WWE WrestleMania XXVII Review
World Heavyweight Championship
Edge(c) def. Alberto Del Rio(11:08)
Thoughts: Kind of a shocker for them to put the World Heavyweight Championship match on first. I mean I know it wasn’t considered to be a “Main Event” caliber match, but at least in most other years they stick it in the middle of the card or something. The match was actually pretty good with the involvement of Christian and Brodus Clay being kept to a minimum until the end of the match. I liked that they had Del Rio continuing to focus on the arm as he had for the weeks prior leading to the event and that they paid a lot of that off with his psychology in the match. The whole thing felt almost like they were holding back because they were opening the show and weren’t in the mindset of stealing it outright, but it was a short, solid opener and would've probably set up a longer rematch at Extreme Rules, especially after Edge and Christian had their impromptu episode of Pimp My Ride on Del Rio’s Rolls Royce after the match... had Edge not retired. Though to be fair, Edge's retirement allowed Christian to FINALLY have a run with the world title, so at least that came out of Edge's sad retirement.
Rating: ***1/2
Cody Rhodes def. Rey Mysterio(11:58)
Thoughts: One of the things I love about Rey Mysterio's matches at Mania is that he almost always wears some kind of superhero costume. This year, it was Captain America...Actually, now that I think about it, Cody kinda looks like The Winter Soldier. Anyway, they showed some innovative stuff in this match and the right man won. Mysterio brought his usual to WrestleMania and Rhodes was motivated, and we got a really good match out of it. Loved the booking around the mask and kneebrace and it was nice that they paid that off.
Rating: ***1/4
Eight Man Tag Team Match
Kane, Big Show, Santino Marella and Kofi Kingston def. The Corre(1:32)
Thoughts: What a wasted opportunity! Instead of having a Corre/New Nexus Eight Man Tag where Corre goes over in a good match, they instead job out to two Main Event Jobbers, a mid-carder that will stay there and Santino Marella. Santino gets a Mania match, but D-Bry and Sheamus's scheduled US Title match gets sent to pre-show or dark match or whatever the fuck it was? Seriously, what the fuck, WWE?!
Rating: *
Randy Orton def. CM Punk(13:45)
Thoughts: The opening video package shows that there is no real good guy in this feud. I like it. Orton isn’t Superman. Cena is Superman. Orton is Batman – a disturbed sociopath residing in his cave, haunted by demons in his head. Now that I think about it, Punk is not all that different from the Joker, the tyrant who thinks he’s a libertarian. Plus, both Joker and Punk’s hired goons tend to suck. Anyway, this match delivered in many ways. Punk relished his role as the heel in going after Orton and dominating the match. Orton sold more in this match than he may have his entire career. The end was great, but I could see it coming from a mile away. Good solid outing from both men.
Rating: ****
Michael Cole def. Jerry Lawler via DQ(11:11)
Thoughts: DO I REALLY NEED TO SAY ANYTHING?! I MEAN...LOOK AT IT!!! Well, one thing I will say is that I find it mildly ironic that Cole’s heel act started as an attempt to get Daniel Bryan over, but here it is a year later and Bryan is getting bumped from the show while Cole is a “main eventer.” And we did have JR and Booker T on commentary for this one, so there's a plus...and that's pretty much all the positives from this match. Overall, this was one of the worst Wrestlemania matches of all-time, without any shadow of a doubt.
Rating: DUD
No Holds Barred Match
The Undertaker def. Triple H(29:21)
Thoughts: At Wrestlemania X-7, these two had one amazing match that doesn't get the attention it deserves. Ten years after that, they're at it again...with NO mention whatsoever of their previous Mania encounter.
I knew that this match was not going to be as good as Shawn/Taker I and II. However, I knew that these men were capable of a great match, and they both delivered in spades. This match was going to be nothing more than a brawl with two men beating the absolute hell out of one another, and I was fine with that. They played off previous matches well (especially X-7) and the Hell’s Gate finishing with Triple H not being able to break it with the sledgehammer was a nice touch. All in all, a phenomenal match.
Rating: ****3/4
Six Person Mixed Tag Team Match
John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki def. Dolph Ziggler and Lay-cool(3:15)
Thoughts: I say this: Trish looked rather good for being out of the ring as long as she had been and it felt like she hadn’t missed a beat in her time away. Morrison hitting the huge spot of the match with the Starship Pain to Ziggler on the floor was really cool and it was shocking to see Snooki actually showing some athleticism with her handspring elbow and another handspring into the splash to pick up the win, but if you look up this match in the dictionary, it’s the literal definition of a piss-break match to let the crowd cool off before the main event.
Rating: 3/4*
Main Event: WWE Championship
The Miz(c) def. John Cena(19:40)
Thoughts: After several re-watches of this main event, I have one thing to label it: Disappointing! This match had some good build and really should have been more. The match wasn’t anything special, and that is what the problem was with the match. It was forgettable... AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM!!! Your main event at WrestleMania should not be forgettable. They have had good chemistry, but it just didn’t click here and the crowd didn’t help either, as it was dead for parts of the match. All in all, a disappointing main event.
Rating: **1/2
Final Rating:
2.47 out of 5
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