failed to deliver. The IC title match was meh, the Real Main Event delivered on all levels. The two title matches underwhelmed.

 

[Scott Free]

Oh, what's this, the Diva's are coming out during this last song. It's wonderful that the WWE decides just to rush all the Diva's into the ring, without a proper introduction for any of them. You wouldn't know a damn one person in that ring. Hell, I still don't know who some of the mystery six people were in that match, because the announcers missed about half of the people that were eliminated.

I pretty much agree 100% with your review. In fact, you saved me the time to write my own, just a couple of things, the reason they screwed up the intros to the Battle Royal was so that "Santina" could waddle into the ring undetected, had they announced each entry, he would have stood out like a sore thumb, and had that happened, we would have been deprived of the joy of seeing a transvestite win that debacle. I'm not going into the logic of the whole thing, you know, how come nobody in the ring noticed he was in there, or how the commentators pretended not to recognize him and how he won even though he was an illegal entry, but hey, logic doesn't exist in the WWE Universe ! Another thing I found odd was during the Hardy's match, Matt seemed to get a slight cut on his forehead from one of the spots, and this guy wearing rubber gloves with a towel rushed in, they cut to something else, and voila, no more blood on Matt's forehead. Seems like bleeding in an extreme rules match is now a no-no.

 

[DC24]

I thought this Mania would be a shitfest and it was. Besides Taker vs HBK a match that I stood up and applauded from my couch it was terrible. The Triple Threat match was cool and steamboat sruprised me. But why did Punk win MITB again after that failed expierment last year, Santino was funny but come on, JBL weighs over 150 lbs over Rey but loses to him 15 seconds. Matt Hardy looks like a bad villian now with his new get up and there was no reason Hunter to leave with the belt absolutely no reason I could give a fucks less if Orton wins the belt at Backlash it was supposed to happen at Wrestlemania Vince needs to call Heyman and Bischoff now cause his writers stink.

 

[D-Squared]

25 DIVA: This should have been on the pre-show, then they could have done entrances, still have santino win.

MITB: This was a good way to open, Punk should not have won at all, Shelton Benjamin, the star of MITB for the fourth time in a row should have won.

UNIFIED TAG TITLES: This should have been on the card, what the hell were WWE thinking cutting this match for a Kid Rock melody, which by the way was awful.

IC TITLE: This match should have gone on a lot longer, there shud have been no match on the previous RAW and Rey should not have won, JBL should have cheated to win and then quit with the title.

LEGENDS: Snuka looked awful and should not have been in the match, Piper was mediocre but Steamboat was fantastic, thought the one on one with Jericho was great and i hope they have a singles match sometme down the road, the result was right.

Hardy vs Hardy: No complaints with this match what so ever, great match and a good result.

WORLD TITLE: What were the WWE thinking putting the title back on Cena, what was the point on taking it of him a month earlier? Fricking pointless. Big Show should have picked up the win in this one, just to give us all a shock and becasue he deserves it after the last couple of months.

WWE TITLE: Orton should have won this one and made HHH look really really weak not the squash match that actually happened.

HBK/TAKER: This was the main event, i have no complaints about the greatest Wrestlemania match of all time. This had to go on last.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Alright I know everyone and their dog have been posting reviews and their thoughts on the event, but I just had to add my two cents on it. I was there, 16 rows from ringside, and it was beyond awesome. I'll share my thoughts on each match/segment. If you agree or disagree, feel free to respond! Here goes....


Colons VS Morrison & Miz
This match was a great opener, although it deserved to be on the actual card rather than just be a dark match or a dvd exclusive. Luckily I got to see it since I was there. I wanted Morrison/Miz to win, but the match was good and maybe now Morrison/Miz can split into singles careers while the Colons have a run on all three brands as tag champs. Cool seeing all of the lumberjacks too, although they did not really need to be there.
8 out of 10


Money in the Bank
This was better than I thought it would be. I don't think many thought Punk would be the winner 2 years in a row. My guess is because he wasn't supposed to win at first last year, thus the title reign he ended up with. I expect a much better one when he cashes in this time around. As far as the match itself, there were a lot of good spots and creative uses for the ladders. I wanted Christian to win, but I enjoyed the match!
8 out of 10


Kid Rock
This did not need to go on as long as it did, and it should have been the pre-show event instead of the tag team match. Most of the crowd around me at the show didn't seem to care about this part. I mean hey it's Kid Rock and he's famous, but still.... felt so out of place, plus he cost the divas their entrances because he took too long. Worst part of the evening.
2 out of 5
(This and the hall of fame appearance both only get an "out of 5", since they weren't actual matches)


