Wrestlemania 26 let down

[wrestling fan 666]

Am I the only one who thought that this years Wrestlemania was a bust? Other than the Shawn Michaels/Undertaker match, all the others were predictable. My very first question: Where were the celebrities??? Sorry but Fantasia is not big enough to be the only one they could find.

The Money in the Bank match was not as good as prior years for it was filled with mid-card talent (other than Christian). I understand the mid-carders have to step up for the main-event talent have to retire sometime; but prove yourselves first against them to see if you have what it takes. Sorry, but Jack Swagger??? He was getting the rep as a worker with no future and when was the last time he actually won a match on RAW?

The tag team was a squash match from the get go.

The women...waste of space. I normally am a fan of a title match or something from them; but Vicky Guerrero???

Batista and Cena was no shock there...even though they tried their best to make it look as though Cena didn't have a chance. Vince has Cena in a place along with HHH that he can do no wrong.

The HHH and Sheamus was a no shocker. As if HHH would ever lay down at a Wrestlemania for Sheamus.

The triple threat, again predictable for once Legacy fought themselves, it was over.

I've been a wrestling fan for decades and this is my first post. I've bought every Wrestlemania since it began and this was the first year I almost didn't because it was so weak. Please tell me that I'm not alone with this!!!

 

[El AlcoHALLic]

I dunno I was there live and it was a blast. I was really suprised that Y2J was as over as he was and that match was pretty cool.

This was my 4th Wrestlemania I've attended live and it didn't seem like a letdown. I seriously doubt I'm ever going to get a card as solid all around as X7 or a match with as much energy as Rock Hogan, but I wouldn't say it was a letdown.

Every match was pretty much what I expected it to be. HHH vs Sheamus was a Raw semi main event, the Tag Match served it's purpose and even the Cena Batista match was ok.

Was it the greatest Mania ever? No. But I wouldn't call it a letdown.

 

[FromTheSouth]

I think that the tag team matches and MitB were a bit of a let down. One wasn't long enough, and one wasn't action packed enough. I'll let you decide which is which.

The rest of the show was the tits. I think Cena/Batista went beyond my expectations. Edge and Jericho was good, and set up a long term feud. HBK/Taker was great.

Bret/Vince drug on a little too long, but it served it's purpose.

I think the show was a solid B/B+. It could have been better, but I do not feel let down at all.

 

[axl626]

It was an average PPV, which makes it a bad Wrestlemania. Nothing special happened. As much as WWE wants us to believe HBK is done, which he may well be, the buildup and history of retirement in wrestling just doesn't allow me to believe he's done. I believed Flair was done due to the buildup and the majesty of the match. Not so with HBK/UT 2. And the MitB has been going downhill since its introduction. The first time was shocking, the second awesome, the third was telegraphed, and so on. I kind of hope this is its last year with the PPV happening.

And this is a small thing and I know many will disagree but I feel like it's an insult that Edge/Jericho didn't main event and weren't even considered for it. The Rumble winner match should always main event in my opinion. I don't like Edge, at all, never have, but it really takes away from the buildup and prestige that the Royal Rumble used to have. This also really drives home the fact that the WWE does not consider Jericho or Edge a big player, which they could get across if they pushed them as hard as Batista/Cena/HHH.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Lots of people think WM 25 was worse. Others will say WM 24 was. There's no arguing, however, what it really boiled down to:

Hype.

Don't get me wrong- you need hype in the company, especially for your crown jewel event, but that's what it all came to. How good they made these matches appear on paper but when it came down to it there just wasn't enough meat on the bone.

ShowMiz was expected to win. So was Bret Hart (hell I don't know anyone who DIDN'T predict he would make him tap to The Sharpshooter) and there was no way John Cena wasn't going to win.

As for Triple H, I thought Sheamus Would beat him, just because they are good friends and The Game favors him. But not-so at 'Mania. Guess he wasn't ready to job on the Grandest Stage of Them All.

Jericho's win somewhat surprised me, because it has been so long since a Rumble winner lost at 'Mania. I was pullin for Y2J, only because his track record on this pay per view wasn't great.

But I understand where you are coming from. As fans of wrestling (some longer than others) it did kind of want us wanting more...but that's how it's suppose to play out, right? Keeps selling tickets.

