Rating: Summary: What a dissapointment... Review: Lets be honest. We probaly though this was going to be the best wrestlemania ever right? All the time weve been waiting for the day to come, all the hype been going on, about 5 hours long wasted. Most of the matches were bad and they just messed it all up. Do they take us for fools? It seems that way.Here is some information on the matches: 1. John Cena VS Big Show: Match was never really gonna be that good as i knew especially with Big Show fighting a much smaller wrestler. It was a bit slow but at least the right man (Cena) won. Rating: 4/10 2. Raw Tag Team Title Fatal Four Way: Match was ok though i dont think it should have been fatal four way. The Dudleys didnt really do much La Resistance was a bit bad and Garrison and Cade were too but Booker T and Van Dam did ok. Rating: 4.5/10 3.Christian vs Y2J: Match was actually alright. It was a bit short but it turned out to be one of the best matches of the night. Also the ending was good at the end where Trish Stratus showed up. Rating: 6.5/10 4. Evolution vs Rock and Sock Connection: Match was ok at times. Rock was good and Flair was funny at times. Foley was a bit of a dissapointment but since hes been out for 4 years, you cant really take it out on him. Batista could have done better. Orton and Foley fighting however was the best part. Rating: 5.5/10 5. Playboy Evening Gown Match: Big mistake to have this match at Wrestlemania. I can see why they would have it but then most of the fans werent intrested. The crowd seemed pretty dead the whole match. Rating: 2/10 6. Cruiserweight Title match: match was a little dissapointing and i wasnt intrested much in this match at all. However there was some good parts so it wasnt completely unwatchable. Rating: 5/10 7. Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg: What a dissapointment. After all the time waiting for them to fight in the ring, all the tension that has been building up and it turns out like this! Whats worse is that both wrestlers have the potential to put on a good match and they hardly do anything! And the crowd showed their hatred and quite frankly you cant blame them! Absoutely terrible match! Rating: 2/10 8. Smackdown Tag Team Fatal Four Match: Bad Match. Should never have taken place. However some teams were good some were bad though it wasnt really anything to enjoy about Rating: 4/10 9. Molly vs Victoria Hair match: Nothing good about this match. Boring and bad at least they kept it short. Only good thing about it was Molly getting her head shaved at the end which was the highlight of the match. Rating: 1.5/10 10. Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero: Good match. Both contenders put on a good show. Eddie and Angle are 2 of the best wrestlers in WWE and it was a good choice to have these 2 slugging it out in the ring. Though it was a bit short, it turned out to be one of the best matches and id like to see them fight again if possible. Rating: 7/10 11. Undertaker vs Kane: Big dissapointment for Undertakers deadman gimmick. He looked so bad it was embarrasing to have him back. He looked terrible. The match was bad as well proving that Taker is past it. Rating: 3/10 12. Triple Threat Match: Match of the night. All wrestlers put on a good show and the fans enjoyed it. This is one of the best matches to have taken at an event this year in WWE and it was very watchable. Also Benoit winning the title was a good choice since its about time he good a decent title. Rating: 8/10 Overall wrestlemania 20 was dissapointing. Too many matches took place. some were bad some were good. However Vince should have known better.
Rating: Summary: Thank You Vince!!!!! Review: This was if not the greatest, one of the greatest WrestleMania's of all time. Sure, Brock-Goldberg sucked, but Austin stunnin' both of them was awesome. The Triple-Threat Main Event was, (in my view), the GREATEST main event of all time. This match by itself made up for all the semi-crappy matches. The U.S. title opener was great. Yes, Big Show DOES suck. The two tag title matches were pretty good, but it would have been nice if one of the two would have changed hands. Rikishi and S2H??? Give me a break... That one hurt. Rock and Sock vs. Evolution was a good match, but it had the wrong result. I expected more out of the Great One. The evening gown MATCH itself wasnt all that great, but the four women involved in the match, parading around in lingerie was attention-keeping for the five minutes they were in the ring. Taker/Kane was nothing compared to their WM14 battle. It was nice to see a tombstone again though... The women's championship was actually a pretty good match, and watchin Molly get her head shaved was worth it. Y2J vs. Christian was an great match, and their Backlash match will be even better. And who could have predicted THAT ending...WOW...Trish as a heel will be interesting. The Cruiserweight match had a lot of crazy little high-flying S.O.B.'s. This match should have been longer... Rey got Robbed!!! Still a good match though. Eddie Guerrero/Kurt Angle was possibly the greatest NON-mainevnt/final match ever. I was rooting for Kurt, but i had to stand up and applaud the effort of both guys. What a Match!!!!! Sure, this event lacked in some areas, but there were some of the greatest matches in the history of the business in this event... Thank You Vince!!!!!!!
