When was the last time the world heavyweight title was the main event at wrestlemania

[tnasuxs]

I cant remeber the last time the world heavyweight championship was a main event the one time i think it was the main event was at wrestlemania 24 edge vs undertaker.Since 2002(the year it was brought to wwe)it has not been has hyped has the wwe championship


-wm 18 not brought yet
wm-19 booker t vs hhh not has hyped has brock lesner vs kurt angle
wm-20 it was a main event that year benoit vs hhh vs hbk
wm 21 cena vs jbl was almost the same has hhh vs batista
wm-22 cena vs hhh was way more hyped that year than rey mysterio vs kurt angle vs randy orton
wm-23 the only reason it was hyped was because of the streak on the line that year but still not a main event
wm-24 like i said hyped that year
wm 25 hhh vs orton was hyped to much over the whc that year
wm 26 last year cena batista and career vs streak were hyped over edge vs y2j
wm 27 this year del rio vs edge wont be the main evnt do to cena rock miz angle and hhh vs taker and lawler vs cole

so should the world title be the main evnt next year if so what two men should fight for the championship I think that it should be undertakers last 20-1 year when he loses the championship in a hell in the cell to either kofi kingston or john morrison

 

[BearJew13]

it was WrestleMania 24 when Undertaker won the WHC in a streak vs. streak/title match against Edge. Undertaker won when Edge tapped out to Undertaker's gogoplata or the "Hell's Gate." The title hasn't been the last match on the card since then because of Undertaker/Shawn Michaels at WM25 and 26.

 

[Dimice121976]

it was WrestleMania 24 when Undertaker won the WHC in a streak vs. streak/title match against Edge. Undertaker won when Edge tapped out to Undertaker's gogoplata or the "Hell's Gate." The title hasn't been the last match on the card since then because of Undertaker/Shawn Michaels at WM25 and 26.

Undertaker vs HBK at WM 25 was not the Main Event, HHH vs Randy Orton was for the WWE title. I believe HBK vs Taker was mid card at 25. Edge vs Cena vs Big Show for the World Heavyweight Title went on later than HBK vs 'Taker at WM 25. I apologize in advance if this is spam, there just isn't any more to add to the answer to this.

 

[DxArmy]

Undertaker vs HBK at WM 25 was not the Main Event, HHH vs Randy Orton was for the WWE title. I believe HBK vs Taker was mid card at 25. Edge vs Cena vs Big Show for the World Heavyweight Title went on later than HBK vs 'Taker at WM 25. I apologize in advance if this is spam, there just isn't any more to add to the answer to this.

It wasn't a mid card event. It was one of the main events. At WM there are always 3 or two main events, and that was one of them. As for the thread i believe that next year the WH title will be a main event if the undertaker vs del rio, that would be epic, as long as they hype del rio a lot considering what happend against edge.

 

[Midnite Express 2009]

If this is giving away the match (although everyone has probably either already seen or read what happened at WM) then I am sorry. But HOW in the world does the man who outlasted 39 other superstars and WINS the Royal Rumble and without a doubt had THE biggest momentum going into Mania on SmackDown's brand (a) NOT get one of the final spots on the card (b) be forced to OPEN the card in front of the likes of a thrown together 8 man tag AND that bitch Snooki and (c) END UP LOSING???? What the fuck! Like, I was willing to bet this year's Mania was gonna be the transition the WWE needed, but how do they explain this? This is some cheap shit TNA does. That's real fucked up to Alberto because now, even if he wins the title, it won't mean as much. Fuck Edge for not dropping the belt & fuck the rest of the show for putting THAT shit first. This is NOT some July pay-per-view. This was this man's FIRST WrestleMania and they book him to...LOSE? In the opening bout? I asked myself, "what did he do to deserve this"? C'mon! The WHC means jack shit now it really, really does! Amazing. I doubt it will ever main event from now on.

 

[stilltippin]

It should have been the main event last year. Edge V Jericho would have been a awesome match if they did it right.. but nope leave it to wwe to mess that up. =P o wells.

N yup i agree. Del Rio should have won the title tonight but its all good cuz edge is a top champ in my books as well.

 

[McCoy]

the world heavyweight championship match being the first match at WRESTLEMANIA is just another step of it losing its prestige i mean come on its not a ic or us title its a WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP but yea it possibly will be in the main event of wrestlemania because they might unify the wwe and whc together.

