Wrestlemania is back in business
First of all, I like everyone else was so happy to see the fans back in the arena. It felt so good to see them after over a year. The fans were making noise throughout the night. Mother nature tried to ruin the moment but the show must go on. It's Wrestlemania ! And I gotta talk about the rain delay. I think this is the first time in the history of wrestling, there was delay for rain. Being a wrestling fan for almost 2 decades, I've always wondered what would happen if it starts to rain during a wrestling show (outdoor events).Night 1
The first match of the evening is for the WWE title and it was a good opening match. When Drew McIntyre made his entrance you could see the emotion of his face after seeing the crowd 1 year later. He carried WWE in the Performance Center and Thunderdome era. Now let's talk about the match. Both wrestlers did so well in the match. The match was just good from the get go. I don't know it is because seeing the fans after so long or they just did well or maybe both. Both superstars were booked strongly and the match was won by Bobby Lashley which was a bit shocking. Because I thought Drew would get his big moment in front of the crowd finally. What i didn't like was Bobby Lashley won due to MVP's distraction. The match was good but could've been better.
The 2nd match was the women's tag team turmoil match. Well, I didn't have much expectations in this match and it was an average match. The tag team women's division has always been messy in WWE. That may be the reason why not many people were interested in this match. There were 2 surprise roll up victory in this match which was such a common thing in this type of matches but not a good thing. The match was won by Natalya and Tamina. Which was my prediction all along.
The third match was Cesaro vs Seth Rollins and it was the match of the night on my opinion. The match had no shenanigans from the start. It was just two great wrestlers doing what they do best. The main story of the match was Cesaro's swing. Seth attacking Cesaro's hand was a wise move. It was good to see Cesaro use the UFO and he won after 23 swings. Finally Cesaro is receiving the attention from everyone he deserves. Let's just not forget him from tomorrow. It will be interesting to see what his future holds for him.
The next was for the RAW Tag Team title match. The story of the match was about Omos' in-ring debut and man he delivered well. One of the best in-ring debuts I've ever seen. The match started just as how I predicted. The first part of the match was basically a handicap match. When AJ Styles tagged Omos', everyone knew that it would be the end of The New Day and it was. The story telling in this match was good. AJ Styles is now a grand slam champion.
Braun Strowman vs Shane McMahon had a really weak buildup to their match. It was one of the worst no doubt. That's why everyone's expectation of this match was very low. But the match actually ended up being much better than I thought it would be. Elias and Jaxson Ryker's involvement was predictable here. Otherwise, Shane would never be able to dominate the start of the match. I think Shane really had the match won. He had time to climb down the cage but he had to taunt Braun. That's what cost him the match. It was Shane who lacked brain during the moment after all the main theme of this rivalry was brain vs Braun. Whenever its Wrestlemania, we all know that Shane would do a OMG moment and there was one. That fall looked devastating. Good to see Braun Strowman win. I hope he moves on to a goo feud now.
The next match was Bad Bunny and Damien Priest vs The Miz and John Morrison. Ba Gawd Bad Bunny did really well. He surpassed everyone's expectation. It was one of the best celebrity performances in WWE. He earned my respect. He worked really hard for the last two months I think. I thought Bad Bunny would just use 2-3 moves at the end of the match but no. He wrestled like a wrestler in this match and sold the moves like a wrestler as well. We all knew that Bad Bunny would pin Miz to win the match
The main event was for the Smackdown's Women title match. These 2 women made history for being the first 2 African American women to main event Wrestlemania. The match meant a lot to these 2 women. You could see the emotion in Bianca's face at the start of the match. What a match this was ! The main story of the match was Bianca Belair's strengeth. She really is the strongEST in WWE. Both women delivered performances like it was the main event. Another story of the match was Sasha using Belair's hair to her advantage. It worked for her quite some time and I gotta talk about how hard Bianca whipped Sasha Banks with her hair. The fans were on the edge of their seats. I think the whole arena heard it. Good to see Bianca won and I don't think the feud is over yet.
Night 2
Night 2 started with The Fiend vs Randy Orton. The Fiend's entrance was awesome. At first I thought that the match would be a squash match but Randy had some offenses which had no effects on The Fiend. What I really didn't like was the ending to this match. I mean what the hell happened !? The Fiend lost again ! After all that build up this is how you pay off this feud ? I sometimes feel so sorry for Bray Wyatt. Why would Alexa Bliss turn on The Fiend ? We should've had an explanation right after the betrayal. Alexa Bliss should have a damn good explanation for this. I was so pissed off at the result. Everyone was.
The 2nd match was for the Women's Tag Team title match. Surprisingly this was a decent match. The crowd was behind the match as well especially Tamina. This was a match that I had low expectations for but it delivered well. I didn't like the winner in this match. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler have now defeated everyone. Who can stop them unless a team from NXT shows up.
Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn...what a match ! Whenever these two have competed against one other they just don't disappoint. It was good to see Sami Zayn using different moves after a long time. Nowadays he is more of brawler but tonight was different. These 2 didn't hesitate to put their bodies on the line to deliver on the grandest stage of them all. My only complain in this match was the match should've lasted a bit longer. Thank god Logan Paul didn't get involve until after the match. Kevin Owens winning was my prediction and he did. I like everybody else was happy to see Logan Paul get stunned.
The next match was for the US title and this match was physical,technical and high flying from the start. That belly to belly suplex from the top rope was tremendous. Both Riddle and Sheamus looked very good in this match. The brogue kick looked really brutal. One of the best brogue kicks ever. This match was unpredictable. Sheamus winning wasn't a bad call. He's been really good for the last 6-7 months.
The Nigerian Drum fight was just like a regular NO DQ match but it wasn't a bad one but should've lasted a bit longer. Apollo Crews winning was my prediction and he did. I predicted that as he is a heel he would do heelish work to win and he did but never in a million years thought that someone would help him to get the victory. It was none other than Dabba Kato. I don't know why the commentators acted like they had no idea who he was.
The RAW Women's title match was good. Rhea winning was the right call. I just feel bad for Asuka. Despite having a lengthy reign, it was a bad one. As for the match, The match was good but the finish just came out of nowhere which was a bit odd.
Now it's time for the main event. This was the only match which had a Wrestlemania worthy BUILDUP and what a match this was ! This was the best match of this year's Wrestlemania. We all thought that Daniel Bryan was in this match just to be pinned but the buildup made this match unpredictable. If you don't know what I am talking about just go and watch the promos of them. Let's talk about the match now. I was really happy to see Jey Uso get his ass kicked at the start. I wish that was the last of him. 3 men just beat the hell out of each other. Everyone looked good. Edge just didn't look like he came out of a career threating injury. Ever since his return last year, he's been competing like a full timer wrestler does. Roman Reigns was close to lose 3 times in this match but he was saved by the other person. Roman Reigns and Edge's double spear collide was a work of art. That double crossface to Roman Reigns was brutal. Edge proved that he really is back as a Rated R superstar. I just cant belive that he hit Daniel Bryan with a chair like that. He was gonna do the same to Reigns as well but no. Jey Uso ! He got speared. Then Edge got speared by Reigns. Reigns then pinned both Edge and Daniel Brayan at the same time if you can believe it. Who can stop him now ? He is now the biggest star and the biggest heel in WWE now. I didn't hate the result of the match. One of the best Wrestlemania main events after a long time.
Thanks for reading.
score 10/10
akashfi23 12 April 2021
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