Okay, the more part was only one comment about my last blog. Most of my ideas for the Hall of Fame was actually from the Fan Axcess. I was shocked to see Smackdown and Wm25 covering most of what I thought should go into the HOF. I have never been to a Fan Axcess so it was cool to see that similarity between the two.
Now, on with the show...or wait...before the show...
Tag Titles - My father, brother in law and brother were looking forward to the match but when they announced the title matches up next, we freaked out that the Tag Match wasn't on the show? I had to go online quickly to see that the match was only a dark match to be on the DVD. Unify the titles and we don't get to see it? The Miz deserved to be on the show and the only tag team that I care about doesn't get to share the spotlight? They deserved it and they got nothing. On top of that, they lose. I bet this will split them up so John Morrison can make it to HBK status. Bad start. Bad, bad, bad.
MITB - CM Punk winning again was cool. My money was on MVP. I had no clue who would win this. I didn't think they would have Punk winning again. Why would they repeat it? No other wrestler would have been appropriate. Shelton Benjamin needs to get more props as does Kofi with the part when he went up the ladder with Mark Henry holding it folded. Very cool.
Kid Rock Performance- I liked it.
Diva Battle Royal - Totally wrong! Not that Santino won but the way they handled it. The Divas of old were not even highlighted. They needed to introduce them one by one instead of coming out all at once. I had no idea that some of these Divas were in the match until they were eliminated: Molly Holly, Miss Jackie, Joy Giovanni, Sunny, Trish Stratus and Torri Wilson. The match also started at the bell when the announcer was introducing the match with the rules. So far, not a good Wrestlemania.
JBL vs. Rey - Rey as the Joker was awesome. 21 seconds match, not awesome. The Intercontinental title was this year's ECW title match. With a title like that, it needed to be longer and we got nothing until JBL "QUIT." Retired? Going back to Smackdown's announce table? We'll see. So now we have the tag titles and IC belt disrespected...if this is going to happen, they need to get rid of them and just have the two world titles.
Y2J vs. Legends - Steamboat look phenominal. Did anyone watching see how vulgar Piper was with the language? TV-PG? I bet he got some flack for that and may not be seen again for a while. For a match that didn't have anything behind it Steamboat gave his all and looked good still. He could even be more of a player than he thought. Took Mickey Rourke long enough to finally "fight" Jericho. Yawn.
Undertaker vs. Michaels - WRESTLEMANIA SHOULD HAVE STARTED AND ENDED HERE. Since my father read the Bret Hart book, he's hated Shawn Michaels. I have been a Shawn fan since the turn on Marty Janetty at the Beefcake's Barber Shop. I wanted Michaels to break the streak and this match, I had no idea who would win. Great part was the kick out of the tombstone. Undertaker's face showed it all. Never had he focused on the streak before and now he was concerned about it breaking. 17-0 is amazing and a great reversal with the moonsault into the second tombstone. I thought Undertaker had been severly hurt with the dive on the cameraman. Eek! Best match and it stole the show because...
Show vs. Cena vs. Edge - Duh! Who else would have won this one? Edge was champ coming in to WM24 too and lost, why not keep it the same...is Edge becoming a transitional champion too? Would have been cooler to see Cena "Attitude Adjust" both of them at the same time but Edge would have been crushed. The torch (or beer, if you saw the HOF ceremony) has been passed to John Cena.
HHH vs. Orton - a clean match? No run-ins? No backstage interviews? Just a lot of staring. Orton to Legacy, Legacy to Orton, HHH to Vince/Shane, Shane/Vince to HHH and Crowd to HHH/Orton match. Intense entrance with HHH. During it, my Dad said, "Look how quiet the crowd is." A lot of boring spots and they both looked groggy and wrestled like they both were 45-50 years old and at the end of their careers. All that build up and that's the match we get?
Overall, not the best Wrestlemania but Undertaker vs. Michaels ranks up there with Steamboat/Savage, Michaels/Hart (Ironman) and Hogan/Andre.