 

[Scotty]

Am I the only one who thought that this years Wrestlemania was a bust?

No I found it to be a very enjoyable Wrestlemania. Just about all the matches were good, and served a greater purpose.

Other than the Shawn Michaels/Undertaker match, all the others were predictable. My very first question:

Of all the matches you could have called unpredictable...you chose THIS one? You could have called the Money In The Bank match or even the tag team match.

Where were the celebrities??? Sorry but Fantasia is not big enough to be the only one they could find.

This is WRESTLEMANIA! They do not need Mickey Rourke coming in and knocking out Chris Jericho or Floyd Mayweather knocking anyone out. This is a wrestling Pay Per View, and does not need celebrities to waste my time and money.

The Money in the Bank match was not as good as prior years for it was filled with mid-card talent (other than Christian).

That is the point of the Money In The Bank match. The match has been nothing but mid card wrestlers winning the thing going all the way back to Edge winning the first one.

I understand the mid-carders have to step up for the main-event talent have to retire sometime; but prove yourselves first against them to see if you have what it takes.

You would rather have John Cena, Batista, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, or any other main eventer in this match rather then us it as a stepping stone to the main event?

Sorry, but Jack Swagger???

Yes. He is a great in ring competitor who has only been held back because of his speech impediment.

He was getting the rep as a worker with no future and when was the last time he actually won a match on RAW?

Does it really matter? He won what matters. The MITB match and the World Heavyweight Championship match. All other matches are pointless as to which one he has won and which ones he has lost.

The tag team was a squash match from the get go.

Not really. The Big Show had to make the save multiple times. If it was any other partner, there would have been no KO Punch on the ropes to John Morrison and one could argue that Morrison and Truth would have went on to win the belts.

The women...waste of space. I normally am a fan of a title match or something from them; but Vicky Guerrero???

Agreed. Waste of space.

Batista and Cena was no shock there...even though they tried their best to make it look as though Cena didn't have a chance.

They did exactly what they were supposed to do. Go out there and have a good guy vs bad guy match. Say what you want but that is not the last time that these two will main event Wrestlemania against each other, nor should it be.

Vince has Cena in a place along with HHH that he can do no wrong.

He can do wrong, but how is this relevant to your argument of this being a bad Wrestlemania?

The HHH and Sheamus was a no shocker. As if HHH would ever lay down at a Wrestlemania for Sheamus.

Of course there was a chance that Triple H would lay down to his friend. I honestly thought that Sheamus would beat Triple H so bad that he would be off TV for a while. Since he had requested time off for quads to rest up, I thought this was plausible.

The triple threat, again predictable for once Legacy fought themselves, it was over.

Of course. There main strength was staying together to take out a common enemy. This is classic storytelling.

I've been a wrestling fan for decades and this is my first post. I've bought every Wrestlemania since it began and this was the first year I almost didn't because it was so weak. Please tell me that I'm not alone with this!!!

I do not think that you are alone, but you probably should be. This was a great Wrestlemania to further along story lines and build some feuds for the future.

 

[thebromm]

It all depends on how you look at it. WWE is far and away a let down in and of itself. To be honest, the streak must die. Who cares how many wins this guy or that guy has at WrestleMania? It's FAKE! The outcome is PREDETERMINED. Now, that said, I have been an Undertaker mark since the ripe old age of 9. I understand what he means to WWE and the business as a whole. I also understand HBK wanted to retire. What I do not understand is why we didn't know HBK's career was on the line until only like a month prior. HBK is in my opinion and in most others as well, the absolute BEST all around performer ever to lace them up. They should have let HBK shock the world and end the streak. Then let him come out and retire anyway. Why go out with a "loss"? Why not with a "win"? The streak might be the dumbest thing they ever conjured up.

Cena and Batista was about what I expected it to be. Same as Rey and Punk and HHH and Sheamus.

Should have left the Divas off, but then again everyone needs a bathroom break.

Edge and Jericho was good but I think it should have lasted longer.

Hart and McMahon was TERRIBLE. Kind of expected that. Huge Bret Hart mark, one of my all time favorites so i will admit it was nice to see him have his day in the sun after all those years busting his ass for us. Not to mention a Concussion Syndrome victim as well as a stroke victim.

