Wrestlemania 20 was a show fitting as a tribute to the previous 19 events. The show had an instant classic in Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship. Angle and Eddie were both at the peak of their wrestling ability, and Eddie winning the match by tricking Angle into attacking his loose boot was vintage Eddie. The main event was also solid, with Triple H dropping the World Heavyweight Championship to Chris Benoit, with Shawn Michaels also getting in on the action. I find the match to be historically a little overvalued, but it was a strong main event nonetheless. The show was also backed with a strong undercard. The cruiserweight open was fast and exciting, The Rock and Mick Foley teamed up one final time against Evolution, and Christian and Chris Jericho had a really underrated match to open the show. The show had the detriment of having Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar on the card, but as bad as that was, it was at least entertaining from a morbid standpoint.
Shawn Michaels's Pantheon
6. Wrestlemania 25
5. Wrestlemania 24
4. Wrestlemania 10
If there is any good signs for Wrestlemania 30, it is that WWE has a history of nailing it's anniversary events. Wrestlemania 25 was the last in a streak of good Wrestlemania's that had been going on since Wrestlemania 19. The event is best remembered for The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels having a classic bout, and rightfully so. Michaels and The Undertaker had wrestled so many good matches before that it seems odd that a match that took place with both of them well into their 40s would be the best of the bunch, but like a fine wine, HBK and 'Taker just seem to get better with age. In addition, the Money in the Bank match was really good, and the Hardy Boys had a really gritty street fight that ended with Jeff taking a sick bump off of a ladder. Wrestlemania 25, like Wrestlemania 13 and 18, was detracted by having a match that wasn't the main event end up being the most talked about match. While HHH vs Orton was good, it was nowhere near the level of The Undertaker vs Michaels, and that hurt the shows overall reputation.
6. Wrestlemania 25
5. Wrestlemania 24
4. Wrestlemania 10
If there is any good signs for Wrestlemania 30, it is that WWE has a history of nailing it's anniversary events. Wrestlemania 25 was the last in a streak of good Wrestlemania's that had been going on since Wrestlemania 19. The event is best remembered for The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels having a classic bout, and rightfully so. Michaels and The Undertaker had wrestled so many good matches before that it seems odd that a match that took place with both of them well into their 40s would be the best of the bunch, but like a fine wine, HBK and 'Taker just seem to get better with age. In addition, the Money in the Bank match was really good, and the Hardy Boys had a really gritty street fight that ended with Jeff taking a sick bump off of a ladder. Wrestlemania 25, like Wrestlemania 13 and 18, was detracted by having a match that wasn't the main event end up being the most talked about match. While HHH vs Orton was good, it was nowhere near the level of The Undertaker vs Michaels, and that hurt the shows overall reputation.
After four years of having either Triple H or John Cena main event the biggest show of the year, it was refreshing to see The Undertaker and Edge main event Wrestlemania 24. Edge and The Undertaker had a really exciting match that launched one of the better feuds of the 2000s. Shawn Michaels once again delivered on the big stage, retiring (kind of) probably the greatest wrestler of all-time in Ric Flair in a classic that was a fitting end to the Nature Boy's career. The undercard also featured a good Money in the Bank match and also had Randy Orton retain the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena. The match was a good one, and it had a surprising finish when you consider who he was wrestling.
Wrestlemania 10 was an event that launched a new direction for the WWF. The show stated with Owen Hart getting a perfectly clean victory over his brother, Bret. This was a strange decision, since Bret was set to win the WWF title later that evening, and why on earth would you have your future champion lose to his younger brother on the same night? Besides that hiccup, the match was arguably the best pure technical match in WWE history. The Hart brothers consistently displayed that nobody knew each other better than them, and only brothers could have such good chemistry in the ring for each other. Wrestlemania 10 also really brought the ladder match to the forefront in mainstream wrestling. While Razor Ramon ended up winning the match and the Intercontinental Championship, it was really Shawn Michaels who was the star of the match. Michaels, up until that point, was seen as a good mid-card wrestler. However, after that match, Michaels was seen as a future world champion and a guy that could be the top heel, or the top babyface in the company.
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