Rating: Summary: A good show, nothing more Review: US Title Big Show (c) vs. John Cena This match was surprisingly decent. It was a little slow, but did a good job of making both guys look good. There was only one really big problem with this match: a minute-long rest hold is a bit much for a 10 minute match. *3/4 World Tag Team Titles Booker T & RVD (c) vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Cade & Jindrak vs. La Ressistance Isn't this great? A match with no build and members of the HEAT crew on "the grandest stage". Match was a whole lot of nothing, but nothing un bearable or anything. * Chris Jericho vs. Christian Now, this is more like it. A pretty good match with both guys busting out some cool moves. Jericho isn't as good a brawler as he is with his normal style, but he worked pretty hard here and pulled off a pretty good match with Christian. *** The Rock & Sock connection vs. Evolution Throwing in Rock sort of killed all the good build, as he was only involved in this for 2 weeks while Foley and Orton had been feuding for months, but I guess in the end having Flair and Rock in to help Foley carry Batista and Orton was good. Match wasn't anything special, but Flair was really on here and anything Flair-Rock is absolute gold. **3/4 Interpromotional match Sable & Torrie vs. Jackie & Stacy Well... I can't really complain, as I didn't expect anything and they kept it short. Still.. if they were going to do something like this, they could have included celebrities like XIX, just to make it feel WM-like as apposed to something you can see on every RAW and SD. DUD Cruiserweight Championship Cruiserweight Open No match up was actually given enough time to be good, but the whole thing was pretty fun as it was loaded with cool cruiser spots. ** Interpromotional match Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar Special Ref: Steve Austin This was pure crap and a really bad note for Lesnar to leave on. DUD WWE Tag Team Titles Rikishi & Scotty (c) vs. WGTT vs. APA vs. The Bashams Unlike the RAW tag match, this did have one or two weeks of buld, but it is definitley not a WM-level match, as every one of these teams aside from WGTT should be on Velocity. The match was just like the RAW tag match, excpet a minute (or two) shorter. * WWE Womens Championship Hair vs. Title Victoria (c) vs. Molly Holly It was pretty good, but didn't last very long. *1/4 WWE Championship Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Kurt Angle Easily the MOTN. Kurt was good, but Eddie was just excellent in this match. Great, lengthy match, with a good finish, fitting of Eddie's character. **** Interpromotional match Undertaker vs. Kane This was pretty bad, but it got the point across (The dead man is back and ready to squash everyone in his path), and since I am a big Kane fan, I'll be generous. *1/4 World Heavyweight Championship Triple H (c) vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels This match was good, but terribly over-rated. It was a fun triple threat match and that is just about it. ***1/4 A very well put together video package closes the show. Overall thoughts: Well... there is a lot of crap on here, but Eddie-Kurt is great; the triple threat and Jericho-Christian are good, and the cruiser open is fun to watch. Plus, if you hate Goldberg or Brock, you might want to see them get booed out of the building. If you only buy a few WWE PPVs on VHS/ DVD, I wouldn't recommend this, but if you get most, then this is definitely something you should check out, if just for Eddie/ Kurt. As a show this was good, but as a WM this was just ok. It's on a similar level as WM 2000 (which also featured a few good matches and a lot of crap), but it's crap compared to XIX or X-Seven.