MITB was waaay too polluted. Said that from the beginning. Way too many guys in that one. One of the worst MITB matches ever. Not too mention it kind of made Swagger look like a moron since it took him almost 45 seconds to retrieve the briefcase once he had his hands on it.

Tag match..... They should just retire the tag team championship. It's not that they don't have good tag team matches but they don't even have a tag team division. It would be like putting the Cruiserweight title on Vader or some shit. It just don't work.

Overall, with HBK's last match, Edge and Jericho being very good and seeing Bret Hart get his final day in the sun it brings this show for me at least from a D+ to a B-.

PS- Anytime HBK is on a card, you get your moneys worth... HE, my fellow fans, will be SORELY missed.

 

[3,000 Pound Gorrilla]

I was there... Not a let down. It is all scripted, having watched wrestling for basically 28 of my 32 years (that I can remember anyway) I am rarely surprised by out comes anymore. All the matches (besides the MiTB) turned out exactly as I had though, although explaining to my 7 year old son why UT was gonna win was hard. But, over all... not a let down. Huge pops for the faces (especially Orton), and loud jeers for the heels. Good presentation, except the way they put up the scaffolding at the four corners, basically obscuring half the view of the ring if you were sitting in line with them. So, overall, I disagree....And there you have it.

 

[vampirek]

Jericho's win somewhat surprised me, because it has been so long since a Rumble winner lost at 'Mania. I was pullin for Y2J, only because his track record on this pay per view wasn't great.

Now I hate to do this to people, but where have you been.

Wrestlemania 26 was the third Wrestlemania running that the Rumble winner has failed to win at Mania.
2010 - Edge failed to beat Jericho
2009 - Orton failed to beat HHH, in one of the worst main events in Wrestlemania history
2008 - Cena faced Orton and HHH for the title and was pinned by Orton

Therefore nobody has won the Royal Rumble and go on to win the title since the Undertaker. In fact basing it on the last three years alone, a wrestler is better off winning MITB than the Royal Rumble.

 

[wrestling fan 666]

Of all the matches you could have called unpredictable...you chose THIS one? You could have called the Money In The Bank match or even the tag team match.

The tag match? Really?? The Miz has gotten better, but there was no way they were going to lose to R-Truth and Morrison.

This is WRESTLEMANIA! They do not need Mickey Rourke coming in and knocking out Chris Jericho or Floyd Mayweather knocking anyone out. This is a wrestling Pay Per View, and does not need celebrities to waste my time and money.

This is NOT the normal PPV. Wrestlemania is known for having celebrities (whether we like them or not) and they advertised that "there were going to be tons of celebrities in attendance". That's all that I'm saying.

That is the point of the Money In The Bank match. The match has been nothing but mid card wrestlers winning the thing going all the way back to Edge winning the first one.


You would rather have John Cena, Batista, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, or any other main eventer in this match rather then us it as a stepping stone to the main event?

This one, I'll give you. Like I said, they need to move up. I would prefer to see Morrison in this than tag team; I see him as new superstar.

Yes. He is a great in ring competitor who has only been held back because of his speech impediment.

He still reminds me of Biff from "Back to the Future".

They did exactly what they were supposed to do. Go out there and have a good guy vs bad guy match. Say what you want but that is not the last time that these two will main event Wrestlemania against each other, nor should it be.

He can do wrong, but how is this relevant to your argument of this being a bad Wrestlemania?

Just sick of Cena pushed down our throats. Would it kill them to make Cena win eventually instead of their first match since Batista's heel turn? I think it would have marketed better...rooting for the underdog, if they just prolonged it a little more.

Of course there was a chance that Triple H would lay down to his friend. I honestly thought that Sheamus would beat Triple H so bad that he would be off TV for a while. Since he had requested time off for quads to rest up, I thought this was plausible.

I predicted the sneak attack on RAW right after the match. I like HHH, but maybe he needed to lose this one to build up Sheamus.

I do not think that you are alone, but you probably should be. This was a great Wrestlemania to further along story lines and build some feuds for the future.[/QUOTE]

That is your opinion. I felt as though it was a regular PPV. Not bad for a regular one, just not Wrestlemania quality.