24 divas & an idiot
I refuse to acknowledge "Santina" as a diva. This match (while I am a big fan of the divas) was trash, because of the end result. Beth should have won this, or possibly Michelle. No wonder Trish and Lita did not show up, they must have been told the results ahead of time and realized how stupid it really is. People did root for Santina a little, but it was because it was a joke. If this had been the 2nd or 3rd miss wrestlemania thing, it would have made more sense. If they do this annually, then Santina has already destroyed its prestige. Santina could have made it to the end to continue the joke, but Beth should have honestly won this. Oh well, she was the last one eliminated at least. Quality-wise I give this match a zero, but since I was able to see 24 divas (Santino is a funny idiot, but NOT a diva) live, that gives it the few points that it gets. I envied him a little, getting to be in the ring with all those divas, heh.
4 out of 10


Chris Jericho VS 3 Dinosaurs
This was what I thought would be the low point of the night but it ended up being ok. Snuka, Piper, and Steamboat were awesome back in the day but now they are too old. Steamboat did much better than the other two. I'm happy that Jericho won because a loss here would not have been good given how old the legends are. The parts at the end with Flair and Rourke were dumb, but eh oh well. At least the match wasn't the crap everyone thought it would be.
5 out of 10


Hardy VS Hardy
This was cool! A ton of great spots, especially when Jeff went through Matt in between two tables. Matt got the win he needed while Jeff's spots looked great. Hope this feud continues.
8 out of 10


Gay-B-L VS Mysterio
This match was short, which is good for any match with GayBL in it, although with his so called "historical moment" he kept hyping, I was dissappointed that it was not something big like buying a GM position or something. Mysterio's joker outfit was funny, and GayBL got more heat than anyone, he was boo-ed a lot during his promo. Then after the match when he couldn't talk because of the loud "na na na na hey hey good bye" chants, that was priceless. Is he really gone? If so then that was a fitting end for John Bradshaw Gayfield....
6 out of 10


Undertaker VS Shawn Michaels
Un-freaking-believable. This match was perfect from beginning to end. I really thought HBK had a chance, and so did most of the people around me. With every 2 count we got more and more excited, then after the 30 minute epic battle was over, that was by far the biggest pop of the night, out of respect to both men. The "heaven VS hell" theme was an awesome idea, especially HBK's whole "holy-taker" parody of Taker's entrance and outfit. Seeing all of those kickouts from virtually every finisher both had was awesome too. I felt sorry for that camera guy who took that big hit from above of Taker's, he didn't move for a while and at first I thought the camera guy was dead lol.... Best match ever. Enough said.
10 out of 10


John Cena VS Edge VS Big Show
I usually hate triple threats but this was a great match. Edge's pyro was LOUD. Cena's entrance with his "clones" was awesome, as his entrances at wrestlemania always are (the car crashing through the window at 23 was the best though!).... The match was really good as far as triple threats go, and I'm glad Cena won since he's my favorite. This should have been the final match of the night, the huge pyro after Cena won and the massive pop from the crowd when he held up the title was the "wrestlemania moment" we needed to be able to go home with.
9 out of 10


Hall of Fame appearance
This was a pretty cool moment with all the new hall of famers coming out for an appearance. Then when I heard the glass shattering and Stone Cold came back out on the four wheeler, I marked out so much I'm surprised I didn't lose my voice (having already marked out for the taker match, and cena's win).... great segment.
5 out of 5


Randy Orton VS Triple H
.... and finally, here we are. The match that everyone has been saying sucked. I somewhat agree. The buildup on raw/smackdown had been so good that there was nearly no way the match could live up to the hype. There were a couple of things that went wrong with this match (and no even though I'm an Orton fan, HHH winning was not one of them). First of all, this should NOT have been the last match. It should have been the 3rd to last, with Taker/HBK next, and Cena's win closing the show. Next, why weren't there any run ins from Legacy or the McMahons? That would have made the match ten times cooler. I was really drained from the Taker match, Cena's win, and stone cold's appearance.... I'm sure many others in the crowd were. They were not dead because of the match, they were drained from yelling or cheering too much. While this match was VERY anti-climactic, it didn't suck THAT much. Could have been much better though.
7 out of 10


Final thoughts
This was an amazing pay-per-view. A few things went wrong, but overall it was a fantastic show and getting to be there with 72,000 others to see it will be something I'll remember for the rest of my life.

