Rate The Wrestlemania's!

[John]

Ok, its an idea me and montana discussed, i'll be doing this. and i'll pick a wrestlemania and tell you the matches and my own rating. so heres the league table which will be put in effect after two have been done. and btw four days per mania so get busy.

Leaderboard
Wrestlemania 1 (21/20)



Currently being rated
Wrestlemania 21.


Yet to be Rated:
Wrestlemania 2
Wrestlemania 3
Wrestlemania 4
wrestlemania 5
Wrestlemania 6
Wrestlemania 7
Wrestlemania 8
Wrestlemania 9
Wrestlemania 10
Wrestlemania 11
Wrestlemania 12
Wrestlemanai 13
Wrestlemania 14
Wrestlemania 15
Wrestlemania 16
Wrestlemania 17
Wrestlemania 18
Wrestlemania 19
Wrestlemania 20
Wrestlemania 22
Wrestlemania 23
Wrestlemania 24




And onto the first RTW:

Wrestlemania 1:

Results:

• Tito Santana defeated The Executioner (4:50)[1]
  • Santana forced The Executioner to submit with the figure-four leglock.

• King Kong Bundy (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Special Delivery Jones (0:23)[1]
  • Bundy pinned Jones after an avalanche and a big splash.
  • WWF announced the time of the match as nine seconds.[2]

• Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne (4:37)[8]
  • Steamboat pinned Borne after a flying crossbody.

• David Sammartino (with Bruno Sammartino) fought Brutus Beefcake (with Johnny Valiant) to a double-disqualification (12:43)[8]
  • Sammartino and Beefcake wrestled to a double disqualification when Johnny Valiant attacked David Sammartino outside the ring, prompting Bruno Sammarino to respond, ending with all four men brawling in the ring.

• Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Hart) by count-out (7:05)[8]
  • Valentine originally pinned JYD with a roll-up while holding onto the ropes for leverage. Displeased with the result, Tito Santana came out and told the referee about Valentine's illegal victory causing the match to restart. Valentine walked out of the match, giving JYD the win by countout. Valentine retained the Intercontinental Championship.

• Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik (with Freddie Blassie) defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) (with Lou Albano) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (6:55)[8]
  • Volkoff pinned Windham after Sheik hit Windham with Blassie's cane.

• André the Giant defeated Big John Studd (with Bobby Heenan) in a $15,000 Body Slam Challenge (5:53)[7]
  • André the Giant body slammed the "unslammable" Big John Studd to win the match. After the match, André began to throw the money into the crowd to Heenan's dismay, who eventually got the bag back.
  • The stipulations of the match were that if André had failed to slam Studd, that he would be forced to retire from wrestling.

• Wendi Richter (with Cyndi Lauper) defeated Leilani Kai (with The Fabulous Moolah) to win the WWF Women's Championship (6:12)[7]
  • Richter defeated Kai after reversing Kai's flying crossbody into a pin.

• Hulk Hogan and Mr. T (with Jimmy Snuka) defeated Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (with Cowboy Bob Orton) (with Muhammad Ali as special guest referee) (13:13)
  • Hogan pinned Orndorff after Orton accidentally hit Orndorff with his cast.

My Rating: After watching it on youtube i have come to the conclusion that this deserves a 7/10, it wasnt that good but it was quite good.

 

[Montana]

I believe this has already been done (like year ago) I thought you were doin rate the wm matches. But this is fine.

I'd go 5/10

 

[Viva!]

Ill join in with this thread at Wrestlemania 2000 (Wrestlemania 15) because I only started watching WWE in 1999. My knowledge before that is patchy at best, especially not good enough to recall individual shows.

It'll be interesting to hear other peoples opinions though because I like learning about the history of pro wrestling.

 

[PeepShow]

Ill join in with this thread at Wrestlemania 2000 (Wrestlemania 15) because I only started watching WWE in 1999. My knowledge before that is patchy at best, especially not good enough to recall individual shows.

