411's WWE WrestleMania XXV Report 04.05.09
Posted by Chris Lansdell on 04.05.2009
Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker steal the show while John Cena wins the World Title and Triple H holds on to the WWE Title! Get all the details on WWE's biggest show of the year with our full report!
Greetings, humanity! Welcome to the WRESTLEMANIA edition of 411's PPV Report. I'm Chris Lansdell and I am STOKED. It's MANIA, BABY! Let's get it on!
PYRO!
They have the Fink doing the ring annoucing! We're off to an epic win! Nicole She'sahumdinger butchers America the Beautiful and...guess what? IT'S MANIA BABY!
Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay
Two years in a row huh? My boy Punk jerks that curtain. Boo-urns, Fink only did the opening. Henry has "SHS" on his signet, Sillsby High School maybe? Finlay appears to have robbed the Mad Max prop closet for his ring jacket. I hope the ladders are reinforced or Mark Henry may just die.
We're underway! Early on we get Henry and Kane are slugging it out in the ring while everyone else is outside. Avalanche by Henry and he poses, only to get taken out with a laddere shot from Christian and Shelton. Another for Kane! They try to get Kofi but he jumps OVER the ladder and takes them both out! BIG boot from Kane to Finlay. Henry and Kane are the first to climb (REINFORCED LADDER!) but a gang bang stops that. We have 5 men on ladders! Kane and Henry put a quick end to that and drop both ladders, then go back to hurting each other. Kane throws Henry out then throws an extra ladder after him. Kane tries to climb but Henry takes the ladder down. He tries to throw the ladder at Finlay's head, but mercifully Finlay ducks and takes Henry out. TOPE to the outside by Finlay, taking out Kane and Shelton! CHRISTIAN flies! MVP with a somersault senton to the outside into the crowd! Punk and Kofi confer, then both hit topes to the outside! SHELTON IS ON TOP OF THE FUCKING LADDER!!!!! SWANTON BY SHELTON and Jesus H Christ Shelton is dead. He either landed on his head or on Kofi's leg, neither result is preferable. HENRY IS CLIMBING TO THE TOP! No, dear God no! Finlay saves everyone's life with a shillelagh shot to Henry, and now Hornswaggle has a ladder! A short one, of course. TADPOLE SPLASH to the outside off the back of Henry! Finlay fetches a ladder and he's all alone! Kofi tires to come back in, his leg seems OK thank God. Finlay cuts him off and tries to climb, but Kofi jumps THROUGH the ladder with a dropkick, then rams it into Finlay's head! Kofi charges but Finlay gets the short ladder up into his face. Finlay takes the short ladder to everyone and once again he's alone. Kofi crawls over and gets kicked off by Kofi. Kofi climbs but Henry just tips the ladder over. Headbutt to Kofi. Henry goes to set up the ladder and KOFI CLIMBS IT WHILE HENRY HOPLDS IT! Beautiful! Henry tips the ladder and Kofi turns it into a splash...CAUGHT by Henry! WORLD"S STRONGEST SLAM TO THE LADDER!!! Kofi dead. MVP uses a ladder as a spear on Henry, and then takes it to Benjamin. A ladder gets wedged horizontally, Benjamin tries a springboard rana off the horizontasl ladder but MVP catches him with a powerbomb! MVP climbs and is taken out by Punk! Punk is close! Christian intercepts but Punk regains control...No way! GTS on the ladder...no! UNPRETTIER off the ladder!!! MVP climbs again...hot damn Benjamin runs up TWO ladders from the floor to take MVP out! Botched sunset bomb off the ladder, but who cares. POWERBOMB by Shelton to MVP, over the top rope and into a crowd on the outside! Christian and Shelton are battling over the ladders now, both men had their hands on it, the ladder tips and Shelton goes to the outside!!! Christian keeps his balance with one foot on the top rope, then rights the ladder! THAT WAS AWESOME. He's there PUNK!!!! Springboard to the ladder and takes Christian out! No, Christian has Punk dangling like last year!!! KANE saves the day again, now Kane climbs. Punk is up! GOOZLE to Punk! Punk kicks him off, and HE HAS IT!!! YES!!!
Winner: CM Punk
KID KASH IS ON WRESTLEMANIA! Oh, my bad. Kid Rock. This could be the tag title match. I used to be indifferent to Kid Rock, and now I dislike him intensely.
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
Santino is clearly in the ring in drag. Mae Young and Candace are at ringside. Rosa is first out, and...I have no idea who's who. They didn't announce anyone and they're not calling the match. Neiither am I, they're just catfighting. Sunny and Torrie are gone, confirmed by JR. VICTORIA eliminated Maria, just to make Sforcina happy. Gail Kim eliminates Jillian and fucks up to eliminate herself too. Beth takes Kelly out after a beautiful handsrping. MOLLY HOLLY is gone too! Beth is dominant, throwing everyone out, and it's obvious Santino will take her out last. Maryse is gone, last 5 are Mickie, Michelle, Beth, Melina and Santina. Mickie and Michelle are slugging it out on the top rope, they fall off to the outside! Beth takes Melina over to eliminate her, Santino tips them both over, and the bullshittery continues.
Winner: Santina Marella
For the love of God. It's gyrating.
Chris Jericho vs. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and Rowdy Roddy Piper (w/Ric Flair)
Sign of the night: Y2J vs The Golden Girls. Rourke is nice and close to the ring so he can come and interfere. Jericho is out first, followed by Steamboat, Snuka and Piper. I hope they keep their shirts on. Steamboat looks incredible for his age. Piper charges early and takes Jericho to the floor, then rolls him back in. Jericho reverses a whip, Piper goes over in a sunset flip for 2. DROPKICK by Piper! No, you didn't read that wrong. Shots in the corner by Piper. Snuka wants Jericho rammed into Snuka's head, Piper tags him instead. Headbutt by Snuka, series of chops, then a whip and a knife edge. Tag to the Dragon, VINTAGE STEAMBOAT chop from the top! Arm drag! Arm drag! Hold number 4 – ARM BAR. Takedown by Steamboat and then a tag to Snuka for a double team chop. Well, it was a little off, but they old. WALLS out of nowhere on Snuka and he taps! 2 on 1 now and Jericho takes Steamboat out and to the floor. Whip by Piper and a stiff running kick to the gut. VINTAGE PIPER eye poke and sleeper hold! Jeircho escapes and hits a shining wizard for 3! Steamboat is on the top! CROSSBODY!!! 1...2...2.7! Jericho regains control and they exchange chops, a boot from Jericho has him win the exchange. Snap mare and a spine kick from Jericho. Half nelson applied, Steamboat fights out and takes down Jericho with a shoulder block. Jericho reverses a whip and throws Steamboat out...HE SKINS THE CAT!!! NO WAY! Jericho to the outside, CATAPULT CROSSBODY BY STEAMBOAT!!! Where is he getting this!???Top rope chop!!! 1...2...NO! Jericho reverses a whip, Steamboat goes up and over, rollup! 1...2...no! Damn! This guy is nuts! Bulldog by Jericho, LIONSAULT misses! Jericho stays in control with a kick, he charges and POWERSLAM BY DRAGON! 1...2...2.81! Walls applied! Steamboat rolols through into an inside cradle! This is how he won the NWA title!!! 1...2...2.8569!!! German try, Steamboat flips over! CODEBREAKER!!! 1...2...3! Jericho wins!
Winner: Chris Jericho via pinfall (last pinning Steamboat, Codebreaker)
Flair charges the ring! He chops seven shades of Hell out of Jericho! Whip gets reversed and Jericho hits the Codebreaker on Flair! Jericho grins and kicks Flair to the floor, and he has a mic. Jericho calls out Rourke, trying to get him in the ring. He calls him a coward and THAT does it. OK if this happens, I forgive them for bumping the tag match. Rourke is in the ring, the crowd is on edge, you can feel they are expecting Austin or SOMETHING. Rourke offers a few left jabs and Jericho is having second thoughts. They shadow box, Rourke catches him with a stiff left hook and DOWN GOES JERICHO! No Ram Jam? Boo-urns.
Extreme Rules Match: Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
Oh my GOD Matt Hardy is wearing tights.
BITCHSLAP and we're underway! To the outside early and Matt gets a poster to the head, followed by a trashcan and then gets taken to the steps. POETRY IN MOTION off the ring steps! Promising start. Matt is rolled back in and Jeff fetches a chair. He sets it up and goes for another Poetry, Matt moves and Jeff hits hard in the corner. Jeff goes for a Whisper in the Wind...DAMN chairshot to the knees!!! Another chair shot! 2 count only. Matt to the outside and he has...a VACUUM CLEANER? Vacuum cleaner shot (never thought I would type that!) from Matt and he gets 2. In the ring, Matt charges into a mule kick but catches Jeff in a Side Effect onto the chair! Matt lays in the boots and shots to Jeff then bends him around the cornerpost. Matt goes looking for more PLUNDAH and he has a table. He sets it up on the outsideand tries to suplex Jeff off the apron on to the table. Jeff blocks and knocks Matt down, then hits a SWANK twisting clothesline off the apron! Matt gets mule kicked into the steps and Jeff has a crutch and a kendo stick. Of course he does. Shots from the stick, then he fetches a garbage can. He places it over Matt's head then CREAMS him with the crutch. Dropkick by Jeff, face-first suplex and up he goes for the Swanton. Matt moves! Kick wham Twist of Fate! 2 count only for Matt. Matt goes to the top and calls for the Swanton, but Jeff intercepts and stes for a superplex...connects. The crowd are pretty dead between moves. Jeff measures and connects with a chairshot flush to the head. Matt rolls to the outside and Jeff follows to put him on the table. He lays the chair on his chest and goes plunder-hunting...he has another table. He positions this one on the first, over Matt. Jeff to the top...SPLASH THROUGH TWO TABLES!!! Both men are down and quite possibly out. 2 count for Jeff before Matt gets to the rope, and Jeff has a ladder. No, two ladders. He positions the chair and jumps off it with a leg drop, then sets up both giant ladders. One is easily 15 feet, the other maybe 12. Slingshot leg drop MISSES! BAH GAWD KANG HE BROKE HIS ASS RIGHT IN HALF! Matt wraps the chair around Jeff's neck...TWIST OF FATE!!! HOLY FUCKING FUCKERY OF OUCHTASTIC GOD DAMNS! 1...2...3 forget about it.
Winner: Matt Hardy via pinfall (chair-assisted Twist of Fate)
JBL talks his way to the ring. It's all in the name of cheap heat. JOKER MYSTERIO! Greatest outfit ever. We get super-special ring announcing for this one. Mysterio is sporting green suspenders with his mask. JR estimates JBL's weight at 250...FAIL. JBL connects with a STIFF kick during instructions, the ref pulls JBL off and asks if Rey wants the match to star...he nods and there's the bell...ENZIGUIRI! 619!!! Splash! New Champ! WTF??????
Winner: Rey Mysterio via pinfall (splash)
I smell Austin. JBL has the mic and looks speechless. He has something to say, but first he's going to kill the crowd by standing there looking dumb. "I QUIT!" - JBL. Houston likkes that idea. Good, Smackdown needs an announcer. Well, maybe I didn't smell Austin.
These video packages are a godsend. Cider number 4 GO!
The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels has toppped his WM XII entrance, as he descends from the set in his NegaTaker garb to the music he used for thast promo, in an arms-spread pose. I wonder which developmental territory the druids will be from this year. Taker comes up from under the stage Gangrel-style, and we are already drowning in symbolism. Wait, no druids? Shenanigans! We still get a 4+ minute entrance.
Shawn opens up with his speed, ducking some rights and hitting some chops. The third dodge leads to some rights in the corner but Taker blocks the next one and literally throws HBK over the top. HBK tries to play possum and gets the mount, but Taker throws him off. Taker finally catches Shawn and here come the soup bones. Shots in the corner from Taker. Michaels blocks a whip and stars with the chops, Taker whips him to the corner. HBK does the flip bump and gets hit with a HIGH backdrop. Military press slam by Taker followed by an elbow drop for 2. Taker goes to the arm with shoulder blocks, and it's time to ring the bell...OLD SCHOOL connects. Taker charges and tries a Yakuza kick, Michaels moves and Taker gets tangled in the ropes. Shinbreaker by HBK, followed by a chop block. Basement dropkick by HBK and he locks in the modified figure four. Taker punches his way out but has trouble standing, and HBL compounds the trouble with a dropkick to the knee. Michaels charges but Taker catches him in a bear hug, remembers to sell the knee and rams HBK to the corner. Shots in the corner, whip and a charging clothesline. A second charging clothesline, snake eyes and a big boot from Taker, followed by a leg drop for 2. Taker is setting for the chokeslam...goozle! CROSSFACE BY MICHAELS! Taker turns into it to relieve the pressure then triues to roll Michaels up, he gets 2. HBK maneuvers and gets into the prime crossface position, Taker gets to his feet with HBK still holding on...side slam breaks the grip and gets 2 for Taker. Whip by Taker but he drops his head and gets kicked...no-sold by Taker. HBK ducks some shots and comes back with chops. Flying forearm by HBK! Kip-up! Inverted Atomic, chop, inverted atomic, chop, clothesline by Michaels. HBL goes to the top for the flying elbow...Taker is up! HBK comes off for an axehandle...GOOZLE! HBK escapes, goes for chin music but Taker drops under it! HBK goes back to the legs...HELL'S GATE! He's got it in good! HBK struggles and writhes and gets to the ropes. Both men on the outside briefly, Taker takes HBK to the steps and rolls him back in. Kick to the head of HBK, then the patented leg drop on the spron MISSES! HBK moved! Someone did their homework. Baseball slide to Taker on the outside. HBK goes to the top backwards...MOONSAULT misses!!! He hit HARD. Taker is back in the ring while the ref checks with HBK. ZOMBIE SIT-UP and Taker is going to fly.....HBK pulls the camerman in the way and OH MY GOD ON HIS HEAD! TAKER LANDED ON HIS HEAD! Watching the replay he may have tucked in time but he went almost full vertical into the floor like a lawn dart. Shawn checks on the ref, who he had previously shoved out of the way, and brings him into the ring, imploring him to count. The crowd is in a shocked silence. The ref is at 9 and Taker is still stumbling around...he gets back in the ring! HBK is tuning the band...Taker is up...Goozle! Chokeslam! 1...2...2.807! Wow. He got some serious height on that. HBL escapes the Tombstone, Taker catches Sweet Chin Music, goozle is blocked...MUSIC CONNECTS!!! 1...2...NO! HBK goes after Taker, Goozle from the floor! Last Ride! HBK escapes! Taker has him again...LAST RIDE connects! 1...2...2.935!!! Taker is...going to the top? HBK looks down and out. ELBOW FROM THE TOP misses and both men are down again. They get up, HBK charges and Taker sidesteps and sends him over...HBK skins the cat! He catches Taker in a headscissors...Taker drags him into Tombstone position! He nails it! What a great counter. 1...2...2.993!!! That's it, ny heart can't take any more. Taker's face looks priceless. Down come the straps, Angle Slam maybe? Taker pulls HBK up and goes for another Tombstone...countered to a sloppy DDT! Ugh. HBK tries to drag himself to the top, elbow drop connects. Both men are worn right out. Strike up the band! FLUSH on the jaw with Sweet Chin Music! 1...2...2.974! Paint me gold and call me Oscar. We have a "This is Awesome chant", don't hear those much in WWE. They slug it out with stiff chops and punches, treading blows that would fell mortals men. Boot to the face by Taker ends the exchange! Damn, how would you like to follow this? HBK escapes another Tombstone and lays in more chops. Hard whip by Taker, he charges into another boot by HBK. Michaels tries a moonsault! CAUGHT! TOMBSTONE! THREE!!!!! Wow.
I wonder what Cena will do this year? OK, his old music hits and about 300 Cena clones come down to line the ramp. The REAL Cena comes out to his correct music and walks sown a line of Cenarmy members doing the "You can't see me" gesture. OK I guess that was pretty cool.
Cena starts quick on Edge and tries to attack Show with a flying shoulder block. That works about as well as you'd imagine. Show and Edge make like they're going to collude, then Show dumps Edge crotch first on the top rope. Ow. Show whips Edge into Cena who gets him up for the Attitude Adjustment...and gets Show's foot in his face. Show is dominating early with body shots on Cena while Edge is on the outside. Cena tries to fight back but gets flapjacked. He charges Cena who sidesteps and show gets caught in the ropes. Cena sends him over, Edge dropkicks the stairs into Show and HOLY MACKEREL Rocker Dropper from the top to the outside on Show! Edge rolls Cena in, Cena goes for the FU out of nowhere but Edge counters into an Impaler for 2. Cena punches Edge to the outside then turns into a side slam by Big Show for 2. Cena makes a comeback but Chavo trips him from outside. Cena is displeased and hits the FU on Cena on the outside. Back in the ring, Show gets caught up in the ropes! Cena takes it to Edge! Blue Thunder Bomb! You are unable to visually perceive me! FU attempt, Edge escapes, Vickie is on the apron and Edge shoves Cena at her. Cena puts on the breaks, Edge charges and SPEARS VICKIE! The ref finally frees Show and he charges both men in opposite corners with an avalanche, then whips Edge into Cena and hits another one. DOUBLE GOOZLE! Edge goes for the ride, Cena escapes! FU TRY by Cena on Show, but Show escapes and NAILS Cena with a big right. Show gets DDT'd on the outside by Edge, who drags the ring steps over to the opposite corner. Edge charges, leaps off the steps and tackles Show through the barricade! Edge tries to drag Show back to the ring but can't move him. Cena is still out on the floor, Edge rolls him into the ring and goes for the cover...1...2...no! Edge sets for the Spear, Cena gets the drop toehold and the STF! Edge crawls for the rope, Cena breaks the hold and drags Edge back to the middle of the ring. Show is up and drags Edge to the ropes, than hauls Cena to the floor. Show climbs the ropes...NO WAY! OK, it's a Vader Bomb and it misses. Cena back in, he sets for a suplex and can't get Show up, but Edge helps and they take Show over. Edge and Cena nod to each other and charge Show, taking him to the outside. Kick to the face by Edge and he gets 2 on Cena. Throwback by Cena and he climbs the ropes. Show shoves him off RIGHT INTO A SPEAR! Nice spot. Edge drags him to center but Show breaks the cover and WAFFLES Edge with a slap. Back inside and a headbutt by Show. Whip to Edge, Show charges into the boots of Edge. Sleeper applied by Edge, Show tries to break it by backin Edge into the corner and just manages to do so...OH MY GOD CENA HAS THEM BOTH UP FOR THE FU!!!! Edge wriggles off, FU connects to Show! FU to Edge onto Show! Cover on Show! New champ!!!
Winner: John Cena via pinfall (on Big Show, FU)
Time for the Hall of Fame dudes. Austin gets a huge pop, despite allegedly needing to be in Brazil. Austin has gone backstage for some reason. GLASS! He has the quad! And the old school Austin 3:16 shirt! We get a good old fashioned beer baash as the announcers make it abundantly clear that this is Austin's last appearance.
It is announced that the title will change hands on DQ or count out. It had better not, I say. Orton looks completely focused. HHH does a weird entrance where he uses Sledgie to shatter a mirror. 7 years bad luck! He also misses his water-spitting cue, and somewhere RVD is laughing. It was probably a one-shot deal though. HHH is intense.
They circle, the HHH takes Orton down and lays in the rights. Shots in the corner followed by stomps and more stomps. The ref warns HHH about being disqualified and RKO!!! Orton doesn't go for the cover! Ah, he wants the punt. HHH dodges...KICK WHAM PEDIGREE! Both men are recovering on the outside until HHH levels Orton with a clothesline. HHH steals a bottle of water and pours it over himself to get back to his senses, then goes back to the ring to pummel Orton. Orton gets outside, HHH follows and takes Orton to the post. Orton tells HHH to wait, and not surprisingly HHH doesn't listen. More shots, then a slingshot into the bottom rope by HHH. Kneedrops to the back of the head by HHH. So far, so mediocre. Forearm to the back of Orton's head, and a hangman's neckbreaker by HHH. Maybe he was serious about breaking Orton's neck. Orton reverses a whip and sends HHH to the steps. A second whip sends HHH over the barricade and he's down. Orton rolls back inside and the ref starts the count. HHH is back in at 8 only to be stomped into the mat. Know it's Orton's turn for the neck attacks, a high leaping kneedrop to the neck of HHH. Mounted punches by Orton. Orton applies a chinlock but gets taken over by HHH with the back suplex. HHH charges but gets powerslammed for 2. Chinlock again by Orton, just in case the crowd wasn't dead enough. HHH escapes and gets the high knee, followed by the jawjacker. HHH tries for the Pedigree but Orton reverses it and catapults Orton into the corner, then catches him coming in with a huge clothesline. 2 only. HHH tries the 10-spot punches but Orton gets Snake Eyes and goes up top...into the boot of HHH! Orton blicks the Pedigree and gets the jacknife pin for 2! SPINEBUSTER by HHH! Another Pedigree try is countered and Orton hits the chinlock backbreaker. 1...2...2.804! Orton is stalking again, HHH shoulders him and goes up top...DROPKICK meets HHH on the way down! That was nice, but this is still too slow for me. Orton measures for the punt but HHH catches his foot! HHH throws Orton by his foot over the top to the outside! Exterior beatings ensue. HHH goes to use the monitor on Orton but thinks better of it after persuasion from the ref and just kicks Orton instead. HHH sets Orton up on the announce table and sets for a Pedigree...ORton backdrops him onto the Spanish table! It DOES NOT BREAK!! Orton gets that look in his eye and sets for the elevated DDT on the floor....CONNECTS! That should do it. HHH makes it in at 9.7, only to get stomped even more. Orton stomps him for a good long while then lays a vicious beating on HHH in the corner. HHH fights back briefly until Orton causes a ref bump! RKO!!! This could be over now! Silly Orton. Orton goes under the ring and HE has a sledgehammer. Orton gets in the ring PUNT BY HHH!!! Now Trips has the Hammer, the ref is still down...sledgehammer to the chest of Orton! Mounted punches aplenty, and Orton appears to be out. Pedigree! 1...2...3!