Rating: Summary: Greatest Wrestlemania Review: US Title John Cena vs. Big Show(champion) -slow but good match. shocking ending Winner:John Cena 6.5/10 World Tag Team Titles Fatal 4-Way Mark Jindrak & Carrison Cade vs. La Resistance vs. Dudley Boys vs. RVD & Bokker T(champions) -good match Winners:RVD & Booker T 6.5/10 Handicap Match Rock'n Sock Connection vs. Evolution -very good match. very shocking ending, and also The Rock mocks Ric Flair it's so funny Winner:Evolution 8.5/10 Playboy Tag Team Evenig Gown Match Stack 7 Miss Jackie vs. Torrie & Sable -short but loved it. you get to see bra and panties very early. Winners:Torrie & Sable 8/10 Crusierweight Open Match Shannon Moore, Ultimo Dragon, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, Funaki, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Tajiri, Akio, and Chavo Gurrero -quick and loved it. Billy does something so suicied and jaw dropping. 8/10 Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg with special ref. Stone Cold Steve Austin -boring match. All Lesnar and Goldberg do is see which one is stronger. At least Austin made it better at the end. Winner:Goldberg 0/10 WWE Tag Team Titles Fatal 4-Way Basham Brothers vs. Worlds Greatest Tag Team vs. APA vs. Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty(champions) -fairly good match. 6.5/10 Women Title If Molly Dosen't Win The Title Her Hair Is Shaved Off Molly Holly vs. Victoria(champion) -sort match but funny ending Winner:Victoria 6.5/10 WWE Title Kurt Angle vs. Eddie Gurrero(champion) -I loved tjis match. Very technical and Eddie does what he does best at the end, he lies, cheats, and steals. Winner:Eddie Gurrero 10/10 Kane vs. The Undertaker -my second favorite match, I very loved it. The Undertaker returns as the lord of darkness Winner:The Undertaker 10/10 World Heavyweight Title Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit vs. Triple H(champion) -oh my lord this has to be the best match I've seen today. fantastic ending Winner:Chris Benoit 11/10
Rating: Summary: the greatest of them all Review: wrestlemania xx was truly the greatest of them all. 1. big show vs cena us title: good match which couldve been better. good ending. *** 2. fatal 4 way booker t and rvd vs. dudleyz vs. la resistance vs. jindrak and cade: raw tag titles: not a great match but they did what they had to. ** 3.jericho vs. christian: very good match. one of the top 3 in my opinion of the night. very shocking ending with trish's heel turn. **** 4. Rock 'n Sock Connection vs. Evolution: Rock did a hilarious and entetaining promo. extermely good match. great moments with rock and flair. orton scored the rko on foley out of nowhere. wow. ***** 5. playboy tag team evening gown match torrie and sable vs. stacy and jackie: torrie and sable decided to start the match without their clothes. stupid match. *1/2 6. Cruiserweight Open: I agree that it shouldve been longer but for the time it was given it was still pretty good. what a nice shooting star press from kidman. chavo retains with help from chavo sr. ***1/2 7. Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar: Special guest Ref Stone Cold Steve Austin. Boring boring boring. The first 5 minutes were the two of them intimidating each other, the next 5 was all collar and elbow tie- ups. only 3 or 4 minutes of real wrestling. the crowd reaction was fun to watch. couldve been much better. we wont miss you goldberg and lesnar. * 8. rikishi and scotty vs. acolytes vs.bashams vs. wgtt: smdn tag titles. not a great match. same as raw one. ** 9. victoria vs. molly women's title: an ok match and as per stipulation molly had her head shaved. ** 10 . eddie guerrero vs. kurt angle wwe title: great great technical match. tons of suplexes and rollups. clever ending with eddie taking his boot off. ****1/2 11. The Deadman Undertaker W/ Paul bearer and the druids vs. Kane: really cool when buildings on stage went on fire when kane came out. undertakers entrance was unbelievable . biggest pop of the night.match was short but very good. entrances : ***** match:**** 12. Triple Threat World Title Match, HHH vs. Shawn Michaels Vs. Chris Benoit: I was completely surprised at how good this match was. HHH and HBK were busted wide open and Benoit was double suplexed through the announce table. amazing match with benoit winning and HHH tapping to the crippler crossface. Nice job. Benoit. ***** Overall this was an amzing show. 10/10. best wrestlemania and ppv of all time no matter what anyone says about it, it was simply unbelievable . Hats off to the staging vrew for the most amaing stage setup ive ever seen. Kudos to Rock , Foley , Flair, Angle , Guerrero, Taker, HHH, HBK , Benoit and last but not least Vince
