25 Anniversery Of Wrestlemania

25th anniversary of Wrestlemania recap and thoughts

So its Wrestlemania 25. On paper it looks pretty good except for the legends match and the diva battle royal. I still think its very stupid to have kid rock play during the card. My feelings are re enforced by the fact that the tag team unification bought became a dark match. That would have been better then watching kid rock. The colons won. We wont be able to watch that match until the DVD. AND IT WAS A TAG TEAM TITLE UNIFICATION MATCH. I remember when tag title matches meant something. Lets get to the show because its Wrestlemania. It will be cool. Before the show I think the match of the night will be Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels.

Live from Huston

Howard Finkle announces that one of the pussycat dolls is singing America the beautiful. Keen

We are welcomed by JR, The King, and Michael Cole. Well that is better then using multiple announcing teams. If you are wondering Tazz’s contract ran up on March 31st. He didn’t renew it. He did offer to work Mania but the WWE turned it down. This is probably the best idea ever. JR is good with color as I assume Cole will be handling play by play. But who will be the new Smackdown Color man?

Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs Finaly

Wait what? I hate that this is the opening. Should have been the tag title match but what ev. Trying to tell you what is happening would be ridiculous. Mark Henry and Kane clear the ring, climb the ladder and then every one pushes them off. At one point my boy Shelton climbs the top and does like a half swanton off the top. More fighting including more spots with hornswaggles step ladder. My favorite spot of the match sees Kingston climb a ladder that Mark Henry is holding reaching the case. Henry pulls the ladder, catches Kofi, and delivers the worlds strongest slam on the ladder. Lastly Shelton kicks more ass by power bombing MVP on to Mark Henry Tony Atlas and others. The finally sees Kane climbing the ladder but meeting CM Punk at the top. A couple of kicks later we have a winner

WINNER BY RETRIEVAL CM PUNK ***1/2

Thoughts
It was a train wreck and it was amazing. Shelton Benjamin always kills him self in these things and Kofi Kingston did what I thought he would do. Jump all over the place and get killed. Mark Henry actually didn’t suck and they used his power move set well. But there is a lack of story and they just threw spots together. But they were fun spots.


Kid rock now is up playing Bawiddabaw, some song I don’t recognize, All Summer Long, and So Hott. YAWN. The divas are robed of individual entrances, which sucks for the divas whom came back including Sunny.

25-Diva "Miss WrestleMania" Battle Royal: Known Participants - Melina, Maryse, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Michelle McCool, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Eve Torres, Katie Lea Burchill, Beth Phoenix, Layla El, Rosa Mendes, Candice Michelle, Natalya Neidhart, Jillian Hall, Tiffany, Sunny, Torrie Wilson, Molly Holly, Victoria and Jackie Gayda-Haas

Man some of these girls deserve better then this. Santino is in drag. This only gets worse from here. Only high light is Gail Kim trying a hurricanrana on Jillian but screws up and Eliminates herself too. In the end Santino throws Beth Pheniox and Melina over the top and wins.

WINNER SANTINO DUD

Err I mean Santina Santinos twin sister. A crowning happens after. All the beer in the world wont erase the thought of Santina gyrating. HORRIBLE BEYOND BELIEF.

Thoughts
God that was worse then I could have ever thought of. It was a comedy match they dragged Molly Holly, Victoria, Sunny and others in to. I am glade that Trish Stratus, Lita, and Wendy Richter stayed far far away from this. It would have degraded the match even further.


Just when things couldn’t get any worst

Chris Jericho vs. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and Rowdy Roddy Piper (w/Ric Flair)

Mickey Rourke is ringside with FRANK SHAMROCK. From the on set Steamboat looks like he actually belongs here. While Piper and Snuka might be good on the mic this match belongs to Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Piper tries a drop kick that is lower then I drop kick I would throw. I am kidding about that. Snuka taps to the walls and Piper is eliminated by Shinning Wizard. Steamboat whips out VINTAGE Arm drags chops and the such. They all look like they did in the eighties. Then Ricky “the dragon” Steamboat , Who turned 56 at the end of February, went to the top rope. He hit crossbodies all over the place including one to the out side. He looked amazing and Jericho was matching him move for move. But we all know whats going to happen. Jericho hits the codebreaker and that’s the end

WINNER CHRIS JERICHO

With a match like that you better believe there is shenanigans. Flair enters the ring gets in Jerichos face and ends up eating a codebreaker. Jericho is on the mic and calling out Mickey Rourke. Remember that Rourke is a former pro boxer. The dance around and and some punches send Jericho running for high ground. THEN FRANK SHAMROCK SNAPS AND BELLY TO BELLY. No that didn’t really happen but that would have been cool. Rourke posses with flair.

I will give that *** all for ricky steamboat

Thoughts: I wish this was just Steamboat vs Jericho. I thought at some point the hall of fame class might do a run in or at lest Austin but no. This ends the Legends story line and Steamboat made the match fun enough to pass.