I give this event an A- (92%). My scores might say otherwise when averaged together, but it was one of the best Wrestlemanias and an awesome experience.

What are yall's thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with my reviews of the segments? I personally think it was great and if just a couple of things were different then it would have been dang near perfect.

_

 

[Muffin Top Merkley]

Tag-Titles
Miz and Morrison win and then flaunt all of the gold. Slammies + 2 belts.

MITB
Kane wins.

Jericho v Legends
Steamboat wins. Then Jericho cuts a big promo about Legends and Rourke causing Rourke to enter the ring (without Jericho knowing) and punching him out when Jericho turns around.

Hall of Fame
Enter all legends but Austin. Introduce Legends. Cue Glass Shattering. Austin enters and does his 4 wheeler routine. Once completed, he drives up to the ramp, gets off and gets formally introduced.

25 Divas
Proper introduction of all Divas. Proper announcing. Actual Rumble match takes place. Santina eliminates _______ and as he does so Mae Young enters the ring and pushes Santina out.

IC Title
JBL Quits quicker

Extreme Rules
Given more time for more high spots. Matt still wins.

Triple Threat
CENA DOES NOT WIN.

WWE Title
Orton wins with a McMahon heel turn (either Shane or Vince)

HBK vs Taker
PERFECT! Should have closed the show.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Here's how i would have done it.


Pre-show event
Kid Rock would get this. He should not have been on the card in place of the Tag team match!


Tag Team Match
This would open the show. I would not change the results since the Colons can be tag team champs while miz and morrison become the singles champions they have the potential to be.


Money in the Bank
Only thing I would change is Christian wins it.


24 divas and an idiot
There's no Kid Rock so the divas all have time to make their entrances one by one. Santina still gets to be in it, but "she" is eliminated by Beth Phoenix who wins and then uses the momentum from this win to challenge both Melina and Maryse for their belts in a triple threat that she wins to get both belts.


Hall of fame appearance
This would go on next and it would stay the same except for Stone Cold's 4 wheeler part would wait until after the Jericho match.


Jericho VS 3 Dinosaurs
Keep it the way it was, but Rourke's part would go FASTER and then add Stone Cold's 4 wheeler drinking bit at the end after stunning Jericho for all the legends.


IC Title
This stays the way it was. So long GayBL!


Hardys
No Kid Rock so it leaves more time for this match to last a minute or two longer. Matt still wins.


Orton VS Triple H
I'd put this here because Taker/Michaels was such a hard act to follow. Legacy would show up, so would the McMahons. In the end Triple H would lose the belt to Orton.


Taker VS HBK
Keep it exactly the way it was.


Cena VS Edge VS Big Show
This match would not change whatsoever, but Cena's win should close the show. It was that wrestlemania moment the fans needed to go home with.


That's how I would have done it. Not much changed from the real version, but I would have booked the show this way.
_

 

[Pimpin]

Tag Titles- I would have put it on the card & still keep the same outcome for the match with Carlito & Primo winning.

MITB- Instead of Punk winning, I would have had MVP win & also build up a little more time for some more spots.

24 Divas & a transexual- I would have had a returning Trish Stratus or just Beth Phoenix eliminate Santino to win the match.

Hall Of Famers- Keep it the same

Jericho vs 3 has beens- Obviously with how great Steamboat looked, I would have had him win the match with some interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin.

IC Title Match- Stays the same. So long Jiggly Boobs Lamefield

Hardyz- Tell Kid Rock & his concert to fuck off & give the Hardyz more time to get extreme.

Triple Threat Match- The only thing I would have changed is with Edge retaining cause I do not wanna see Cena with another shitty reign as world champion

HHH vs Orton- I would have had both Legacy & The McMahon's interfere in the matchup. I would have had Orton win cause he is more deserving to win this one than Triple H.

Taker vs HBK- Keep it the same but move it to the main event so that the fans can leave the show happy that they got to see a spectacular match as the main event.

 

[KennedyKennedy]

Money in the Bank
I wouldn't change much except just before Punk is about to unhook the briefcase Christian hits him from out of nowhere with another ladder before climbing up and winning the match.

