WrestleMania 28 Thoughts
WrestleMania 28 was the 28th annual WrestleMania that took place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the highest grossing PPV event in professional wrestling history at the time with also an attendance set at 78,363. The main event that was build for a year was John Cena vs. The Rock. It was arguably the most anticipated WrestleMania match in the WWE history. Dubbed the "Once in a life" with The Rock making his return to the ring, John Cena being the company's most top drawing face in those years was booked to face him in the dream match. Other important matches on the card featured were Undertaker vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match Dubbed "End of an Era Match" with HBK as Referee. Undertaker wanting to not only defend the streak but payback for the beating that arguably no one gave him at WrestleMania in his entire career. CM Punk defended the WWE Championship against Chris Jericho as the storyline was made personal to Jericho mocking Punks family of there drug issues.
The Good - Well Undertaker vs. Triple H was undoubtedly the best match of the night. The story told and chemistry that both future legends put up was amazing. Many 2 counts that put everyone on the edge of the seats as it was very possible that Undertaker was getting his streak over. The match was so amazing and had so much happening that it's arguably nearly impossible to review every moment. Also despite being the most anticipated match, Rock and Cena had no chance of surpassing Undertaker/Triple H. However Cena vs. Rock was a great main event. The crowd managed to put energy above it to give it a bigger push. Cena mostly carried the Rock due to Rock's years of absence but Rock still managed to perform well. The WWE Championship match was good as Punk and Y2J always had good chemistry.
The Meh - The mid-card was a bit of a meh. Kane vs. Randy Orton was pretty good but not that memorable. But Kane's Chokeslam from the top was one of the coolest moments from the night. Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes despite being lame was ironically a cool moment for the Big Show as him walking out as the champ felt special to him in his documentary. Divas match was okay but crowd didn't care of it.
The Bad - That stupid Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy was so long and dreadful to watch. At the time the brandsplit ended and no one really saw the point of even having a GM. It was just a silly storyline. Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show got ruined by the time they had and of course the BIGGEST screw up of the show was the opening of Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus. In my opinion this not only was a stupid booking idea but it officially killed the World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus beating Bryan in 28 seconds made the crowd furious for the next few matches. However it was the start of people demanding Bryan to be pushed better.
Overall - A much better show than the previous. The 3 big matches arguably are the ones that keep this PPV worth of re-watching but honestly they are good and they boosted the show. WrestleMania 28 in my opinion is top 3 of WrestleManias of the 2010s (maybe the best).
Score - 8 out of 10: Really Really Good
0 = Terrible: 1 = Bad/Boring: 2 = Decent: 3 = Good: 4 = Awesome: 5 = One of the Best of all Time:
1. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan: World Heavyweight Championship - Not Worth It
2. Kane vs. Randy Orton - 3/5
3. Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes: WWE Intercontinental Championship - 1.5/5
4. Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos vs. Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres - 2/5
5. Triple H vs. Undertaker (Hell in a Cell): End of an Era - 5/5
6. Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy - 0/5
7. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk: WWE Championship - 4/5
8. John Cena vs. The Rock: Once in a Lifetime - 4/5
Best Match - Triple H vs. Undertaker
Worst Match - Team Teddy vs. Teddy Johnny
Most Memorable Moment - The Rock and Cena staredown and crowd roaring
Top 5 Performers
1. Triple H and Undertaker
2. CM Punk and Chris Jericho
3. John Cena
4. The Rock
5. Shawn Michaels (as Ref)
WrestleMania 28 was the 28th annual WrestleMania that took place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the highest grossing PPV event in professional wrestling history at the time with also an attendance set at 78,363. The main event that was build for a year was John Cena vs. The Rock. It was arguably the most anticipated WrestleMania match in the WWE history. Dubbed the "Once in a life" with The Rock making his return to the ring, John Cena being the company's most top drawing face in those years was booked to face him in the dream match. Other important matches on the card featured were Undertaker vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match Dubbed "End of an Era Match" with HBK as Referee. Undertaker wanting to not only defend the streak but payback for the beating that arguably no one gave him at WrestleMania in his entire career. CM Punk defended the WWE Championship against Chris Jericho as the storyline was made personal to Jericho mocking Punks family of there drug issues.
The Good - Well Undertaker vs. Triple H was undoubtedly the best match of the night. The story told and chemistry that both future legends put up was amazing. Many 2 counts that put everyone on the edge of the seats as it was very possible that Undertaker was getting his streak over. The match was so amazing and had so much happening that it's arguably nearly impossible to review every moment. Also despite being the most anticipated match, Rock and Cena had no chance of surpassing Undertaker/Triple H. However Cena vs. Rock was a great main event. The crowd managed to put energy above it to give it a bigger push. Cena mostly carried the Rock due to Rock's years of absence but Rock still managed to perform well. The WWE Championship match was good as Punk and Y2J always had good chemistry.
The Meh - The mid-card was a bit of a meh. Kane vs. Randy Orton was pretty good but not that memorable. But Kane's Chokeslam from the top was one of the coolest moments from the night. Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes despite being lame was ironically a cool moment for the Big Show as him walking out as the champ felt special to him in his documentary. Divas match was okay but crowd didn't care of it.
The Bad - That stupid Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy was so long and dreadful to watch. At the time the brandsplit ended and no one really saw the point of even having a GM. It was just a silly storyline. Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show got ruined by the time they had and of course the BIGGEST screw up of the show was the opening of Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus. In my opinion this not only was a stupid booking idea but it officially killed the World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus beating Bryan in 28 seconds made the crowd furious for the next few matches. However it was the start of people demanding Bryan to be pushed better.
Overall - A much better show than the previous. The 3 big matches arguably are the ones that keep this PPV worth of re-watching but honestly they are good and they boosted the show. WrestleMania 28 in my opinion is top 3 of WrestleManias of the 2010s (maybe the best).
Score - 8 out of 10: Really Really Good
0 = Terrible: 1 = Bad/Boring: 2 = Decent: 3 = Good: 4 = Awesome: 5 = One of the Best of all Time:
1. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan: World Heavyweight Championship - Not Worth It
2. Kane vs. Randy Orton - 3/5
3. Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes: WWE Intercontinental Championship - 1.5/5
4. Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos vs. Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres - 2/5
5. Triple H vs. Undertaker (Hell in a Cell): End of an Era - 5/5
6. Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy - 0/5
7. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk: WWE Championship - 4/5
8. John Cena vs. The Rock: Once in a Lifetime - 4/5
Best Match - Triple H vs. Undertaker
Worst Match - Team Teddy vs. Teddy Johnny
Most Memorable Moment - The Rock and Cena staredown and crowd roaring
Top 5 Performers
1. Triple H and Undertaker
2. CM Punk and Chris Jericho
3. John Cena
4. The Rock
5. Shawn Michaels (as Ref)