Let's break down the pros and cons of each match, how much each bout brought to the table and tabulate how much WrestleMania 28 was actually worth. It isn't like refunds can be handed out. This isn't Halloween Havoc , where refunds were being given out everywhere.
This was probably the match that deserved to be the dark match, not the one that ended in a no-contest between these two at last year's WrestleMania.
A match that many would hope would last 18 minutes lasted just 18 seconds. All that happened after the bell rang was Bryan kissing his girlfriend, getting a Brogue Kick to the face and being pinned for three. Sheamus celebrating afterward was minutes longer than this match. Heck, it took longer for either of these men to make it to the ring than it took for them to actually have the match.
A feud with little build being put on that early in the night and not lasting one entire minute? Don't they realize that some people had delays in the event starting on their television sets?
There were some people who could have missed the entire world title match! This would have been worth it on free television, and it wasn't even on there. Randy Orton did not have a good birthday at WrestleMania 28 as he ended up falling to Kane in their matchup. The ending had Orton literally doing some falling as he was chucked from the second rope with a thunderous chokeslam, which did Orton in ultimately.
It's fitting that a feud sparked by a handshake was terminated from Kane's hand clutching the throat of Orton. There were a few interesting spots in this match, and it all looked cool and long, considering the opening contest being so short. Running just shy of 11 minutes, it ended up as the fourth-longest match of the night. Some great counters and exciting nearfalls were in this match to at least keep things interesting.
It was also nice to see Kane get a WrestleMania victory. This was a heck of a lot better than the first match, obviously. It probably should have been the opening contest ultimately. In fact, it pretty much could be considered that much. It was good enough for a few bucks, but it wasn't the reason that the event was bought by anyone.
What does it say about a brand that their midcard title match had so much more time than their world title match? It hopefully says big things are in store for Cody Rhodes. After days as champion, the title has a new look and a new sense of importance in WWE, which we can thank Rhodes for.
We can also thank The Big Show for making quick work of Rhodes, lasting just over five minutes in the second-shortest match of the night. It didn't feel like a WrestleMania-caliber match though and probably could have been done on a SmackDown episode all the same.
It gave us all another look at The Big Show's lack of WrestleMania moments, but his title win would add both a positive and negative one for the giant. Winning the belt was big, but his reaction to victory had him blubbering and not knowing what to do with himself. The Big Show was an emotional mess that would be outdone by a certain special referee later on in the night. What was there really to expect here? A poor build leads to a sub-par Divas tag team match at WrestleMania.
Despite having broken her ribs in practice for Dancing with the Stars , Maria Menounos had those ribs possibly aggravated again. She seemed fine after all, but WWE might have had her booked too heavy, considering she is a celebrity and an injured one at that. Kelly Kelly may have been the worst of the four athletically, but pulled out a well-executed sunset flip from the top rope, which was unusual from her.
It seemed too risky to do that regularly in matches, but it was a nice spot. As if it wasn't predictable, Menounos got the pinfall victory with a roll-up, a staple of babyface Divas in the past few months.
Nobody bought this to see this match, but the girls did look good. If a guy could look away from Menounos for a minute to stop contemplating that that stain on her white pants was it was spray tan from Eve's face, by the way , this match was about what was anticipated, which wasn't much. However, it was the rumored return of another former superstar , Brock Lesnar , which may have pushed the final numbers over the edge. Lesnar actually returned the following evening at Monday Night "RAW," ending the show with an "F-5" of Cena just before the credits rolled.
Then, to build even more heat, a confrontation between Lesnar and Cena the following week erupted into an all-out brawl after a face slap watch the video here. For years, Lesnar was a UFC box office Goliath, attracting throngs of fans, whether it was from his earlier "professional" wrestling days, mixed martial arts MMA exploits or otherwise.
In fact, Lesnar headlined UFC opposite Frank Mir back in , which remains the promotion's most successful event ever with 1. He also holds another top all-time spot 1. In short, if Lesnar isn't, or wasn't involved, the PPV numbers, for the most part, struggled in comparison. With the UFC PPV numbers in a Lesnar-less funk, and the WWE on a Lesnar-fueled upswing, one has to wonder how much the promotion's success in recent years truly was built on his " blood, sweat and tears.
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