Wrestlemania 33
Pre-Show: Austin Aries VS Neville (c) [Cruiserweight Championship]
Fun match and one of the better ones of the night. Possibly the best pre-show match ever. I thought it deserved to make the main card but with a card as stacked as this one I can understand it getting moved down to the pre-show. Having it go first was a smart call not only to get the purple rope transitions out of the way but also to get everyone excited.
Pre-Show: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
This was stupid and I can see why it belonged on the pre-show. Mojo!? Seriously!? If this Battle Royal wasn't pointless before, it is now.
Pre-Show: Baron Corbin VS Dean Ambrose (c) [Intercontinental Championship]
Having this on the pre-show was disappointing as Dean deserves better but like I said on the Cruiserweight match, with a card this stacked unfortunately something had to get pre-show'ed. The match was fine.
AJ Styles VS Shane McMahon
Good opener and it was much better than expected. I really hope Shane is done at this point, it cannot be good for him to keep taking such dangerous spots at this age. Are we moving on to Styles returning to the World Heavyweight Championship scene? I'd like to see that happen.
Chris Jericho (c) VS Kevin Owens [United States Championship]
Fun match that I thought would be a potential show stealer. I enjoyed it overall and there isn't much else to say other than it should have been for the Universal instead of the US Championship. The right guy won.
Bayley (c) VS Charlotte Flair VS Nia Jax VS Sasha Banks [Fatal Fourway Elimination Match for the Raw Women's Championship]
Nia was so out of place here so them teaming up to get her out first was a good call. The match from last year was a lot better though this was good too.
The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy) VS Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (c) VS Cesaro & Sheamus VS Enzo Amore & Big Cass [Fatal Fourway Ladder Match for the Raw Tag Team Championship]
The Hardys are back!!!! Everyone at my PPV party went crazy and marked out for that. Moment of the night by far and this was probably the best match overall also. Funny, considering a week ago I thought it would be my snack break.
John Cena & Nikki Bella VS The Miz & Maryse [Mixed Tag Team Match]
This sucked and we all knew the actual match would be nothing special. Out of the four of them, only Cena can wrestle. I felt bad for Maryse when the wind kept messing her hair up. Speaking as someone with very long hair, when it gets in your face it is incredibly annoying. Did not care about the proposal at all and I will never fathom what Cena sees in Nikki but at least she makes him happy and that is what matters. Maybe they will do the wedding at Summerslam.
Seth Rollins VS Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) [Non-Sanctioned Match]
This was great. Trips' entrance with Stephanie on the motorcycle and Seth's with the torch were both well done. Seth finally got the big win he needed and can move on to better things. One of the better matches of the night, and even without any interferences by Joe!
Bray Wyatt (c) VS Randy Orton [Singles Match for the World Heavyweight Championship]
Ok, this was weird. Bray "summoning" the bugs in the ring was a pretty cool touch. Hope to see more of that in big matches. Orton winning was a major headscratcher though. I am guessing we get Orton VS Styles next and I would be fine with that.
Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) VS Goldberg (c) [Singles match for the Universal Championship]
This was going to suck no matter what. It never needed the title. All I will say is this.... Reigns or Rollins better challenge Brock ASAP. There is no point in even having Raw if there is no Universal Champion. If Brock holds the title hostage then I might be done with Raw for a while. Thank goodness for Smackdown....
Alexa Bliss (c) VS Becky Lynch VS Carmella (with James Ellsworth) VS Mickie James VS Natalya VS Naomi [6 Pack Challenge for the Smackdown Women's Championship]
Worst match of the night. It was a bit of a cluster mess when Alexa VS Mickie or Becky would have sufficed. Naomi sucks and her winning this brought the show down for me. Alexa retaining would have been the right call.
Roman Reigns VS The Undertaker [No Holds Barred Match]
Good match. If Taker truly is done then he will be missed. My guess would be Reigns uses this win to justify an immediate challenge to Brock. I liked both guys' entrances here also.
Overall Thoughts
Very good show for the most part and honestly the only major issue I had was with Naomi winning. Even Mojo's win sort of made sense due to the celebrity getting involved. I loved New Day's Red Mage outfits and the little Final Fantasy tributes like the Chocobo cart, Moogle plushes, and Xavier playing the victory theme. Hardys returning was a huge shock and loved them winning the belts. I'd say this was in the top 5 Wrestlemania events of all time. Awesome show. Sit back and watch it all if you missed it and have the time to spare.
