With all the greatness that has come from Wrestlemania over the years, there has been quite a fewt of less-than memorable matches and moments as well.
#10 - Wrestlemania XVI | Four Way Main Event Disaster
Financially, it was the biggest Wrestlemania in history. But what should've been a great overall event was marred by politics and senseless booking. In the fifteen Wrestlemania's before it, a heel had never walked away with the WWF Title, but that was about to change. Not that the idea itself was bad, because times do indeed change and the same formula doesn't last forever (See: Hogan, Hulk), but the execution of the plan was very much flawed.
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#9 - Wrestlemnia XV | New Age Switcheroo Ruins Two Matches
With Crash TV in full effect on WWF TV, there was not a great buildup to WM15, but two division, the Hardcore Title and Intercontinental Title both had nice feuds working into WM. Of course, Vince Russo had to much it all up...
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#8 - Wrestlemania VII | Blindfold Match
Take two above average workers. Put a blindfold on them and watch them stagger around the ring pretending not to see each other for several minutes in a "match".
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#7 - Wrestlemania XII | The Warrior Squashes HHH
As the WWF scrambled for ways to combat the WCW juggernaut (at the time), Vince McMahon panicked and brought back the tempermental Ultimate Warrior for an ill-fated comeback attempt. Poor HHH was used as fodder for the Warrior who no sold the Pedigree and squashed the future GAMEah.
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#6 - Wrestlemania VI | Roddy Piper Paints Half His Body
Roddy Piper has always been one to stir the pot, but you just have to wonder what he was thinking when he painted half his body black for his match against Bad News Browd at WM6.
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#5 - Wrestlemania IX | Giant Gonzalez vs. Undertaker
As the days of Hulkamania waned, so did the perception that if a guy was big, the fans would take to him. This was never more apparent than at Wrestlemania 9, when the Undertaker battled Giant Gonzales for the first time.
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#4 - Wrestlemania XV | Butterbean Makes A Mockery Of Brawl For All
I heard that after his knockout loss to Butterbean, Gunn went backstage and challanged him to another fight at a future date. Butterbean was terrified, especially when Bart added, "This time, I WILL be concious!" [Credit: STc]
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#3 - Wrestlemania XIII | Die Rocky Die Is In Full Swing
WM13 showed the WWF at its lowest, and there was no better example of the futility of the federation that the match for the promotion's #2 title between Rocky Maivia and The Sultan.
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#2 - Wrestlemania XVI | The Hell In A Cell Name Is Marred
Shawn Michaels: Awesome in-ring wrestler, tons of charisma to sell the match, well-built feud with the Undertaker, willing to take huge bumps...ok, give him the HIAC match. Mick Foley: Average in-ring wrestler, great charisma to sell the match, long interesting feud with the Undertaker, willing to take insane bumps...alright, let's give him the Cell as well. Big Bossman: Below-average wrestler, zero charisma, terrible short-term feud with the Undertaker, makes Hogan look like Steamboat in the selling department...yeah Russo, shove him right in there!
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#1 - Wrestlemania IX | Hogan Beats Yokozuna In Seconds
In a move that is both baffling and sickening, minutes after Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart for the World Title at WM9, Hulk Hogan reared his ugly head and won the title in an impromptu match against the sumo champion.
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