Number 1: WrestleMania X-Seven
A stacked card from beginning to end. From technical wrestling to jaw dropping moments. This night featured a great opening bout of Jericho vs. William Regal, in which both men had enough time to battle for the IC Championship. Still relevant in this period. the title catapuled Jericho to superstardom. Other matches included a vastly underrated Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit in a great exhibition of talent and skill inside the ring. We also had the personal feud of Shane vs. Vince McMahon in a street fight. Coast to Coast is all you really have to say when talking about this brawl between father and son, WWE vs. “WCW”. Who could forget Edge spearing a hanging Jeff Hardy in a TLC Match for the Tag Team Championships. Even The Dudley’s and the Hardy’s held their own and really made for memorable moments. One of my favorite Undertaker matches happened here, when he and Triple H battled for the first time in a single’s match that took more than in ring performance. They battled into the crowd, around the stage, and finally ended with a huge Tombstone to finish off The Game. Two guys in their prime, given 18 minutes of fighting. Yes, there was a down spot with the gimmick battle royal and Chyna defeating Ivory, but all championship matches made sense and were given enough importance. 11 matches, just enough, and finished with Rock vs. Austin, where we witnessed Austin “shaking hands with Satan himself” after screwing The Rock. That picture, one that still should give you chills, is infamous and is only topped by Hogan and Andre face to face. WrestleMania X-Seven was from top to bottom the absolute best WrestleMania of all time. Whenever every other Mania ends, the question is always asked, “was that better than 17?” The answer, simply, is no.
9.5/10 Rating
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