Rating: Summary: WRESTLEMANIA 20 { baby}! Review: Hey I would just like to give a shout out to all the wrestling fans all over the world(...).This year wrestlemania came from madison square garden and it was the 20th anniversirey so of course there were high expectations but at the end of the night I feel that the wwe delivered. 1. John cena vs the big show wwe united states championship This match was a decent opener and had a cool ending.I liked the way that the big show kicked out of the first fu but the docter of thuganomics walked away representing the usa. Why has da big show not one at a mania? whats up wit dat? 2.Fatal 4 way for raw's tag team titles. The only reason that this was on the card was so that booker T and rvd could make an aperience.this match was boring 3. Chris jehrico vs Christian This match was good but took too long in my opinion.I thought christian might win but happened with trish was a shock if u ask me. 4.Rock'n sock connection vs Evalution This was the best match of the night in my opinion because I think that the rock is the best in the buisness today and it was very entertaining.I thought that the rock and flair had a good chemistry in the ring but I was shocked at the end result. the only reason that the wwe made the the rock'n sock connection lose was because to many goodguys were winning there matches that night. 5. Playboy evening gown match This match was very entertaining!(...) especially when there was all the roll ups in a row 6.Cruiserweight open This match would have been better if given more time because of all the talent in the ring.It was funny when dragon slipped on the entrance.LOL! but why did chavo have to win? REY deserves to win at a mania and because he is the best damm cruiserweight in the world! 7. Goldberg vs Brock lesnar with stone cold as the referee This match had loads of hype going into it and it cetaintly did not live up to the hype. If goldberg was on raw in the build up to mania instead of working on his stupid film maybe this match would have been better.(...) 8.fatal 4 way for smackdown tag titles Why was this match on the card 9. victoria vs molly womens title If molly loses she gets head shaved. This match was boring like most womens matches exept when molly got her head shaved! yuck!!!!!!!! 10.Eddie vs kurt angle for wwe championship This match was entertaining as I thought it would be with a clever ending. once again eddie lies cheats and steals 11. The undertaker vs kane this match was crap compared to what I expected it to be . Dead man my ass! som one has been on holiday!And where was the purple gloves and the long hair.what a load of crap!!!!!!! this was a let down by the wwe 12. Benoit vs HHHvs HBK for world heavyweight title Awsome match with the game tapping out in the end to the crossface. Finially benoit is da man Overall mania 20 was ok but was no wear near as good as mania 17
Rating: Summary: Good Matches + Bad Matches = Average PPV Review: It's rare that an event with so many strong matches garners nothing more than a bland response from its audience. As such, Wrestlemania XX will go down as an oddity in the history books of pro-wrestling. Taken in pieces, the event itself is really something memorable, with Benoit vs. HHH vs. HBK, Guerrero vs. Angle, and Jericho vs. Christian all being memorable and technically sound matches. Even the "entertainment" portions of the show merit some repeat viewing, as Evolution vs. Rock and Sock, Goldberg vs. Lesnar, Undertaker vs. Kane, and Molly vs. Victoria were all fun to watch. Yet, despite all its strengths, the show can't seem to crawl out of the pit of mediocrity fans have dug for it. Both 4-Way tag matches were completely unnecessary and ultimately forgettable, Cena couldn't carry Big Show to anything remotely watchable, the Cruiserweights weren't given enough time to develop their contest into anything, and the Evening Gown match wasn't impressive in the least. With the DVD, one can certainly cut the chaff and watch the 7 or so strong matches that the PPV had to offer, thus making it a dozen times better. As a historical piece, WMXX will be forever remembered for a variety of reasons. As a wrestling show, the sheer length of the event keeps it from reaching anything above mediocre as a whole.
