In the months leading up to WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, we'll be taking a look back at the best and worst of WrestleMania's past.
w/ Alex Archer & Violet Buttle
Venue: Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Attendance: 20,000
On Commentary: Michael Cole & Tazz (Smackdown), Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross (Raw)
Main Event: Chris Beniot, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Alex's Opinion
Best: Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H put on an absolute beauty of a Triple Threat Title match in the main event. The timing was on, the story was great, the action was fast paced, and the near falls were very believable. The post-match celebration from Benoit and Guerrero was touching. This match would go down as one of the better triple threat matches, and as one of the greatest WrestleMania matches/moments ever if it didn’t basically not exist.
Worst: It seems to be a theme with the last few WrestleMania’s that the women’s matches have been among the worst. So, it’s no surprise that Torrie Wilson & Sable vs. Stacy Keibler & Miss Jackie was the worst match this time around as well. It started as an evening gown match, turned into a bra and panties match, and when all was said and done, it had wasted about 10 minutes of airtime. It seemed especially bad because Victoria and Molly Holly went on to wrestle what would have been the match of the night if it weren’t for the performance Benoit, Michaels, and Triple H put on in the main event.
Violet's Opinion
Best: The match of the night was between Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. The action was fast paced and made all three men look like strong contenders. In the end, Benoit won after evading both of his opponents' finishing moves .
Worst: I could easily copy-and-paste my review of the worst match at WrestleMania 22 (Torrie Wilson and Candace Michelle in a Playboy Pillow Fight) and change the names of the women involved. Victoria and Molly Holly put forth a memorable and well wrestled Hair vs. Title match at the end of the show. While these talented women had a legitimate match, fellow Divas Stacy Keibler, Miss Jackie, Torrie Wilson, and Sable participated in Playboy Evening Gown match. Needless to say, all four women were in their lingerie before the "match" even began.
Full Results
John Cena defeated The Big Show for the United States Championship (9:14)
Rob Van Dam and Booker T defeated Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak, The Dudley Boyz, and La Resistance to retain the World Tag Team Championship (7:51)
Christian defeated Chris Jericho (15:03)
Evolution (Batista, Ric Flair, and Randy Orton) defeated The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mick Foley) in a Handicap match (17:00)
Torrie Wilson and Sable defeated Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie in a Playboy Evening Gown Match (2:41)
Chavo Guerrero defeated Ultimo Dragon, Shannon Moore, Jamie Noble, Funaki, Nunzio, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Tajiri, and Akio to retain the Cruiserweight Championship (11:31)
Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar (13:43)
Too Cool (Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas), The Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug), and The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (6:38)
Victoria defeated Molly Holly to retain the Women's Championship in a Hair vs. Title match (5:04)
Eddie Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Championship (21:36)
The Undertaker defeated Kane (6:36)
Chris Benoit defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship (24:51)
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