Posted By: Guest#7357 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:44 PM
tag title match?
Posted By: jeff (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Horrible main event. UT-Michaels saved the show.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:44 PM
HBK VS TAKER = WRESTLEMANIA 25
Posted By: ZAR1992 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:44 PM
This show had no Paul Roma. EPIC FAIL!
Posted By: It is always Roma (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
Let the bitching begin in 4, 3, 2, 1
Posted By: jd (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Vintage Undertaker!
Posted By: Freeman (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Taker Michaels- EPIC VICTORY!
Posted By: Guest#6096 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Taker + Michaels = Epic
Now let the Cena hate commence.
Posted By: Peter (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:47 PM
GREAT SHOW!!
Posted By: jords (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:47 PM
That was possibly the most anti-climactic way to end a Wrestlemania EVER.
All the rules, all the stipulation, the McMahons, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Vivky Guerrero, none of them came into play.
After everything we went thru, it was a clean win over Orton.
***snoooooore***
Posted By: Spaz Monkey (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Oh hey everyone look! We're back to watching Cena and HHH win win win win win and never lose.
What a lovely direction to be taking the company in. Asshole.
Posted By: greenie (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:48 PM
the last two matches were a giant "fuck you" to the IWC
we get the message now?
loud and clear
Posted By: voice of reason (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:49 PM
I was at mania.. it was awful.. silence in the two main events... i paid a ton of money to go, dont know if ill watch wrestling again
Posted By: disappointed (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:50 PM
Fuck the people who wrote this show. Terrible Bullshit. I feel ripped off. Ain't ordered a PPV in over 18 months... and gave them a chance. Nope, nothings changed. What a shitty show.
Posted By: TheDrunkenRaceFan (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Match of the night - Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
Trash of the night - Divas Battle Royal
Biggest suprise of the night - Ricky Steamboat's still got it. I was markin' like nuts. Holy crap, the guy can still wrestle a great match.
Posted By: Kristian (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Kind of disappointing but not horrible. The ending to the main event was very anti climatic.
Posted By: Paul London is Free aka This Guy (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Steamboat is still better than half the current roster.
Posted By: robert the bruce (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:53 PM
WRESTLEMANIA 25 = MEH
Posted By: Guest#7772 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:53 PM
other than taker v hbk this was all crap.
Posted By: Guest#8085 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:55 PM
CRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPP
Posted By: Guest#6099 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:55 PM
I watched on PPV. There was a guy in the front row with a white shirt who kinda looked like Bam Bam Bigelow. He was on the edge of his seat and pumped up all night. He was really a joy to see during the Taker/HBK match, rooting for Taker.
Good but not great show. HBK and Taker should have gone last, but it was anti-climatic and kinda lacking energy afterwards.
The Jericho v. Legends match was better than I thought. They were smart enought to limit Snuka, Piper did well for what he could offer, and Steamboat was a true joy. The booking sucked though. The crowd was so hot for Steamboat, he should have one with a small package. Jericho didn't need the win, and he would be protected due to it being 3 on 1. The Rourke stuff was dull. How could they not buy the rights to "Bang your head", and not have him do the Ram Jam.(Assuming he's physically capable. Whatever. Anyway, thank you Steamboat.
Good but not great show due to scheduling, and bad booking on the Jericho blowoff.
Posted By: Buck I (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:56 PM
HBK-Undertaker goes straight into my all time top 5 Mania matches. That was one amazing contest, and is the second time they've had a ***** match, even if the first one was over 11 years ago.
Posted By: APinOz (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
Posted By: Guest#7768 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:57 PM
3H retains? Seriously?
Might as well change Orton's last name to Savage...
Posted By: guest (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:58 PM
HBK vs Taker. FUCKING INCREDIBLE. It made me realize just how shitty wrestling has become. Because no other match on the card compared.
Austin - Legend. end of.
Would have liked to see Kofi or Christian win though. divas waste as usual.
Glad Cena won as Show is ZZZzzzZZz. surprised Punk didn't cash in. But the moment felt...off.
Orton can stfu now. I don't get the hype. Uncharismatic asshole.
I was in awe. Just...wow. Steamboat will be remembered not only for his legendary career but the fact that at his age he has more charisma and talent then half of the roster. Crazy. Rourke knocking out Jericho is believable to me he was a boxer and a good one at that.
the damage to Jericho's credibility. Well that died a long time ago. Especially when he came into the habit of saying the same damn thing week in week out. Hypocrites, blah blah blah. Sad.
Interesting moments from this PPV I expected it to be horrific. But HBK/Taker makes up for it all for me.
Hardy vs Hardy was a bit slow. until Jeff highlighted the match and shows why he's the popular Hardy. Matt's chair assisted Twist Of Fate was definitely a sick moment. Good on them.
Rey vs JBL. INCREDIBLE simply because the mask was cool - minus the hair and JBL is fucking off my screen....I hope.
Posted By: Ch3lle (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:59 PM
That was weak.
Aside from Taker/HBK (which was pretty great), Hardy/Hardy and the surprisingly fun triple threat, Wrestlemania sucked horribly.
MITB = too short !!!
Posted By: Guest#3508 (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Overall I was very disappointed by wrestlemania. Kid Rock was terrible. Taker/Michaels was a snoozefest. Top to bottom I felt like it didn't have one of those magic Wrestlemania moments. I know how this is gonna come across but I really do hate Trips.
Posted By: Disapponted (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM
I have never seen a crowd fall to sleep at a sport bar.. But I did when HHHvsRandy was going on!
Posted By: booz (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Shocked.
Shocked that Jericho vs. Legends was better than
1)MITB
2)Orton vs. HHH
3)JBL vs. Mysterio
I'm not sure if that says more about Jericho and Steamboat or speaks volumes about the shitty performance by HHH, Orton, and the entire MITB match.
I don't mean to exagerate, but this was the worst wrestlemania since WM 16 (2000).
The Good:
Undertaker-HBK - good, not great
Jericho-Steamboat - better than expected
The OK:
Cena-Edge-Big Show - not bad, merely okay
Hardyz - again, not bad, merely okay
The Bad:
HHH vs. Orton - worst match I've seen between the two (where were the McMahons and Legacy?), wrong outcome
MITB - botchfest, just bad, Kofi and Henry had the most memorable spot
Kid Rock - nuf said
The Eh:
Miss Wrestlemania - entertaining and relativeley short
Tag Match is a Dark Match?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!
Posted By: Heyyo (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Best to worst...
Taker vs. HBK
MITB
Hardy vs. Hardy
Edge vs. Cena vs. Show
Jericho vs. Old Farts
Trips vs. Orton
Miss Wrestlemania
JBL vs. Mysterio
Posted By: Weston Smith (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM
On 2nd thought, Cena lifting Big Show and Edge was pretty cool. Go ahead and flame me but I like Cena.
Posted By: Disapponted (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:02 AM
That camera man that Undertaker hit looked like Sim Snuka. It could have been him.
Posted By: jefferson (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:02 AM
HHH can kiss my ass. He ruined another Wrestlemania.
Posted By: HHH sucks. (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:02 AM
WWE Title match sucked, Kid Rock Took to goddamn long!!!!!!
Posted By: Guest#0101 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Great Show. Other than the 21 second IC title match and the Diva battle royal, this PPV exceeded my expectations. My favorite matches were The Undertaker/HBK match, MITB, Hardy's brother vs brother and it was great to see that Ricky the Dragon Steamboat still has it after all these years.
Posted By: D (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Horrible except for Taker/HBK very little of it made any sense. Just when I thought WWE creative was starting to get it they prove me wrong with this show.
Posted By: bruiserbrody (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:03 AM
What an awful way to finish WM!
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Didnt pay for this but would have been worth it for Taker-HBK alone. Only problem, where does Randy Orton go from here? Smackdown?
Posted By: Dub T (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:03 AM
All in all, a very entertaining show that sent me home happy. The bar I was at in Charlotte, the entire place was packed...and we all enjoyed the show. The worst part was this IWC Smart(ass) criticizing every single thing (except Taker/HBK). Sure, maybe Punk shouldn't have won, and the Rourke/Jericho angle was anticlimactic. But the whole show was fun and memorable. That's what Wrestlemania is all about.
Well done, boys!
Posted By: Daniel (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Wrestlemania lived up to my expectations tonight. Undertaker/Shawn surpassed expectations. Cena regaining the title was predictable. I think the biggest shock of the night was the Orton/HHH match. It felt like a throwback old school brawl to the 70s, but it was still awesome.
Posted By: Dwayne (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Booooooooooooooooooo.
Posted By: WMD (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:04 AM
And what a truly courageous sledgehammer shot that was. Oh that Game/CerebralAssassin/KingofKings.
Posted By: The Grundle (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:04 AM
soooooo......was it worth the hype and 60 dollars????
Posted By: space (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
solid wrestlemania, all good or decent past the first hour
Posted By: hairychap (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
R u sure that the main event was supposed to end like that.....
It really looked like orton was couldnt move....
Right after the sledgehammer shot it didnt look right at all
Posted By: Marco (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Trips/Orton sucked balls.
Posted By: Metalingus (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
UT-Michaels saved this from being a steaming pile of crap.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Where are the match ratings??!!
Posted By: Guest#2736 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:06 AM
I would like to thank Vince McMahon personally for stealing $54.95 of my hard-earned money. HBK-Taker was by far the match of the night (And might be top 3 best match of Taker's career, but HHH-Orton sucked ass, the three way battle was terrible sans Cena picking up Show and Edge. The Hardy match underwhelmed me except when Matt pulled the open-chair Twist of Fate. The rest of the card, including the last minute pull of the tag match was bullshit. Punk winning Money in the Bank was stupid, as Shelton stole the show again with the swanton off the ladder. It may sound like I'm crying here, and I knew this wasn't going to be the best Wrestlemania ever, but if you're going to rise the price of the show I expect a better product. On a scale of 10, this was a 6 at best. I've been a WWE fan for 20 years and have never questioned my love for the product, until tonight. I hope next year's show is infinitely better.
Posted By: Essa Rios (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Great review up to the "RVD" joke...dont feed the mongoloids
Glad to see HBK and Undertaker had match of the night
Posted By: son of pillman (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Taker/HBK was EPIC
worth price of the PPV
Main Event blew
overall an average WM
=/
Posted By: dt_5150 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:06 AM
I hate to say you told me so, but... you told me so. As optimistic as I was, I know have to admit that I wasted my money on the worst WM in the last 25 years...
The diva match was a cluster and even the announcers had no clue what was going on.
They might as well have shown a segment of Vince using the IC belt to wipe his ass rather than putting JBLs lactating breasts on camera for that 45 second joke of a match.
The Tag Title Unification match strongly resembled a 20 minute Kid Rock Concert from 1999... weird. I heard MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice will be signing together in place of the world title match next year.
When you didn't think a title match could be less climatic and more boring than the triple threat, HHH and Orton put on a masterpiece that will forever be remembered as the absolute worst Wrestlemania main event of all time. "Santina" got a bigger pop than that finish. At least we got to see HHH masturbate his ego! Who said WWE was going PG??!!
This was the biggest rip off since John Cena stole the sound effect from MOP -Ante Up to use in the beginning of his theme song!
Posted By: Plummer Loves You (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Sounds like a pretty good show but seems like the main events were lacking something....
Can't wait to see HBK vs Taker!
Posted By: lambster420 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Match of the night hands down, Undertake vs Shawn. Triple H vs Orton was a big letdown, the pin at the end was very anti-climatic. Decent Wrestlemania overall.
Posted By: Sam (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Yeah.....Undertaker/Michales was the best match I've seen in many many years. Probably the best match I've ever seen at Wrestlemania......too bad it wasn't enough to save this abomination of a show. Aside from that match, Wrestlemania 25 sucked!!!! When are they gonna get it through their head that nobody wants to see that mid card comedy act John Cena!! I expected more from The H/Orton and that match was one bid dud!!
Posted By: Guest#1167 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Bad:
Divas stuff
Kid Rock taking up waaay too much time
Mickey Rourke taking up way too much time
Orton vs Triple H ending. Boring and completely deflated Orton. No reason other to boost Triple H up again.
Good:
MITB
JBL losing quickly to Rey
World Title Match
Legends Match: Piper swearing on camera
Great:
Hardy vs Hardy
Steamboat HOLY FUCK Steamboat!
Absolutely Unbelievable:
HBK vs Taker
Posted By: Brendan (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Outcome for the future:
CM Punk goes after Cena?
Edge and Big Show fued over Vickie?
Orton whines his way in to a rematch?
Matt and Jeff still hate each other?
This Mania has quite a few good future possibilities built up. And some that are just the same repetative garbage that's been spewed forth all over our faces like a Japanese bukake. A new road to WrestleMania has begun, let's do it right WWE.
Posted By: Guest#6197 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:08 AM
I hate to say you told me so, but... you told me so. As optimistic as I was, I know have to admit that I wasted my money on the worst WM in the last 25 years...
The diva match was a cluster and even the announcers had no clue what was going on.
They might as well have shown a segment of Vince using the IC belt to wipe his ass rather than putting JBLs lactating breasts on camera for that 45 second joke of a match.
The Tag Title Unification match strongly resembled a 20 minute Kid Rock Concert from 1999... weird. I heard MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice will be signing together in place of the world title match next year.
When you didn't think a title match could be less climatic and more boring than the triple threat, HHH and Orton put on a masterpiece that will forever be remembered as the absolute worst Wrestlemania main event of all time. "Santina" got a bigger pop than that finish. At least we got to see HHH masturbate his ego! Who said WWE was going PG??!!
Posted By: Plummer Loves You (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Money in the Bank was good, I'm surprised they gave it to Punk again, I picked MVP
Diva Battle Royal, eh, ok, Santino winning I didn't like, smells of mockery
Jericho vs. Legends, no surprise Y2J won, but Steamboat looked good in there
Matt vs. Jeff, did very well 3rd best match of the night
IC Title, what the hell was that, 7 years since last title match and we get that?
Taker vs. HBK, what can I say? Best match of the night by ten miles. If there was a 6 star system, this would get the full monty.
Triple Threat World Championship, a lot better than some people thought it'd be. THE CHAMP IS BACK!! Get used to it.
WWE Championship, disappointing. I'm surprised Triple H retained. I guess Orton wins at Backlash.
In all I give the show 7 out of 10, good show, not great
Posted By: Bill (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:08 AM
undertaker-HBK -one for the ages!!!
Posted By: mania, baby! (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Great show. If you didn't at least enjoy that show I think you're a bit beyond help with your anti-WWE bias.
The only disappointing match was the main event. Luckily, the triple threat was surprisingly good, and HBK vs Taker was as amazing as we could have hoped for.
Hardy vs Hardy and MitB also delivered. Even the Jericho match was better than I thought it was going to be.
Quite frankly, this was a great WrestleMania. Definitely one of the better ones.
Posted By: Tolkoto (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:09 AM
That was fantastic, while the first half was too slow the second half was excellent and well worth the 54 bucks.
As for the ones complaining? Who cares, the majority are young teens who watched it for free online, they'll complain if the sun goes down, the night comes back, ALF is off the networks. Nothing makes a preteen happy. :)
Posted By: JcJames (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM
If it hadn't been for Taker and Michaels proving why they both deserve the title of Mr. Wrestlemania this show would've been a disaster.
Posted By: Michael (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Did Stone Cold re-signed, or was it a 1-shot deal?
Posted By: qwerty (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Taker-HBK match was by far one of the best matches I've ever seen. Was the most electric match since Hogan-Rock.
And how the hell did Benjamin and Undertaker NOT break their necks on their respective dives? Just sick.
Posted By: JIM (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM
i must say people had low hopes going into the event, while i kept my hope high. i trusted that they would deliver, but they didnt. it was a one match show for me.
Posted By: bjw (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Just rewatched MITB,
Not as awful as originally thought.
Loved the spot by Christian maintaining balance, that should have been the finish.
But still, it was by far the worst of the MITB.
No problem with the outcome though.
I love Punk, but...
Punk = first man to lose when he cashes in.
Posted By: Heyyo (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Who booked this SHIT?
Vince
PS: Thanks Taker and Michaels. Atleast I'll have few buys
Posted By: Vinve McMAhon (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Great Mania. My only dislikes were the main event (There wasnt enough hate, it just seemed like another match), The divas not getting entrances (I had no Idea who was who in the sea of blond hair, and the returning divas were not made to seem special) and the tag match being cut.
Money in the bank was great, Taker v michaels was awesome, the triple threat was fun too.
The IC match stays in my good books as we didnt have to see JBL wrestle and Rey Reys mask!
8.5 / 10
Posted By: Matt P (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Good show. It had some good wrestling. Wasn't thrilled with their decision on a couple of winners, but overall I liked. I figure most of the people who complain are just marks for people who lost.
Posted By: Derek Robbins (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Show was alright. HBK and Undertaker take it to another level. Thought Triple H would do the job but you know...
Posted By: MAC RyDa (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:12 AM
I wasted $55 on this complete BULLSHIT show????
damn. HHH-Orton match sucked MAJOR balls due to time limit.
Diva match was so awful i almost puked.
Mysterio-JBL = WTF was that.
Rest was okay...NOT worth the money though.
Posted By: Guest#2129 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:13 AM
The short bit we got of Steamboat/Y2J was better than the main event.
Posted By: Guest#1481 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:13 AM
Great show. The main event damn near ruined everything, but everything else was solid to great.
MITB was great. Sure there were a few blown spots, but Shelton and Kofi absolutely ruled that match with some innovative stuff that we havent seen before in a ladder match.
Jericho vs. The old timers was WAY better than it had any right to be simply because of Ricky Fucking Steamboat. The man is a senior citizen, yet is still better in that ring than half of the current roster.
Matt vs. Jeff was very good. It wasn't as great as I thought it could be, but it was still an awesome match and that twist of fate with the steel chair was NASTY!
Shawn vs. Taker is perhaps the best match I've seen in the last 5 years. Unbelievable. That is the match of the year. Sure it's only April, but nothing is going to top that.
The triple threat was good and served it's purpose. It was just as good as I expected it to be.
The main event with Trips vs. Orton wasn't a bad match and was actually pretty damn good, but HHH winning is just ridiculous on so many levels and completely kills all of Orton's heat and momentum. The WWE is going to have a hard time getting people to buy Orton as a credible threat now.
Overall, this was a very good show and definitely worth the money. Of course, the usual whiny bitches will post and whine about everything about the show, but this was a great show. Change the finish to that main event and it would have been one of the best 'Manias ever. As it stands, it was a highly entertaining show that I'm glad to have watched live.
Posted By: Monty (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:13 AM
I'm giving them until tomorrow night to convince me that they might salvage it after tonight. If they don't, I'm just going to stop watching WWE. I was irate when I discovered after ordering the PPV, I wasn't going to get to see the tag title match, but would still have to sit through the Diva match. Then they buried Orton and did the oh-so-exciting Cena win. I feel ripped off and cheated.
Posted By: Josh Stigall (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:13 AM
Candy Snortin v. Cripple H was aweful. Taker v. HBK was great.
John seen a coming.
The Joker v. Fat Man was a horrible angle to have JBSmell replace Spazz.
Matt Hard On shall rise again.
The champ gets Punk'd.
Everything else failed horribly.
Posted By: ditf (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:13 AM
HBK-Undertaker stole the show and delivered a moty favorite that's the good news. The rest of the show not so much. The mitb was a missed spotfest that wasn't the weakest mitb. The divas match was crap. Jericho Vs Geezers was sad to watch. HHH Vs Orton was one of the weakest Wrestlemania Main Events ever. I guess it wasn't as bad as the Jericho-HHH Main Event where preople were walking out while the match start(and some others while it was going on) back in Wm18. There wasn't enough intensity in the match and it was generally boring. Orton has gotten his character down but his in ring work is nothing better than average. HHH hasn't been anything above average since beforte he tore up his quadf back in '08. The other World title match was okay but far from anything great. The I.c title match was a waste of 21 seconds. The divas match was crap too. This was a oone match show.
Posted By: graves9 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:14 AM
Actually HHH didn't have a mirror, it was a pre-taped segment that transitioned to live tv when he broke the glass. They had a frame set up on the stage for the camera to make its boundary, and after the match started, they carted it off with a tv that he used to watch things and time of righ. Most people were confused out of their minds, myself included, but I figured it out pretty soon after. You heard it from me first.
Posted By: Empire of Ownage (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:14 AM
enjoyed most of the ppv but the ending of the main event left a bad taste in my mouth. of the matches that had a chance to be good I was not disappointed and the ledgends match was actually watchable. Also just to point out this Wrestlemania had no run ins whatsoever. None. Surprising
Posted By: guest (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:14 AM
HHH V Orton was so lame I'm actually thinking about paying to watch Sting V Foley.
Take me to the asylum...........
Posted By: scrubbadog67 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
PUNK WINS! PUNK WINS! PUNK WINS!!!!