It'll be interesting to hear other peoples opinions though because I like learning about the history of pro wrestling.

Same

I've watch 15 up trough 24. I've seen parts of 13 and 14, and some of the classics in history, like HBK/Ramon from 10 and Hogan/Andre from 3, but other than that, I'm pretty clueless.

 

[John]

well dont worry, they will be chosen completely at random, maybe next time will be 22? who knows?

 

[Viva!]

I don't mind if you do go through them chronologically. Like I said I enjoy reading about the history of pro wrestling.

 

[xtremebadass]

Yea I totally did this last year. But you included WM24, I did it to 23. The highest rated were X8, X-7, and 21. That's all I remember.

 

[OsamaHussian]

Yeah I remember XBA doing this last year...


I'd give this a 6/10 just for the fact that it was the first Wrestlemania, besides that nothing really jumps out at you.

Ill join in with this thread at Wrestlemania 2000 (Wrestlemania 15)

Wrestlemania 2000 is actually Wrestlemania 16 not 15

 

[Viva!]

Thanks for the correction OsamaHussain. I did it from counting backwards rather then checking so I wouldn't be surprised if I got it wrong.

XtremeBadass, I Suppose that makes sense because they were in the era when the largest amount of people were watching pro wrestling.

I'd be very surprised if all those Wrestlemanias from around the same time were the best though.

I'm more interested in finding out what people who watched pro wrestling in the eighties and early nineties made of the early Wrestlemanias because I know the ones since 1999 like the back of my hand.

 

[Airfixx]

I started watching in '89 and have watched the pre-89 stuff a fair bit over the years, so...

6/10... The ME was so over in terms of entertainment factor (WM1 arguably the birth of Sports Entertainment afterall), otherwise the only match of note was the tag champ's which was a big deal having the USA team lose to the anti-US Volkov & Sheik and it also being the only title change at such a make or break event (It took another 15 years before they let a heel walk out of WM with the world championship!).

 

[John]

NOW ITS TIME FOR RTW To Return!
Wrestlemania 21!
What a wrestlemania it was, batista and cena both winning the brand's titles.

• • Dark match: Booker T won a 30-man Interpromotional Battle Royal featuring: Paul London, Heidenreich, Spike Dudley, Nunzio, Funaki, Doug Basham, Danny Basham, Orlando Jordan, Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns, Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore Holly, Charlie Haas, Billy Kidman, Akio from SmackDown! and Simon Dean, William Regal, Tajiri, Rob Conway, Sylvain Grenier, Snitsky, The Hurricane, Rosey, Chris Masters, Viscera, Rhyno, Val Venis, Tyson Tomko, Maven from Raw (16:33)
    • Booker T won by eliminating Chris Masters last.
  • Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero (12:39)
    • Mysterio pinned Guerrero with a Hurricanrana.
  • Edge defeated Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Christian (w/Tyson Tomko) and Kane in the first Money in the Bank ladder match (15:17)
    • Edge won by climbing a ladder and retrieving the briefcase hanging above the ring.
  • Hulk Hogan made a surprise appearance saving Eugene from an onslaught by Muhammad Hassan and Daivari, both of whom were infuriated for being excluded from the event.
  • The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton (14:14)
    • Undertaker pinned Orton after a Tombstone Piledriver.
    • During the match, Cowboy Bob Orton interfered on behalf of his son.
  • Trish Stratus defeated Christy Hemme (w/Lita) to retain the WWE Women's Championship (4:11)
    • Stratus pinned Hemme after a Chick Kick
  • Kurt Angle defeated Shawn Michaels (27:25)
    • Angle forced Michaels to submit with the Ankle Lock.
  • Piper's Pit segment with guest Steve Austin
    • "Rowdy" Roddy Piper confronted "Stone Cold" Steve Austin until Carlito interrupted and began to insult them. This resulted in Carlito receiving a Stone Cold Stunner from Austin and Piper throwing him out of the ring. Both ended the segment celebrating with beer until Austin gave Piper a Stone Cold Stunner as well.
  • Akebono defeated The Big Show in a Sumo Match (1:02)
    • Akebono defeated Big Show by throwing him out of the ring.