 

[XgringolocoX]

I wasn't overly impressed with it either. MITB wasn't nearly as exciting as it's been in the past. I did think the openinig tag bout wasn't too bad though.
HHH over Shaemus was bullshit. I actually thought HHH would do the right thing and put him over.
I actually ordered the ppv before the Divas match was announced....I might have thought otherwise. There is no good reason to give them time at WRESTLEMANIA. Vickie had just about the only promo aside from the Vince/Hart stuff. WTF was that steaming pile of monkey crap?!??!!????
Cena wins again.....ok. I thought Batista going over would be great and give him steam in his agruement against Cena being WWE's poster boy. "I BEAT YOU AT WM! WHY AM I NOT THE FACE OF THIS COMPANY!!?" Seems logical to me. Cena winning was boring.
I actually loved the Edge-Jericho match. Great match and I was happy that they didn't go with Edge winning. It would just be too predictable. Hitting the spear after was great too.
HBK vs. Taker was good, yet predictable. While these two are amazing in the ring with match is a double edged sword. How can you really get excited when you know for a fact Taker is going to win? If the streak didn't exist it would have made the match so much better.
Oh before I forget...Rey pinning Punk was BULLSHIT!!! I'm tired of seeing Rey beat multiple people. He fights the odds...I get it. The SES is a fucking joke. It's only redeming quality is Punk's performances. He's fucking GOLD!
All in all it was just a ho-hum Wrestlemania.

 

[pessimism101]

I believe that this year's Wrestlemania was a let down. My main complaint here is that there was less than 2 hours of actual wrestling on a 4 hour show (approx 111 minutes or 1 hour; 51 minutes). If i'm paying $60 for a 4 hour WRESTLING show, I expect 3 hours of wrestling AT LEAST! Of course, the small amount of actual wrestling obviously proved to be detrimental to many matches on the card (which seemed rushed for no reason). With match times cut short, it was difficult to get into anything and I truly felt ripped off. I believe Wrestlemania 25 had more actual match time. What's truly pathetic is that Elimination Chamber and TLC both averaged 96 minutes (or 1 hour; 36 minutes) of actual wrestling (which is only 15 minutes less than Wrestlemania) and they were 3 hour shows!

 

[Kliq]

There are a couple of things said in this thread that really blow my mind. First, a match with a predictable outcome makes it bad? Since when does knowing what was going to happen stopped anyone from enjoying the ride? Knowing the outcome of the match shouldn't matter, many read the Smackdown! tapings report and still watch the show knowing full well what is going to happen. Second, I felt that every single match was very good and PPV quality. Again, unfavorable outcomes should be pushed to the side. Instead, focus on the matches themselves. EVERY match (eliminating the Diva match, which was still hilarious) was very impressive by all those involved. I thought the MitB was one of the more thrilling, especially compared to the past couple of years, despite the flawed ending. Third and last (and something I'll continue to say forever) no one should ever be expected to put someone "over". Sheamus should NOT have won that match. At this point in his career he should not be able to beat HHH cleanly at a WM, and to have won by cheating would have just made the match irrelevant. At a different PPV, maybe, but until he starts winning people over as a decent challenge, no. I am still not impressed enough by him to see him beating the "King of Kings" at a PPV of that calibur.

Compared to previous WM midcards, I'd say this was a better one.

 

[Mr. Wrestling 27]

ok...I was there and I also went home and watched it and I will admit that it was a completely different show both times I watched it. it was awesome live, albeit I may be a little biased since it was my first Wrestlemania to attend, I had a blast and thought all the matches with the exception of the Divas match (which I went to take a piss during) and the tag match were very entertaining...now when I watched it at home it seemed too much like a special 3 hour Raw, even the announcers didn't sound into it. I think that it was presented poorly and called even worse. So maybe this years Wrestlemania was one of those where you just had to be there, cause I enjoyed it very much. The wrestling was still great watching it at home. I'm hearing no complaints so far on the CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio match which was fantastic IMO

 

[Beards17]

naah this was a good wrestle-mania but i will agree that the tag match was a super let down and the womens segment should never have happened. The rest was great!!!cena vs batista was a given cuz cena always wins the title at wrestlemania! excluding 24 cena has walked away with gold pretty much all the time at mania. Taker vs hbk was solid and so damn emotional! that was one nasty battle of a match! the randy legacy triple threat was solid as well and the timing was perfect!!!! all in all good mania! they should show the winner walking up the ramp more after each match instead of showing promtions or random shit. aaahhh to be there live thatd be the shit

rko for life

 