Posted By: Jerry Lawler (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Damn I'm so glad I saved my money
Posted By: Killa Jay (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:16 AM
This rates as high as WMVII, IX, XI, 13, XV, 2000, 22, and 23. Please Vince, fire your booker or get Russo back because who ever it is they are worse. Good gowd almighty, I feel after watching this that I have been brutally beatten by a bag of oranges, with no bruises to show for it. I wish I had been tied down and forced to watch Drop Dead Fred over this or 12 Rounds/The Marine. Wish I saved my money for a PS3 or for the Spice networks... Probably would have gotten more out of it. Before I go I have one more message for Vince, "Suck it!"
Posted By: Best yet? (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Started off great with MITB and then nothing for like an hour. Maybe the Hardy's match gave it some life but basically the show stunk up until the last three matches...of which we kind of already knew who was going to win. HBK VS UT was a great match regardless and really did save the whole show. The Triple Threat wasn't bad by any means, it just wasn't particularly exciting to see Hulk Hogan 2.0 win back a title he probably shouldn't have lost in the first place. Orton VS HHH wasn't a bad match and I liked how HHH had to restrain himself. The ending was actually really solid as far as making sense in the story...the problem is we're back to HHH beating Orton...again...meh. Fact is that I was entertained by the matches, not by who won so I wouldn't call the show a failure, it was just OK.
Posted By: Mark Radulich (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:17 AM
I just find it funny that the most entertaining guys on the show tonight were all over 40. (Michaels, Undertaker, fucking Steamboat!)
Posted By: Tom (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:17 AM
I saw this show at a local Hooters, and I gotta say, that the first half of the show was pretty good (sans the Divas Battle Royal and the short, though, funny JBL squash) but the Orton-HHH match was REALLY disappointing. The place was going absolutely FUCKING NUTS through the entire HBK/Taker match especially when Shawn kicked out of the Tombstone. The Triple-Threat WWE title match also got a lot of pops. But seriously the Orton-HHH was just slow and seemed to lack any type of intensity and hardly anyone at the bar seemed to give a shit. A lot of the people also seemed pissed that Orton lost.
Posted By: Pedro (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Craptastic. Everything on the show was crap. Match of the night...Colons vs Miz & Morrison. This place is a bastion for Taker marks...you people kill me. That match was CRAP
Posted By: Guest#7583 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Wrestlemania lived up to my expectations tonight. Undertaker/Shawn surpassed expectations. Cena regaining the title was predictable. I think the biggest shock of the night was the Orton/HHH match. It felt like a throwback old school brawl to the 70s, but it was still awesome.
Posted By: Dwayne (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Fucking fanboy.
Posted By: Guest#9365 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Oh yeah the finish to the main event was utter crap. It was really same old shit.
Posted By: graves9 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:18 AM
frank shamrock should have jumped the rail and killed everyone except taker and shawn
Posted By: Guest#7316 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Can we get a less fucked biased recap?
Posted By: John De Large (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:19 AM
How to Ruin the Biggest Show of the Year:
Step One: Pull a quality match from the card two hours before the show starts
Step Two: Have a four hour show with an hour of video segments. Seriously, we buy the ppv's because we want to see the matches. We all know what got us to the point of said matches. Leave the videos for the casual fans (I.E. not the ones who have shelled out money for a ppv.
Step Three: Throw conventional, intelligent booking out the window.
Step Four: Re-introduce a secondary title to your biggest show of the year and have it defended for twenty-eight seconds.
Step Five: Have Cena and HHH win their title matches.
Please save this How-To guide for future pay-per-views you wish to ruin. Whenever a writer or booker has an idea which seems to make sense, repeat these five steps. I guarantee WCW type results.
P.S
I hope God forces Vince to swallow his own ass for giving us a diva match and Kid Rock instead of Miz/Morrison v Colons.
Posted By: Guest#9341 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Fantastic..
Another burial of a up and coming star by HHH, complete clean too. Any and all the steam that Orton gathered has been completly defused, he has been made to look very weak in the build up, where he and his Legacy team get beaten up by 1 guy, and now the final nail in the coffin.
Might aswell call him Macho Man Randy Orton from now on.
Posted By: Nights (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:21 AM
The ref in the main event was TERRIBLE tonight. Not only did he pretty much do absolutely nothing, but he gave away the ending by telling HHH that there was 1 minute left right before the finish! It was TERRIBLE. Not sure how he has a job.
As for the PPV, MIB was pretty good, Divas match was terrible, Steamboat put on a nice show, Hardy's was OK, JBL was awful, TAKER vs MICHAELS ruled and should have been the main event, Super Cena is worse than ever, Orton and HHH was OK, but not great. As a show, I would give it a 7/10. As a WrestleMania, I give it a 5/10. Was not a good enough show for WrestleMania, let alone WrestleMania 25.
Posted By: Steve (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Chill out tools! This was a great show. Taker vs. Michaels was epic, Cena entrance and FU on both, and a quality wrestling match to close the show. Face it people HHH and Cena are the $hit.
Posted By: Common Sense (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Wow, I can't believe some of you people. What more do you want from a WM? You had two matches that were at least 4 stars (Mitb and Taker/HBK, thought the latter could even go to 5), three matches that were at least 3 stars (the triple threat, Hardy vs Hardy, and the WWE match), and even the Jericho stuff was surprisingly watchable and fun.
The only outright garbage was the Diva thing, and the JBL/Mysterio thing was dumb, but ultimately harmless.
Can someone tell me what was wrong with this PPV using something other than negative adjectives?
The day one of my biggest hobbies is watching something only to criticize it at every possible opportunity is the day I need to reevaluate my life.
Seriously, go fuck off and build model ships or something.
Posted By: Tolkoto (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Cena pulled an Eminem on us!
Taker vs. HBK that's it. That WAS WrestleMania25
Posted By: Guest#9178 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:23 AM
this WM was awful not as bad as last year but thats not saying much
taker vs hbk was good
my wwe friends called it an ROH match cause it was long and wrestling was involved
steamboat proved to me that he shoulda just retired at the last WM instead of flair. has sooo much more left than flair o well
Posted By: thebestintheworld (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:23 AM
RICKY FUCKING STEAMBOAT.
HBK-Taker was awesome. easily the best match.
HHH-Orton fucking sucked. so anti-climactic. bad chemistry too.
i'll give the show 5.5 out of 10.
Posted By: damn (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:24 AM
The good: Taker/HBK was the best by a mile. The ending of the Hardyz match was very good also. Good to hear Cena's old music again, even if only for a moment.
The bad: JBL/Mysterio was trash. Divas match was a total waste of time. HHH/Orton did nothing but reinforce my hatred of HHH. It's pretty sad when you wish for a wrestler to get hurt, because it's the only way they won't hog the limelight 24/7. He's dominated this entire decade. Fucking enough already.
The hilarious: Kid Rock raising his mic for the first "get in the pit and try to love someone", and NO ONE in the crowd singing along. And no one in the crowd looking like they give any kind of a shit. They'd better dub in some crowd noise for the DVD release.
Posted By: Steve307 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:26 AM
The good-HBK/UT was friggin' sweet. It looked like both got hurt outside the ring and had to stall pretty hard for time but, IMO, it only added to the drama. Great match from both men.
Y2J/Steamboat. Steamboat was friggin' unreal!
Matt Hardy won. Great. Jeff could lose a billion matches and still be over so it was nice seeing Matt getting a relatively clean win.
The middle-MITB. Not bad but please, never put Kane, Henry or Finlay in one of those matches ever again. Punk, Christian, Benjamin, MVP, Kingston and maybe Bourne or someone would've been great. Kingston and Benjamin impressed me, though, and Christian's move where he blocked the ladder from tipping and then straightened it up was sweet.
HHH/Orton-wow, didn't see HHH winning! Would it have killed them to let Orton win and then finish off the show with Cena's victory? Overall decent match but HHH needs to learn how to play face in peril a LOT better. Also, the ending was kind of weak.
Mysterio wins the title. Well, at least the IC title was defended, if only for about a minute.
3 way match wasn't bad but I was praying either Edge or TBS would win.
The bad-Divas battle royal. Really, WTF? Santino as a comedy break is one thing. What was the f'n point of him winning the battle royal? I could care less about the Divas but really, what was the point?
Piper and Snuka/Micky Rourke. Great, Y2J won but really, what did he gain? Knocked on his ass by an actor???? All irony aside, this was stupid. They could've scrapped this whole deal and just put Jericho in MITB. Maybe then they would've had time for the tag match!
Speaking of which, the Colons won? I'd rather have seen them lose and then build to a re-match at Backlash with different stips (TLC, anyone?) Instead, they won in a match no one got to see (which might be for the best...after all, it was a lumberjack match) and now Miz and Morrison will most likely split during the draft, leaving the Colons to feud with......uhh, yeah.
Kid Rock. Wow, since you're in Texas why not get a band from, oh...I dunno....Texas, maybe??? For anyone that paid 60 bucks for this, I feel bad. Nothing against Kid Rock but I want to see wrestling, not him jumping around.
Overall it was OK but not even close to being worth what it cost. The lack of a tag match, Y2J being wasted in an angle that does nothing for anyone, Cena and HHH getting their predictable wins, a Kid Rock appearance and a battle royal that could've been replaced with an ECW title match and a Women's champ vs. Diva's champ match (cutting back on all of the recap footage would've helped on time as well) took away from what should've been a much better show.
HBK/UT was the only solid match I saw all night (except Steamboat and Y2J). I hate to be negative but this was pretty weak, IMO.
Posted By: sebkane4 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:28 AM
HBK-UT was absolutely epic. I don't watch wrestling anymore, rather, I skipped a few years entirely and have watched very sporadically the past few months (caught the end of the RR with a friend, watched Raw when I thought Christian was coming back and tried watching a few more episodes but got bored) but I wanted to catch WM, and I thought HBK-UT was amazing and it made me sort of want to watch wrestling again. That's a long ass sentence but I think it's grammatically correct.
At any rate, I then saw the remaining main events and realized why I don't watch. They were absolutely awful. I was busy with a few things after the MiTB, which didn't seem that interesting either, so I didn't have my full attention on the show, but everything seemed boring. I don't know that UT-HBK is worth the entire price, plus it's not something you can expect. But it's just that everything else was just so atrocious. Cena-Show-Edge wasn't awful in of itself, just following UT-HBK and the fact that it was supposed to be a main event it really underperformed. And Orton-HHH seemed like some sort of a joke. What exactly were they doing out there? Were they both drunk or under the influence of some drugs? It was slow, boring and stupid. There seemed to be no payoff. I haven't watched for years but I remember Cena and HHH winning all the time back when I did, I can only assume that is the norm since it seemed so awkward to have them win here, like it was being forced down the throat of the fans. A friend of mine also pointed out the crowd was booing Cena, and he told me the fans were "smart" for doing so (he watches ROH mostly I think, we were huge fans and a lot closer as friends years ago but I haven't spoken to him much recently and I don't think he watches WWe as much anymore either).
I'll be tuning into Raw on Monday night, I suspect I'll be disappointed but I'll at least give it a shot. It seems like there aren't any genuine entertaining stars, and Cena and HHH are killing opportunities for others? I saw CM Punk won the MiTB, I haven't seen him wrestle or heard him speak, but he has a pretty good look and seems like a good wrestler too, so I'd like to see more of him. I don't want to watch the divas (I have a gf and a computer, that takes care of my needs) and I don't want to hear these mainstream singers or whatever (I have my own taste in music and bands I listen to for that as well). I want to see wrestling, I want to be entertained. I want to see new stars, or at least old stars putting on great matches and not killing new talent. Is there any hope for that at all? HHH-Orton makes me think no?
Posted By: Serp (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:29 AM
Besides Taker HBK owning. Steamboat's performance was simply AMAZING. Trips Orton....really? come on ur last man standing was one of the most underrated matches in 07 and u main event mania with this STINKER.
Posted By: K.O.W. (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:29 AM
On 2nd thought, Cena lifting Big Show and Edge was pretty cool. Go ahead and flame me but I like Cena.
Posted By: Disapponted (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:02 AM
You're the dumbest jackass on this site. Liking Cena is one thing, but to call Michaels and Taker a snoozefest?! Now you're just simply TRYING to be a dick. Instead of enjoying a great match that saved a boring and underwhelming card. Grow up, mark.
Posted By: Steve Sanders (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:30 AM
I would like to thank Vince McMahon personally for stealing $54.95 of my hard-earned money.
Posted By: Essa Rios (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:06 AM
You're welcome.
Posted By: Vince McMahon (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Well, after I saw the Taker/HBK, I told my friends that WM might be the best ever... until in saw the two main event.
Taker/HBk, not only stole the show, but I think IMHO, this is the best WM match I have ever seen.
Awesome entrance from HBK: Check
Awesome entrance from Taker: Check
Hot crowd for the entire match: Check
Bazillion near falls: Check
Taker almost killed himself with his over the top rope suicide dive on the camera man: Check
HBK managed to kick out of the tombstone and the last ride: Check
Taker kick out of the sweet chin music: Check, double check!
Both are in they're mid-forties and proved to the world that they are the best in the business. Thank you HBK. Thank you Taker. As for the 2 main events, they both kinda suck, especially after matches like Taker/HBK, MITB and the Matt/Jeff's match, which was very good by the way. The triple treat delivered like it's was supposed to. I mean It's Cena and Big show out there. Decent match. Predictable but decent. The last match however was boring as hell. Jesus, why did HHH killed Orton for the XXXth times. Poor guy I mean, Orton looked like a bitch out there. A few month ago, Orton was SUPER HOT!!! Now, the guy is nothing. All his heat is gone. All the super heel built up is gone. For the second time in less than 10 months, HHH humiliated/beat/destroyed/raped Randall Orton like no one could imagine. I don't don't care if Orton got another match against HHH, the rivalry is over. HHH won 98% of his matches against Orton.
Except for the last 2 matches and the Diva rumble, I enjoyed the show. Easily the best WM since WM 19 (WMXX is overrated big time. Only the Eddy/Angle and Benoit/HBK/HHH was good)
Posted By: WWEoldfan (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Ladies and Gentleman, Here Is Your Winner and STILL WWECHAMPION, TRIPLE HHHHHHHHHHHH! also, Here is your winner, THE UNDERTAKER!!!!! 17-0, HBK can Rest In Peace! Too bad IWC, but the true wrestling FANS WON TONIGHT!!!
Posted By: Guest#9500 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:31 AM
im a huge vince mcmahon and wwe fan but this years wrestlemania was on the bad side rather the good match of the night as tazz would say between underaker/michaels was off the charts incredible match did enjoy hardy/hardy to a degree and hated money in the bank especially when they give it to cm sucks again havent they learned anything people like cm punk but not as a main eventer the triple threat match was pretty good much better then that crap put on by trips/orton bad start and a bad ending in my opinion to the show and a lot of people r saying jericho didnt need the win but legends who dont full time wrestlers do come on people get a grip.
Posted By: richard (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Ummm...tag title unification match?
* Queue Ben Stein *
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
Posted By: T-Mirk (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:33 AM
michaels lost... i'm done. period.
Posted By: csonkamaniac (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Thank Goodness I didn' tpay for this mania. t was a complete bore. The taker v hbk math was not as goos as every one wants to beleive. The match was so completly perdictable. Maybe its because I have been watching wrestlin for 20 years. The oteh problemis that I don't need JR to tell how great of a match I was watching. It was ok there was nothing great or spectacular about it. i like taker and i like michaels but i could give a rats ass who wins. We knew one tombstone/super kick wouldn't do it. We knew sine it was mania taker would have to use all 3 of his finishers. The spot with the camera guys was cool but it took 20 minutes for them to get back to any action.
the wwe is in trouble right now. they have too many people that I as a fan jus don't care about. its time for a readjustmen of the product. they are out of touch. This feels like the mania 8-13 era to me. they have to find a new generation of characters
Posted By: Big Dirty (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:34 AM
i'm sorry csonkamaniac, i love you.
Posted By: shawn michaels (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:34 AM
lol at the tna mark that didn't even watch the show, commenting with different user names...
as far as I'm concerned, this was probably one of the top ten manias ever...
compared to wm 21-23, this about tops it...
dunno' if any of you even watched the show or if you just bullshit yourself into hating anything WWE...
Posted By: Jake (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:35 AM
8 out of 10 in my book. The main event fell flat, but overall, I feel like I got my money's worth. Given the participants, I would put this year's MITB match ahead of last year's.
Posted By: Guest#6124 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:36 AM
Great show. Besides the Tag Team match being bumped off in place of Kid Rock, everything lived up to my expectations.
HBK/Taker Ruled.
Typical that the IWC acts like it was the worst PPV ever.
Posted By: Brent (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:37 AM
I'm telling everyone, we need to all boycott, not buy the shows and show we won't accept this lazy weak ass writing. $54 they took from people... and gave you nothing in return. The entertainment value of this PPV vs. one back in the Raw/Nitro wars is laughable. I for one am done giving them my money. I will read results and news out of curiosity and that's the extent of my support.
Posted By: Guest#2288 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:38 AM
If they go back to houston again DO IT IN THE ASTRODOME, Relient Stadium's Atmosphere sucks.
HHH/Orton was way better than it should've been.
UT/HBK FTW
No Tag Match=Fail
The king of White Trash(Kid Rock)=EPIC FAIL
not a bad mania but not the best either. The Atmosphere sucked and something really seemed off tonight.
Posted By: The Rev (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:38 AM
back from wrestlemania.
Man, it was so many people. It was an awesome site to behold. Notes about Reliant Stadium. They tarped off any glass. They tarped off the translucent roof. The live shots of Houston weren't exactly live seeing as there was still light outside. There was only one live shot, and that was when they announced the attendence, which appears to not be a record.
First of all, Kid Rock got ten minutes? We could have had the tag match in that ten minutes. That ended up pissing me off. I didn't get to see the tag match.
Santino(a) winning kinda sucked, but I kind of understand it's purpose.
The Jericho vs Old farts was decent, but understandable.
Money in the bank was good. It had it's spots here and there.
the World title match was decent. Not sure why they even put the big show in the match.
The WWE title was kinda quiet. The stadium was quiet. I thought there would be a McMahon swerve because of the backstage thingie.
And that brings us to Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels. That match made WrestleMania XXV. Undertaker losing was actually believeble and it crossed my mind. That spot where he did the dive was pretty scary. I thought he landed on his head. I was pretty damn worried. HBK got his kicks in. UT got his last rides in. They both kicked out of their signature moves. It was great.
Can't wait for Raw Monday night.
I hope they bring back WM soon. Like in 2011, or 2013, 2014, 2015.
(NCAA Mens tourney in 2012 :( )
Posted By: Booker T (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:39 AM
a lot of complaining going on here. my problem wasn't with the matches, just some of the results.
MiTB - I will never fault people in this match for botching spots 7-10 minutes in, after all the crap they put their bodies through. Kofi and Christian had the spots of the night, and to have Punk win just felt like a big ol' waste. I would have taken anyone over him.
Taker/Michaels - Greatness, plain and simple.
Hardys - I thought the match was good, and a thousandfold better than their first matchup years ago, but would have liked to see some attention paid to building it up. The right Hardy won, though.
Jericho/Legends - Snuka was great, but he looked like the lady in the tub from The Shining. Piper brawled as well as he could, and Steamboat + Y2J carried the match. I like Jericho winning, as it lets him brag about doing what he said he would. And there's no shame in getting your comeuppance from a professionally trained boxer.
Triple Threat - no opinion either way, but the title needed to come back to RAW.
JBL/Mysterio - anything that gets Layfield out of the ring and into a broadcast booth is fine by me. Joker outfit rocked.
Divas - The image of "SanTINA" grinding is scorched in my retinas. I kinda want to gouge my eyes out, but it was so damn hilarious.
Triple H/Orton - Give me one year where the "bad guy" closes out the big show with a WIN. I really wanted Orton to win this one here. It's not horrific that H won, but they blew yet another opportunity to move the brand forward. I liked what they were trying to do, the only problem is that HBK and Jericho kinda did a better job of it during their feud last year. I really didn't have a problem with the match, it was solid. I was confused at the lack of Legacy involvement, as well, but don't mind a main event NOT being overbooked. This match mostly suffered for having followed Taker/HBK.
Colons/Miz and Morrison - the fact this match was not seen, and was one of the things I paid for, is a freaking insult. Now, the fact the Colons won? Why would I be horrified at that? It's not like Miz and Morrison won't hold the straps again. Just put it on my television. I paid for it. It also woulda made for a good warmup between title matches. I suppose that's too logical, though.
Posted By: jsn (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:40 AM
I don't even have desire to see this on DVD. When it comes on 24/7, I'll watch Taker/HBK and maybe the Legends since Steamboat brought it, but the rest came off as the crap it looked like all along.
And ya, someone said Vince stuck it to the IWC with Cena and HHH winning...wrong, he stuck it to the fans by sticking them with the same old boring predictable shit, and from what the people are saying, the noise...or lack there of...from the crowd says where they stood on that. Plus that ending to the main event just comes off as insanely anti-climatic.
Oh ya, btw Vince, way to murder your heels credibility. I do thank Vince for this though, he proved I was smart once again to not order a WWE PPV. Can't wait for UFC next Saturday.
Posted By: Butters4Prez (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Worst Wrestlemania since 2000.
Posted By: Highscore Kid (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Kid Rock hasn't been relevant for 10 years and they fucking bump the tag title match for that piece of trash lousy performance???? The three "big" matches all in a row??? Nothing could have followed taker/Shawn. They must have been pumping in those crowd reactions for the main event. It was just a "meh" kind of show.