Rating: Summary: The Crippler Review: WrestleMania XX was amazing,I would never think of forgeting it. The matches were excellent no PPV could top it but some of the matches like Kane and the Undertaker should have had something like a Buried Alive stipulation. Overall WrestleMania XX belonged to the Crippler winning the best match of the night. Here are my ratings: 1)John Cena VS The Big Show 8/10 Great opener John Cena with two F U's to the big man and also using those custom made US knucks. 2)Chris Jericho VS Christian 9/10 This match was better than I thought it would be Trish Stratus making an appearence and hitting Chris on the head with her shouder and Christian got a Roll up. 3) La Resitance VS Booker T and RVD VS Garrison Kade and Mark Jindrak VS The Dudley Boys 8/10 This was good for a Tag Team match with Sudden Death rules this match ended when Booker T hit the scissors kick and Rvd landing the Five star frog splash. 4) Rock n' Sock Connection VS Evolution 9/10 Well this match was defineatly one of the funniest espeacially the Rock and Flair. Flair trying his own version of the peoples elbow. MIck Foley tryed to use Mr Socko on Randy Orton but Orton hit the RKO from nowhere and covered Foley for the Three count. 5) Torri Willson and Sable VS Stacy Kiebler 5/10 The only reason this match got 5/10 was because they are hot. 6) Cruiser weight Open 9/10 This was one high flying, fast paced match with Chavo Gurrero retaining his title with some help from Chavo Senior. 7) Goldberg VS Brock Lesnar 6/10 This match was very boring Goldberg and Brock Lesnar were just standing in the middle of the ring just taunting at each other. Goldberg defeated Brock with Two Spears and a Jackhammer. 8) Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi VS The APA VS The Basham Brothers VS The Self Proclaimed World Greatest Tag Team 8/10 this match was also great for a Tag Team match with all four teams hammering the hell out of each other. Rikishi ending the match with a Banzai Drop. 9)Molly Holly VS Victoria 7/10 A Decent match with Victoria retaining the Womens Championship with a Roll up. Then Molly got her head shaved she tried her best to escape but couldn't because Victoria knocked her out and tied her to the chair. 10) Kurt Angle VS Eddie Gurrero 10/10 This match was amazing it proved that Eddie could be a great champion and he promised that after Wrestlemania he is going to Lie, Cheat and Steal like never before. 11) Undertaker VS Kane 10/10 Undertaker making his return as promised but a suprise return was also made by Paul Bearer. Kane couldn't beleive what he saw infront of him. Kane learning never to mess with his brother again and he learned it with a Tombstone Piledriver. 12) Chris Beniot VS Shawn Micheals VS Triple H 10/10 The best of match the night Triple H and Shawn Micheals Double teaming on Beniot but at the end of the night Chris Beniot reigned supreme with his head up high and his title on his shoulder and he did it with a crippler crossface. The extras on the DVD are: Matches Photos WRESTLEMANIA XX Trivia interviews The Mania of WrestleMania Hall of Fame inductes ceremony 10 Greates Westlemania matches plus more There are many reasons why I want to Buy WRESTLEMANIA XX two of them are: 1) Because it is Wrestlemania XX. 2) It was a great PPV. So I recommend this DVD to you.