  

  

  
  Batista after winning the World Heavyweight Championship
  
  
  

  • John Cena defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield to win the WWE Championship (11:26)
    • Cena pinned JBL after an FU.
    • During JBL's entrance, $100 dollar bills with JBL's face on them rained down on the crowd.
  • "Mean" Gene Okerlund introduced the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2005:
    • "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, The Iron Sheik, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Nikolai Volkoff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and Hulk Hogan.
  • Batista defeated Triple H (w/Ric Flair) to win the World Heavyweight Championship (21:34)
    • Batista pinned Triple H after a Batista Bomb

They were the results. now my rating is a 7/10.

WHAT's Your Ratings?

 

[rosewt01]

Dark match: Booker T won a 30-man Interpromotional Battle Royal featuring: Paul London, Heidenreich, Spike Dudley, Nunzio, Funaki, Doug Basham, Danny Basham, Orlando Jordan, Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns, Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore Holly, Charlie Haas, Billy Kidman, Akio from SmackDown! and Simon Dean, William Regal, Tajiri, Rob Conway, Sylvain Grenier, Snitsky, The Hurricane, Rosey, Chris Masters, Viscera, Rhyno, Val Venis, Tyson Tomko, Maven from Raw (16:33)
Booker T won by eliminating Chris Masters last.
Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero (12:39)
Mysterio pinned Guerrero with a Hurricanrana. 4/5
Edge defeated Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Christian (w/Tyson Tomko) and Kane in the first Money in the Bank ladder match (15:17) 5/5
Edge won by climbing a ladder and retrieving the briefcase hanging above the ring.
Hulk Hogan made a surprise appearance saving Eugene from an onslaught by Muhammad Hassan and Daivari, both of whom were infuriated for being excluded from the event. 4/5
The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton (14:14) 5/5
Undertaker pinned Orton after a Tombstone Piledriver.
During the match, Cowboy Bob Orton interfered on behalf of his son.
Trish Stratus defeated Christy Hemme (w/Lita) to retain the WWE Women's Championship (4:11) 1/5
Stratus pinned Hemme after a Chick Kick
Kurt Angle defeated Shawn Michaels (27:25) 5/5
Angle forced Michaels to submit with the Ankle Lock.
Piper's Pit segment with guest Steve Austin
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper confronted "Stone Cold" Steve Austin until Carlito interrupted and began to insult them. This resulted in Carlito receiving a Stone Cold Stunner from Austin and Piper throwing him out of the ring. Both ended the segment celebrating with beer until Austin gave Piper a Stone Cold Stunner as well. 4/5
Akebono defeated The Big Show in a Sumo Match (1:02)
Akebono defeated Big Show by throwing him out of the ring. 1/5




John Cena defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield to win the WWE Championship (11:26) 3/5
Cena pinned JBL after an FU.
During JBL's entrance, $100 dollar bills with JBL's face on them rained down on the crowd.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund introduced the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2005:
"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, The Iron Sheik, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Nikolai Volkoff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and Hulk Hogan.
Batista defeated Triple H (w/Ric Flair) to win the World Heavyweight Championship (21:34)
Batista pinned Triple H after a Batista Bomb
4/5

Overall: 4/5

 

[John]

You Still can Rate Wrestlemania 21 you know!

 

[OsamaHussian]

I'd give Wrestlemania 21 a 8/10, one of the better Wrestlemania's over the last couple years.

 

[Nancy Di Loreto]

WM 21 Gets a 7.9/10, it didn't quite have that flowing feeling that WM should have, but for the stinkers on the card, it had equally classic matches...