ECW Title; Jack Swagger's Open Challenge
Jack Swagger comes down to the ring and gets on a a mic and says since everone around heres to scared to challenge him for a match tonight, then he's laying out an open challenge and he's willing to put his title on the line against anybody. Evan Bourne's music hits and they have a quick paced five-ten minute match ending in a shooting star press and Evan Bourne winning his first championship.

Diva's Battle Royal
No Kid Rock 'concert', divas all enter one by one each getting an introduction. Commentators notice Santina is in the match pretty early and recognize it's Santino. Match comes down to Santina, Beth, Rosa, Maryse and Melina. Melina eliminates Maryse first then Beth notices Santino and recognizes him, gets angry and tries to eliminate him, Rosa seeing this runs over and pushes both Beth and Santina out, she then stares at Beth whos on the ground outside looking pissed and confused. Whilst Rosa's distracted, Melina runs up behind her and throws her over the top rope to win the match.

Hall of fame
All this years inductees would come out (minus Austin) and get their introduction and watch the Jericho-Legends match from the stage so they can support the legends.

Jericho vs Legends
Steamboats already on the stage in his wrestling gear with the other HoF inductees so he stays there whilst waiting for Snuka, Piper and Flair to make their entrances. Not much of the match changed, Jericho eliminates Snuka after a few minutes pretty much dominating him, then takes a little longer to eliminate Piper, after that he faces Steamboat in a fast paced match for a good ten minutes. He hits on a walls of Jericho to get Steamboat to tap out in the end. After the match Jericho grabs a mic and says tonight he has proved his point about all the legends wanting that one last night of glory and also how he tonight has shown he is better then all of them, Ric Flair comes into the ring to get in Jericho's face and Jericho slaps him, kicks him then goes out the ring to grab a chair and starts beating Flair with it. During this Mickey Rourke jumps over a barricade grabs a chair of his own and attacks Jericho with it from behind before helping Flair and the other legends to the back but when they get to the stage Jericho has recovered and is back on his mic saying how Mickey Rourke has truly shown tonight that he is a coward and is afraid of Jericho and everyone else is because he is the best in the world and better then any of the so called "legends". Just then you hear the glass shatter and Austin heads down to the ring on his quad and quickly gets in Jericho's face before giving him a stunner. Then he does his beer drinking celebration and shares a cold one with JR.

Tag Team Championship Unification lumberjack match
This is a quick paced, backwards and forwards match with Carlito getting the pin over Morrison after Miz accidentally hits Morrison giving Carlito enough time to hit a backcracker for the 1-2-3. After the match Morrison hits his finisher on Miz and walks out on his own.

IC Title
JBL comes down to the ring with a mic and says that at the end of this match he will announce something historic. This match goes back and forth for five minutes before JBL starts to dominate Rey, then Rey starts to comeback into the match but JBL pulls the ref in front of a dive from the top rope. JBL then grabs his championship belt and hits Rey in the head with it. JBL re-wakes the ref and gets the pinfall, 1-2-3. After the match JBL grabs the mic again and says his historic announcement is that he has decided to retire from being a wrestler as he has bought the WWE from Vince, he announces the contract signings between himself and Vince will take place tomorrow on Raw. In regards to the IC title, the commentators announce that the title will become vacated and Raw GM Vickie Guerrero will hold a tournament in the coming weeks on Raw for it.

Hardy vs Hardy; extreme rules
During the entrances Matt debuts new music and attire. This match lasts a good twenty minutes and is very violent with weapons like chairs, bamboo sticks, trash cans, thumbtacks and the bell being used. Ends after Jeff tries to hit a swanton on Matt of a ladder through a table but Matt moves of the table at the last second and Jeff crashes through it on his own before Matt give Jeff the twist of fate on the chair to get the win.

World Title; Cena VS Edge VS Big Show
Midway through this match Cena should put Edge through an announcer's table to put him out for most of the rest of the match. Show and Cena should go at it for five minutes before Cena hits a huge F-U on Show and all of a sudden Edge crawls into the ring and spears Cena just as he's about to pin Show. Edge then pins Cena and retains the title before celebrating in the ring for a minute when suddenly Christians music hits and you see him and a referee run down to the ring whilst Edge stands there looking confused. Christian then hands his MitB briefcase to the ref and Lillian Garcia announces Christian is cashing in right now.

World Title; Christian vs Edge
Match lasts a few minutes but Edge is clearly exhausted as he has competed in two matches with no break. Christian hits an unprettier on Edge, 1-2-3, new champ.