 

[mral82]

yeah it was edge vs taker @ Wrestlemania XXIV. Plus it was technically at WM 18 but it was the Unified Title which was both the WWE HW and WWE World Title so just to let you know it was in that Main Event.

 

[zman21]

i dont see the big deal. edge vs del rio is not a main event match at mania its more of a sd main event. also the first mathc is always important cause it sets the tone for the whole show. these 2 did a great job on puting on a good match

 

[Decarow]

It should have been the main event last year. Edge V Jericho would have been a awesome match if they did it right.. but nope leave it to wwe to mess that up. =P o wells.

N yup i agree. Del Rio should have won the title tonight but its all good cuz edge is a top champ in my books as well.

Really? Jericho vs Edge over HBK/Taker II? Cmon man...

But ya, it's been looked at as the 2nd title since the draft in 2005 when Batista and Cena switched brands and the brands essentially got new titles. They tried it again in 2008 and it didn't work so they switched back in 2009. It is the 2nd biggest title in the company, that's why they're heading towards a unification. There are plenty of signs pointing at it. How many times were Edge and Del Rio on Raw the past month? The people calling the match at Mania were the whole Raw announce team. The titles will be unified by SummerSlam.

But to answer the question, it was WM24 when Edge lost it to Taker. And before that it was WM21 when Batista beat HHH, and WM20 when Benoit won it. Other than that, it's never been the top title at Mania.

 

[dirtymagic]

The World Heavyweight Championship debuted at WM19. In those nine years it has closed the event 3 times compared to the WWE Championship closing the event 5 times and a non-title match closing the event 1 time.

Wrestlemania 19: Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 20: Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels World Championship
Wrestlemania 21: Triple H vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 22: Triple H vs John Cena for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 23: Shawn Michaels vs John Cena for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 24: The Undertaker vs Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 25: Triple H vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 26: The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels 2
Wrestlemania 27: John Cena vs The Miz for the WWE Championship

Imo, the last match is always THE main event with other matches billed as "main events" just being in the high card. The WHC has closed WM a third of the time since it's inception even though the WWE clearly considers the WWE Championship it's top title(as it should.) Three times compared to five for the WWE Championship isn't anything to worry about.

 

[sr2184]

Hmmm. This site always mentions Vince wants smackdown to appear as the dominant brand. Bragging rights is the ppv that allows for that. Yet the whc is on that brand. And that is wcw's title. Hmmmm. Vince and not wanting to put over past comp ideas. Rather mutilate em and disgrace em. Like putting their carcasses out for the public to bicker and laugh at what once was. Flair had a statement his last wrestlemania about the main event being offered to him but he declined with the reasoning being that this biz is about the champion. And the top champion In wwe is the wwe title. Nothing else. I too have an issue with having any "world title" opening the show, however. What are the two parts of anything that people remember. The beginning and the end. Everyone wants to know what's up at the beginning. So you give em a bang. Then once the show is getting sluggish. You give em another hit then you give em that last line and let them come down from the high that wwe wants the fans to have. Good show..... As for the del rio lover. Hey man. It's not his time. Too young. If he won it now it would be a pointless run. Like when Sheamus won the title. Let him run and hold a lesser title for a good period of time. But don't let his talent get wasted either. The fact that anybody can wrestle for wwe and be a main eventer In a matter of seconds is really the only thing that hurts wwe and makes the storylines get weak throughout the year. Right now. Del rio has a blemish on his rising legacy andr this is going to be a great year with great fueds to develop for him. Giving him a better story. Still nothing is better than shawns first title victory. Those are the stories that we all love!

 

[Decarow]

Imo, the last match is always THE main event with other matches billed as "main events" just being in the high card. The WHC has closed WM a third of the time since it's inception even though the WWE clearly considers the WWE Championship it's top title(as it should.) Three times compared to five for the WWE Championship isn't anything to worry about.

32% compared to 57% (give or take a few percentages)? That is something to worry about. It shows how much the WWE prefers each title to each other.

Another interesting percentage.. The WHC has only been successfully defended 3 out of 9 times. Triple H, Chris Jericho, and Edge hold that honor. That's also a 33+/-% chance of retaining.

WWE Championship has had around a 50% change rate.