Posted By: future (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Fuck this...i cud've used that time to watch a porno or somethin
BIG TITTIES>WM 25
Posted By: DJ K (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:43 AM
My thoughts:
* Money in the Bank was awesome as always. Punk repeating was a huge surprise; I had Christian pegged as the winner for sure.
* The Divas battle royale was decent filler. Whose bright idea was it to give Kid Rock a whole set, but bump the tag match? Biggest problem with this match was the commentators didn't seem very interested in calling it. Santina was both hilarious and horrifying.
* Jericho/Legends should have been just Jericho/Steamboat. Seriously, Snuka and Piper added NOTHING to this match, and they're the same 2 legends that get trotted out every time. I was surprised to see Steamboat can still really go.
* Matt/Jeff was awesome and had a lot of great spots. I'd call it MOTN, if Shawn/Taker wasn't on the card.
* Rey/Jables was really surprising. I don't think anybody was expecting it to be that short.
* Shawn/Taker was the match I was looking at as the main event of the evening, and it didn't disappoint in the least. Hell of a performance by both men.
* Cena/Edge/Show was good. Suffered from a hair of Triple Threat Predictability Syndrome, but had a good pace and some good "holy shit" moments to it. Personally, this is the match I would have ended the night on. I'm still not Cena's biggest fan, but I don't outright hate him anymore, with the performances he's put on lately. I just wish he'd learn how to do that damn STF right.
* Orton/Trips... honestly, I couldn't get into this one. It was really slow-paced, but at the same time really rushed. I think that, if it had another 10-20 minutes, it could have been something really special; as it is, it just didn't really do anything for me. Of course, I understand that, on a show like this, an extra 10-20 minutes is a luxury, but still, this seemed like the start of a great match, but not a very good match in and of itself.
All in all, I thought it was a satisfying show.
Posted By: HeartBurnKid (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:43 AM
The Awesome
-Taker vs. HBK (one of the scariest bump ever)
-STEAM FUCKIN BOAT !!!
The Good
-Hardy vs. Hardy (Really fun match)
-MITB (few botches aside it was really solid... if too short)
The OK
-Triple Threat (fun)
-The Legend's match (surprisingly solid thanks to THE DRAGON !!!)
The Bad
-Mickey Rourke taking 20 minutes to get in the ring
-Austin drinking beer for 20 minutes
-No Unification Match for the PPV ? Yet we get Miss Wrestlemania ?
The Ugly
-Orton vs. Triple H (what the FUCK was that ????? Worst ending ever...)
-JBL vs. Rey (worthless)
-The Diva Battle Royale
-It was mostly a looong and boring night.
Kid Rock :
-Kid Rock (He is a horrible monster and I pray for his death)
Posted By: Guest#5355 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:46 AM
The two main events may have been a f**k you to the IWC but the crowd treated the two main events with a big f**k you as well so it works out perfectly. Keep telling us marks that the IWC is clueless you're just kidding yourselves.
Posted By: Guest#5490 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:47 AM
Actually HHH didn't have a mirror, it was a pre-taped segment that transitioned to live tv when he broke the glass. They had a frame set up on the stage for the camera to make its boundary, and after the match started, they carted it off with a tv that he used to watch things and time of righ. Most people were confused out of their minds, myself included, but I figured it out pretty soon after. You heard it from me first.
Posted By: Empire of Ownage (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:47 AM
The people complaining are young teens who watched it for free??? Listen ya dumbass....I'm 36 years old and I've been watching pro wrestling since 1980. Your folks probably didn't even meet yet. I paid money for this 4 hour crapfest so I have every right to bitch, piss and moan about it. Aside from the Undertaker/Michaels match which was one of the best of all time, this Wrestlemania sucked. It was right up there with Wrestlemania 9 as poorly executed. You should probably go and research wrestling when it was split into territories or even go back as recent as 1998 to see what good wrestling is.
Posted By: Guest#4041 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Chris Jericho is the best wrestler in the whole world!!! He Rules!!
Posted By: Jess (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Taker/HBK should have ended the show. Who says a title match has to end Mania. Anyone remember Bam Bam VS LT....wasn't for a title....didn't steal a show either. Regardless, Taker/HBK was the best match either have done in a LONG time. PS- Hey Vince, When you want to pull out a legand to wrestle, Get Steamboat. Why have they been hiding him. The Dragon was flat Awesome! I don't care how much Ross and Lawler say it, Austin will make another visit to a special Raw or to Ref at Cyber Sunday. He didn't end his carer. He hasn't wrestled since Rock. Title matches would have been fine had they been pre Taker/HBK and not after. Kinda hard to top that one.
GREAT work on the diva match. Never saw Sunny, Torrie, or Molly Holly. They could have had Katie Vick in there and nobody would have known.
Posted By: Basil (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:49 AM
i laughed several times during this recap. well done. hbk'name
"OverGiver" for his anti Undertaker persona. feel free to steal it.
Posted By: Ric Switzer (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Is it just me or is it that every time Triple H main events and wins a Wrestlemania, it's like the most anti-climatic victory ever? Remember his match with Jericho at 18?
Taker/HBK and Jericho/Steamboat made me mark big time, so I consider the show a success. MitB had it's moments too.
Posted By: Ramsey (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Review:)
MITB:wast the greatest but it wasnt the worst. lot of spots. shelton almost died. i liked how they made everyone jump off the top rope and hit like 5 people....accept when they made a 100lb Hornswaggle take out like 6 people. than HOLY FUCKING SHIT Mark Hendry goes to the top and im like NOOOOO! he's gonna kill 7 men!(Finlay ftw) saving Huston from an Earthquake. CM PUNK FTW 2 years in a row! ***3/4
Ms. WM: UHG! Santino Marella..........*
Legends vs Chris Jericho: Blah Blah Blah...UNTIL! The Still In Shape Ricky Steamboat comes in and puts up a good match, until he gets a Y2J knee to the face. -_-. UNTIL!(Again) Micky Rourke comes out and punches Jericho.....Not the Ram Jam. just hits him.....ya ***
Brother vs Brother: Thought this was a great match, Jeff gets owned with a vacume cleaner. lots of hatred, stiff shots, awsome for Jeff almost breaking his ass. Matt with the TOF with a chair. killing his brother 1-2-3. ****
IC title match: or shall i say JBL's retirement speech. Rey comes out with a waiste of fireworks, time and face paint. Rey Rey FTW in like 1min. 1/2*
Taker vs HBK: Holy shit! match of tthe night, year, best ive ever seen. greatest match EVER. i dont care what you say, awsome! Alot of back and fourth counters, michaels not 0-4 on backflips at WM in two years. Taker diving outside the ring and Michaels gets out of the way and Taker owns the cameraman...and his neck. yes taker landed on his head and i thought he died or broke his neck until he got up and went on to put up the greatest match ever. HBK goes for a moonsault and taker catches him in mid air-tombstone. 1-2-3. EPIC! *****
World Title match: pretty good. wasnt all that but it is what it was. typical triple threat match With the big slow. he showed up per-say, but again nothing special. good match too predictable that cena won. ***1/2
Tag Title match: oh wait what tag title match! REALLY!! COME ON! if given time, them three (not Miz) wouldve put on an AWSOME match. Colons ftw. Not on TV >:(
WWE Title match: This was the fuck you---i mean main event. Typical HHH match. i was Hoping! and praising to God that Vince would screw over HHH But NO!!! He HAD to Burry THE FUCK out of Randy Orton. boring match, boring ending. only good thing about this match was when Orton Backdropped HHH on the table it didnt break so it hurt more. take that you polital ass hole. might as well made this a Burried Alive match cuz HHH went over. No one in the Audience cared that much. HHH beats Randy Orton via Burrial- i mean Pedigree. ***
This WM was not the worst ever but it was pretty fucking close. i mean even the matches that ment nothing got fucked up. IC title match, Diva thing, WWE title match. ugh.
6.5-10 rating. HBK Taker are saviors of WM.
Thx for reading
Posted By: Kevin Jordan (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:52 AM
You nerds are fucking jaded as all hell.
I was disappointed about some of the outcomes don't get me wrong. I wanted a Kane win, a Big Show win, and an Orton win.
That being said, I fully enjoyed the show and got my 55 dollars worth.
Posted By: xLx (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Tripps was so angry at Randy. That's why he took the time to spit his ritual dose of water before the match while doing his sexy poses to show off his muscles. SMELL THE HATRED !!!!
Worst WM Main Event in AGES
Posted By: Guest#5011 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:52 AM
an epic in UT-HBK but really did anyone seriously think the streak was ending come on. MITB was good but too many blown spots. Hardys match was good as well but I wonder if they had to end it early because of Jeffs fall but then again I couldn't see any other ending. I was pissed by the tag match being removed not because of the importance of tag titles but because it could have been a great match if given the time. The Divas match whatever the less said the better. The triple threat was ok but predictable someone said it was an FU to the IWC why who didn't see Cena winning? The main I had some hope for but just fell flat I get what they were trying to do but it just didn't come out right for some reason and the ending was anticlimatic. Overall an ok show not as good as last years for sure but it could have been worse but then again it could have been also one of the best of all time but what can you do. They better come up with something soon this has gotten repetitive like it or not.
Posted By: Paul E (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:55 AM
What in the hell is wrong with you? Recapping the Jericho/Legends match and not mentioning the textbook per fect flawless things of beauty that were Ricky Steamboats 2 deep armdrags?!? WTF man? I marked out like a bitch when he hit those.
Posted By: Ben S (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:55 AM
One of the WORST Manias EVER and YES I did see them all.
It's easily One of the top 5 worse ever.
I do think people are already overrating HBK Vs Taker.
I was expecting a LOT Of this match and ended up disappointed with some parts of it, mainly the ones where Michaels played the cowardly heel.
The moment he used the camera man to get the high spot over the top rope from The Dead Man AND Begging The Ref to get a ten count out of Taker was pure BS.
So you want ME to believe Mr Mania, The Showstopper, The ICON Shawn Michaels , a self proclaimed "born again" Believer would look for a CHEAP COUNT OUT WIN ?
They did lose a lot of minutes with this total non sense and it did kill the pace of the match in the middle.
Thankfully the last 10 minutes were even better than their awesomeness at The Rumble 07.
I was thinking that If Taker was to pin Michaels tonight, it would have to happen via a second Tombstone and that's exactly what he did.
Though, I do think Taker vs Edge last year was way better than this one, mainly because The R Rated Superstar countered every single Taker's signature move perfectly and the pace was more balanced.
Also Hardy vs Hardy was the better booked match of the night from start to finish.
Totally well done at the perfect pace by those two, their chemistry was as good as ever.
The finishing sequence was pure HOLY SHIT Moment with both Jeff missing the HUGE LADDER SPOT AND Mattitude ultra sick TWIST OF FATE on a CHAIR One to get the well deserved pinfall CLEAN Win here.
The Dragon did not wrestle for 15 whole years and was that great tonight ?
Pure awesomeness, I can't believe how many kids nowadays does not have a clue about who he is.
He did got a BIGGER POP Than HHH Himself IMO !
Says a lot of about the two horrible main events tonight.
Hell HHH vs RKO was the equivalent of HHH vs Jericho at Mania 18.
The crowd was totally deflated and did not pop at all for The King Of King to get his Mania Throne Back after four consecutive Losses.
Randy Orton is definitively HHH's Biggset Bitch Ever with Booker T a close second.
Posted By: 17-0 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Whats the fricken point of pushing Orton and having everything play out to have him lose in the main event that's the dumbest booking I have ever seen. Unless by someway they rematch at raw and orton wins this is BS..
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:56 AM
so you guys didnt want too much interference in the main event and now you complain that orton sorta lost steam?
A loss to a pissed-off Triple H doesnt take away any steam. Granted, orton's time should have come at WM, but it didnt....no biggie.
Big ups to Steamboat for saving that match
Posted By: christy (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Who would have thought that Wrestlemania would have changed to the event that STARTED feuds rather than FINISH them?
Sad to say, but I think I've outgrown this shit guys.
Posted By: Jace (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:58 AM
What I didnt like about the Trips vs Orton main event was that the buildup was alot better and more intense than the match itself was. You figure Hunter would beat the living hell out of Orton and instead we start with a wristlock? Followed by the usual worked spots in any Triple H vs Randy Orton matchup. Matt vs Jeff was great, and glad Matt won. The legends match was more or less a showcase for Rourke, Undertaker vs Shawn definately an early match of the year candidate. Just a shame the tag title match was left off. Rey vs JBL was a bit brief. lol Also wonder why they decided to push Punk into the title hunt yet again. Oh well. Still an ok Mania however I still say last year's was way better.
Posted By: guest (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:59 AM
The Good:
Undertaker-HBK = Need I Say More?
Steamboat-Jericho
MITB
Hardy-Hardy
The Bad:
Thriple Threat
HHH-Orton
The Ugly:
Diva Battle Royal
Snuka, Piper vs Jericho
JBL-Mysterio
Kid Rock instead of Tag Team Title match people wanted to see?
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:01 AM
The worst fucking part of the show. CM Punk winning the MITB again. GOD am i sick of this guy. I use to like him but now its just getting fucking annoying all the shit WWE keeps throwing him. This guy needs to EARN shit not get a free pass b/c hes the go to guy wheneverone else is too busy in something -CM punks is WWES Mr. Transition and thats all he'll ever be to them. I will say it now this years MITB will be the most underutitlized, most WASTED MITB cash out ever. No new break out Star, no NEW main event talent, no shocker, no chance of seeing a new guy make his way to the top. Just Cm Punk who will either fail the cash out or fail as a champ again
Posted By: rellik kRAM (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:01 AM
Sorry but Orton was never going to win that match.
If Orton lost he's still Raw's biggest heel regardless.
If Orton won then HHH looks like a pussy who let a man get away with beatin the shit out of his wife.
It was NEVER going to end with Orton winning.
This Wrestlemania was one of those ppvs that looked incredible on paper, is just good, and as a result seems a little underwhelming.
Oh and as for the people who said this was the worst main event ever at mania just know that HHH vs Orton > LT vs Bigelow
Posted By: J.J.T. (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:02 AM
Dark match was better than the entire show, just because it wasn't aired with the Crapamania. Hopefully WWE stocks drop horribly tomorrow and Vince can ask congress for a bailout. Please let this be the end of Wrastlin' as we know it. I pray every night that the company bellies up and breaks ending all Wratlin' as we know today. WCW in the days of folding along with the AWA was better than this Crapfest. I would rather watch a complete card of no name jobers and jabronies than, these self proclaimed "Superstars" Please god answer this one wish... Please let WWE stock drop off the stockmarket tomorrow. To any stock holders out there, sell sell sell sell sell. Bring that stock down to 1/1,000,000 of a penny price. That is what Vince deserves.
Posted By: 25th Anniversary of Crapamania (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:02 AM
The reactions are very interesting, because I didn't order this year. I have been a fan long enough to know that they were just phoning it in from the start, so I wasn't going to waste my money. I think this company is just cruising on egos at the moment, and a change in management is desperately needed for the future. In fact, I think shareholders should insist on it.
Posted By: Alladin Jones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:02 AM
Well Manias over for another year. I thought it was average to good.
MITB was awesome, a few missed spots but still watchable. Christian should have won but Punk got the nod. I'm guessing he'll be the first MITB winner to lose.
Kid Rock mini-concert was a major waste of 15min. The Miss WM was plain terrible. Just a way to get Santino on the show.
Jericho vs Legends was altright. Piper & Snuka definately should not get back into the ring. I'd love to see Jericho vs Steamboat 1 on 1. The Mickey Rourke crap was pointless.
Hardy vs Hardy was awesome. So happy Matt changed his attire, first time in yrs. Awesome ending, stupid that there was no blood.
Taker vs HBK was legendary. Best WM match since HoganRock. Nuff Said
JBL vs Rey was a waste of time. They should have just had Rey beat Punk for the title. JBL should have retired after losing to HBK at NWO. IC Title is a complete joke now, well its been a joke ever since Jeff lost it last year.
Triple Threat was suprisingly good. Sucks that Cena won. Should have kept the title on Cena at NWO, challenged Edge at WM, Big Show gets put into it. Cena retains. Simple.
HHH vs Orton was incredibly boring. Terrible mainevent.
Should of had TakerHBK mainevent.
Posted By: Ryan Haseldine (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:04 AM
Who delivered tonight:
Steamboat
Jericho
Undertaker
HBK
In the MITB:
Kofi
Christian
Shelton, MVP appeared to botch the sunset, not Shelton
Austin, for what it was.
Hell, Cena was pretty good. He held Show and Edge up at the same time.
And Matt looked good in tights.
*Not gay*
This WM was average it needed it's main event to deliver.
And....
It died.
Orton lost his heat. Biggest booking botch in WM main event history (since WM 2000). This was the time for the heel to win.
Posted By: Heyyo (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:06 AM
Is there a law that states that Triple H and Shawn Michaels can't job on the same pay per view?
Posted By: Guest#4207 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:07 AM
Did anyone else see him moving his finger toward his surgically repaired collar bone after that sledge shot? Perhaps it wasnt supposed to end the way it did.... ?
Posted By: RandyO (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:07 AM
I think most of you are looking at the main event wrong. Yes, HHH won(and personally I am glad he did), but Orton did not come off looking like the fool everyone is calling him. HHH used a sledgehammer before the pedigree. The kick/punt to the head was very effective(and awesome)though!
I am not a Randy Orton fan. He has no charisma and very little wrestling ability IMO. He does make you want to hate him, as any good heel should. I give him full credit for knowing his role and playing it so well. This storyline is far from over, and I hope "the family" is out of it now.
Now, to my favorite part of the evening - THE UNDERTAKER IS 17-0 !!!!! That was a fantastic match and a joy to watch. Both men truly shine brighter (if that is even possible) under the lights of Wrestlemania!
Posted By: AndreFan (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 01:07 AM
You know what, call it like it is. This by far was one of the worst WM's I have ever seen (in the top 5). For those who say that triple-threat match was good needs their head examined. Just because Super Cena picked up both guys for a finish (which by the way he has done more than once) some of you all call it a great finish. The match was lame and had no energy. Cena wins the title to promote that broke ass movie that is going to be out of theaters in a week or so. Trips/Orton had potential but they were limited on time but Trips retaining does nothing for Orton and any steam he had the last month or so is all but gone.
UT/Michaels was an instant classic. It told a story (which some might not get what I'm talking about) and the false finishes made this the match of the year so far. Just because its Wrestlmania doesn't mean that it can't be good.
Posted By: Rock Bottom (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 01:07 AM
Fuck all you bitches who complain about every single little thing. This was a pretty good PPV buy, MitB was a fun match as usual, Matt vs. Jeff was a very good match it kept us on the edge of our seats, after JBL lost we were all saying WTFJH!!!, Undertaker vs. Shawn Micheals was an awesome match no words can describe how awesome it was, The triple threat match was good even though Edge didn't retain his belt like he should have, and finally the main event, HHH vs. Randy Orton just sucked everybody thought this was going to be a great match but it was boring as hell the crowd was dead and it just looked like they were going through the motion and not feeding off all the heat from the past two months prior to this match.
So yeah fuck all you who said this card sucks or epic fail and all the other bullshit you faggots say on here i'm glad we got this PPV and not jump on the "Lets show Vince we won't buy this crap" bandwagon.
You guys are pathetic get over yourselves and get a life bitches.
Posted By: I loved Wrestlemania 25 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:07 AM
I'm still undecided as to whether it was worth my buying this year.
To get it out of the way - Michaels vs. Taker was everything it was hyped to be and maybe more. If I end up feeling as though WM25 was worth buying, this will be why. I don't know how many near falls there were, but I'd guess at least 10. The tension and anticipation was built expertly and even though Taker's winning seemed a foregone conclusion, they had me on the edge of my seat. A case where the journey was truly more important (and exciting) than the destination. Five stars from me all the way.
Jericho vs. Legends was decent...I didn't expect much, but I suspected that Steamboat could still go, and I'm glad he can. He elevated the match out of mediocrity, and gave a few mark out moments. He could've even won the match and had the crowd believing it. Mickey Rourke's involvement was fine. He stuck to boxing and hit Jericho with a KO punch as opposed to a wrestling move - this is important, and can also be something Jericho will probably bring up to save some face later on.
Posted By: BJC (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:08 AM
The main event seemed a little anticlimactic but other than that...Taker vs. HBK was one of if not the best WM matches I've ever seen. The MITB match was a sick spotfest! The Hardy-Hardy matchup was pretty solit and had a sweet ending. The triplethreat was pretty good and Ricky Steamboat was just AWESOME. One last run, I say.
Posted By: The Don (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 01:08 AM
If there's anything worse than annoying Cena fans, it has to be Orton nuthuggers who believe that any show where he doesn't get the upper hand/win is the worst show ever. There's nothing better than seeing them in mourning.
Posted By: Randy Boreton (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:12 AM
People say that WM 25 looked good on paper.
Ya know, I'm not sure this even looked good on paper.
The only way HHH/RKO could have been a good match was with Orton winning. Otherwise, everything we've been forced to sit thru the last month or so would be nothing but a time waster. Guess what..?
Jericho/3 Old Men was destined for failure. Either he loses to 3 broken old men, or he beats 3 broken old men. That was a lose/lose situation from Day 1.
Diva Battle Royale? why not just call it Bathroom Break and get it over with?
MITB had only one obvious choice. CM Punk. Christian still needs to be punished for leaving the 'E, and none of the other men involved are world champ material.
