Paul Levesque, Stars: Hulk Hogan, Free standard shipping with $35 orders. All this and more. Action, Sport, WWF Title (Cage Match): Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy, WWF Tag Team Titles: Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine vs. 233 min The rest of the action was standard fare, though that is hardly a bad thing. Mark Calaway, Dwayne Johnson, TV-PG Steve Austin, Still, it was smart of WWE to place it first, as the rating likely would have been much worse if it had to follow any of the other title matches, which were all objectively better. Director: The opening match of the weekend could have spelled disaster for the entire show. The Undertaker takes on Sycho Sid in a No Disqualification Match with the WWF Championship up for grabs. Shawn Michaels, Star Ratings for Full Card Saturday. As opening nights go, WWE could have done far, far worse. Just as the match picked up and it appeared as though the babyfaces were building momentum, a significant injury derailed the bout and robbed all four men of the opportunity to kick off the festivities with a hot match. Steve Austin, Action, Sport, Shawn Michaels and Bret "Hit Man" Hart battle it out in an epic, hour long Iron Man Match with the WWE Championship on the line. Mark Calaway, With a win over Sheamus and Drew McIntyre, Gunther not only retained his run as the Intercontinental Champion but also became the sole holder of the most five-star matches as a member of the WWE Universe at five. Here was a match so significant that it was cut for time one night and shoved into the middle of a card, with minimal time allotted, the next. Mark Calaway, Action, Sport, Triple H defends the WWF Championship against The Rock, Mick Foley, and the Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match with a McMahon family member in every corner. 65243. pic.twitter.com/H0FiZo30Vw. Dave Bautista, | Hulk Hogan, Bianca Blair, Jim Hellwig, Stars: Here are star ratings for every match that took place at this year's WrestleMania, followed by a closer look at the three best matches of the weekend. Sport. container.appendChild(ins); Stars: Imagine being as powerful an entity as the Fiend, and deciding to be a professional wrestler. WWE WrestleMania 39 Night 1, from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. advertised a stacked card with three potential main events. | | They did not, and the result was one of the wildest, most fun matches in WrestleMania history. John Cena, Stars: Stars: Seth Rollins and Logan Paul both received grand entrances, with Rollins incorporating a music conductor while Paul descended from the rafters like Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 12. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Maybe Paul Triple H Levesques nod to all of the indie shows around WrestleMania 39 weekend, this was a classic spot fest in every sense of the word and ultimately delivered more than a few huge moments, from Chad Gable suplexing Brawn Strowman to Angelo Dawkins blowing up Brawn Strowman on the outside during his choo-choo charge. The irresistible force meets the immovable object. This one lived down to expectations, as Omos was nowhere near ready to excel on a stage of this magnitude as a singles competitor, and Bobby Lashley was not the miracle worker needed to get a passable match out of him. Sport, In the main event, Triple H puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Batista. Sid had to kick out of the leg drop, which is about as rare as seeing Halleys Comet. Richard Blood, TV-14 A core of critically-acclaimed matches would be witnessed at this event. Brock Lesnar and Triple H collide in a No Holds Barred showdown. var pid = 'ca-pub-1639418823868474'; Star Rating: 3.5/5 #6 The appropriately named Tag Team Turmoil fumbles at WrestleMania. First WWE World Heavyweight Champion Revealed? Hulk Hogan, Hart Foundation to become new champions. Sasha Banks now finally has a big WrestleMania victory under her belt. Joe Anoa'i, | Aaron Donald would have been a superior choice. Kevin Dunn Ronda Rousey, Sport, The Grandest Stage of Them All came back to the former Rosemont Horizon outside Chicago for WrestleMania 22, which featured John Cena defends the WWE Championship against Triple H. Kurt See full summary, Director: Randy Savage, JBL defends the WWE Championship against John Cena. Seth Rollins got the crowd singing on his way down to the ring, Paul had a tie-in with Prime, and the actual in-ring efforts proved why both men are, weirdly enough, two of WWEs best big-bout wrestlers. 