WWE Title; Orton vs Triple H
Before the match starts Vince and Shane all come down to the ring and Vince gets on the mic to say they want to see Orton get whats coming to him more then anything and what better place to watch then ringside. Then he says that he has overruled the stip that if HHH get's DQ'd he loses the title by making the match a no DQ match. Randy Orton then makes his entrance and smiles at the McMahons which provokes Vince to get up from his seat but Shane hods him back. Then HHH makes his entrance with Stephanie coming out with him before she sits down with Shane and Vince. The match is an all out brawl for fifteen minutes until HHH lifts Orton out the ring and Trips follows him out so he can grab his sledgehammer and start battering Orton with it. HHH then gets back into the ring and is just about to hit a pedigree on Orton until Legacy run through the crowd and double team Trips. Before too much Vince and Shane got in there and started fighting Legacy off down the ramp and into the staging area and eventually backstage. After this distraction Orton hits a RKO on Trips for a close two count, Orton then waits until Trips gets up to hit a second RKO, Orton then gets out the ring and grabs a couple chairs and hits HHH with one a few times before setting him up for a con-chair-to. Before Orton hits it Steph runs into the ring trieing to stop Orton but then Orton RKO's Steph and hits the con-chair-to on Trips. Orton watches the two of them for a moment with a huge grin on his face before he notices Steph start to get up. He then get in his pre-punt position ready to strike Steph but just before he does Vince re-emerges from the stage and runs down to the ring with a chair in hand and when Vince reaches the ring Trips is back up too and Orton gets backed into a corner by him. Trips then grabs the other chair in the ring and when it looks like Vince and Trips are about to go to town on Orton with those chairs Vince smacks Trips right in the back with his before giving him his second con-chair-to of the night. Orton then looks on confused for a second but without much adu pins Trips and gets the win. When Steph recovers and see's Vince hold up Ortons hand in victory and her husband on the floor covered in blood and chairs. she then get's in Vinces face and slaps him before Vince clotheslines her and celebrates with Orton over Trips and Stephs downed bodies.

Taker vs HBK
I'll make the Undertakers entrance more special adding druids and then have 'Taker rise from the groundand raising his arms to set of huge flames behind him whilst he makes his way down the ramp towards the ring. As for the match, it was pretty much perfect so I wouldn't change it and the closing moment of WM XXV would be 'Taker doing his kneeling down celebration thing before the highlights video comes on at the end of the show.

 

[CDR]

MITB
The ending of this match just didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Why have Punk win the briefcase again? Exactly, what does it do? Last time he was champ a lot of people didn't like it. Unless he turns heel and cashes the briefcase in, this match was wasted. I think Kofi Kingston should have won, and I thought he was going to. Putting him in the Elimination Chamber match was like hinting towards a championship match. So, I thought he would win this and maybe lose the match for the title. I guess that just makes too much sense for the WWE.

Matt vs. Jeff
This match doesn't make sense because of what happened on Smackdown the Friday after this. Apparently, their match on Friday was the end to their storyline. Why? This doesn't make sense. If you end the match at WrestleMania, the match means more. It's more important because it end at the big show. Whereas, ending on Smackdown makes the storyline not as great. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong but I believe I rad that this storyline is done. If that's the case, this doesn't make sense. Especially since Matt won both matches. Just dumb.

Triple Threat
First, I don't want Cena to win but I would keep it as is because two heels winning titles at WrestleMania is what's supposed to happen. One maybe, but not two. So, leave Cena the winner but make the match better. Good God. Iwas at WM25 and I was actually bored in some parts of this match. Maybe it's the fact that it followed HBK/'Taker. If that's the case, then HBK/'Taker should have closed the show. But that's a whole different arguement.

Triple H vs. Randy Orton
Ok, Triple H winning here is just stupid. Orton's been building up this head of steam going in to WrestleMania and it's all shot down by a man on the back part of his career who can't give up his selfishness to lose just one match. Absolutely ridiculous. Orton should be the champion right now. That's it.

Overall, ehh kind of dissapointing but not as bad of a shw as some people make it out to be. I would have changed a few things, but not extremely dramatic.