Based on the Big Show/Edge rivalry they've built up as of late, Cena was the obvious choice. Short of a fluke, there was no way he'd lose.
JBL/Rey Rey was the sleeper match of the night for me, because of (A) Rey's costume. LOVED IT. and (B) getting JBL and his bitch tits the fuck off of my TV screen.
The Hardys and HBK/Undie were the only two matches guaranteed to deliver, and even then, The hardy match seemed more like a spot-fest than anything resembling a match. There was little to no ring psychology or story telling in the match, just spot after spot after spot.
All in all, a shitty wrestlemania.
Thank god those of us who have a first grade education know that NEXT YEAR is the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania. Maybe then we can have something worthy of the name.
Posted By: Spaz Monkey (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:12 AM
I was there...and taker and HBK was amazing...I haven't marked out like that in years...the two title matches, just awful. Orton vs HHH...worst main event...maybe ever.
Posted By: Dean (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:13 AM
The main events were admirably good, but underwhelming for Wrestlemania. I also agree that Cena hitting the F-U (or Attitude Adjuster...whatever) on Edge and Show at the same time would've been a great moment...but hell, the guy's only human. Ultimately, an okay title match, I think it was a match that begged for something memorable, though, and it didn't have it. It just lacked that something extra.
Triple H/Orton reminded me very much of the Triple H/Cena main event at WM22...WWE thought then, as they did this year, that the match alone was good enough to sell itself - that Triple H's performance could draw the crowd's interest on his own and maintain it. That's where sports entertainment drama tends to come in handy - when you need to spice up a technically sound but otherwise vanilla matchup. The fact remains that while Triple H is a good wrestler, he's not an interesting enough persona for his wrestling to be his own match's selling point. He's stale. He's predictable. Main eventing eight Wrestlemanias this decade, and closing six will do that.
That's why I had high hopes for this one. They were selling the blood hatred between the two combatants, They were selling an uprising against the McMahons, and to an extent, they were selling Randy Orton's psychotic persona (which actually IS interesting enough to sell on it's own). That seemed like it would liven things up.
So what does WWE do? They take all of those things out of the equation at the last minute. What we're left with is a match that, while not bad by any means, was just not that interesting. I'd even suspect that more than a few fans were watching this Wrestlemania on the off chance that Orton was going to win - THAT would've at least been something interesting: The prospect that we might've seen Triple H finally pass the torch tonight in some definite fashion. Sorry...didn't happen with Benoit, didn't happen with Batista, didn't happen with Cena (who thankfully didn't need Triple H's validation to stay over, anyway), and it doesn't appear as though it's going to happen with Orton, either.
Draft's next Monday. If Orton stays on Raw, maybe he'll have a chance to feud with Cena, sans Triple H, and make a go of the World Title. Probably win it, too. If he goes to Smackdown, the feud with Triple H will continue, and Orton's burial will conclude.
Posted By: BJC (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:13 AM
Can I just say that I love all these people who always show up after each and every show to bitch about the horrible, bitter, awful, nerdy IWC.
NEWS FLASH: You come to a website every day to read backstage dirt and talk about wrestling. You ARE the IWC.
Posted By: HeartBurnKid (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:16 AM
This was good for one of the other PPVs, but it didn't quite feel like Mania. Don't get me wrong - I thought Mitb (I am a Kofi fan, but bias aside, he was the STAR of that match), Hardy/Hardy, and the triple threat were all good. And of course, HBK/UT was ridiculous. Was it worth the cash? I got it for HBK/UT, the Hardy match, and MiTB, and I think it was good enough if not great. I think it is 6.5 out of 10, with one EPIC in HBK/UT. I wish and expected it to be better, but good enough.
Posted By: Nick (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:18 AM
By the way the only people who are going to be upset about this show are the IWC (you know the people who make up only 15% of the fans, and spend the least money on the product)
Posted By: J.J.T. (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:21 AM
It's losers like Tolkoto that try to justify spending their life savings on this crap by praising how great WM was....
Here's a newsflash fanboys: WRESTLEMANIA 25 SUCKED! Big Dirty is right, all of you are overrating the HBK-UT match. How can it be exciting when everyone knew that Taker was going to win the match from the moment it was announced?
CM Punk winning the MITB? Smart move WWE. I guess this time he'll be the first person to actually lose when he cashes in his title shot.
The only match I was really interested in was HHH-Orton, and that's because no one knew who was going to come out on top.
To all of those losers who are claiming that everything Vince puts out there is gold, tell me where was the Wrestlemania moment that we're all supposed to remember years from now? Other WMs at least had moments that we all remembered at the end of the night, I guess this one will be the image of Mickey Rourke shadow boxing with Chris Jericho.
Wow I'm so glad I decided not to spend a dime and watch it at someone else's place. I'll save my money to watch TNA instead. At least their PPVs aren't always predictable.
Posted By: Orlando (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:22 AM
Now if Mae Young had won the Diva Battle Royal it would have been a (pair of) Sloppyknockers
Posted By: BoomerSooner (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:23 AM
The Awesome
-Taker vs. HBK (one of the scariest bump ever)
-STEAM FUCKIN BOAT !!!
The Good
-Hardy vs. Hardy (Really fun match)
-MITB (few botches aside it was really solid... if too short)
The OK
-Triple Threat (fun)
-The Legend's match (surprisingly solid thanks to THE DRAGON !!!)
The Bad
-Mickey Rourke taking 20 minutes to get in the ring
-Austin drinking beer for 20 minutes
-No Unification Match for the PPV ? Yet we get Miss Wrestlemania ?
The Ugly
-Orton vs. Triple H (what the FUCK was that ????? Worst ending ever...)
-JBL vs. Rey (worthless)
-The Diva Battle Royale
-It was mostly a looong and boring night.
Kid Rock :
-Kid Rock (He is a horrible monster and I pray for his death)
Posted By: Guest#5355 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Seems about right...
Posted By: Ojj (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:29 AM
YES!
I called the Colons unifying the tag team belts.
Taker and Shawn having a 10 star match.
Cena getting his belt back. (ugh)
HHH keeping his belt. (ugh)
Jericho winning. ( No Stone Cold though)
and Matt Hardy winning.
Posted By: The new ECW Alternate Recapper (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:34 AM
UT vs HBK was AWESOME.
Matt Hardy should use that twist of fate with the chair All THE TIME. that was incredible....Very good match.
MitB wasnt as strong as in years past...but still a spotfest.
HHH vs Orton...was alright
Steamboat looked good vs Jericho...but thats all that was good about that.
Edge vs Big Show vs Cena was pretty good. Edge still has NEVER been pinned at WRESTLEMANIA...EDGE RULES!
Bullshit that the tag match wasn't televised or that they didnt announce the divas
Posted By: DCFlash (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:35 AM
MITB was great for being so short but when is Shelton gonna get his chance. He has shined and carried this match everytime only to get shafted everytime. Besides that, the triple threat was good and the main event left a "uhhh thats it!?" look on my face. Hardy's match was pretty nice and that ToF at the end was killer but if Taker HBK werent on the card, this would have been a dude. The best part of my night was having this drunk guy dressed like HBK chanting, hollering, hoping, begging, praying that HBK was gonna win and when he lost....he sat there for the rest of the night completely crushed.
Side note Santino(a) Marella was freakin hilarious.
Posted By: youraznhero (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:36 AM
I'm glad I didn't waste the money and order this. This seemed nothing like this BIG 25th ANNIVERSARY SHOW they were gonna put on. It was like a glorified RAW, thats all. HBK vs TAKER was the only match worth watching.
Posted By: BadMania25 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:37 AM
I thought this was a very good Wrestlemania. As a wrestling fan, I was entertained. I hate you pessimistic plebian overweight losers that criticize every detail about a wrestling show and comment about it on the internet. After reading through all the negativity on this site, I had to say it. The only thing horrible about this show was Kid Rock taking out the Tag Title match I was really looking forward to. Now that criticism I understand. No more musical acts on wrestling pay per views please.
Posted By: Clue (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:39 AM
I'm almost speechless...but not quiete. While the Wrestlemania matches themselves delivered beyond almost everyone's expectations, the outcomes did not. First and foremost, CM Punk repeating as MITB winner? I mean, come on! Not only is it painfully obvious this is the year the winner doesn't cash the breifcase in successfully...but they blew their chance on elevating a rising star to the next level. Punk had his chance on top and he clearly wasn't getting over. Next is the IC title match. Rey going over JBL in...what was it? 20 something seconds? I get that this may play into JBL retiring but they could have at least gave us a decent contest seen as how it is Wrestlemania. Anywaaayyysss...this brings me to the match that I feel was the make or break of the show and well...it definetely didn't make it for me. Love him or hate him, Randy Orton is the greatest thing to hit the wrestling world since Steve Austin. Not only did he deserve to win this match, he needed to win this match to get that Evolution monkey off his back...(didn't mean for that to rhyme)...back to the point though, since the E decided to give Orton another big push he's matured a great deal. He's been a company man through and through and while I understand this is going to further drag out this interesting angle it was simply not the right move to have H go over. This was Mania! They call it the Superbowl of the WWE!? Well then at least give us a moment that we can look back on and say, yeah...that was an amazing show.
Posted By: Ryan Higgins (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:44 AM
HHH's ego is absolutely out of control... this should of been Orton's moment and a defining win to send us into the era of Orton... but no HHH gets a meaningless win to end the show that means nothing in the long run.... SHITTY match as well. God awful. Fuck you Triple H.
Wrestlemania as a whole was dreadful.... I mean we had a 20 minute Kid Rock concert! Pathetic.
Taker v Shawn was absolutely off the charts amazing proving that HBK is the greatest big stage performer of all time.. this was special and saved the show.
Hunter in the main event every year is just getting so repetative its unreal... surely Vince isn't blind to this shit and the fact that anytime HHH ends a Mania the crowd shit all over it.
Highlights:
1)Taker/Shawn ***** just class
2)Matt Hardys sick twist of fate with the chair (average match though)
3) Steamboat showing he still has it
4) SantinA... yes this is how bad mania was
5)Cena's entrance.. was pretty nifty
Overall bad booking, crappy matches... this is the worst mania since WM18. Like that mania, a ONE match show.
Posted By: Andrew Barbarash (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:44 AM
If they go back to houston again DO IT IN THE ASTRODOME, Relient Stadium's Atmosphere sucks.
HHH/Orton was way better than it should've been.
UT/HBK FTW
No Tag Match=Fail
The king of White Trash(Kid Rock)=EPIC FAIL
not a bad mania but not the best either. The Atmosphere sucked and something really seemed off tonight.
Posted By: The Rev (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:38 AM
They can't do it in the Astrodome because of fire codes. They failed a bunch of fire codes. Plus, that building has asbestos. Plus, it has rats the size of cats in that building. I love the History of the Dome, but no. Reliant is the Crown Jewel.
Posted By: Booker T (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:44 AM
Seriously, the people that are angry that people didn't enjoy the show, ya, it really comes off that your trying hard to convince yourself you enjoyed it.
Really, how can you say the show was good "except" for the bad main event. The main event it the go home of the show. Its supposed to be what stands out, and I haven't read a comment from anyone saying it was a good match. It really says something about the product when the main event is BORING. Oh well, enjoy triple H "true wrestling fans", baseball season has started so there is something else to watch instead of Raw now.
Posted By: Butters4Prez (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:46 AM
when will the bookers learn that you do not need a title match to be the main event? they should of felt that the fans were looking forward to HBK v. Undertaker more than anything else. That should of been your main event, because of the storyline and the fantism of those two (sorry but those two together beats a single Cena). The best match should of gone last and the bookers should of realized that.
Posted By: Guest#9891 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:47 AM
man, lm glad l didnt pay for this crap, l watched at a sports bar. undertaker/HBK SAVED this from being the worst WM EVER. building up a 25 diva match with great talent from the past,only to turn it into a joke at the end, way to bury your own product WWE.
the kid rock crap took longer than both the diva match/JBL- rey match combined. again WWE way to kill your own product.
the legends match with jerrico was ok..til the end...way to make jerrico look like a total pussy...getting punked out with one shot from a old out of shape ACTOR!!! undertaker/HBK simply put: match of the year. cena/edge predictable...nothing special...HHH wins clean over the best worker right now?...orton was playing the angle perfect...and WWE serves him up to HHH clean? lve said it before,l'll say it again...WWE has no idea on how to finish storylines. final verdict: thumbs down....way down.
Posted By: the one (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:48 AM
The 2 biggest problems with 'mania: NO SURPRISES(anything that was expected-happened. FAIL.
No backstage funny business. The best we got was dumbass Orton staring off blankly as "legacy" felated each other in the backround. FAIL AGAIN!
Posted By: WetOREO (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:52 AM
lol at the tna mark that didn't even watch the show, commenting with different user names...
as far as I'm concerned, this was probably one of the top ten manias ever...
compared to wm 21-23, this about tops it...
dunno' if any of you even watched the show or if you just bullshit yourself into hating anything WWE...
Posted By: Jake (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:35 AM
uhh no you're a wwe fanboy that can't take that it was the worst ppv in a long long time.
Posted By: Guest#6542 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:57 AM
Worst Wrestlemania since 2000 indeed. Taker vs HBK was great, but this was just horrible to watch.
Posted By: Sir Loin (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:58 AM
The funny thing about all of this is that after this crapfest that was displayed and paid for tonight ($64.95 in HD), you got another PPV in two weeks that is pretty much be the same matches from Mania. Think about it you "WWE Universe" members. You will be dropping over $90 bucks to see that same shit from two weeks ago. I ordered tonight's crap and my one-year old son summed it all up for me after the triple-threat match. After Cena got the win in his match, my son walked to the middle of my TV and started grunting. He stood there for about 15 seconds and then ran away. He even knew that the match and Mania itself was worth crapping on. You all smell that, its the WWE's booking. Its like a diaper, full of shit.
Posted By: Rock Bottom (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 02:01 AM
I just saw the most incredible ECW Title match between Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne.
Posted By: No One (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:02 AM
such a fucking joke, wow. taker/hbk was amazing but 1 match isn't worth the bill. the tag team division gets a match no one sees, the ic title gets 20 seconds after not being defended for like 7 years. why put the moty on when you know neither of the 2 following it will even come close? you put hhh/orton last seemingly insuring a title change and no, put hbk/taker last and now you're truly questioning the streak ending. No trish and a cross dresser who's had 2 years to come up witha finisher yet nothing becomes your miss wrestlemania so nice rub to the women there who i already don't care about. seriously when you're talking a closer to death then birth ricky steamboat being you're 3rd best performance, just wow.
Posted By: jags (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:06 AM
Decent Wrestlemania. I like the way Jeff protected his brother by putting a chair on his stomach during that table spot.
HBK/UT stole the show.
Posted By: Karatgold24 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:18 AM
Michaels-Taker should've gone on last. That was absolutely epic!
Ricky Steamboat is absolutely amazing! The man can still work a great match! Positively brilliant on him!
Posted By: Lawrence (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:31 AM
I didn't go, but watched it at work. I actually started getting hyped about it after watching RAW last week. Now, I've been *very* critical of the WWE over the past several years. With that in mind...
I haven't enjoyed a show this much since WMX7. Everything went the way it wanted it to, except Mysterio winning. Even that had a good side, as JBL will go back to where he belongs (commentating). I missed the Diva match, so I can't comment on that. Was pleasantly surprised by the ME, as I was excepting a McMahon swerve. Cena/Show/Edge was entertaining;expecting everyone to hate it just because it's Cena. Michaels/UT exceeded my expectations, and they were high to begin with. In a way I wanted Michaels to win, but it works out good that he didn't. Honestly, I'd rather see the streak end against someone who could use the rub.
And might I add...Rick Steamboat owns.
Posted By: MissyNEVERWearssocksWithShoes (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:31 AM
I enjoyed the hell out of the show, there, I said it. No ifs ands or buts about it, this is one of the better 'Manias. I'm no biased mark either, I'm just not so jaded that I can't enjoy anything. Unlike some here, I allowed myself to be entertained, hell, I even bet on a few matches with some friends. MITB was great, and Kofi really stole the match with all his crazy spots. Kid Rock wasn't bad, but I don't think they needed ten minutes or whatever for him (honestly my only complaint about the show). The Diva match was good for what it was, and I loved Santino taking the thing, and Beth's expression was just downright priceless! Jericho vs the legends was great, it was just awesome to see that Steamboat still had it, and the post match angle with Rourke was awesome. Hardy vs Hardy was awesome, both took their anger out on each other very well I thought, and the Twist of Fate spot to finish it was just unbelievable. Words cannot describe just how awesome Mysterio's costume for this year was, and they gave the fans just what JBL said they'd get, a decisive win, and now we can get some great matches for the IC title. I think everything that can be said about the HBK/Taker match has been said, but that was just a great experience, I had chills all through that match, just unbelievable. The Triple Threat for the WHT was damn good too, and the crowd was still hot despite getting a lot taken out of them with the previous match. Triple H/Orton was a very good match, not sure I agree with Trips going over, but as long as it leads to Orton getting his ultimate revenge, it's all good. I don't think the crowd shit on this match either, as they did pop for the ending. Even the HOF part was good, especially with the Austin Beer Bash, you can tell that Stone Cold is still one of the most beloved characters out there, as he got a great pop, maybe not as good as the one he got at Mania 17, but still great.
Overall, I give this show an A. The rest of the negative nancys here can stick that in their pipe and smoke it!
Posted By: cmc03 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:33 AM
Man, Like the last five minutes of WM I was expecting shit to hit the fan. I swear I thought legacy would come out holding stephanie and HHH would have to choose getting counted out and lose the tittle to save her. Or some kind of amazing finish. DAMN WEAK WEAK WEAK.
Posted By: BrownSouND (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:40 AM
A Hammer shot when the ref is down does not = a clean win. Glad I didn't pay to see this, sounds like the UT HBK match was the only one PPV worthy.
And why the hell would they drop the tag match, they couldn't find away to squeeze 5 more minutes in. They could've shortened Jerichos match or did the shitty Diva Match as a Dark match.
Posted By: Kevin (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:45 AM
Grateful that the ever so overrated Trish wasn't in this, but also disappointed that Sunny didn't win the battle (if she was even in there).
Oh, and Triple H RETAINS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Magnum TOKYO, JP (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:14 AM
I just wanted to post that I was very disappointed in the Diva Battle Royale. It should have been done simular to the gimmick battle royale, it would have been great just for the entrances alone. But you know what, this wasn't the Iron Shiek out there, you had Victoria, Gail Kim, Molly Holly, Mickie James, Melina etc, that can actually wrestle and put on a decent show. You don't even give them the justice of proper entrances and can barely get a close up of the action. This really bummed me out.
Posted By: piperfan01 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:20 AM
With the announcers hyping the DQ title change rule... HHH should have beat the crap out of Orton and get disqualified and drop the title to Orton. That would have been much more satisfying storyline and setting up the rematch. Instead.. you get this half-a$$ match ... where was all the anger that was built up?
Posted By: TKT (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:22 AM
Cena should've sold his soul to Vickie and turned heel and then we could've gotten chants of "You're not Austin clapclapclapclapclap"
Actually though, if they were gonna go for the finishes they did, they'd have been better off putting the Triple Threat on last.
Personally seeing Cena win the title is easier to stomach than HHH bullshitting his way through everyone.
Posted By: Bubba (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:28 AM
Wow, Dink returns to Wrestlemania after a 15 year absence and wins the IC title! This year's Wrestlemania may have been sponsored by the National Guard but the Diva Battle Royal was brought to you by Planned Parenthood. no one else has mentioned the horrendous announcing tonight? It's bad enough hearing Lawler and Cole's forced obviously fake laughter at the morbidly unfunny "comedy" bits on Raw (i.e. Santino's lame tired routine) but punishing my eardrums on The self-proclaimed "Grandest Stage of Them All" Note to Michael Cole, if something like the Santina fecal matter is truly a "Wrestlemania Moment" then it shouldn't require the announcer to exclaim that it IS a "Wrestlemania Moment" I swear I'd rather hear David Crockett and Todd Pettingill being administered Mountain Dew intravenously than Droopy, Horny, and Squealy. Sorry I didn't see the ending to the HHH-Orton match but I felt it would be a good time to watch some of the Team Challenge Series matches I've been Tivo'ing off AWA episodes on ESPN Classics the last two weeks.
Posted By: Guest#3902 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:33 AM
The Surpub:
- Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels: This is the match worth buying the replay. Almost an epic ****1/2 match, with only a few botched spots. The rest of the PPV was really crap compared to this. Almost like Rock-Hogan at X-Eight, but maybe even more epic and the right man went over. And I was rooting for Shawn for the longest time too.
- Steve Austin says goodbye. Austin mostly said at his HOF induction he was going to retire. It's sad even in retirement, Steve Austin does more for me and even the modern wrestling fans than their so-called "Main Eventers."
The Good:
- Cena wins. The storyline was crap, but hey the right man went over regardless. Not sure if Cena stays on Raw or goes to Smackdown or they kill the Brand Extension dead at this point.
- Ricky Steamboat: Almost turned a very UGLY match into a keeper with his few minutes against Jericho. Fifteen years, and he still seems like someone who can go. I hope working didn't hurt him too much, because he did his best to carry a stupid feud program that had no real conclusion outside of maybe forcing Jericho back into retirement. More on that later.
The Decent:
- Triple H winning. Like based on the build up, they were really going to have Randy Orton win? Match was lackluster as hell (as was the Cena match), but based on the story the Champ's wife wrote - it was the only answer. Sorry Triple H haters, and Orton lovers - but the right guy went over. As much as it sickens me to say it.
- Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy: Couldn't get into the match, since I really thought the first hour and a half of Wrestlemania was crap. Pretty good little match, but I really can't buy Hardy as a Upper Midcarder and no one really wanted to see these guys feud with each other. Decent match, but I just couldn't get into it.
The Bad:
The money in the bank match: Sorry, I just couldn't get into it this year. Just seemed like a bunch of guys doing the same old spots to grab a paycheck. Also Punk winning again, just seemed lazy. "Well it worked last year." I know some might rate it ***, but to me it was the worst money in the bank match ever. Retire this one already.
Rey Mysterio vs. JBL: Did JBL fail a drug test, or something? What was that? Is there more than meets the eye here? That build up and JBL jobs out?
The Ugly:
Kid Rock: One sign in the audience said it all - "Boo."
The Diva Battle Royal: Who was even in it? The chicks walk out during Crock's act and get no mention at all. Sunny was there, so we were told. Oh and Santino in drag. Didn't see that one coming.
Jericho v. Pro-Wrestler Retirement Home: Steamboat good, the rest was crap. Piper couldn't even walk, Oh and Jericho buries all the legends. This was booked all wrong, making Jericho look more foolish.
Posted By: fg76 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:39 AM
I thought this was an outstanding wrestlemania.
1) Here's a hidden highlight for you: Finley came out in his old Mad Max costume, pretty cool!
2) I am firmly convinced that Ricky Steamboat is the greatest legend alive. Incredible how a man of his age can do the high flying stunts that he did.
3) UT vs HBK ending exactly as it should have. Outstanding match all round.
4) Triple Threat. Say what you will, but Cena had nearly 800 pounds on his shoulders for a little while. Thats just insane.
5) I actually thought Orton would win. The ending is certainly not as epic as the other matches, but still pretty good.
Over all I thought this was a great show. But for me, Steamboat really stole the whole thing. The man, in his age, can still wrestle better than most.
Posted By: Groovicles (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:41 AM
VINTAGE LEGENDS
Posted By: Oh cole (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:45 AM
I was in attendance and we all were finished after the UT-Michaels match. no offense but that took all the gasp out of the final matches. U had to have been there live to feel the vibe. the cena feat got a huge pop though.
Posted By: Percy (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:54 AM
There are 2 types of fans, your marks(idiots that eat it up like garbage and praise horrible matches just cause their favorite guy won) and the true fans that know the real history behind the show(praise good matches and don't care who goes over as long as the match is good)
From what I have gathered the ones that love this show case of the "Immortals" are your basic marks and love events where their favorite guys go over and love crap loads of filler space to make the show longer than it really should have been.
The true fans out there have really called this show for what it was worth and it was not worth $54.99 or $60.00 or what not for HD. 1 Match shows with matches filled with botches along with guys who have been retired for years does not constitute a great show. I am sorry, but Steamboat still proved he is better than 90% of the roster, even at his age with all the injuries.
One thing I am going to be waiting for and not to drop names, but I will be waiting for J.D. Dunn and Scott Keith's reviews. Or even the wrestling observer review. Sorry marks, but your review is this (This is the best show my favorite guys won and that is what made it good, no great) To all the marks out there, if you want to see a great show like you say WM25 is, watch Great American Bash '89 and say then have the balls to post that the show sucked, I beg you. I for one have watched better Japan matches then this entire show had to offer. By the way, you are a mark if the only foerign wrestlers you know are the ones that have been in the states, mainly for WWE/WCW/TNA. Mainstream guys like Triple H, Batista, Cena, just to name a few look like roided up freaks and I wish congress would supena all of them for drug test not administered by Vince McMahon.
If I can be serious for a moment, why is it the mid card guys are the only wellness violators? Thats right, Vinnie Mac probably lets his big stars know a month or 2 in advance when their next drug test is to please congress.
To be honest, this show left a bad taste in my mouth and am offended to call myself a wrestling fan, for which I have been for 23 years. Another small step for actually growing up and moving away from what I called my past time.
I know you marks will say, yeah big loss for Vince, but I guess I just saved some more money for my car insurance.
With that said, cue the mark comments and moronic slurs bracing HHH, Cena, Orton haters or fans, ect. Just bring it, like your opinion really counts in my book and I know you will all say the same.
Posted By: The Bottom Line/Truth (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:59 AM
Ricky Fucking Steamboat. Give that man another match at next year's Wrestlemania at least.
Posted By: V (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:05 AM
HBK-TAKER best match ever. wwe should hire Steamboat back he was awesome
Posted By: where's sugar (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:07 AM
I saw no reason to bury Flair like they did. He took a huge beating on Raw, then goes to Mania and gets laid out by a codebreaker? WTF? Then Rourke comes in the ring and punches Jericho and somehow that's the end of an angle? The crowd popped huge for Flair and then was dead after that codebreaker for the Rourke segment. Way to completely botch a storyline WWE!
HBK/Undertaker was good, but very repetitive with the kickout of finishers. The Undertaker matches are tough to enjoy because you can't buy the false finishes at all as you know there is zero chance he will lose.
Those complaining about HHH winning, you had to know a heel wasn't going over in the main event of WM25. I think it was a stale match, but HHH needed to go over.
Shelton should have won the money in the bank as he deserves to be elevated.
It's a shame the tag title unification means so little to Vince that it didn't make the PPV card.
Posted By: Guest#4618 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:19 AM
To the folks dogging the finish of the main event: Triple H should be ashamed he slugged Orton with the slegehammer? Really? Why? Orton victimized his family for weeks and laid out Triple H himself with the same hammer shot. So Triple H had the opportunity to reciprocate, and took it.
Triple H has never played the Hogan or Cena babyface. He's not the most courageous, moral wrestler. He also never promised to "wrestle" Orton. I thought the announcers made it abundantly clear that he had to tow the line between destroying Orton and still keeping the title and not getting DQed. So, with the ref bump and hammer shot, he did just that.
Also--and I'm sure I'll anger a lot of people by saying this--but maybe if your precious HBK/Taker stall-fest hadn't gone so needlessly long, Orton and Triple H would have had the proper time to tell their story, too.
Posted By: Sam! (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:41 AM
Mania 25.......Easily forgettable.....
MITB - Good match, but getting harder and harder to do original spots. Some distinct booing for Punk at the end. Would have taken Shelton or Kofi over Punk but I guess Punk is going to "fail" against Cena or HHH.
Kid Rock/Divas - Oh dear. Kid Rock was awful. Not having the divas introduced was a mistake. Santina was funny, but a HUGE slap in the face to the womens wrestling division. NO MORE MUSIC AT MANIA!!!!
Jericho V Legends - Snuka could barely tap out!!! Piper is crazy and Steamboat......RULES!!! Steamboat proved HOW to wrestle tonight and he's been inactive for 15 years. Rourke KO was ok, just wonder what might have been with that rivalry.
Hardy V Hardy - Surprisingly good....The Twist of Fate on the chair was Bruatal......Had to admire the PG WWE having someone wipe a cut on Matt Hardy's head!!! Jeff still owns Matt on crowd response though - Matt hasn't got the fan "hate" yet.
JBL V Mysterio - Well i got JBL retired, a Mania humiliation and Rey a title. Job done.
Taker V Michaels - How can the one match that we 99% knew the outcome of be the ONE match that shines. These 2 can play a crowd to perfection. I thought Taker was dead after the fly over the top. Love Michaels selling of a tombstone, he tries to wriggle free till the very last second. Just epic.
Cena V Show V Edge - Without the superhuman ending this would have sucked. Cena's intro was cool, got the old school music!!!
HHH V Orton - Vince has to understand HHH even as his son IS NOT a superstar. He is not Austin, Hogan, Rock, Sting, Flair, Michaels, Hart, Taker - He cant carry a company, and is not good enough to make me enjoy a match without someone else pulling out all the stops(Michaels, Taker, Angle etc). Without being married to Stephanie, HHH would be Luger, Jarrett, Savage, Sid Vicious etc.....
It kills Orton flat, and just sucked. Terrible match, and Orton takes the blame too, as he did nothing in the ring AGAIN. Good character, but average wrestler.
All in all a forgettable Mania. Michaels V Taker will live in the memory forever. The rest will not.
Posted By: Mr Perfects Towel (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 05:25 AM
GOOD GOD! and this was Wrestlemania, the only time out of the year that WWE goes out of their way to deliver their A game. Another BAAAD!! Wrestlemania that would go down as a contender for worst in history if not for Taker/HBK and Austins last appearance.
I predict now that Punk becomes the first MITB winner not to successfully cash in. Orton is officially buried (maybe rightfully so after that stinker) and we are back to Superman Cena and The Game-uh. Yee-Haw!
Posted By: Angry at WWE (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 05:58 AM
Winner: Triple H via pinfall (Pedigree)
and HUNTARD the RETARD gets to ride off into the sunset with a win ... why ??? oh shit thats right he's BANGIN the BOSSES DAUGHTER ... wake ppv buyers when this fucker is headlining the card TUNE OUT !!!! it saves the pain
Posted By: HHH Hater (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 06:11 AM
What a bunch of cry-babies! If you don't like it, why buy it. I enjoyed this years Wrestlemania. Great price over here too. Only $19.95 in NZ. :-)
Posted By: Andy from NZ (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 06:47 AM
I haven't bought a WWE PPV live since Wrestlemania 21 and it was the first live PPV my wife's ever watched which we enjoyed thoroughly. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels was our favourite match, and like a lot of you, my wife thought Triple H vs. Randy Orton was anti-climatic, but we didn't think it was half as bad as a lot of people here are saying it is. We had a great night.
Posted By: Marty (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 06:48 AM
so why did christian come back to the wwe? also mania sucked ut/sm match was good but not as good as jericho shawn last year main events boring at least my mate payed sucker
Posted By: lukestrutter (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:06 AM
surprise surprise, gail kim screws up. worst woman wrestler everq
Posted By: Guest#1524 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:08 AM
This is turning into the Indy 4 of wrestling.
A good show, yet everyone calls it the worst ever, simply because it didn't live up to their massive expectations.
Posted By: Brent (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Taker Won. Jeff Lost Orton Lost. Big Show Lost.
Think the internet just gave me my best orgasm ever.
Posted By: David (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:14 AM
I didn't expect it to be the greatest WM ever and it wasn't, but I expected it to be at least decent and I thought it was.
On the bright side, I didn't wake up with reading people begging Jeff Jarrett to put the WWE out of business.
Posted By: Rob Z (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:19 AM
HBK vs Undertaker has to be top 3 Wrestlemania matches of all time
Posted By: bigal6a (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:40 AM
Im one of the people who was expecting a good show & heres my thoughts
MITB - Some really cool spots but also a couple of sloppy ones, the botched powerbomb from Shelton on MVP was a shame, Kofi looked good in there, really suprised Punk won, he really needs a heel turn in the near future cos hes pretty stale
Kid Rock/Battle Royal - this whole thing was a joke, nearly 20 mins for Kid Rock? & where was Torrie, Molly Holly & Sunny? i dont think i actually saw there faces.
Jericho v Legends - awful until it came down to Steamboat & he looked good in there, so in the end this was better then expected, the Rourke thing was cool but he took a bit long to get in there.
Hardy v Hardy - Fun match, some cool spots, but this wasnt as good as i thought it was going to be, great finish tho.
Taker v HBK - Awesome, simply awesome, ill rewatch this again later.
Triple Threat - This was a decent match to be fair, i wish Edge won tho.
Orton-HHH - i was expecting a very good brawl here but what a disapointment, it lacked any sort of drama, let down of a main event.
Overall it was a decent show, certainly not as bad as some are saying but it was disapointing.
Posted By: jbardo (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:41 AM
The main event was hideous.
Posted By: Jason (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:49 AM
I love how so many of you jump on here and rip on a show that you didn't pay for. Leeches on society you lot are.
Was it the best WM ever? No... personally I feel WMX7 was for me, followed by WMXX.
Did the main event suck? Unfortunately yeah it did. I didn't enjoy it much at all.
Did I enjoy the show as a whole? Absolutely!
I'm glad I spent my hard earned on it and contributed just a tiny bit to those amazing men and women who bust their asses to entertain us week after week. This is their biggest night of the year and even when the matches don't quite deliver, it's still WrestleMania and a little bit of suspension of disbelief goes a long, long way to enjoying it a whole lot more.
I'm 28 with a fantastic but stressful job for one of the world's largest companies but for one day a year I'm a kid again having a ball watching these amazing people do everything they can to entertain us and that day is WrestleMania.
For those who paid for the show - you have every right as a paying consumer to voice your opinion. You hated the show top to bottom? Go ahead and say that as you paid for it but my only tiny little bit of advice is to suspend that disbelief and for a moment, become a kid again and you'll get your money's worth just a little more. You enjoyed the show like I did? Good for you! Either way you paid so you have a right to an opinion.
For those who watched free streams? Shut the fuck up! You have no right to say anything against the performance of the men and women who gave everything tonight and every other night they go out and take on the bitch that is gravity and usually come off second best. Yes the WWE and the McMahons make piles of cash off WrestleMania, but it's the biggest payday too for the wrestlers of the WWE and I personally feel that ensuring they get a good payday is important enough for me to spend my money on the four hour event, even if I have to watch 15 mins of Kid Rock for who I wouldn't piss on if he were saturated in napalm unless the chemical reaction meant more pain.
Finally, I thought UT-HBK was amazing, Ricky Steamboat defied both belief and the hands of time (think about what Naitch said at the HOF for a second... "we had better matches in the 1970's than our battles in 1989" ?!?! WOW) and there were enough fun moments like MITB and remembering Steve Austin for what he did in the ring to completely justify what is a pissant amount of money in the scheme of things.
Posted By: I hate freeloading crybabies (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:55 AM
The main event was so damn slow, prodding, and anti-climatic AND with a bullshit finish. If UT-HBK, Matt vs Jeff, Austin, and Steamboat-Y2J were not on this show, I would have called my cable company and demanded my money back.
Not a good Wrestlemania. The main event was below average, and a couple good, and one outstanding undercard matches did their best to save this show.
My question is why on Earth didn't they have Taker-Michaels go on last? Everyone and their mother knew that was going to be match of night, and probably match of the year. Send them home thinking you had a great show, instead of this crap.
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:19 AM
I thought the main event was going great when Orton hit the first RKO, it was unexpected and the crowd really dug it, but as soon as Hunter hit his pedigree right after, it was aaalll downhill from there.
Posted By: DrSmooth (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:21 AM
YES!
I called the Colons unifying the tag team belts.
Taker and Shawn having a 10 star match.
Cena getting his belt back. (ugh)
HHH keeping his belt. (ugh)
Jericho winning. ( No Stone Cold though)
and Matt Hardy winning.
Posted By: The new ECW Alternate Recapper (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:34 AM
All this really says is that WWE has become more predictable than a sunrise.
Posted By: Guest#2097 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:34 AM
No Hogan = Thumbs Up!
Posted By: COTD (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:55 AM
I'm amused that people are trying to crap on Taker/Michaels by saying that the match couldn't be good if we knew the outcome. I guess some people don't appreciate the actual, you know, wrestling.
I also like that people are complaining about CM Punk winning, which was something that no one predicted. In fact, I think most so-called-anaylists immediately dismissed him as a possible winner. And now everyone is saying he's definitely going to lose his title match. And you're basing this off of what exactly?
It seems to me the IWC is great at predicting things that are foregone conclusions, and then complaining about how obvious it was. If something surprisingly does happen, they just talk about how it was a bad move.
Posted By: Tolkoto (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 09:04 AM
The only good thing about the Cena entrance was hearing Basic Thuganomics, which pwns the crap out of My Time Is Now
Posted By: Raph (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:10 AM
What a booking nightmare! How can you have Taker/HBK take the audience up to the rafters and then expect the two title matches to come anywhere near that? I bet Trips and Orton gave them a standing ovation, only to be thinking, "How in the hell are we going to top that?"
Posted By: Holden Migroin (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:12 AM
....or is it a one shot deal???
Posted By: Ben (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:23 AM
Also--and I'm sure I'll anger a lot of people by saying this--but maybe if your precious HBK/Taker stall-fest hadn't gone so needlessly long, Orton and Triple H would have had the proper time to tell their story, too.
so 23 minutes isnt enough to tell a story?, i expected a really good match & it was average at best & everyone knows it, are you a HHH or Orton mark by any chance?
Also the only bit of stalling was the first 20 seconds of the match & after Taker hit his head on the floor, the match was 90% action & story telling.
Posted By: jbardo (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:24 AM
You are all such fucking pathetic losers! This was a great show with 3 fun matches - MIB, Hardyz, and Triple Threat, and Taker-Michaels was one of the best matches Ive ever seen. Whoever thinks that is a snoozefest is a fucking moron. Oh.. AND Steamboat put on a great show. Only think that sucked was HHH Cena, but by then I was not going to expect anything after every other match delivered. Now shut it virgins!
Posted By: Steve22 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:30 AM
How nice of them to get people to pay $55.00 for the priveledge of watching a standard, run of the mill, any old Monday or Friday main event. I'm glad I didn't buy it. If I paid that kind of money, and the big swerve happened on the free show the following night........SUPER Pissed!!!!!
Posted By: jr (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:37 AM
Very poor show overall. The main event was a disaster. Taker/HBK was great tho.
Posted By: Nandy (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:52 AM
you all are freakin' nuts. nuts, i says. nuts. that was one of the greatest wrestlemania's ever. EVER. i mean, really, what is it you guys want? perfection? every match a 5 star? c'mon, be realistic! the entire show was entertaining...
mitb - i'm not too happy that punk won, but some of those bumps were awesome! kofi was my mitb mvp.
divas - could not stop laughing at santino. they took what could have been a dumb and boring match and made it entertaining.
jericho vs legends - sure, snuka and piper looked 84 years old, but steam boat! F-IN STEAMBOAT! the guy put on a show worthy of wrestlemania 3! that on it's own made the match. who cares about rourke.
hardy vs hardy - if anyone thinks that match was not a good one needs their head examined. that twist of fate was sick.
jbl vs mysterio - for all the complaining everyone does about jbl, this match was perfect for what it was.
undertaker vs hbk - match of the year. match of the decade.
triple threat - not spectacular, but just seeing cena lift the big show AND edge did it for me. who cares about anything else.
orton vs trips - the only disappointment. can understand why trips won, but didn't like the way he won.
all in all, i was in my seat for every match, was out of my seat jumping around for many bumps, and was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end.
9 out of 10 for wrestlemania 25.
Posted By: Double C (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Half the people that posted here running down the show are trolls that did not even watch it. While the booking here was not so good, this was the best WM wrestling-wise since WM20. It had THREE four star matches (MitB, Hardys, UT/HBK). Any show that does that earns an easy thumbs up. The two main events were technically fine (in the 3 to 3 1/2 star range), but hurt by the booking.
Posted By: Justin (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:05 AM
i lost a lil bit of respect for CM Punk, for punking out of taking the unprettier on the ladders. everyone else sold out for that match. take the move Punk
Posted By: jojo (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Yay, my 2 cents...
MITB - I missed the first half but from what I saw and in the replays it looked about right. A bit sloppy (especially that unprettier off the ladder...yeeesh!). I would have liked Christian, Shelton or MVP to go over...I had forgotten CM Punk was still around to be honest but hey-ho. Let's hope they don't mess up his chances in crappy booking.
Diva BR~! - Was awful. I tuned out during the Kid Rock shit so missed their 'entrance' (seriously, why did he get so much time?!). Santino wins...way to shit all over both womens divisions WWE.
Y2J/Legends - Was okay until Ricky Steamboat got involved then it turned up to 11! Seriously, I was shocked that a guy his age can outshine most of the current roster. The Rouke stuff was okay but he took too long getting into the ring and then took out Jericho with a left hook...yeah, anti-climax.
Jeff/Matt - Was okay. What pissed me off is that one chair shot incapacitated Matt for about 5 minutes as Jeff did a needlessly elaborate double table stack set up which took me out of the match. Saying that, the ending finish was sick and Matt's wrestling gear was cool (shades of Edge with that jacket at the beginning?).
JBL/Rey - I think I am one of the few people who likes JBL as an over all performer and was looking forward to a proper match, not this bullshit.
Taker/HBK - I can't really add to what has already been said. It was great, although the ref bump was way OTT, all he did was get pushed into the barrier and he sold it like he had just taken a finisher from everyone on the roster!
Cena/Edge/Big Show - Meh, was what it was. I am not a fan of any involved in this match. Having the TBS act DEAD after taking an FU (which is one of the weakest looking finishers IMO) is a bit of a stretch. Also, what is with Edge's spear? It is looking seriously lame recently.
3xH/Orton - It started off well with each hitting their finishers in the first 2 minutes, then it went dull...then duller then it ended. No run ins, no swerves or McMahon turns, it just ended. Real anticlimax. Saying that, HHH's punt looked vicious and sick.
Posted By: Armitage Shanks (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:21 AM
This is the problem with the internet. I cannot believe how many comments I have read about the end of HHH and Orton was the wrong outcome. What happened to whats right for the story line. Forget that the internet absolutely hates HHH and loves Orton for some reason (The guys boring and absolutely sucks and should not be in the main event) and remember what wrestling used to be before the internet. I'll be blatantly honest, the internet is why I stopped watching wrestling. I will list all the people who should not be in the main event: Orton, Cena (main event level but no reason who should have even been in that title match), and Batista. Let us go back to the time when wrestling was fun just to watch and there was no "smart" wrestling fan that "knows" who "should" win. Let the WWe make those decisions and lets watch to see what happens next week.
