Agreed? It was a classic. Rhodes/Mysterio, Punk/Orton and Edge/Del Rio were all decent but answer me this, could these matches have not played at a low grade PPV or an edition of RAW? With this match I would give the ppv a 6/10. Without it I would honestly not hesitate to give it a 4/10. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus would have probably bumped my rating up .5 percent.
Triple H vs. The Undertaker saved WM 27 from being one of the worst WM's of all time
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Stormtrooper
Championship Contender
I can name a number of Mania's worse then this one.
Mania XXV (one all-time classic, rest was a bunch of shit)
Mania 2
Mania IV
Mania IX
Mania VIII
Mania XI
Mania XIII
Mania XII (one overrated classic, rest was shit)
Mania 2000
I might be able to go on, this was just off the top of my head.
This Mania had an outstanding match in HHH/Taker, a great match in Cody/Rey, 2 very good matches (the title matches), the feel good moment of Lawler beating the fuck out of Cole, the pop culture moment of Snooki being involved (and to be quite honest, her handspring elbow looked better then a lot of the other diva's offense). Plus it pretty much had The Miz being made into the 2nd biggest guy in the company. Finally, there was this guy hosting it, don't know if you ever heard of him, but THE FUCKING ROCK.
I think in a few years this may be the most UNDERrated Mania's ever.
Mania XXV (one all-time classic, rest was a bunch of shit)
Mania 2
Mania IV
Mania IX
Mania VIII
Mania XI
Mania XIII
Mania XII (one overrated classic, rest was shit)
Mania 2000
I might be able to go on, this was just off the top of my head.
This Mania had an outstanding match in HHH/Taker, a great match in Cody/Rey, 2 very good matches (the title matches), the feel good moment of Lawler beating the fuck out of Cole, the pop culture moment of Snooki being involved (and to be quite honest, her handspring elbow looked better then a lot of the other diva's offense). Plus it pretty much had The Miz being made into the 2nd biggest guy in the company. Finally, there was this guy hosting it, don't know if you ever heard of him, but THE FUCKING ROCK.
I think in a few years this may be the most UNDERrated Mania's ever.
I hated the show, but by no means was it the worst. And I preferred Rhodes/Mysterio.
No. It wasn't better than their first match at Mania, it took waaay too long and the finish was stupid. You're not an MMA fighter Taker, get over it.
Terrible Mania.
Thank you
Terrible Mania.
Thank you
The Bearded One
Love is not admissable evidence.
I thought it was a pretty decent WrestleMania regardless of HHH/Taker. It probably falls somewhere in the middle of the WM pack.
Mr. Artistic guy
Better Off This Way
Rhodes/Mysterio was beautifully. If I had to pick two matches it'd be the one you mentioned and my pick.
Hulk Hogan's Brother
Stop asking me what I'm gonna do!!!
Anyone else liked Punk vs Orton? I thought it was pretty good for what it was. I think that match and the Edge/ Del Rio one should have been given a bit more time.
Cody vs Rey was great and Miz vs Cena was good but it turned great due to Rock's involvement.
I don't generally talk about Triple H and his alleged nepotism but why the fuck does he want a 29 minute return match for himself. The match would have been a hell lot better had it been say for 20 minutes. Then, those 10 minutes should have been distributed into Punk/ Orton and Edge/ Del Rio. And they really need to tone down the multiple finishers thing in Undertaker matches. The tombstone is one of the best and most protected finishers of all time. Try to FUCKING keep it that way
Cody vs Rey was great and Miz vs Cena was good but it turned great due to Rock's involvement.
I don't generally talk about Triple H and his alleged nepotism but why the fuck does he want a 29 minute return match for himself. The match would have been a hell lot better had it been say for 20 minutes. Then, those 10 minutes should have been distributed into Punk/ Orton and Edge/ Del Rio. And they really need to tone down the multiple finishers thing in Undertaker matches. The tombstone is one of the best and most protected finishers of all time. Try to FUCKING keep it that way
Hulk Hogan's Brother
Stop asking me what I'm gonna do!!!
Oh yes Cole vs Lawler was boring save for Austin and his Stunners. I think Austin should have guest reffed Orton vs Punk.
I was disappointed. It wasn't the worst, but also wasn't one of the best. Rey/Cody was my favorite of the night. The least had to be that 8-man tag match. What was the point of even going ahead with it? I was all geared to watch Sheamus vs. Bryan, but no. I would've also preferred to watch the battle royale or whatever they had as a dark match.
Taker vs. HHH? I didn't care and have no interest in The Streak and the storylines that go with it. I used their video packages as my potty break and to make nachos. By the time I returned, they were just starting HHH's music. -- And then I still had at least 5+ minutes to kill.
Really, I've been so over Taker and HHH for around 10 years. Doesn't matter when they leave for any length of time, I feel burnt out when they make any appearances. I'm just tired and jaded when it comes to them.
Taker vs. HHH? I didn't care and have no interest in The Streak and the storylines that go with it. I used their video packages as my potty break and to make nachos. By the time I returned, they were just starting HHH's music. -- And then I still had at least 5+ minutes to kill.
Really, I've been so over Taker and HHH for around 10 years. Doesn't matter when they leave for any length of time, I feel burnt out when they make any appearances. I'm just tired and jaded when it comes to them.
Nate DaMac
Fuck erbody but me
Not even close to the worst. I could name 10 that were worse even without Taker/HHH.
By the way, after what happened at WM18 and WM25 with Hunter being upstaged with matches impossible to follow, it probably feels good that he finally had a show stealing match.
By the way, after what happened at WM18 and WM25 with Hunter being upstaged with matches impossible to follow, it probably feels good that he finally had a show stealing match.
FunKay the Inevitable
People Like Me, We Don't Play
People overact YET AGAIN. Look, was I disappointing? Somewhat. Was it the worst WrestleMania ever? Oh dear God no. People need to stop reacting like Vince McMahon went and told Judas to betray Christ.
Mr. Artistic guy
Better Off This Way
You go wash your mouth out with soap and water. Mania 8 was a great mania.
The show was pretty solid even before Trips/Taker aside from a 2 min squash. I was entertained and people are overreacting. Definitely not the worse or the best Mania, but it kept consistent with Mania 26, so I say well done to WWE for keeping things well. Yeah the ending relies on Cena/Rock facing off now, but otherwise a good show and did its purpose.
As a staunch defender of the WWE, I can honestly say it's the worst Wrestlemania I've seen since Wrestlemania 11. Top to bottom, it was missing something, everyone seemed a bit off, every match started in the middle instead of the beginning, too many matches featured too much of "2 guys lying around because their tired/hurt" and there wasn't one match on the card we can look back and say "what a great match".
Every Wrestlemania since 11 had either a good top-to-bottom showing OR had that one match fans never forget. Wrestlemania 27 had neither. It might not have been the worst show, but it certainly ranks towards the bottom.
And that's not even getting into the HORRIBLE booking of the show itself.
It looked like a regular PPV with extra theatrics.