Since some people are giving their opinion on WM18 I'll throw my two cents in. This will be repetitive for those who have read some of my posts in the past, but here goes again.
Ive always looked at WM18 as a good show. The hype, the atmosphere, and the crowd for Hogan vs. Rock made the show. Other than that it was decent, but showed a lack of effort. Some of the matches seemed better fit for a lesser show than mania. A little shuffling of the roster could have made this better. Heres what should have happened.
The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan: I would leave this alone. I know its a popular opinion that Austin should have gotten Hogan instead. At the time I thought so too. Seeing the way this turned out I wouldnt have changed it. The crowd reaction was so special and unique. I dont think it would have been the same with Austin. He obviously always gets a reaction, but I think a lot of fans, maybe most, would have been behind Austin and we wouldnt have gotten as good of a moment.
Steve Austin vs. Triple H: So Austin deserved better than Hall but shouldnt have got Hogan. I think he should have walked into mania as champ and wrestled Triple H in the main event. The showdown they had when Triple H returned at the rumble was awesome. Also these two were a team with the two man power trip when HHH got hurt. Some think they should have main evented WM17. I think a year later with a little more history between them would have been a good time. Also since Austin would have been involved the crowd wouldnt have been dead for the main event.
Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho: This just seems like a good mania match. Jericho is a better opponent for RVD than Regal.
Edge vs. Kurt Angle: This is a much better match than what both guys actually got. I especially like the American Olympic gold medalist going against the hometown boy in Canada. They would start a feud and have some great matches immediately after mania so why not start it a little earlier?
Booker T & DDP vs. Hall & Nash: With the nwo invading the WWF who better than two top WCW stars to try to stop them? They knew first hand what kind of damage the nwo could cause and would want to stop them before they got started. Booker was going face soon anyway and this would have been a good way to turn him. It also would give DDP more credibility. Maybe they could include Big Show and X Pac and make it a six man.
These are some changes that I think would have made a better show. I dont know what I would have done with Kane, Christian, or Regal, but the main part of the card is more important.
Second... WM7 was Undertakers first WM. They had him beat Jimmy Snuka in a squash match. Instead of that they should of had him beat Andre the Giant. Andre was at the event but didnt wrestle and it was at the end of his career when he was any making random appearances. This would of been a great draw with big man vs big man. Although it would of been very slow paced and probaly a terrible match the fans would of loved it. Im sure Andre would not of minded puttin over one more future star before he left like he did for so many others.
In hindsight this is a nice idea but it was just not plausible at the time. First of all Andre just couldn't go anymore. He was having a hard enough time getting to the ring for WM5. By the time WM7 rolled around he was done. Even if he did get in the ring to go through the motions this match would have been awful. He just didn't have it anymore. Also Taker was not a big enough name to go against Andre. That may sound strange now, but at WM7 Taker was just a new guy getting his start. That's why he got a no story filler match against Snuka. No one knew how successful Taker would become and obviously an undefeated streak was impossible to predict. Sure Andre's name on Taker's list of mania victims would look impressive but it just wasn't realistic for 1991. Besides Taker's victory over Snuka allowed him to steal Snuka's phenom nickname so at least there's some significance there.