Oh yeah and by the way This was the worst Wrestlemani I have ever watched.
Posted By: guest (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:57 AM
By no means is this the worse mania ever, however the ending of the show really left a deflated feeling to go home with. Orton has done a lot to be a credible contender and this was supposed to be his glorious moment. Instead he will eventualyl win, but on a random PPV and loosing all the steam he has just built up in the months prior to mania.
Taker HBk was just unbelivable though. And the botch SAVED the match really. If you think about takers possible injury forcing them to stop the match I was convinced that the streak would end becuase they had no choice.
Posted By: AG Awesome (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Maybe I could go steel Steph away from OLE HHH then I could hold on to the championship belt for 8 Years or so winning then losing and put myself in a chance to break Rics Record. wow I think I could pull it off.
Posted By: tweeter (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:59 AM
I felt let down because the tag title match was removed at the last minute and because I did not see SUNNY! Or Molly, or Trish for that matter. Was Trish even in it? I thought I saw her coming down the aisle but can't remember them mentioning her. And Santina winning was stupid. I love him and he's one of the reasons I watch Raw but that was stupid. They could've at least had Beth attack him afterward. She really likes this guy?!
Anyway, when I saw STEAMBOAT, that man made my night! UT-HBK was great and yes it was one of the best matches I ever saw but Steamboat made me mark out like a 10 year old! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME. I shelled out my money looking to mark out and he allowed me to do it!
MITB- very enjoyable but I wish they didnt' have a repeat winner (nothing against Punk).
Hardy's- the match was good and I will remember that TOF for a long time to come.
HHH-Orton- it was kind of boring but it seemed as though they were going for a really intense old school brawl. It wasn't as bad IMO, as some are saying. While then ending was a bit anti-climatic, and I wish Orton won, I thought the punt to Orton was great as I never saw that coming!
Triple Threat- Good match, better than expected with a good ending. Not much more to say there. Cena winning kinda makes sense so Edge and Vickie can feud over Vickie without the title involved.
Rey-JBL- BOOO! Their match Monday was decent and they could have had an even better encounter last night. I wish JBL had retired with the strap to provide a historical moment. BTW, while I did think of The Joker, the first thing that came to me when I saw Rey, was "Why is he looking like Doink?!" LOL!
Posted By: MachoManFanStill (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:00 AM
HHH should just retire. He's not interesting, his personality is boring, and he's holding down talent.
Posted By: FFF (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:01 AM
HBK VS TAKER = Match of the YEAR
Posted By: HBmmmKay (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:01 AM
The main event was so damn slow, prodding, and anti-climatic AND with a bullshit finish. If UT-HBK, Matt vs Jeff, Austin, and Steamboat-Y2J were not on this show, I would have called my cable company and demanded my money back.
Not a good Wrestlemania. The main event was below average, and a couple good, and one outstanding undercard matches did their best to save this show.
My question is why on Earth didn't they have Taker-Michaels go on last? Everyone and their mother knew that was going to be match of night, and probably match of the year. Send them home thinking you had a great show, instead of this crap.
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:19 AM
I also thought of requesting a refund when I didn't see ANY of the divas from the past as advertised. No Sunny, no Molly, no Trish. I recognized Torrie only from the tights. I have no clue who had on the pink outfit with the pink and blond hair! I did see Victoria and marked out a little but that was it.
Posted By: MachoManFanStill (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:03 AM
tell me the logic here i spend 54.95 to see the whole ppv and got robbed of the unified tag team match yet people who pay 29.95 to get them damn dvd get to see it???? what the freak hell? They spend less and get more?????
Posted By: legacy777 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Move of the night.
While Orton stomps on HHH, HHH hocks a SUPER LOOGIE that lands on Ortons back.
Oh that was priceless to watch over and over and over
Posted By: Super Loogie!! (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Great show. I felt it dragged a bit after Taker - HBK.
Every match was very very good.
Posted By: Jigsaw (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:10 AM
HHH has been in two of the worst Wrestlemania main events ever, both of which were overshadowed by better matches on the undercard. (HBK-Taker last night and Rock-Hogan at WM X-8).
Posted By: Guest#4626 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:11 AM
JR response to King's Rey costume...was WRONG.
King: "Looks like Mysterio is going a tribute to Heath Ledger's Joker"
JR : "but King, Mysterio's career is ALIVE and well" OH SO WRONG!
And to all the Cena haters? Cannot wait to see how much you hate him when he beats the Undertaker in next years WM! BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAA
Posted By: ToughLove (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Ahhhhhh....I'm happy I did the SMART thing and optioned to find a live steaming video feed on the internet, FOR FREE!!
The Taker-HBK match WAS EPIC, and it WAS THE SHOW.
Everything else fell into the stream of mediocrity.
Hell, I was even expecting an Orton win (Via DQ), but then halfway through it, I realized that it's HHH. So that last match was a yawn.
The Cena/Edge/Big Show match was, just, plan, RIDICULOUS. The pre-match video made want to put the live feed on pause, wait a few minutes, then put the feed back on play. The match itself was like the show, mediocre.
The final match was nothing more than an over-glorified, fake punch fest. And it would've made it a better show if they decided to let them go off at each other in an epic, NO DQ, WAR, as opposed to this watered-down fight, that was SO predetermined, that a retarded monkey could figure out the outcome BEFOREHAND.
The only REALLY fun part was when STONE COLD played his shtick again to the crowd, which I loved. But besides the HBK/Taker epic, I was GLAD I found a free live feed and I would reccomend it to people who would like to see the show without WASTING $50 FREAK'N DOLLARS on a mediocre show.
(P.S.- IF you REALLY want to see a good show, check out the Japanese circut. The work rate is second to none, plus you skip 9/10ths of these ridiculous and STUPID angles that are produced from a dumbed-down WWE product, with little of ACTUAL WRESTLING involved)
Posted By: Paul (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:15 AM
i didnt watch this and this lineup is fucking horrible huuge dissapointment fuck cm faggot again fuck cena fuck this bullshit there making santino do and fuck triple h
Posted By: well then (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:16 AM
tag match?
shelton benjamen is hugely underrated and ortons the shit this is bs
Posted By: shitty (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:18 AM
That main event was fucking terrible. Taker/HBK should have gone on last.
Posted By: Foolio (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:22 AM
"HOLY FUCKING FUCKERY OF OUCHTASTIC GOD DAMNS"
Chris? You better copywright that shit! LAMO! FUCKIN FANTASTIC!
Posted By: Joe (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:23 AM
love how so many of you jump on here and rip on a show that you didn't pay for. Leeches on society you lot are.
Was it the best WM ever? No... personally I feel WMX7 was for me, followed by WMXX.
Did the main event suck? Unfortunately yeah it did. I didn't enjoy it much at all.
Did I enjoy the show as a whole? Absolutely!
I'm glad I spent my hard earned on it and contributed just a tiny bit to those amazing men and women who bust their asses to entertain us week after week. This is their biggest night of the year and even when the matches don't quite deliver, it's still WrestleMania and a little bit of suspension of disbelief goes a long, long way to enjoying it a whole lot more.
I'm 28 with a fantastic but stressful job for one of the world's largest companies but for one day a year I'm a kid again having a ball watching these amazing people do everything they can to entertain us and that day is WrestleMania.
For those who paid for the show - you have every right as a paying consumer to voice your opinion. You hated the show top to bottom? Go ahead and say that as you paid for it but my only tiny little bit of advice is to suspend that disbelief and for a moment, become a kid again and you'll get your money's worth just a little more. You enjoyed the show like I did? Good for you! Either way you paid so you have a right to an opinion.
For those who watched free streams? Shut the fuck up! You have no right to say anything against the performance of the men and women who gave everything tonight and every other night they go out and take on the bitch that is gravity and usually come off second best. Yes the WWE and the McMahons make piles of cash off WrestleMania, but it's the biggest payday too for the wrestlers of the WWE and I personally feel that ensuring they get a good payday is important enough for me to spend my money on the four hour event, even if I have to watch 15 mins of Kid Rock for who I wouldn't piss on if he were saturated in napalm unless the chemical reaction meant more pain.
Finally, I thought UT-HBK was amazing, Ricky Steamboat defied both belief and the hands of time (think about what Naitch said at the HOF for a second... "we had better matches in the 1970's than our battles in 1989" ?!?! WOW) and there were enough fun moments like MITB and remembering Steve Austin for what he did in the ring to completely justify what is a pissant amount of money in the scheme of things.
Posted By: I hate freeloading crybabies (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:55 AM
Wow dude you are such a winy little bitch grow some balls and take that rag out christ
bottom line this show sucked
Posted By: omg (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:24 AM
"HOLY FUCKING FUCKERY OF OUCHTASTIC GOD DAMNS"
Chris? You better copywright that shit! LAMO! FUCKIN FANTASTIC!
Posted By: Joe (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:28 AM
worst wrestlemania since 2000? ummm idk...of hand i remember being really dissapointed in Mania 18 but i'd have to watch it again....HBK/Taker was awesome and Steamboat got me into it...the MITB was ok but it seemed like they just botched way too many spots...than the Kid Rock show that went on...and on...and on...geez tell him to do one song and put on the tag match in stead...Divas=bathroom break like always...The Hardy match was ok...i thought it started slow and picked up but it was on par for what I thought...JBL must be in real bad shape since it only went 22 seconds...as far as the title matches go...the 3 way was decent, it's just that I feel like we have all seen this a million times before and Cena winning again, which is fine since he is over, just doesn't feel like a big deal since he's had the belt alot. Now the main event, I thought the buildup was solid and I really don't mind Triple H, i'm not a huge fan and I did kill him during that 2002ish-2006 time when he was on tv ALL THE TIME but now i've grown to deal with him. Randy Orton I think has a good character going for him but he just has boring in ring offense...i feel like all he does is punch, kick, chin lock "stalk around" chin lock...punch, kick etc...I get that he is trying to get the sadistic guy thing over but it comes off boring in my book....I don't think I can say it was better than 18 since Taker/HBK was so good and better than anything on that card but it seems to be right there with it and depending on your point of view you can go either way.....I'm gonna go put in Bash 89 which is better than any of these damn shows anyway...lata
Posted By: xtopnotchx (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:38 AM
MITB - was pretty awesome...everyone involved did a good job..some missed spots..but most were pretty cool...ive never seen anything good in cm punk..why he's been getting pushed ..no idea....this should have been Christians to win...or really anyone but Cm punk..
Battle Royal - pointless..no widows peak from Victoria..i didnt even see or recognize most faces
Jericho v Legends - This should have been just jericho vs steamboat...but they added a guy who can barely walk and a corpse...piper at least showed he still has something left..snuka is just dead...and steamboat showed everyone what wrestling is.
Hardy v Hardy - basic hardcore match...they beat the crap out of each other..i guess thats what the story called for. ..it was ok
Taker v HBK - started slow...ok match..the ended was straight out of old ecw with them kicking out of each others finishers..over and over again..
Triple Threat - it was ok...i wish big show won..and totally dominated everyone....then Cena could have turned heel...but he is the all american american
Orton-HHH - terrible...HHH is not very entertaining...he needs to wrestling people with charisma and talent to get a good match ..and orton is just ok and bland....and the much sucked as a result
Posted By: tones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:43 AM
HHH V Orton - Vince has to understand HHH even as his son IS NOT a superstar. He is not Austin, Hogan, Rock, Sting, Flair, Michaels, Hart, Taker - He cant carry a company, and is not good enough to make me enjoy a match without someone else pulling out all the stops(Michaels, Taker, Angle etc). Without being married to Stephanie, HHH would be Luger, Jarrett, Savage, Sid Vicious etc.....
Mr perfects towel i could not have said it better my self. HHH KNOWS he will NEVER be as well remembered as rock or austin, and it eats him alive! so thus he HAS to break flairs title record to be remembered as 1 of the greatest of all time ( in his mind) anyone with a brain knows other wise. He is boring and squashes anyone thats a threat to him. last night he did it to orton. What a BORING match. both my friends left before it was over cuz we all KNEW how it would end! Vince, steph, and hhh need to realize just cuz he keeps winning does not make him an all time great! Oh and the crowd was clearly pulling for orton!!! I was waiting for king to say alot of people came from st. louis like he said alot of canadians were there pulling for edge. NICE TRY wwe WAKE UP and SEE THE TRUTH!
Posted By: scotty231 (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 11:44 AM
I went in with very low expectations and I ended up loving the ppv.
HBK/Taker was amazing, Punk winning made my night, & Steamboat tearing the roof off the building also made my night.
Posted By: Marcus (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:00 PM
let me be the last to say it.....FUCK THE INTERNET WRESTLING COMMUNITY....All you whiny little assholes do is bitch bitch bitch and bitch some more about wrestling[ especially the E] Every one of these matches made perfect sense to me. Do you want to know why....Because i am not one of you back seat booking cry baby bitches ...triple h going over Orton was great. Cena going over big show was even better.... suck on it you useless assed rohbots
Posted By: old school fan (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:09 PM
1, Only 3 things didn't suck donkey balls on the grandest stage or whatever, those being Austin celebrating, Steamboat still being a better wrestler then anybody else in the wwe and Cena posing with the haters.
2, when will Ross change his phrases to: "What the fuck am I talking about?", "Jesus, I'm old!" and "I have no idea, what's happening in that cube... or is it a ring?"
3, the wwe booking team is scouting the web, looking at what the marks expect, and doing exactly the opposite.
(start writing posts never to rehire RVD, and he debuts on the next raw)
4, what a joke of a company.
Posted By: tully (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:12 PM
WAHHHHH! WAHHHH!!!
Posted By: OH BOY INTERNET (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Everything has pretty much already been said, so I'll be quick about the actual show and say, as a fan since 1991, this was the most disappointing Wrestlemania I've ever watched. Not as bad as WM11, but that one looked dull to begin with. Even WM9 did more with what it had.
This one had immense potential but eventually resulted in a show booked out of Vince's paranoia; in the end, it seemed to do a lot wrong and I feel that will be a talking point about for years to come.
Maybe Vince should worry less about putting tarps over the ring and more about building the longterm future of the product. With HBK, Taker and Batista retiring soon and Orton getting neutered, it's down to Cena. At the rate they are going, that's it and that's sad.
No matter how many main events and titles he books himself to win, Triple H will never be the uttered in the same breath as Hogan, Flair, Michaels, Taker or even Cena. He is the future based solely on his inheritance of the company.
Posted By: Christopher Warrior (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:20 PM
I have been watching wrestling since 1980 or so. I have never missed a Wrestlemania, even though lately, I havent been watching RAW or Smackdown because they are a lacking product. I almost didnt buy the PPV, but changed my mind at the last minute. I dont know how I feel, kinda in the middle. MitB was OK, some a cool spots, but Punk winning again is lame even though I like him. Kid Rock & Divas can go to hell, that was a waste of my time. They should have put Steamboat over Jericho, but damn! Steamboat is better then 85% of the WWE roster. Hardy vs Hardy was decent, but nothign special, cept for the ToF at the end. Taker vs HBK was pure gold. Thought Taker was dead after that dive. All the Future WWE stars need to take notes on that match. Triple Threat match surpised me, it was more then decent, cept for Cena going over, even though he lifted the Big Slow and Edge up. And OMFG that main event stunk. HHH vs Orton was like a RAW match. And HHH going over was laaaame. Anti Climatic. That was as bad or worse then Jericho vs HHH. Taker HBK should have been last. I dunno about WWE, they want to get fans back, having Cena and HHH win again, is NOT the way to go. Id rather watch Steamboat and Jericho go at it again then HHH or Cena Win. So this show gets a *** stars. Ratings go like this tho:
MitB: ** 1/2
Divas: DUD
Jericho vs the Legends: ***
Hardy vs Hardy: ** 1/2
Rey vs JBL: DUD
Takers vs HBK: *****
Cena vs Big Show vs Edge: ***
HHH vs Orton: *
I am not a fanboy. I rated these matches on what I felt they deserved. It wasnt just a workrate meter. Its about telling a story, workrate, finish, crowd heat/pop.
Posted By: Smark101 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:21 PM
WHY DO YOU PEOPLE WATCH WRESTLING JUST TO BITCH ABOUT IT THE NEXT DAY?? Do something else then! It as a great show.
Posted By: Brian (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:37 PM
I didn't go, but watched it at work
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Posted By: idontcareaboutyoursox (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:38 PM
You could clearly hear the crowd booing when Punk got the briefcase.
HEEL TURN~!
Posted By: C (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 12:55 PM
btw... i bet if anyone other than trips had put on that so called main event, words less favourable than "poorly" would be being used! (this is how it apparently went down 'backstage.')
Vince should accept that Christian can make him money and forgive the TNA thang, which was really Vince's fault in the first place for not recognising Christian's potential.
I don't care how many t-shirts Cena sells, NOT pushing a poor in ring worker who's repeptitive on the mic would surely boost gate receipts? Cena is at best what the United States title is for. Guys like him and Lashley get pushed too soon. Where are the days of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels learning their trade fighting for the IC title before proving their ready for the big push?
Kudos to Steamboat. He and he alone was responsible for that entire story line and payoff being saved.
The MITB was cool but Randle has a point (never thought I'd type that!) - if guys are botching spots in an attempt to top last years match, something is wrong. It's one thing having guys like van damn and paul london doing this stuff, but if bigger heavier guys are trying stuff and its not working there's something amiss.
The IC title was a waste of time.A shame. A poor return for the great belt, and a poor sendoff for JBL.
No tag match featuring some GREAT in-ring talent who have been given time to develop a decent story line... but we get 10 minutes of Kid Rock? Whether you like Kid Rock is irrelevant - this was first and foremost a WRESTLING show. We were promised Carlito and Morrison etc... WWE didn't deliver.
Hardy's were ok, but too short and could have used a little blood... which would have allowed JR the chance for some obvious 'blood feud' comments and added a sense of brutality.
UT and HBK was a great in-ring match. Good physical stuff, some highspots (was the camera man standing too far back or did UT mess up the jump?thought he was toast after that landing!)and a match we should all remember as an example of how things can be done (Randle - we WILL remember this one!it was great). My only concern here is that the two guys on the roster who are both capable of doing this and are ALLOWED the time and opportunity to do this kind of match are nearing retirement. Maybe Vince would be better off giving Morrison etc... their chance to ply their trade and develop their skills instead of giving us a fading rock star no one asked for, or in 5 years time things could be pretty bleak at Wrestlemania 30?
Overall I must say i loved this show.
Posted By: chris (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:03 PM
the worst thing was watching how awe inspiring Steamboat was and have that followed by more Flair floppy man tits
Posted By: Guest#2646 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:08 PM
Quick thoughts:
Money In The Bank: Why the hell is Punk going over again? Shelton kills himself again, Kofi puts on a great show, the crowd was hot for a Christian win and Punk goes over? The ending should have been the Christian bounce back from the rope to the ladder.
Kid Rock: Why? One song maybe but Jesus a mini-concert?
Divas: No intros? Way to crap on it. Why should anyone care?
JBL/Rey: Have to admit I found the quick squash funny. Almost Warrior/Honky Tonk level.
Jericho/Legends: Have to agree RICKY FUCKING STEAMBOAT! My whole household was marking for him (including 4 kids who had never seen him before). Would have loved for him to get the pin. The whole Rourke thing was slow & dull.
Matt/Jeff: Entertaining as I knew it would be. Some good spots & a sick finish.
Taker/HBK: Definitely match of the night. Couple of sick bumps where you thought it could be over for real. They brought the goods. Of course HBK always does.
Triple Threat: The momma's boys can cry but Cena going over was the right thing. The top turnbuckle rocker dropper to the floor was sweet & picking up Show & Edge? Could anyone else do that? Doubtful. Not a bad match particularly having to follow HBK/Taker.
HHH/Orton: Agree with previous posters, Triple H & McMahons need to learn he's just not that over! Yeah he gets a pop on his entrance but he comes out to Motorhead. Fuck Dolph Ziggler could get a pop with that theme song. The match itself made NO sense. Why is Vickie getting to make stips when all the McMahons are back? Why wasn't this a no DQ so they could at least have a sick brawl? And Triple H going over is WRONG! Did you see the crowd when it ended? Only about 1 in 20 or 30 people were even reacting. There was no huge pop for it. Sorry Triple H, no one gives a damn about you. And of course hearing JR keep regurgitating the words I'm sure he was being fed about HHH's great courage & shit made it even worse.
Total letdown but that's the way it usually is when Triple H is the main event.
Overall I enjoyed it well enough. But the Triple H win which I knew was coming plus the crappy way it was done kinda took some of the sheen off of the show.
Posted By: 9AirMcNair (Registered) on April 06, 2009 at 01:14 PM
This goes out to I hate freeloading crybabies: It is our right as Americans to hate and blast anything we want. God Bless America. Love it or leave it, commie scum.
Posted By: W. (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:15 PM
All you ass cheeses who think that HBGay vs Undertaker was anything above three stars need to seriously add to your dvd collection, see an optician, or a neurologist. It was better than I thought but still give it no more than a ** 1/2
Posted By: Nepotism World Odor (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:21 PM
HHH isn't a Hogan/Rock/Austin but who is? Orton certainly isn't. HHH is the modern day Ric Flair - FACT.
Posted By: P-Owed (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Edge lost!
Suck on that, Edgeheads!!!!