Rating: Summary: The Night Where Expectations Were Too High. Review: Judging by previous reviews, I think March 14th, 2004 was doomed to fall short of the hype. Vince McMahon made it clear that his focus was for Wrestlemania XX to represent the start of a new era and to elevate new superstars in contrast to bringing back old names and rehashing old themes. Many fans hated this idea, and when the idea was achieved, fans still hated it. Denouncing Wrestlemania XX merely for the absence of Bret and Hogan is a bit unfair. But I'd still say that Wrestlemania XX could have been a much better show. Instead of where was Hogan and Bret, how about, where was Matt Hardy? Where was Paul London? Where was Lance Storm? They had to have felt at least a little offended for being left off the show for the embarrassing display of bikini wrestling. What a joke that was. Another part that got me a bit peeved was the Cruiserweight Championship. Along with the Paul London comment earlier, I think Vince has no clue how much his cruiserweights are truly appreciated. A disorganized 10 minute match with 10 different wrestlers is a pathetic attempt to try and fit (almost) your entire cruiserweight division into the show. A big disappointment with a lot left to be desired. On the flip side, there were plenty of those Wrestlemania moments that will be remembered forever. How can anyone forget the Brock Lesnar and Goldberg encounter? Yes, the match was god awful and the enthusiasm from both wrestlers was extremely pedestrian, but MSG crowd made this match. The chants they came up with were ingenious and really shows the intelligence the average WWE fan possesses. We appreciated wrestlers with dedication to the business and leave their heart out in the ring, not those with large muscles who just work to receive their paycheck. They let Lesnar and Goldberg how they felt and it was exciting to behold. I hope Vince got the message. The other Wrestlemania moment to me was the main event Triple Threat Match and the events that followed it. The match itself was a masterpiece and it really put those critics to rest who said that a triple threat match was doomed to fail. All 3 wrestlers fought their hearts out. The Benoit chants throughout the match brought a huge smile to my face and I give big props to the MSG crowd for cheering the most underappreciated wrestler in the business. The ending was true suspense. The crowd pop when Benoit reversed the Pedigree into the Crossface was unbelievable. I'll never forget Benoit's genuine tears as touched the title for the first time. Eddie Guerrero's appearance at the end to congratulate Benoit was a great touch to the greatest ending to any wrestling pay-per-view ever. Just Benoit and Guerrero hugging each other and raising each other's title-holding hands as the show fades to black. That is what Wrestlemania should be all about.
Rating: Summary: One of the worst ever Review: For all the hype, the wwe completely blew it. This was such a waste of five hours. Most of these matches [bored] big time. I can't believe i wasted money on this garbage. For all the crap they said about this, it was terrible, in no way deserving of any recognition cena vs big slow: at least cena won, he is entertaining. Big slow needs to be sent down to ovw. 5/10 4 way for raw tag titles: cade/jindrak should have gotten this one, thank god the dudleys didn't win. the first awful match of the night 1/10 y2j vs christian: why do they give losers pushes? does anyone actually like christian, he's a total [bad]. I like the ending though, sets up another long boring fued though. 3/10 cruiserwieght battle royal: huh? what? why even bother to bring these guys if you were going to use them in such an stupid way? 1/10 rock n sock vs evolution: The rock is the only reason wrestling still exists. Can foley just die already? he was entertaining ten years ago, now he is extremely boring and nobody wants to see him anymore. As usual the rock is the man so for that fact only.... 5/10 goldberg vs lesner: great...two guys i hate. what a complete waste. two big crybabies. I'm not a big fan of Austin but he saves the day with stunners. 1/10 (...) match....why waste time on this? -10/10 latino heat vs kurt (...): angle [is bad] and he's another guy like foley i wish would just die already. Thank god he lost, i like the lie cheat and steal ending. Overall boring though 5/10 womens title vs hair: another snorefest 2/10 smackdown tag titles: wgtt should have won this one. 2 cool went out of style back in 2000. At least we had one clothesline from hell.... 1/10 kane vs american boring [bad]: again, i always disliked the undertaker. But even i was looking forward to the original gimmick. Instead after all the hype (just like the entire event) they don't delivier the goods. American bad (...) in a hat..wow...i'm SO impressed. 3rd guy on my list who needs to die in a flaming auto wreck. -10/10 hbk vs benoit vs the gayme cripple preperation h: at the very least, the only thing that made this worth a minute of my time was watching hhh tap. hbk did a good job too. Gee, it should take a hour for hunter to get the belt back.....10/10 just for seing hhh tap So the final verdict? hard to say which WM is the all time worst. This one, WM 11 (bam vs drug addict poster boy) or WM 9's trash HOGAN??? How can you have WM 20 without at least a cameo by the man who made WM? Should have had hogan help rock n sock win. S hitman: i hated him but he should have came back too, if only to get pounded by somebody. Maybe a superkick to the face for old times sake? wow vince, you really showed us. Showed us how stupid we are to make you rich
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