[whatalife1683]

I was not let that by Wrestlemania. It could have been a little bit better. However, I enjoyed most of the matches. I just did not agree with the booking of most matches. I think Punk vs Mysterio, Cena vs Batista, Edge vs Jericho, Tag Match could have been given more time. I think it would have made the matches even better. i had the whole booking of MITB. I think it was great Swagger won, but I think there were too many participants. I think there should be 5, and the match will flow a lot better IMO. I thought the Hart vs Vince match was bad, but I give that a pass easily, and the diva match was short so it did not bother me. Also, I did not care if there were no celebrities. In fact, Wrestlemania usually has many celebrities when in a big city or glamor city. Phoenix is a big city, but it is not where people think of when wanting to see a celebrity.

 

[dethgar]

To me there were only 2 really good matches. I thought Punk vs. Mysterio was the best match on the card, mainly because it could have gone either way, and they told a great story. The other was Jericho vs. Edge. I thought the pacing was fantastic, and the ending wasn't what I'd expected.

Taker vs. HBK was killed for me, thanks to the leaks of Shawn's retirement. Plus, it felt like more of the same from XXV, a bunch of finishers. Don't get me wrong, the XXV match was classic with all the finishers and the momentum swings. But this time around, I knew HBK had no chance, and there wasn't the build to it that Flair's finale had.

I found Cena vs. Batista surprisingly decent, but it was a Raw quality match to me. Vince and Brett went on way too long. MITB was lack luster and had a total lame duck ending and winner. I wanted to see Orton go over the top and annihilate Legacy, rather than have them straight up implode. And as for the diva's segment...it was a bathroom break for all basically.

I do think this WM was over hyped to some extent, and had a very poor build. They had a chance to do something different with a lot of the matches and ended up doing their old standards. Frankly, the show was both too long and anti-climactic.

 

[Richard]

I think that the only reason I thought WrestleMania 26 was a let down was because of the high expectations I had for it because of the matches lined up, I thought it would be a great WrestleMania because I was looking forward to most matches actually but maybe it was because of that and what I expected it couldn't live up to it.

Money in the Bank was a pretty big let down for me, I don't really remember much from it, except Evan Bourne Airbourning off a horizontal ladder stacked on the rope and ladder, but that's it.

The only thing that I really liked was that Jericho retained, which I didn't think would happen.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

I wasn't overly impressed with it either. MITB wasn't nearly as exciting as it's been in the past. I did think the openinig tag bout wasn't too bad though.
HHH over Shaemus was bullshit. I actually thought HHH would do the right thing and put him over.
I actually ordered the ppv before the Divas match was announced....I might have thought otherwise. There is no good reason to give them time at WRESTLEMANIA. Vickie had just about the only promo aside from the Vince/Hart stuff. WTF was that steaming pile of monkey crap?!??!!????
Cena wins again.....ok. I thought Batista going over would be great and give him steam in his agruement against Cena being WWE's poster boy. "I BEAT YOU AT WM! WHY AM I NOT THE FACE OF THIS COMPANY!!?" Seems logical to me. Cena winning was boring.
I actually loved the Edge-Jericho match. Great match and I was happy that they didn't go with Edge winning. It would just be too predictable. Hitting the spear after was great too.
HBK vs. Taker was good, yet predictable. While these two are amazing in the ring with match is a double edged sword. How can you really get excited when you know for a fact Taker is going to win? If the streak didn't exist it would have made the match so much better.
Oh before I forget...Rey pinning Punk was BULLSHIT!!! I'm tired of seeing Rey beat multiple people. He fights the odds...I get it. The SES is a fucking joke. It's only redeming quality is Punk's performances. He's fucking GOLD!
All in all it was just a ho-hum Wrestlemania.

1. You do know that you can put somebody over without actually losing to them right. Look at what Sheamus did the two RAWs after WM. He attacked HHH and delievered a great promo. Seems like he's still doing good to me.

2. What did you expect from the Hart/McMahon match? I didn't really like the family thing but it ties in within the story. McMahon was going to be dominated here and he did so why are you complaining?

3. Batista has beaten Cena every time they have meet so what no better place for Cena to finally overcome his arch nemesis at WM for the biggest prize in the company. I thought you were smarter than this.