180 min 168 min Bryan Danielson, Shinsuke Nakamura, TV-14 Which ones were they, and what star ratings did the rest of the 13-match card earn along the way? Action, Sport, The 10th annual WrestleMania saw a return to the place where it all began: New York City's Madison Square Garden. GOOD TO BE BACK. by Michael Sidgwick. That was the case again this year as two matches carried the load. George Kittle looked like he had a fantastic time, sure, and its not like anyone, I dont know, tore their quad midway through the match and had to pull an on-the-fly audible in front of 80,000 fans, but jeez, this match was a one all day. WWF Champion Bret Hart battles Yokozuna live at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The Big Boss Man, WWF Tag Team Titles: The Hart Foundation vs. Something's gotta give- The See full summary, Director: Alright, depending on how you felt about the finish of this match, the rating could swing widely. World Tag Team Championship. Though the build was mid, and the match was demoted out of the main event in part for that very reason, but when push came to shove, Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair turned in an incredibly hard-hitting match that blew away expectations and ultimately delivered the right finish at the right spot on the card. Ratings are from hisWrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribehere). Paul Wight, TV-PG For a match that was billed under Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey from SmackDown, it certainly had fans on the edge of their seat and totally invested in the story its participants told. 232 min 181 min It was kind of reminiscent of WrestleMania 33's set. The Miz and Logan Paul def. What a match! A definitive #WrestleMania victory for @EdgeRatedR inside Hell in a Cell against Demon @FinnBalor! Brock Lesnar, Ivar missed a moonsault, followed by Braun Strowman hitting a flying splash, and it led to the biggest pop of the night to this point. The Nasty Boys, Retirement Match: Randy See full summary, Stars: is worthy of headlining any pay-per-view. Why? Action, Sport. pic.twitter.com/A8ClLlORPp. Every WWE & AEW Dave Meltzer Star Rating Of 2022. Take three uber-talented tag teams, put them in the opening match spot on the second night of WrestleMania and turn them loose. While the match wasn't perfect, between Belair's entrance, Asuka's arm bar, and "The Est's" ability to transition said arm bar into a KOD, this was a four-star match any day of the week. The Miz announced an attendance of 80,497 and incels everywhere tweeted about the number being fake. Larry Pfohl, Are you ready to read about wrestling? The Hart Foundation vs. Congratulations to @trishstratuscom and the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions @BeckyLynchWWE & @AmyDumas!#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/r03x2Sr2Sx. 214 min Mankind faces the Big Show. Fortunately, Snoop Dogg thought quickly on his feet, and after punching the A-Lister multiple times in the face, he hit him with a Peoples Elbow to secure the pin. This was the province of WrestleMania, with McAfee, Logan Paul, McMahon, Johnny Knoxville and most of the crew from Jackass. Kevin Nash, TV-PG The final stretch was great and had the intensity one would have hoped for from the start. From Logan Paul's in-ring debut to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's thrilling return, we'll recap everything here. Mark Calaway, Win/Loss Records. | The match of WrestleMania thus far, this one was a joy to watch from start to finish. pic.twitter.com/bwjMAthLZ8. Unfortunately, then Sikoa returned to the ring area, hit Thodes with the Samoan Spike, and set Rhodes up to end the match on the wrong side of the pin next to a rubber chicken. Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs (SmackDown Tag Team Championships). Honestly, its impossible to know; maybe WWE really wanted to give Bayley and Stratus a moment in the ring instead of being on the outside as managers? The usual signatures were no-sold, and the Fiend lost via distraction because Alexa Bliss turned on him. pic.twitter.com/uoaNiE4wts. Best 450 in the biz. Dwayne Johnson, Hulk Hogan, After the match Steve Austin came to the ring, delivering Stunners to McMahon, Theory and McAfee. Dominik Mysterio repeatedly antagonized his family until Angie Mysterio slapped him to an enormous pop. ins.id = slotId + '-asloaded'; Stars: | The Usos would be the first tag team main event at a WrestleMania since WrestleMania 1. Instead of being a classic, an epic befitting their talents, it was a good match that figures to propel the feud forward. The Rodger Ebert of wrestling since he began his venture some forty years ago, Meltzers grades hold particular weight in the professional wrestling community because of his sheer wealth of knowledge, and the thousands upon thousands of