The Ultimate Challenge that gave everyone goosebumps

morantjavonte

WrestleMania VI was the first PPV event to take place outside the USA as it was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Skydome with a then-record of 67,678 in the year of 1990. Canada always have great crowds and this was a huge example of another great crowd. The event was most remembered for was "Ultimate Challenge" as it was the first time in WWF/E history where two belts were on the line in the main event. Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior was not just special because of that. It was known to be the first time where Vince decided to have two big babyfaces collide. Face vs. Face feuds were not common back then so this was hyped as Hulk Hogan is well obviously the biggest Babyface ever while Ultimate Warrior was a rising star who was being pushed. Other things this event was notable for was Andre the Giant's last performance in the WWE and a big feud between Ted Dibiase and Jake Roberts

The Good - The Main Event honestly was best WrestleMania main event compared to the previous WrestleManias. Previous WrestleManias had an undercard more Memorable than the main event but this one actually had the main event end up being the top match of the night. Hogan and Warrior were never really great in the ring but these two put up a performance that made everyone around the arena not leave their seats. Ted Dibiase vs. Jake Roberts also had a great match too. Dibiase is one of the most underrated heels of all time. It's a shame he never won a World title. Most of the undercard was good too and Andre's fairwell was the most memorable moment of the show. Although he didn't get the big push they wanted, WWF did good making Earthquake look like a future threat. Bobby Heenan also cut a funny raged promo. R.I.P Heenan.

The Meh - Waving camera's are awesome to be apart of but it nearly killed a match. It didn't ruined Jake vs. Ted but it was very distracting from a good match. Dusty/Sapphire vs. Sherri/Savage was a fun match honestly. Very entertaining but Savage vs. Dusty probably would have been a better idea. Randy Savage thankfully got a more important serious role in the next year.

The Bad - Length of the show again was exhausting. They finally changed this 2 years later but sooner would have been better. Undercard once more had matches that weren't needed or just a waste of time. Jim Duggan also looked liked an idiot trying to get a Canadian crowd to cheer for the USA. And his match with Bravo was terrible.

Overall - Great show. Probably not one of the greatest WrestleManias of all time but definitely fun event. Hogan vs. Warrior is one of my favorite matches of all time. It was great seeing Ultimate Warrior celebrate his title and Hogan passing the torch (or so it looked like). Definitely worth watching over and over

0 = Terrible:
1 = Bad/Lackluster:
2 = Decent:
3 = Good:
4 = Awesome:
5 = One of the best of all time:

1. Rick Martel vs. Koko B. Ware - 3/5

2. Colossal Collection vs. Demolition: World Tag Team Championship - 2.5/5

3. Hercules vs. Earthquake - 1.5/5

4. Mr. Perfect vs. Brutus Breefcake - 2/5

5. Rowdy Piper vs. Bad News Brown - 1/5

6. The Hart Foundation vs. Bolsheviks - Not worth it
7. Barbarian vs. Tito Santana - 1.5/5

8. Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire vs. Randy Savage and Sherri - 2/5

9. Orient Express vs Rockers - 2/5

10. Dino Bravo vs. Jim Duggan - 1/5

11. Ted Dibiase vs. Jake Roberts - 3.5/5

12. Akeem vs. Big Boss Man - 1.5/5

13. Rick Rude vs. Jimmy Snuka - 2/5

14. Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior: WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championship - 4/5

Best Match - Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior

Worst Match - Jim Duggan vs. Dino Bravo

Most Memorable Moment - Ultimate Warrior's Celebration with Hulk Hogan showing respect.

Top 5 Performers
1. Ultimate Warrior
2. Hulk Hogan
3. Ted DiBiase
4. Jake Roberts
5. Bobby Heenan

Rating 7 out of 10: Good

score 7/10

morantjavonte 12 May 2020

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw5730517/