As WrestleMania 38 is approaching, it is time to write a few articles revisiting it’s glorious history and in this article we will look at the Top 5 Best Overall WrestleMania Events of all time and since there are 37 WrestleMania events to choose from , this will be a really fun exercise to do and it will also help relieve the past glory of this historic event
Over the past four decades, WrestleMania has become the standard of live events across the world and Vince McMahon must be celebrated for how he made WrestleMania among the Top sporting events in the world and so many thousands of fans gather for a week to celebrate professional wrestling. So , let’s see which are the Top 5 WrestleMania Events of all Time.
1. WrestleMania X-7:
This is not just the greatest WrestleMania of all time but the best wrestling show ever put together and nothing can come close since then to topping this epic show which took place in Houston, Texas. The card for this show was insane. It featured matches such as Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle which was two technical wrestling masters going at it and the crowd loved every second of it and they produced one of the better wrestling Matches of that time. Then there was Shane McMahon vs Vince McMahon in a street fight and this was a brutal match between father and son and there were people in both corners but ultimately Shane McMahon defeated his dad Vince. Then came the match that probably stole the show for a lot of people, it was Edge and Christian vs The Dudley Boys vs The Hardy Boys in a TLC match and this match is one that is talked about till this day as the best tag team ladder match ever she these 6 men revolutionized the TLC concept. And finally the main event of the evening where it was Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock and this was the best match between the two in their WrestleMania trilogy and the ending of this match was shocking when Austin joined hands with his arch enemy Vince McMahon to win the WWF Title.
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2. WrestleMania 19:
The next show on this list is WrestleMania 19 and it took place in Seattle, Washington and even though it is underrated, the match card for this show is amazing. The Undertaker extended his streak by defeating two giants in a handicap match which featured The Big Show as one of his opponents. Then there was Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho which was an absolute dream match for any wrestling fan and these two didn’t disappoint at all as they went all out against each other and built a match together and the fans were going crazy for them and it looked like Jericho would best Shawn but it was Shawn who at the end got the victory. Then there is a controversial match which angered a lot of fans as they feel that the wrong person won this match as Triple H beat Booker T, then in the last match of their trilogy The Rock finally defeated Stone Cold and he retired after this match. In the main event it was Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE championship and it was an incredible match but in the end Brock Lesnar beat Kurt Angle to win the big one at WrestleMania.
3. WrestleMania 21:
This was a very important WrestleMania for a lot of reasons which we will get into here. It launched the careers of two future big stars of the WWE in John Cena and Batista as both men won the big titles as John Cena beat JBL to win the WWE championship and he was cheered loudly for it and Dave Batista beat Triple H for the World Heavyweight championship and they never looked back since. Also in the show Rey Mysterio faced off against Eddie Guerrero and Rey got the better off his good friend. The first ever Money in the bank match was held at WrestleMania 21 and the match was so successful that now it’s the 5th biggest PPV of the year and Edge won the match. Randy Orton had an incredible match with the Undertaker and the Phenom defeated Orton. Finally there was Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle, two wrestling artists and the fans were licking their lips over this one and it wasore awesome than any fan could hope for we they delivered one of the best ever matches in their careers and Kurt Angle tapped out Shawn Michaels in one of the best finishes of all time.
4. WrestleMania XXX:
This WrestleMania is among the most newsworthy ones in recent memory and it is a great show from top to bottom. It started with one of the best moments in WrestleMania history as Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Rock were together in the ring to celebrate 30 years of WrestleMania. Then Daniel Bryan had to get past his first obstacle of the night to achieve his dream and he has one amazing match with Triple H to start the wrestling in this show and the crowd was fully behind Daniel and he won the match thus getting access to the main event of the show. Cesaro won the first Andre The Giant Battle Royal and it was a big moment in his career. Then came the match that had the most shocking result in WrestleMania history as Brock Lesnar did the unthinkable and beat the Undertaker at WrestleMania thus ending the 21-0 winning streak and finally it was Daniel Bryan vs the world in the main event and the fans were all in on this and after 23 minutes, Daniel Bryan tapped out Batista and became the WWE champion and the stadium lost its mind.
5. WrestleMania 31:
If there ever was an example of a show with low expectations and turning out to be one of the best then itz this one as WrestleMania 31 had no right to be as good as it was. The first match was a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship and it was a great spot fest match with lots of Wow moments and Daniel Bryan won the match and the IC Championship. Then Randy Orton and Seth Rollins had an amazing match with one of the greatest RKO”s of all time to Seth Rollins to win the match. Triple H and Sting had a good match with lots of nostalgia in it as DX and now returned and Triple H won the match. John Cena beat Rusev in a great match for the US Title and Undertaker returned at WrestleMania to win the match against Bray Wyatt and in the main event it was Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns in a brutal match and it was going great and Seth Rollins decided to make it memorable as he cashed in his Money in the bank contract and left WrestleMania as the WWE champion in a result no one saw coming.
