In honor of the only major “sporting” event going on this weekend, I have produced a list of the best wrestlemanias including my notes about the main events, best matches, and memorable milestones. I am not a huge wrestling fan by any means but I have had enough phases through the years where I feel like I can produce a decent ranking. Enjoy and feel free to comment or debate.
Greatest Wrestlemanias | ||
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1 | Wrestlemania III (1987) | Hogan vs. Giant in main event; Savage vs. Steamboat was legendary match |
2 | Wrestlemania XIV (1998) | Stone Cold beats Shawn Michaels |
3 | Wrestlemania VI (1990) | Hogan vs. Warrion in one of the great title matches ever |
4 | Wrestlemania XVII (2001) | Stone cold vs rock rematch and loaded card with tons of stars |
5 | Wrestlemania X (1994) | first-ever ladder match in WWE history |
6 | Wrestlemania XVIII (2002) | Weak main event but loaded undercard |
7 | Wrestlemania XXX (2014) | Undertaker’s streak ends; Daniel Bryan’s Cinderella run to championship |
8 | Wrestlemania IX (1993) | memorable outdoor event |
9 | Wrestlemania XIX (2003) | Lesnar vs Angle Main Event; card also featuring Rock/Stone Cold, Hogan, Michaels |
10 | Wrestlemania V (1989) | too many matches but really good main event |
11 | Wrestlemania I (1985) | good main event with lots of celebs |
12 | Wrestlemania XXII (2006) | Cena vs HHH main event; raucous arena atmosphere but last wrestlemania in arena |
13 | Wrestlemania XV (1999) | Rock vs. Stone Cole main event |
14 | Wrestlemania XIII (1997) | Stone Cold vs. Bret Hart submission match was epic despite lackluster main event |
15 | Wrestlemania VII (1991) | Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter |
16 | Wrestlemania XXIV (2008) | Undertaker vs Edge main of event; Floyd Mayweather makes guest of appearance |
17 | Wrestlemania XXIII (2007) | Cena vs Michaels main event; Donald Trump makes guest appearance |
18 | Wrestlemania XXVIII (2012) | Rock vs Cena main event |
19 | Wrestlemania XXXV (2019) | Kofi Kingston wins title |
20 | Wrestlemania XXXIII (2017) | Undertaker’s farewell match |
21 | Wrestlemania XII (1996) | hour long main event between Hart and Michaels is boring |
22 | Wrestlemania XXXII (2016) | too long and overdone |
23 | Wrestlemania XXV (2009) | Undertaker vs Michaels was epic match but main event was weak and no celebs |
24 | Wrestlemania XX (2004) | Triple threat main event featuring Michaels, HHH, Benoit |
25 | Wrestlemania XXXI (2015) | most overrated Wrestlemania; triple threat title matches have been overdone |
26 | Wrestlemania XXVII (2011) | The Miz vs John Cena main event |
27 | Wrestlemania XXXIV (2018) | Rhonda Rousey debut |
28 | Wrestlemania XVI (2000) | card lacks star power; Triple H wins main event |
29 | Wrestlemania XXVI (2010) | Undertaker vs Michaels main event |
30 | Wrestlemania XXI (2005) | Weak main event |
31 | Wrestlemania VIII (1992) | Hogan vs. Sid Justice is underwhelming main event |
32 | Wrestlemania XXIX (2013) | repeat main event of Rock vs. Cena lacked luster |
33 | Wrestlemania XIV (1988) | tournament takes way too long and is poorly formatted |
34 | Wrestlemania II (1986) | terrible idea with using three different venues |
35 | Wrestlemania XI (1995) | no good matches and terrible main event |