Matt Hardy Vs Jeff Hardy Extreme Rules

Video package starts off and for the first time in like ten years Matt Hardy is wearing tights. WHAT A EVIL MAN. This match is Extreme rules and basically that’s all they did. And some very innovative stuff including a chair shot during a whisper in the wind, Matt in a table sandwich which then gets a huge splash by jeff. The ending involve ladders and the leap frog leg drop from Jeff. He misses. Matt hits a twist of fate with a chair and that’s all she wrote

WINNER MATT HARDY ***

Thoughts. That was expected. I think if they are gonna continue this feud an extreme rules match might not have been the best idea for the first match. Matt picked up the win so I don’t think this is done. I gave them a three for effort but I am probably the only one. It didn’t even compare to the MITB match that started off the show


IC Title Match: JBL © vs. Rey Mysterio

JBL makes his way sans a limo and runs down the crowd. He wants to make Wrestlemania history. Meh wont happen. Mysterio comes out dressed like the joker. I don’t know if that’s cool or sad. JBL Beats down Mysterio. Bell rings. This is the match Enziguir, 619, splash. End Match

WINNER AND NEW IC CHAMP REY MYSTERIO

JBL stands for a long time looking shocked and the quits.

Rating *

Thoughts: Man that was stupid. Lets burn the IC Strap more shall we. The best thing out of this is the fact that JBL needs a job. Tazz left Smackdown. MMMM I Smell opening.

The Undertaker Vs Shawn Michaels

Awesome Video Package opens. HBK clad in white comes down from above. Taker in black comes from below. His entrance is under five minutes which is a wrestlemania record. This is a back and forth match. Michaels hits some offence and then taker starts. At one point HBK is out side the ring taker looks to do a suicide dive. Shawn the pulls the camera man in to harms way and taker almost gets counted out. The last half is pure magic and taker kicks out of multiple Sweet Chin Music. HBK kicks out of Hells gate, Chokeslam, Last ride AND THE FUCKING TOMBSTONE. By my and my bros memory the only other man to do that was Kane. They just keep on going back and forth. The end sees Michaels try a moonsault taker catches him and tombstone again for the win

WINNER THE UNDERTAKER ****3/4

Thoughts. Perfect match by two wrestlemania legends. They both brought their A Games and created something memorable. The story as “what in the world will stop HBK”. This is undertakers first win over him EVER. The streak continues and I wish Shawn the best on vacation. PLEASE COME BACK SOON.

Nothing is gonna top that so lets go with the one of the two main events that might

World Title Match: Edge © vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena

Ok everybody hates Cena. I haven’t grown bored with him yet. He is the best in triple threat environments. Throw in Edge who is just awesome. And the Big Show who can bring the goods when its all not on his shoulders and I think this match will surprise some people. Big Show and Edge have normal entrance. Cena brings out 10,000 maniacs err Cenas to help him in the ring. This match was fast and furious. Lots happening. The story of the match was trying to get rid of the big show. When the big man is booked properly nothing can stop him. Not even getting speared through the guard railing. Cena and Edge make a great paring. Vickie ends up at ringside and gets speared for her trouble TWSS. All wrestlers are knocked out at various parts but the best was when the big show got caught in the ropes. FOR A GOOD 3 MINUTES. Him screaming at the ref to get him out of there was gold. The end saw Cena put both Show and Edge in position for an FU. Edge squirms off and big show goes for the rid. Then another FU for Edge and that’s all

WINNER AND NEW WORLD HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION JOHN CENA. ***3/4

Thoughts. Good triple threat but not great. I think my love for Edge and The Big Show cloud my ratings. This looked a lot better then most of the card. Cena has a belt and I don’t think he is done with edge.

Hall of Famers are introduced including Austin in a suit. After they are introduced as the Hall of Fame class Stone Cold books it out of there. That’s surprising. THEN THE GLASS BREAKS. Austin is out on an ATV goes to the ring and starts drinking some beer. He toasts JR and more drinking.

HHH is walking down the hall bumps into vince and shane and nods. I smell run in


WWE Title Match: HHH © vs. Randy Orton


Video package starts. Orton comes down. HHH enters with a sledgehammer. Wait he is standing infront of a mirror. HE THROWS THE HAMMER THROUGH IT. SWEET. Lets all remember that if HHH is DQd or Counted Out he looses the title. I smell shenanigans. They trade finishers at the beginning. Weird. The rest of the match sees Orton trying to get HHH counted out. Which makes sense because Orton has the advantage with the new rules. At the end HHH gets thrown into the ref. A Punt to the Head, Sledgehammer shot, and a Pedigree later HHH retains.

WINNER HHH ***

Thoughts. I was thinking that this is gonna be an over booked mess with run ins from every body and some mcmahon costing HHH the title by mistake. None of that happened. It wasn’t necessarily boring or anything but when put up against the good matches tonight it couldn’t stand tall. With how short this match was I feel this isn’t over. For a huge build up I would of expected more suspense.


OVERALL ***

Thoughts: The only match that really stood out was HBK vs Taker. MITB and the triple threat come second and third. But for a good card more of the underarm needed to be good and it wasn’t. The main event wasn’t great. And a mediocre match sandwiched between two dud matches didn’t help the crowd either. I don’t think a re ordering of the matches would have helped. Like last year wrestle mania had one or two good matches and the rest are blah. It could have been worse.