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Honestly, I didn't think I would have much to say about Wrestlemania, I figured it was going to be a total shit show, and just not interesting at all...I was wrong. It wasn't fantastic, but if I am being honest, it was more entertaining than I thought it was going to be, and included a few matches that were absolutely spectacular.
I am dividing this review into two parts, as each night's card was long enough so that if I just did both nights in one review, it would easily be TL:DR. Saturday Night: Cesaro vs. Drew Gulak (Kickoff show) Cesaro gets the win, this was a throwaway match that could, and probably should have happened on Friday Night Smackdown. Women's Tag Team Championship Bliss-Cross (Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross) vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) (c) Bliss-Cross beat the Kabuki Warriors to become the new tag team champs in a very well paced match. The outcome was not all that surprising, as rumors have been stating that Kairi Sane is very likely headed back to Japan shortly after Wrestlemania, so they had to lose the belts. If that rumor is true, then one of two things will happen: Asuka will go back to the singles scene, or NXT's Io Shorai will get called up to replace Sane, and the Kabuki Warriors, as a team, will continue. As for the match itself, it was a good way to start Wrestlemania off proper. Both teams were cognizant of the fact that without the crowds, their words (and the refs) would be picked up by the mics. SO, they were vocally taunting each other during the match, and the camera was picking it up. It made up a little bit for the lack of audience. Elias vs. King Corbin Elias beat King Corbin. The fact this match even made the Wrestlemania card makes me wonder if Elias is FINALLY going to get a push. The match wasn't much to brag about though. WWE Raw Women's Championship Shayna Baszler vs. Becky Lynch (c) Becky Lynch retains her title, in a match that surprised me. If I had done a preview thread about Wrestlemania, I would have predicted that Shayna Baszler was going to win the match, and then go on to feud with a returning Rhonda Rousey this summer. Fast paced match, probably should have gone longer, given it's overall importance, but not bad. WWE Intercontinental Championship Sami Zayn (c) vs. Daniel Bryan Sami Zayn retains the belt. The WWE should be embarrassed by this match. In what world, could Sami Zayn, even with help, ever beat Daniel Bryan? Either Daniel Bryan is injured, or is being punished. Maybe I am just being salty, because I think Sami Zayn just sucks, but UGH. This match was a waste of time. WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship (Triple Threat Ladder Match) John Morrison (c) vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Kofi Kingston John Morrison retains. This was originally intended to be a 6-man match, but John Morrison's tag team partner The Miz is sick, and couldn't perform. So instead of canceling the match entirely, they decided to just have half of each tag team perform. So essentially, this was just a 3-man ladder match. This was the 2nd best match of the night. Ladder matches are always fun, and while this was likely booked on the fly to account for only using half of the expected performers, but this felt like a worthy Wrestlemania match. It's definitely worth rewatching if you have the WWE Network. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins (no DQ match) A violent match, a lengthy match, and a typical Kevin Owens match. As my wife snarked, "is it really a Kevin Owens match if he doesn't jump from somewhere on to somebody?" She is right...and in this match, it was the giant "Wrestlemania" logo at the entrance ramp that became his launching pad on to the top of Seth Rollins. Owens picked up the win, but nobody is gonna remember that, what they are going to remember is the jump, because that was the highlight of the match. WWE Universal Championship Goldberg (c) vs. Braun Strowman Roman Reigns was originally supposed to be Goldberg's opponent, but he had to pull out of Wrestlemania (and the WWE in general) for the next few months, as because of his bout with leukemia, Reigns is absolutely immunocompromised, and is in the very high risk category for COVID-19. Don't expect to see Reigns on WWE TV for the entire summer. COVID-19 could literally kill him. Anyway, this match was a complete squash. Strowman won the title in just over 2 minutes. I believe Reigns was supposed to win the belt off of Goldberg, now he can win it from Strowman whenever he returns. Strowman is likely a transitional champ, but, truth be told, while the match was terrible, I am glad he now holds the belt. AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker (Boneyard Match) Basically, this match took place in a fictional cemetery. This choice allowed the WWE to "produce" the match in the TV sense, cutting and changing camera angles at key points, and setting up scenes that could be edited together to form one cohesive match. It was a great idea, as it gave an obviously stamina-deprived Undertaker the ability to rest inbetween scenes/spots, allowing for a longer match overall. This was easily the match of the night, and the 2nd best match of the entire weekend. Highly entertaining, and probably the Undertaker's best Wrestlemania match in a decade. The Undertaker got the win, but who cares? All that really matters is that this one match made the entire first night of Wrestlemania worth watching.
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