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:47 PM
Its upsetting to say.. but not a great mania..its not the worst..ill leave that with wm21 but it wasnt good..UT michales was epic..hardys was great..triple threat ..good..main event ok...mitb good spots but bad match..and so on
Posted By: Guest#5359 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:48 PM
"let me be the last to say it.....FUCK THE INTERNET WRESTLING COMMUNITY....All you whiny little assholes do is bitch bitch bitch and bitch some more about wrestling[ especially the E] Every one of these matches made perfect sense to me. Do you want to know why....Because i am not one of you back seat booking cry baby bitches ...triple h going over Orton was great. Cena going over big show was even better.... suck on it you useless assed rohbots"
Yep!
I'm glad that the IWC is ticked off about Cena and Hunter retaining because it allows the rest of us to enjoy the show instead of crying about Punk not cashing in his MITB briefcase or Christian not winning the MITB match or Edge not going over.
Get over yourselves, already.
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Kid rock was a huge waste of time!
the mighty head playing HHH to the ring or saliva playing batista down is ok. Even limp bizkit playing taker down 6 years ago made sense. WTF does a guy doing a bad waldo impression have to do with anything!!!
Taker Hbk was one of the best matches i've ever seen
Cena posing beside the two fucknuts in the homemade 'we hate cena' t-shirts was class
The main event was crap, diva fuck up was crap.
mitb and hardys were ok
STEAMBOAT still has it!!!!
Vince really needs to push new stars for next year or it looks like we'll get orton cena HHH batista and taker rey or some shit
Posted By: wwe fan for 23 years! (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:28 PM
I missed some of the programming for a few weeks so let me just ask WHEN THE FUCK DID CENA GET INTO THE TITLE MATCH AND WHY DOES HE HAVE TO WIN AGAIN????? we better not see a spinner on the world title that thing looks rediculas
Posted By: Guest#6068 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:45 PM
I watched it for free and couldn't finish it. It was one of the worst Wrestlemania events I've ever seen. THAT was meant to be the big anniversary show? Bullshit.
Nearly all the matches had obvious outcomes with no surprise at all? What happened to Vince trying to swerve the IWC? Seems we all had the winners pegged and that's how it played out.
No tag match = bullshit, Kid Rock = bullshit, more Santino burial = bullshit, Cena overcoming the odds yet again = bullshit, Triple H burying everyone again BULLSHIT. Hardys was alright but nothing special, MITB was mostly blown spots and ended quickly. Mysterio/JBL wasn't on long enough to mean anything. Only Michaels/Undertaker delivered, and by that point I was so sour on everything else that I didn't even care much about that.
So if I thought it was so bad when I saw it free I'd HATE to know what it feels like to drop $55 on it.
Posted By: Col (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:48 PM
Shelton Benjamin or Christian could of one maybe they fuck it up and Hornswoggle will win
Posted By: Fred (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:51 PM
"Sign of the night: Y2J vs The Golden Girls"
That would kick ass, actually. I wouldn't mess with Bea Arthur.
Posted By: James (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 02:58 PM
I was at the show live and agree with the general consensus.
MITB - Kofi was the highlight.
DIVAS - pretty bad - no intro at all for anyone and, at least live with no commentary, you could not tell who anyone was.
JERICHO - yes, Steamboat was the show here! Amazingly still in shape and moved very well in the ring.
HARDYS - Some nice spots from both.
JBL/MYSTERIO - short, which was fine by me.
UNDERTAKER/HBK - easily best match of night
TRIPLE THREAT - Say what you will about Cena, but that guy is one strong son of a bitch to pick up Show and Edge at the same time!
HHH/ORTON - not much here. Would've been nice to see some McMahon activity. Logical storyline sense says HHH should've won.
My first live event and 2 things of note:
First, the crowd for the UT/HBK match was INSANE!! People were screaming and on the their feat for the entire match. I've never seen crowd reaction like that before for any live event I've ever been to. There was no way the following two matches could have kept up with that.
Second, it's very interesting to watch with no commentary. You are way more into the match and watching live, I never thought about the length of the matches, like I do for the TV matches.
Posted By: Cygnus (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:09 PM
That was possibly the most anti-climactic way to end a Wrestlemania EVER.
All the rules, all the stipulation, the McMahons, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Vivky Guerrero, none of them came into play.
After everything we went thru, it was a clean win over Orton.
***snoooooore***
Posted By: Spaz Monkey (Guest) on April 05, 2009 at 11:48 P
I dont generally bitch about every ppv, but this guys right. This was billed as ww25 silver anniversary, where everyone wants to be apart of it. Apparently they didnt. As a ppv it was ok, as a "Special" wrestlemania, I think not. I kept waiting for something to happen, and it did. At 11pm the ppv ended, and it felt empty, as if i missed something.
Oh well..
Posted By: PB&J (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:28 PM
FIRST!
Posted By: THE Zachariah Zantabulator (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:32 PM
HBK/Taker = Best match in at least 4 years and a legit 5 star classic. far superior to anything Hogan has ever done six ways from Sunday.
Posted By: COTD (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:39 PM
"Also the only bit of stalling was the first 20 seconds of the match & after Taker hit his head on the floor, the match was 90% action & story telling."
Let's compromise and say it was 70% (since I think it was really only about 50% of anything happening).
The last half was Hell's Gate, get the ropes, rest for four minutes. Chokeslam, near-fall, rest for four minutes. Last ride, near-fall, rest for four minutes. Hit a cameraman, near-fall, rest for four minutes. They didn't even do a series of moves. Just one move, then rest. It was like watching a video game.
I'm not saying it was a bad match. It was definitely exciting. But once the excitement dies down, time's going to tell, and people are going to see that it really was a little boring. I love both guys, and I've wanted to see this match for years like everyone else, and even I was drifting off during the looooong rest periods.
And no, I'm not a Triple H mark. I guess you could call me an Orton mark after the awesome character he has played these last few months. But I can't be THAT big of an Orton mark if I'm defending the finish that saw Triple H win.
Just seems to me that this is a case of self-fulfilling prophecies. Everyone said the work-rate, WrestleMania golden boys (HBK and Taker) would have the match of the night, and now without even thinking about it, everyone agrees that they were right! Everyone said whipping boys Triple H and Orton would have a boring and awful match, and funny thing, come Monday they're saying they were right!
Posted By: Sam! (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 03:52 PM
I really really wanted to give the WWE the benefit of the doubt with this show, but man, what a dissapointment. I was really behind the ORton/HHH angle for the most part, but this match did not feel right to me. Hoenstly, I was barely paying attention to it when it ended because the finish came so out of the blue. No series of near falls, no series of counters, no Legacy or McMahons, my viewing eye hasn't been trained to expect the finish of a main event to be so....so....boring...it is realyl frusterating A) that HHH went over, and B) that the match was bad.
Anyway...
MITB: ***
ok but too many blown spots, and lacked the insane energy of the better installments of these matches. Weird choice for the winner too. Still ok.
the less we speak of the diva segment the better
Hilarious when Mysterio came out the the crowd was stunned into silence by his bizarre outfit. Not the massive face pop they were expecting. I think he made children cry. Too funny.
Jericho vs the Geriatric Gang: **1/4
Better than it had any right to be. I can't believe steamboat could still go like that. I liked the finish. To me, Jericho winning was the only suprise of the night.
Michaels Taker: ****1/4
This was admittedly amazing, but the experience was soured for me knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt UT was winning. Thats not the wrestlers fault though.
Cena/Edge/Show: *1/2
Too short, too slow, too much Big Show. I really wish he had just been left out of the whole angle. This was a bad raw main event.
HHH v Orton: **
Strange, random match. They both open with their killer finishers and then go from there? Wacky. Weak ref bump and no inclusion of the multiple angles surrounding the feud? HHH wins and the crowd goes mild? Ugh.
Sign of the night: If Cena Wins We Riot!
shame he didn't keep his promise.
Posted By: CF (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:12 PM
Ihatefreeloadingcrybabies = yeah because the intelligent thing to do was pay out a ridiculous fee for a shite show that I hated rather than get bored with the shite show I hated but at least feel relieved I didn't spend any money on.
Yeah they bust their asses out there for us fans that's true, but until Vince takes his head out of his ass and starts firing creative, Triple H stops burying everyone but him and things of that nature, I won't be paying shit to watch it....because half the time I can't even bring myself to watch it for free so I sure as hell aren't dropping my money on it.
I'm 30 years old and I've enjoyed wrestling for many years for what it is, fun. But that show was shit whatever way you look at it. TV Wrestling is in a terrible state right now. TNA is shite and run by idiots with no sense and WWE is stale as hell and run by people that are so arrogant that they can sell you the same old shit AND make you like it just because there's nothing else.
People on here that kiss WWE's ass and make out like everything they put out is golden make me laugh. Will anything change? Will it fuck, because nobody has the balls to vote with their wallets and TV remotes. For every person with an ounce of intelligence like myself and certain others on here, there are hundreds of mindless bellends that happily take it in the ass from Vince, thank and pay him for the privelidge and then blindly rave about how enjoyable it was to boot.
Wrestling is in a SERIOUS downturn. That show was bullshit. It was bullshit for a Wrestlemania as it is but EXTREME bullshit for a so-called anniversary show. But I'm sure loads of you will call me a smark or some stupid shit because you don't want to accept or believe the truth. Let's look forward to Cena and Triple H being World Champs at Wrestlemania 30 hey. You can all put down your $150 and then try to kid yourselves that you didn't get screwed whilst Vince laughs all the way to the bank afterwards.
Posted By: Col (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:16 PM
WHOOO HOOOOOOOO I got the FIRST post on the Wrestelmania stuff!!!!!!!!!!
And to everyone -
OK, geniuses how the hell would you book a PPV that wouldn't suck?
Posted By: Guest#8909 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 04:56 PM
What the fuck is a goozle?
Posted By: Guh? (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 05:27 PM
Edge lost!
Suck on that, Edgeheads!!!!
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:47 PM
Shone Jones Sucks! EDGE RULES....never been pinned at Wrestlemania! Edge 8 time champ will be the title back before year end!
Posted By: DCFlash (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 06:29 PM
Sounds like Epic Crap.
CM Punk wins against all reasonable thought, ditto HHH, ditto Rey Mysterio.
Who did JBL piss off to get jobbed out for two consecutive years anyway?
And for the tag match is a dark match!?
WWE. Get the F out. I will.
Posted By: Propagandhi (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:00 PM
Awful. Just. Awful.
MITB Curtain Jerk? Why the fuck were Henry or Kane in there when Morrison and Miz were jobbed out dark match?
What's the point of Punk winning? His title run last year was shite, so why bother again this year? It doesn't work. He's not champion material.
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Kid Rock Concerty Battle Royale. Waste of airtime. Seriously. They could have done this crap on Raw. Tag match gets dumped for this shite-ola.
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Jericho vs OAPs. Pointless. Served no purpose. Furthered no storylines. Pointless.
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Hardy Hardy Har Har. Spotfest, with nothing new shown except the end Twist of Fate.
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IC Title match. We get it. It's worthless. Again, pointless waste of airtime. I'd rather have seen Jericho V Mysterio for 20 minutes than waste both men in pointless fucktarded matches.
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Cena as champ. Again. For fucks sake, he is not this generations Hogan or Austin. He is just the best of a bad bunch. It speaks volumes that this retarded wigga is even slightly popular. Just because I can't flush that last nugget down the crapper doesn't mean it deserves a reward. Cena is the last floating piece of partly digested sweetcorn that just won't flush away. Break your fucking neck again, you useless piece of shite.
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Triple H V Orton. Pointless. Again. Waste of Orton. No swerve, just a burial of Randy. Who deserves more given the work he's put in getting over with the shit scripts like home invasions he's had to work with.
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Michaels V Taker. Thanks for the memories, but what was the point again? Neither man is going any further than this point. Could John Morrison not have taken the place of Michaels in this match and had the WWE try and get someone else over?
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Wrestlemania was not good.
Put lipstick on a pig, it doesn't make it a Playboy centrefold. Put glitter on dogshit, it doesn't make it a treasure. Put the above as a booked card on Wrestlemania and it doesn't make it Epic.
Fuck you Vince, I will never get those four hours of my life back, and for that, I hate you.
Posted By: CockKnocker (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:12 PM
Do we really have to wait another 8 months or can we just give the nod now. HBK / Taker. MATCH OF THE FUCKING YEAR!!!
Posted By: The Coach (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 07:18 PM
Remember that brief period about nine months ago when Raw's title holders were all under 30 years old, all first time champs (CM Punk was World Champion, Kofi was Intercontinental, and Priceless held the tag titles), and it looked for a split second that the light switch turned on in Vince McMahon's brain to finally....FINALLY start pushing the next generation of WWE talent?
Looking back on most of what WWE had to offer last night at Mania, I honestly can't fathom something like that ever having happened.
Posted By: BJC (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:11 PM
A terrible show.
Posted By: Wow (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:49 PM
"By Gawd, I've just had an out of body experience".
Severely disappointing. Though Taker & HBK tore the house down. Not an overstatement, but that was probably the best mania match ever and should of ended the show. Instead, it ended with a whimper. I'd have even took the triple threat over that.
CM Punk wins the MITB. Therefore, logical conclusion, would be to have him face Orton. Remember, continuity. Have Orton & HHH ever had a great match. No.
The Hardys put on the sleeper match of the night. A throwback to the old chaotic TLC matches.
Tag Titles? How can you book a match, promote it and then drop it. Well done. 25th anniversary, my hairy arse.
Posted By: Lo-Down (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 09:42 PM
"Edge lost!
Suck on that, Edgeheads!!!!
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:47 PM
Shone Jones Sucks! EDGE RULES....never been pinned at Wrestlemania! Edge 8 time champ will be the title back before year end!"
But he tapped out in Wrestlemania 24 and it's WAAAAAAY better than getting pinned!
Again, suck on that!
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 10:49 PM
YES!
I called the Colons unifying the tag team belts.
Taker and Shawn having a 10 star match.
Cena getting his belt back. (ugh)
HHH keeping his belt. (ugh)
Jericho winning. ( No Stone Cold though)
and Matt Hardy winning.
Posted By: The new ECW Alternate Recapper (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 01:34 AM
All this really says is that WWE has become more predictable than a sunrise.
Posted By: Guest#2097 (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 08:34 AM
Yeah whatever, Guest#2097 because you and everyone else here said that MNM 2.0 were going to win because they are so great, you all also said that edge was going to win or some say that show DESERVED to win, for what. you guys also said that orton was going to win because he is so awesome. yall said Jeff was going to kill matt and that the legends were going to win. WHATEVER. Get you finger out of your ass and go back to school fucker so you you can understand what the fuck real booking is all about, it not about putting the guys you like over whoever they are up against, it's about doing whats right for you business and putting people over who you know will work best in the situation being given to them.
Posted By: This guy (Guest) on April 06, 2009 at 11:49 PM
This Wrestlemania sucked plain and simple...The Undertaker/HBK was worth the price of admission alone but this is one of the shittier Wrestlemania to date...HHH/ORton was god awfu...Triple HHH is not worthy as a main event baby face at Wresltmania main event..He is no Hogan..No QAustin..No Rock..not even a Cena
Posted By: LetsgoMEts1981 (Guest) on April 07, 2009 at 01:57 AM
"I'm 28 with a fantastic but stressful job for one of the world's largest companies"
I guess it does get hectic in Wal-Mart sometimes
Posted By: Guest#3289 (Guest) on April 07, 2009 at 03:19 AM
Interested in a job with our PR department?
Posted By: Vince McMahon (Guest) on April 07, 2009 at 03:35 AM
Yeah ok thisguy, because putting Triple H over again and burying the companys best and hottest heel completely so he has no momentum was a GREAT move for business.
Turning off loads of fans is also another great move for business.
Posted By: Col (Guest) on April 07, 2009 at 04:50 AM
undertaker-shawn michaels was the best match ever, clearly proved why it is the greatest match in wm history and man i'm gonna keep watching that master piece by the best wrestling have ever had to offer in the undertaker and hbk.
mitb was good but christian should of won, simple as that.
hardy match, i didnt even watch this rubbish but was told it was truly that bad
orton-hh was good but ending was poor and orton i believe should of won
edge-cena-bigshow was so predictable after cena's over done entrance, edge should of speared cena to win and threw him out ring and pinned show
divas match should of been treated better than that and had a proper introduction
jericho-legends was good, awesome watching "the dragon" fair pretty damn well after all these years
jbl-rey wa predictable after jbl came out talking, and jbl quitting, who really cares, i mean jbl was a decent wrestler but i'm not bothered.
wrestlemania 25 was freaking awesome, i loved it and will watch that again and i'd be getting the dvd thats for sure.
Posted By: Aj (Guest) on April 07, 2009 at 07:46 AM
I was at Wrestlemania in section 131 (My friends and I help start the "ths is awesome chant", and have watched the ppv and I have some comments regarding the show:
HBK Taker match - the camera angle on the televised show was horrible - the side view of Taker pinning HBK when he kicked out of the 1st tombstone was TERRIBLE! at the show, people were jumping up and down and going ~BONKERS....yet on the feed it was barely shown. even replays showed only the first couple rows. this was a massive opportunity MISSED by the cameras, I don't know if I have ever felt a communal gasp of emotion EVER with a large crowd. Maybe they add in the DVD? (doubtful)
There was a pan by a camera to the 'main' cameras right side for applause during hhh orton match - that is why people are looking to their left randomly during the match (watch the front row during the random cheering). A group of fans near the tunnel began popping at the sight of one of the long cameras moving around - all but piping in noise for your walk-off match. Eeeeeek. The place was DEAD.
Many a person left immediately after HHH's pin over orton. By the time RANDY had rolled out and walked to the ramp, over half the crowd was gone. You can even see it brielfy as they show a quick shot of the crowd after HHH's win and there are people with their back turned in the tunnels. As HHH celebrated, people continued to flee the arena. I have been at many a wrestling show and sporting events and never seen anything like it. I watched the ppv feed of the show last night and they seemed to cut away immediately from HHH and do the fireworks thing and then cut to the ending medley. By the time HHH got to the ramp, nearly 75% of the crowd was gone - and he looked a the crowd with dismay and asked for more pops. The music was brought back up - to very few cheers - before walking to the back. Can any of you imagine that happening at any other WM? crazy ending.
The HHH - Orton mach should NOT have been last - but people aren't being harsh enough on this match. This wasn't entertaining live or on ppv.
The order of matches was infuriating at best and a travesty at worst.
Posted By: thedick203 (Registered) on April 08, 2009 at 06:22 PM
Kid Rock playing, for SO LONG no less, was a marketing disaster. Whoever supported this idea deserves a firing from Ari Gold - Kid Rock was on a freaking SIMPSONS EPISODE on april 9, 2000, starting a concert with the same song. NINE years ago. Say what you want about his supposed "hit" last summer or whatever - this guy couldn't be LESS relevant to just about EVERY FAN in the arena. Who takes the time and money to watch WM 25...for a 20 minute performance by Kid Rock? Is this a halftime show?
This also took the place of introducing the stars of the Diva Battle Royal. The marketing team had to weap at what they saw - women randomly going to the ring as some 45 year old supposed rock-rapper goes at it. No promotion of the talent - NO MENTION OF THEM ON THE SCREEN - how easy was it to have the 'jumbotron' behind kid rock at least have their names scroll by? I was going to pop for Sunny big time, I was 16 in 1996, so...yeah. I thought part of the purchase I made was to see her - and I got HOSED. we all did. This was bad business. How many people could have seen the match and found a hot girl to like? pop for? find it entertaining? (don't act like some fans' girlfriends see one wreslting show a year - WM) they did nothing to promote these characters who have their fans and can certainly 'hook' a new fan OR at least give them something ELSE to watch besides "grown men in tights rubbing around on each other" as many casual fans see it.
Vince must be a scary fellow, because why would no one in their business/booking/merchandising...McMahonology, I don't know, but this has to be the worst waste of time - the live crowd was dead
Posted By: thedick203 (Registered) on April 08, 2009 at 06:23 PM
I have been watching wrestling since 1983. Lately I havent been watching wrestling at all as I think WWE and TNA have gotten very stale. But I always have to watch Wrestlemania. Even if havent followed the storylines, it is Wrestlemania for gods sake. My friend was going to get it but my baby girl was born and thus I told him we can always downloaded it and watch it. DAMMMM I am glad we didnt pay for that CRAP. The worst wrestlemania of the 2000's. Good opening to start the event. But again CM? yawn.. Kid rock??? Reminded me of when WCW had KISS or Master P. I felt right then and there they are wasting my time with crap like that. (i am a fan of kid rock, but not for a wrestling event). Diva battle royal oh my.. YAwn. The ending was so predictable just like the IRON Sheik won it a few years ago. But atleast that was funny. This time it wasted my dammm time.. The rest suckedddd. Hardys was decent, watchable but not their best. Great ending though. Jericho jobing to Rouke with a crappy left hook? Might as well job to Ricky which would of made that match great. But o well. Yawn and wasted my time AGAIN. Austin was Austin but was hoping for him to Stun atleast one of the Legends there. I know Funk would of done it. But they wasted my time AGAIN with him drinking beers over and over with nothing to say. Yawn. Undertaker vs HBK. Now that is the shit. Very well emotional match. Thats how you bring the crowd with you. 5* match. Triple Threat was wayyyyyy to short for a Triple Threat match at WM. Maybe if they wouldnt taken time with a mini concert or a diva battle royal they could of given this match more time. And then Cena winning again? Yawn. And the Main event. Another match that felt to short and with HHH winning the way he did was another waste of my time. It had a recipe for a great WM and it ended up being a waste of many peoples time. I am glad I didnt buy it.
Posted By: Douglas (Guest) on April 11, 2009 at 02:13 AM
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