Welcome to part one of my three part series of WrestleMania lists. Let me set this up for you. This is not an all-time list. There are plenty of those out there. I feel in order to make true lists you need to be emotionally involved. I didn't get truly into wrestling till after WrestleMania X7, but because I didn't watch that show in full at the time I don't include that as my first WrestleMania, that was X8. That being said, that's where we start these countdowns. So all matches on these lists will includes match from X8-XXVIII. Finally these lists are subjective but if you want to voice your opinion, comment below, tweet @EReport1 or email us entertainreport@gmail.com.
Okay today's list is the worst list. These matches are here for one or more of three reasons, the match flat our sucked, the concept was poor or it just didn't click. So let's get into it...
#10
WrestleMania 21
WWE Women's Championship Match
Trish Stratus (c) vs. Christy Hemme (w/ Lita)
I feel so bad putting one of the best divas ever, and soon to be hall of famer Trish Stratus on this list but I just can't let this match pass. #1, looking back Christy Hemme had no business being in the ring in this match and I'm convinced now that she was only here because Lita was injured. This was slow, sloppy and just boring, which was unfortunate especially since as a whole this as great show. For those reasons, this is #10.
#9
WrestleMania XX
Cruiserweight Open
Chavo Guerrero (c) (Chavo Guerrero, Sr.) vs. Ultimo Dragon vs. Shannon Moore vs. Jamie Noble vs. Funaki vs. Nunzio vs. Billy Kidman vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Taijri vs. Akio
This one will not sit well with people. Let me clarify I LOVE the cruiserweights. But this match was just bad. I'm sorry people. It was too fast paced, it's hard to follow and just too much going on. Plus it just was too short. If you are going to have some of the best wrestlers on your show in one match at least give them the time to put together something great. This was great, it wasn't even good.
#8
WrestleMania XXIV
Smackdown vs. Raw
Batista vs. Umaga
So what happens when you put the two big men in a match together especially after having good matches the year before? Well you get this boring pile of shit. Just being honest. I remember also falling asleep when this match was going on which says alot because it came on after a very exciting MITB ladder match. I was really exciting alot from this match and it failed.
#7
WrestleMania XXV
Beth Phoenix, Melina, Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Jackie Gayda-Hass, Jillian Hall, Joy Giovanni, Katie Lea Burchill, Santina Marella, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Maria, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Mickie James, Molly Holly, Natalya, Rosa Mendes, Sunny, Tiffany, Torrie Wilson and Victoria
Okay on paper this should be been innocent fun. 25 past and present divas coming together for a battle royal to determine Miss WrestleMania. It should have been special and something cool. But then word comes down that Trish and Lita will NOT be coming in for this battle royal. Red flags should have went up right there. But fine the match happens. If you have the DVD, you don't realize that Kid Rock actually sang the girls to the ring. This took out the factor of any kind of cool entrances for the girls especially the returning Divas. Then it happened super fast and you didn't even see the likes of Sunny, Molly Holly, Torrie Wilson and Victoria that came back for the night. Finally the ending happened. Santino dressed as a woman, Santina won the match. What a clusterfuck and a disater and a joke.
#6
WrestleMania 23
Kane vs. The Great Khali
Why did this match happen? Seriously why? This had terrible written all over it. Khali can't walk around let alone move in the ring. Kane CAN be good, but even his lifting of Khali couldn't save this disaster.
#5
With all due respect to Jerry Lawler, this match is not on here for the obvious reasons. I actually understood why this match on the show. It had a long storyline and meaning. It was actually one of the top three matches on the card that night. I have two major issues. #1, the length of the match. This should have been quick and painless. Five minutes tops with Lawler destroying Cole and Stone Cold taking care of Swagger. Instead we got a close to 15 minute borefest of a match. #2, the ending was bullshit. I'm sorry I know the Anonymous Raw GM storyline was in full effect at this point but the fact that King was DQed because of Stone Cold stunning Cole was a load of shit and just pushed it over the limit.
#4
WrestleMania 20
So this match happened. I remember this match for the same reason everyone else does. The New York crowd. The same New York crowd that made Brock Lesnar a star at Summerslam 2002, totally shit all over both of them. Brock and Goldberg were both leaving WWE after this match and of course the fans had found out and wow they weren't happy about it. Okay they were really pissed off. They tore them apart and it really affected the match. It got so bad that JR had to address it on the air which never happens. On the night I was so stunned by the crowd I didn't even watch the match, looking back this match was awful on top of it all.
#3
WrestleMania 21
Sumo Match
The Big Show vs. Akebono
This match is still embedded in my brain. If you weren't watching yet and are new to wrestling in general, press play above. This did actually happen. There's not much else I could say. It was that bad and I still why it happened.
#2
WrestleMania 22
WrestleMania 22
Boogeyman vs. Booker T and Sharmell
Okay first of all, no that's not a typo. It was a handicapped mixed-tag match. I still don't know why Boogeyman has a WrestleMania match to his credit. This was awful. The gimmick was bad, this match was worse. It was awful. Not much else to say.
#1
WrestleMania 26
Bret Hart vs. Mr. McMahon
I dare you to watch this match and make it through it in one sitting. It's impossible. It's not possible at all. This should have been a quick match. This should have been simply Bret beating the holy hell out of Vince, get the crowd to go crazy and go out with his music playing. Instead we got this extremely boring match which really amounted to Bret beating up Vince with a chair what 20 times? Ugh. Seriously I understood why it happened but it was too long and so boring that it almost lost a very hot crowd.
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