4. So you can't enjoy a match if you know the outcome? It's not a given that Undertaker is going to win every time because you don't know whether he wants the streak to continue or end.

5. Who are these multiple people Rey is beating? I could have sworn that it was just Punk he was facing. Punk basically embarrassed Rey in front of his family so he wanted revenge and he did. You really thought Rey was going to join the SES. Imagine how that would have went.

 

[J.Carter]

Agreed. Hart/McMahon completly killed the crowd and the Punk/Rey match. The Punk/Rey match should have been given way more time the last two matches had good reactions but Jericho/Edge was a graveyard match with no fucking sound at all.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

We're still on this Let Down thing huh? I enjoyed Wrestlemania 26 this year from start to finish,yeah The Diva Match wasn't the greatest in the world but other than that I would put Wrestlemania this year in My Top 10 of Best Wrestlemanias. I liked the Bret Hart/Vince Match,yeah it wasn't a 5 Star Match but for this longtime Hitman Fan I enjoyed it for what it was and it was great seeing The Hitman get his Revenge for Montreal. Batista/Cena was good,better than their Summerslam Match I thought. Y2J/Edge was very good as was the Spear through the Barricade afterwords. MITB,yeah maybe not the Best one but still enjoyable and who saw Jack Swagger winning it? The Legacy Triple Threat Match was fun and Randy Orton turning Face officially was awesome as was the Pose he broke out again after the Match. Undertaker/HBK well nuff said,Emotion and a Great Match. Rest of the Show was fun. I know I wasn't the only one who Enjoyed Mania this year.

While im on the subject of Taker/HBK,I read someone said earlier they knew the outcome,So what? Just because you think you may know the outcome does that mean you still can't Enjoy the Match? I don't think the "Smart" Marks are ever happy with anything.

 

[maar130]

Ok guys from what I read on this posts of yours is really that the actual show didn't let you down, but your "knowledge" is what actually is letting you down and not letting enjoy the shows anymore, which seems very depresive, for real.

I mean, I also predicted most of the outcomes but as I watched I was very pleased with some of the matches, no matter the outcomes.

I mean from what I read the let down of the HHH VS Sheamus was the outcome but none says that Sheamus and HHH meshed well together and had a very enjoyable match. Did Sheamus needed the win? not really, he just needed to show that he can work and probably he will have it his way later.

Yes Batista lost, but the match was not bad, actually even if you knew the outcome how many fo you though that he was really going to tap out? I was thinking Cena would win somehow but was surprised Batista taped.

The women's match ups not really good but something changed when Vickie looked intot the Sky and paid tribute to Eddie, somehow it made it better, not much but better.

Jericho and Edge had a solid bout and even thought the winner of the Rumble has failed to get the title for the last three years, did any of you really though that Jericho would win in such a solid fashion? also the Spear afterwards was cool and left the door open for future matches.

Bret got his revenge, yes it was a little to long, I almost startd to simphatize with Vince after so many chair shots but in th end, the Hart family standed tall and that was what it was all about.

And last but not least, Taker VS HBK. Seriously you need to stop bitching about the damn Streak, For real, how come you had a very good match infront of you and all you do is complaing about it? I mean, I know you all knew who was going to win (even if the topic at the Wrestlemania 26 forum said otherwise) but tell that for one minute you dind't think Shawn was about to win when He kicked Taker for the 3rd time? or when he kicked out of the second Tombstone before start crawling? Also the freaking finish was damn emotional, yes it was like the one of Flair's last match in the WWE but it was different because Taker and HBK storyline wise were never friends and Taker at the beginning was the one purposed the Career VS Streak match, oly until the end He realized what he was doing and started hesitating about it only for Shawn to make him come to his senses and made him finish what they started.

In the end it was not about the Streak, it was about a Great wrestler finishing his career as an active wrestler.

Also a lot of people is trying to take away the meaning of the match by saying Michaels will come back to the ring and will tarnish what they did with the match, just like Ric Flair did. Sorry to break it to you but you don't really know that, why you want to ruin it for yourselfs with your attitude of "I know all about wrestling"? I mean I know that some of you have been wrestling fans for a very long time, me too, I have been a wrestling fan for over 2 and a half decades and still enjoy it, all of it, TNA too. Stop being a "Smark" for a while and enjoy the event for what it is. It was good show, maybe not the best you could get but it was good show and one that you will remember because one of the greates wreslters alive retired at it.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Am I the only one who thought that this years Wrestlemania was a bust? Other than the Shawn Michaels/Undertaker match, all the others were predictable.