Dagger's 2017 WWE PPV Rankings
1. Wrestlemania 33
2. Elimination Chamber 2017
3. Royal Rumble 2017
4. Fastlane 2017
Pre-Show: Austin Aries VS Neville (c) [Cruiserweight Championship]
Fun match and one of the better ones of the night. Possibly the best pre-show match ever. I thought it deserved to make the main card but with a card as stacked as this one I can understand it getting moved down to the pre-show. Having it go first was a smart call not only to get the purple rope transitions out of the way but also to get everyone excited.
Pre-Show: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
This was stupid and I can see why it belonged on the pre-show. Mojo!? Seriously!? If this Battle Royal wasn't pointless before, it is now.
Pre-Show: Baron Corbin VS Dean Ambrose (c) [Intercontinental Championship]
Having this on the pre-show was disappointing as Dean deserves better but like I said on the Cruiserweight match, with a card this stacked unfortunately something had to get pre-show'ed. The match was fine.
AJ Styles VS Shane McMahon
Good opener and it was much better than expected. I really hope Shane is done at this point, it cannot be good for him to keep taking such dangerous spots at this age. Are we moving on to Styles returning to the World Heavyweight Championship scene? I'd like to see that happen.
Chris Jericho (c) VS Kevin Owens [United States Championship]
Fun match that I thought would be a potential show stealer. I enjoyed it overall and there isn't much else to say other than it should have been for the Universal instead of the US Championship. The right guy won.
Bayley (c) VS Charlotte Flair VS Nia Jax VS Sasha Banks [Fatal Fourway Elimination Match for the Raw Women's Championship]
Nia was so out of place here so them teaming up to get her out first was a good call. The match from last year was a lot better though this was good too.
The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy) VS Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (c) VS Cesaro & Sheamus VS Enzo Amore & Big Cass [Fatal Fourway Ladder Match for the Raw Tag Team Championship]
The Hardys are back!!!! Everyone at my PPV party went crazy and marked out for that. Moment of the night by far and this was probably the best match overall also. Funny, considering a week ago I thought it would be my snack break.
John Cena & Nikki Bella VS The Miz & Maryse [Mixed Tag Team Match]
This sucked and we all knew the actual match would be nothing special. Out of the four of them, only Cena can wrestle. I felt bad for Maryse when the wind kept messing her hair up. Speaking as someone with very long hair, when it gets in your face it is incredibly annoying. Did not care about the proposal at all and I will never fathom what Cena sees in Nikki but at least she makes him happy and that is what matters. Maybe they will do the wedding at Summerslam.
Seth Rollins VS Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) [Non-Sanctioned Match]
This was great. Trips' entrance with Stephanie on the motorcycle and Seth's with the torch were both well done. Seth finally got the big win he needed and can move on to better things. One of the better matches of the night, and even without any interferences by Joe!
Bray Wyatt (c) VS Randy Orton [Singles Match for the World Heavyweight Championship]
Ok, this was weird. Bray "summoning" the bugs in the ring was a pretty cool touch. Hope to see more of that in big matches. Orton winning was a major headscratcher though. I am guessing we get Orton VS Styles next and I would be fine with that.
Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) VS Goldberg (c) [Singles match for the Universal Championship]
This was going to suck no matter what. It never needed the title. All I will say is this.... Reigns or Rollins better challenge Brock ASAP. There is no point in even having Raw if there is no Universal Champion. If Brock holds the title hostage then I might be done with Raw for a while. Thank goodness for Smackdown....
Alexa Bliss (c) VS Becky Lynch VS Carmella (with James Ellsworth) VS Mickie James VS Natalya VS Naomi [6 Pack Challenge for the Smackdown Women's Championship]
Worst match of the night. It was a bit of a cluster mess when Alexa VS Mickie or Becky would have sufficed. Naomi sucks and her winning this brought the show down for me. Alexa retaining would have been the right call.
Roman Reigns VS The Undertaker [No Holds Barred Match]
Good match. If Taker truly is done then he will be missed. My guess would be Reigns uses this win to justify an immediate challenge to Brock. I liked both guys' entrances here also.
Overall Thoughts
Very good show for the most part and honestly the only major issue I had was with Naomi winning. Even Mojo's win sort of made sense due to the celebrity getting involved. I loved New Day's Red Mage outfits and the little Final Fantasy tributes like the Chocobo cart, Moogle plushes, and Xavier playing the victory theme. Hardys returning was a huge shock and loved them winning the belts. I'd say this was in the top 5 Wrestlemania events of all time. Awesome show. Sit back and watch it all if you missed it and have the time to spare.
Dagger's 2017 WWE PPV Rankings
1. Wrestlemania 33
2. Elimination Chamber 2017
3. Royal Rumble 2017
4. Fastlane 2017