matches hes reviewed up to this point. | Kevin Dunn The entrance ramp really made the superstars feel like they are larger than life. The final match up for debate from WrestleMania is Drew McIntyre vs. Not so much. There wasn't a ton of buildup to this match, other than Kevin Owens trash-talking both Steve Austin and the state of Texas. Take Our Quiz To Find Out, Which Current WWE Tag Team Are You? but WWE's star figure has been near-perfect. var ffid = 1; While the finish was good, there was some really good stuff in this match, and, thankfully, the feud between Edge and The Judgement Day appears to be officially over, this match lost all of its momentum in the middle and was never quite able to earn it back from the audience. Clemson Tigers. Director: window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId, 'stat_source_id', 44); | 161 min Kerwin Silfies | Jay Reso, TV-14 Was the match perfect? Youd better believe it. The match was far from a clinic, but what it lacked technique it more than made up for in star power. Both women came out looking strong, and it felt the entire time that it could go either way. | Dwayne Johnson, | Everyone and their mothers expected Cody Rhodes to be the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins Saturday night, but that did not lessen the impact of the former All Elite Wrestling Executive Vice President's return to WWE. Win/Loss Records. Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. Adam Copeland, Stars: Lynch defeated Belair in a matter of seconds at SummerSlam, but there would be no repeat of the squash here. Bundy and Hogan faced off in the main event of WrestleMania 2 in a steel cage match. Happy Corbin. Action, Sport. Nothing spectacular here, but a good ending helped get the crowd back into things after a so-so opener. Diesel battles Shawn Michaels for WWF Championship while former gridiron great Lawrence Taylor squares off against Bam Bam Bigelow. Action, Sport, Roman Reigns looks to dethrone the game Triple H and become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. | Shawn Michaels, Congratulations to @reymysterio! 0% 2 stars. #AndStill pic.twitter.com/V2iX4eEHe8. | Dwayne Johnson, Styles, The three participants closed out the second night of WrestleMania 37. Designed and Developed by Arren Marketing, Current WWE Stars Expecting Their First Child, Update On Big WWE Targets Contract Status, Incredible Videos Of WWEs Gunther Out-Of-Character, Dancing With New Wife Jinny, AEW Star So Happy For WWEs Baron Corbin, Ex-WWE Name On Why He Called CM Punk A Bitch After Raw Backstage Return, Young Bucks Pitch Dream Match Against Top WWE Stars, Did NXT Stars Know About Call-Up Plans Ahead Of WWE Draft Revealed, Potential Spoiler On Where Top WWE Stars Are Set To Be Drafted, All Draft Picks Confirmed 2023 WWE Draft Night 2 Results, AEW Star Has Hilarious Response To WWE Stars Tweet, NXT Star Reacts To Being Drafted To WWE Main Roster, WWE Name Says Company Has Hired A New Writer To Work With Top Star. She repeatedly attacked Rousey's legs in an attempt to set up her Figure Eight submission. | Austin worked hard, overcoming early hesitation to deliver a damn fun, Attitude Era brawl with Kevin Owens in a match most assumed they would never see. TV-14 Take Our Quiz To Find Out, Which WWE Legend Are You? Phil Brooks, TV-14 Hogan may get a lot of grief as the one common denominator in these matches, but he didnt have much to work with either. There is no bigger stage in professional wrestling than the main event of WrestleMania and being there is a lifelong dream for many wrestlers. ins.style.width = '100%'; | Rousey tried to get the ref's attention, and Flair delivered a big boot and the pin for the victory. Stars: Take Our Quiz To Find Out, Rumor Roundup: Backstage Notes On Recent NXT Releases, Superstar Requests Release, More, Rumor Roundup: Alexa Bliss Frustrated With WWE Creative, WWE Interested In Bringing Back Tag Team, More, Predictions For The Next Episode Of Smackdown. Sometimes that leads to epic encounters that stand the test of time. Stars: He was granted a match by Vince McMahon but with the stipulation that his opponent wouldn't be known until Rollins was in the ring. Two of the best wrestlers of their generation, their clash was a dream match of sorts for die-hard wrestling fans all-too-appreciative of their accomplishments. The match was solid, as one might expect. WrestleMania is the grandest stage in all of professional wrestling, and with it comes certain expectations of match quality. Then, an abrupt finish that saw Reigns rake the eyes of his opponent, allowing him to escape an F-5 before delivering a spear for the win. Chock full ofJackass stars and spectacle, the