 

[chrisgod]

Many people (including yours truly) have stated that wrestlemania 25 in general was poorly booked and the show sucked ass. So how would you have changed the results of wrestlemania 25 in order to improve the pay per view. You can change the winners of the matches, add any interference or surprises to the matches and you can change the order of the matches. Just improve the show. Another option is to simply give feedback on my altering of the results:

Tag Titles Match- i would have kept this on the card instead of having a 12 minute kid rock snore fest. This would be a nice fast paced opener with Carlito and Primo getting the win. Miz and Morrison will move out of the Tag division into the singles divison.
MITB- instead of CM Punk winning i would ahve either Christian or MVP winning. Also the match would get some more time to enable a few more spots to be added.
Jericho vs. Legends- this match gets severely cut down for time. Steamboat obviously is still the last man eleiminated and after the match Jericho assaults Flair and lays him out. Rourke hits the ring but jericho lays his ass out as well. Then as jericho is standing tall in the ring drawing monster heat, you here shattering glass. Out comes steve fucking austin who stuns Jericho out of his man diaper and has a beer bash with rourke, ultimately stunning rourke at the end.
Divas Match- would cut down the time for this match and would have special entrances for the returning divas. Santina still gets the win however but after the match Mae Young hits the ring and gives Santina the bronco buster.
Hardy vs. Hardy Extreme Rules- having Matt Hardy win made sense, Jeff winning would serve no purpose. This match also gets mroe time to add in maybe one more big spot.
Intercontinental Title- would actually let them have somewhat of a match, albeit a short one. Mysterio still gets the win and JBL still quits (that got a great reaction).
Triple Threat- i would take some time off of this match. Cena still wins by pinning Big Show because that was the right thing to do.
Orton vs. Triple H- instead of simply having the title change if there is a DQ or Countout, this match would simply become a No disqualification match. For the finish, Legacy runs in and gives orton a sledgehammer. Orton proceeds to hit triple H in the face and all three members of the Legacy start stomping the shit out of HHH in the corner completely destroying him. Then Batistas music hits and Batista comes to the ring making his big return. He cleans house on Rhodes and DiBiase but as he goes for a batista bomb on orton it gets reversed into an RKO. By this time triple H is starting to get back up but Orton swifty puts him back down with a punt to the head. Its over, new champion, legacy stands tall over triple h and batista.
Michaels vs. Undertaker- this was by far the best and the most memorable match of the night and after it the crowd was completely drained, therefore this match is the main event. Obviously i would not change the outcome of this match. However, after this nearly 40 minute classic was over and undertaker was celebrating his victory in the ring, Orton would come down and RKO the hell out of him stealing undertaker's wrestlemania moment and creating one of his own. The WWE champion shocks the world and closes the show.

WOW! for sure you invested a lot of time on this, but basically you turned WM 25 into a smark orgasm...

You just missed the part when people start to boo Cena because of his title win and then the winner of the MITB comes out and beats him to become champion...

What does Orton have to do with the UT match? it just makes no sense at all... also a beating at the end of the show just looks out of place... anticlimatic as the end of the WWE title match has been called... Also, what a shock would that be??? Orton is a heel, so he is suposed to be like that... then what next? an Orton - Taker feud with taker beating all Legacy by himself???

Also, making the misteryo-JBL match longer would serve no purpose at all...

 

[TheGreatSPAMbino]

WOW! for sure you invested a lot of time on this, but basically you turned WM 25 into a smark orgasm...

You just missed the part when people start to boo Cena because of his title win and then the winner of the MITB comes out and beats him to become champion...

What does Orton have to do with the UT match? it just makes no sense at all... also a beating at the end of the show just looks out of place... anticlimatic as the end of the WWE title match has been called... Also, what a shock would that be??? Orton is a heel, so he is suposed to be like that... then what next? an Orton - Taker feud with taker beating all Legacy by himself???

Also, making the misteryo-JBL match longer would serve no purpose at all...

WOW!

Yes, its clearly such a smark orgasm, because you know i made John Cena get jobbbed out cuz he cant wrestle right? O wait i had him going over.

As far as the undertaker orton scenario goes, thats called setting up a feud, its a way for Orton to assert his dominance. Its shocking because it would be unexpected, having Orton RKO the undertaker after his big wrestlemania win would be memorable. Undertaker just standing tall to close the show is boring because it happened last year. Sorry for changing it up. Basically, this is a way for the best match to go on last and to still have the new champion Orton close the show. Pretty smart. Plus this sets up a new rivalry, because triple h and against Orton is a feud nobody wants to see anymore. Not even triple h or orton want to see it anymore.

On a side note, how would having the MITB cashed in on the same night be smark? because it would be shocking in different. That doesn't make it smark, that makes it shocking and different.

WOW!