What? You can't possibly tell me that Swagger winning MITB was predictable? The show was not as predictable you might think it was.

My very first question: Where were the celebrities??? Sorry but Fantasia is not big enough to be the only one they could find.

My answer to that is.... who cares? It's Wrestlemania, not "Look at all the random celebrities while some guys wrestle".

The Money in the Bank match was not as good as prior years for it was filled with mid-card talent (other than Christian). I understand the mid-carders have to step up for the main-event talent have to retire sometime; but prove yourselves first against them to see if you have what it takes. Sorry, but Jack Swagger??? He was getting the rep as a worker with no future and when was the last time he actually won a match on RAW?

The MITB matches SHOULD be full of midcarders. It's their chance to make it onto the card and get noticed. Swagger winning was a shocking moment because of him possibly having no future, like you said. Yet you also claimed this show was predictable? You just contradicted yourself.

The tag team was a squash match from the get go.

Would you rather it have been left off the card like last year?

The women...waste of space. I normally am a fan of a title match or something from them; but Vicky Guerrero???

Would you rather Santino dressed up as a woman win it like last year?

Batista and Cena was no shock there...even though they tried their best to make it look as though Cena didn't have a chance. Vince has Cena in a place along with HHH that he can do no wrong.

It had a good story behind it. Cena was the underdog after Batista had so much momentum going into the match and Cena proved why he should be the top face of WWE.

The HHH and Sheamus was a no shocker. As if HHH would ever lay down at a Wrestlemania for Sheamus.

Trips still made Sheamus look strong, look at how interesting their feud has gotten at this point.

The triple threat, again predictable for once Legacy fought themselves, it was over.

How was that predictable? There were times when it looked like Ted was going to win. Orton winning may have been an easy pick, but the match itself was hardly predictable.

I've been a wrestling fan for decades and this is my first post.

First post huh? Welcome to the Wrestlezone forums.

I've bought every Wrestlemania since it began and this was the first year I almost didn't because it was so weak. Please tell me that I'm not alone with this!!!

What made the card seem weak? I thought it was the strongest looking card in years and it lived up to those expectations. I disagree that Wrestlemania 26 was a letdown because I felt it was one of the better Wrestlemanias in recent years.

 

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I can sort of understand the concerns, but here's why I thought Mania XXVI really delivered, or rather, the superstars in it did. Because WWE gave some of them shit to work with in terms of time, and yet some of them still ended up having good to great matches with the limited time they got. The Unified Tag Title match was like three minutes long, but it did what it needed to, some nice action and a good finish while putting ShowMiz over and keeping the titles where they belonged. Rey vs. Punk could have been a show stealer if it got 15 minutes, but it only got six, and yet they still somehow managed to pull off an entertaining match. And the biggest example was Cena vs. Batista, that match only getting 13 minutes when it was once considered a HUGE dream match is an absolute joke, yet Cena knows how to be awesome no matter how much time he gets, and Batista certainly did his part to make this match great. The major downside to this Mania was the Bret/Vince match, which kind of sucked and might not have been the payoff we were all hoping for after 13 or so years, but then again it should have been expected with Bret's physical limitations. Not much more needs to be said about Taker/HBK II, about as good as the first one and that is no easy feat. The fact that I'm not totally sure which was better speaks volumes about the abilities of both guys. And it was certainly a fitting end to the career of one of the greatest in-ring workers of all time.

 

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I had alot of fun and thought it went by quickly and didnt feel like 4 hours..which I thought was good until I realized I only remembered one of my favs Swagger winning MITB and that Punk lost in an all too short match.

As others have mentioned, matches werent given enough time and I'm having a hard time placing the wasted time.

Though I am pretty darn sick of them showing the hype packages for the main events a couple times during a PAY PER VIEW.I get them hyping up the PPV main event or even Raws main event..raws to get ppl glued to channel and ppv to get them to order the ppv.

Once I've ordered the damn thing, dont waste my time showing me hype packages more than once...im not going to switch the channel because you failed to show me a hype video for a match 3 hours down the line.. I paid $40-50 for this shit give me wrestling.