Anything Goes Match between the Hollywood celebrity and former Intercontinental champion had the fans in Dallas entertained from start to finish. Read our Privacy and Data Policy. Cagematch rating: 9.67. The action got off to a fast start too, with Lynch looking to put Belair away early with a flurry of offense. John Cena, | With Mr. T fresh off of a successful appearance in . Tim Walbert The perfect example of the multi-man matches WWE so well, with everyone shining and the right team going over. Action, Sport, WWF Title: Sgt. Will The Undertaker accept John Cena's challenge See full summary, Director: 163 min John Cena, While it initially felt like a foregone conclusion that Austin would emerge victoriously, there was more than enough back-and-forth to keep it interesting. Imagine acquiring a wrestler's license in hell. Stars: Matches 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s The Fiend actually did one! All rights reserved. Bret "Hit Man" Hart faces "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a Submission Match with special guest referee Ken Shamrock and more. Slaughter. 240 min Too often it felt like Edge and Styles were working for an epic, rather than letting the match develop into one. Action, Sport, WWF Title: Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant, WWF Intercontinental Title: Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper vs. Adrian Adonis, The Hart Foundation and Danny Davis vs. The two actually had a fairly decent match in all truth, but after some underhanded tactics by Mr. Fuji left Hart blinded Hogan came to ringside to help Hart, and Fuji issued a challenge to Hogan. The better-than-expected performance of Logan Paul and a red-hot crowd fueled the tag team match between the YouTube sensation, partner The Miz and the Mysterios to a higher star rating than . Boston College Eagles. Miami Hurricanes. 2023 ITR Digital Media Limited. CP. Anything below that is a different shade of sh*tty, from "That was pretty sh*tty" to "Christ what a piece of sh*t that was". Hulk Hogan, | Unfortunately, the match did not quite live up to those expectations. Sid Eudy, Final numbers will be available Monday as WrestleMania SmackDown was once again No. The Dudley Boyz defend See full summary, Director: Flair deserves credit for making her approach clear. Dave Bautista, And NEW #WrestleMania. Because of the success that was Bret Hart and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's iconic WrestleMania 13 outing, the remainder of the card being a stinker often goes unnoticed.Cagematch rated Hart vs. Austin a superb 9.67, but for other clashes, they weren't quite as . Heading into WrestleMania 39, there wasnt a more intriguing non-title match on the card than Rey Mysterio versus Dominik Mysterio. Jim Hellwig, WWE Legend Pitches "Bonus Time" Match With Rhea Ripley, Ranking Every Night One WWE 2023 Draft Pick From Worst To Best, 4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (April 28). Author of Becoming All Elite: The Rise of AEW, which is available to purchase at the following link: We are now well and truly on the road to WrestleMania 36. - somebody's actual thought process. "He's from hell, so it's OK!" Randy Savage, | Demonic entities succumb to distraction in WWE. Drew McIntyre challenges Bobby See full summary, Director: Stars: If this match was solely The Miz versus Shane McMahon, this match would have topped out as a zero and may have actually dipped into the negative star range, depending on how WWE was able to deal with Shane-O-Macs torn quad. This was a weird match. Randy Orton, TV-PG Find out with this look back at the 2022 edition of The Showcase of the Immortals. Paul Levesque, This was another relatively average match, but it was great to see that Paul put in the work necessary to carry himself well. Either way, this match didnt feature any betrayal, didnt progress the storyline along, and ultimately just sort of happened. Perhaps fans were a little exhausted following the two previous matches. WrestleMania 38 was the first WrestleMania event back at capacity since 2019, and the two night spectacular delivered shock returns, title changes and grudge matches. Action, Sport, WWF Champion Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage, WWF IC Champion Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart, WWF Tag Team Champions Money Inc. vs. The Usos hit their 1D finisher on Zayn, and he kicked . Every WWE Trademark Filing Of 2022. From there Sid, Hogan, and Sids manager Harvey Wippleman had to improvise a DQ finish to set up for the return of the Ultimate Warrior. Bret Hart, John Layfield, Triple H puts his Heavyweight Championship on the line in a Triple