While we're on the topic i'd also like to add in that I too didn't enjoy the Mania 25 match. I loved 26 though and like mentioned had great psychcology and at parts it actually had me believing that HBK was going to win when in all reality I knew he wasn't.
Even if Bryan/Ziggler finishes second it's still a huge accomplishment considering the star power of HBK & Taker, the stipulations added to the match and finally the fact that it was at WrestleMania. I'm pretty sure if you told Bryan/Ziggler prior to the NOC match that it would end up being the second best match of the year behind Taker/HBK they would have been over the moon about it.
Even if Bryan/Ziggler finishes second it's still a huge accomplishment considering the star power of HBK & Taker, the stipulations added to the match and finally the fact that it was at WrestleMania. I'm pretty sure if you told Bryan/Ziggler prior to the NOC match that it would end up being the second best match of the year behind Taker/HBK they would have been over the moon about it.