Threat Match against Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels. Director: 11861. Hulk Hogan, TV-14 HUGE Stable Split Upcoming In 2023 WWE Draft?! Undertaker and Shawn Michaels deliver an epic clash for the ages. Paul Levesque, Robert Remus, ins.className = 'adsbygoogle ezasloaded'; Legacies will be defined, and legends will be born in part one of The ONLY WrestleMania Too Big for Just One Night. Paul Levesque, TV-14 A controversial WWE Hall of Famer is planned to appear on night two of the WWE Draft on WWE Raw. Shouldn't Edge, incidentally, have an issue with the Fiend no-selling a back suplex? Kurt Angle, Did it live up to expectations? The Usos def. Dominik and Rey Mysterio. The injury appears to be legitimate. | After turning in a fantastically entertaining Fatal Four-Way Tag Team match on Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, this match attempted to catch that very same lightning in a bottle twice to not quite the same results. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-All-Elite-powerful-Wrestling/dp/B09MYSNT71. | On night two, Johnny Knoxville defeated Sami Zayn in one of the more bizarre matches in WrestleMania history with the aid of the Jackass crew and a giant mouse trap. Apr 12, 2021 April 12th, 2021. Happy Corbin - 2.75* Logan Paul & The Miz vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio - 3.5* Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch - 4.5* Much like the inaugural WrestleMania, however, this match was one of the foundational moments for the then-WWF. Randy Savage, Heading into WrestleMania 39, there wasnt a bigger match on the card than Brock Lesnar versus Omos literally. Stars: Yes. The Viking Raiders WrestleMania Showcase *** 3/4, Trish Stratus, Lita & Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL **3/4, Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair SmackDown Womens Title ****3/4, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Stars: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7 Match Star Ratings For WWE WrestleMania 37 - Night 2. is a banger. Nakamura and the Usos were able to salvage the match, but Boogs' unfortunate injury left this one underwhelming. Outside of the KSI Prime Energy Drink spot, which was a classic "your mileage may vary" moment, it's hard to find too much wrong with this match, which is probably why Meltzer gave it a 4.5-star. John Cenas entrance incorporated Make-A-Wish kids, and while it may not have been his best entrance, it was certainly his most wholesome. It's WINNER TAKE ALL in this stone cold highly anticipated Championship Unification Match. There was no flowing narrative or story, just eight women doing moves until Naomi and Sasha Banks did the most emphatic one and pinned Carmella to win the tag titles. An ugly spear, which appeared to be the result of The Beast being out of position, came first. It was the same match we have seen between the two teams each Friday night, with the same heels going over. According to Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com, the finish of the match was changed after the injury. Scott Hall, TV-PG The wild brawl saw Austin pin Kevin Owens, dishing out Stunners to everyone within arms reach in the process. Dwayne Johnson, There was nothing to the match outside of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods that was WrestleMania-worthy. The Rockers def. The show also saw Cody Rhodes return to a WWE ring for the first time in six years, as he was revealed as Seth Rollins mystery opponent. Below, you'll find a look at all seven of Saturday's matches, with star ratings for eachbased on factors like in-ring performances, storytelling, crowd response and overall impact. | It began during daylight, which dimmed down the impact of the openings ever so slightly, the match was long, but not overly long, and oh yeah, Balor had to be worked on for what felt like 10 minutes because he split his head open so bad he needed 14 staples to close the wound after the match. Yes. But a 1.5 rating? Dominik and Rey Mysterio provided a few athletic highlights, but they never really generated any momentum. 5 stars. Action, Sport. Stars: Jim Hellwig. Yes. Writer, podcaster and editor. Buckle up for a trip down WWEs memory lane. Mark Calaway, TV-14 WWE. The finish was also strong, as Austin kicked out of Owens' Stunner, dodged a chair shot that ricocheted off the ropes and hit Owens in the face and delivered his own "Stone Cold" Stunner for the in-ring win. The pattern of low rated Hogan matches continues here. How the match was supposed to end is unknown, but it feels unlikely that Nakamura and Boogs were meant to go over.
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