Top 5 Worst WrestleManias
Unfortunately, this year's WrestleMania is not developing like its supposed to. World Wrestling Entertainment has its hype machine in full throttle, but something just isn't clicking. So as a result, I'm going to hype myself up for WrestleMania. There's 3 Sundays between now and WrestleMania, so each Sunday I'll do a "Top 5" WrestleMania-themed list. So without further adieu...
5) WrestleMania 2 - Someone up in Stamford, Connecticut decided it'd be a brilliant idea to hold WrestleMania in three different arenas simulataneously. Well it looked good on paper. Having a main event of King Kong Bundy v. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight Championship didn't help matters either. On the bright side, it was in a steel cage.
Special Note: 1/3 rd of this WrestleMania was held in Chicago. Keep that in mind.
4) WrestleMania XI - Notsomuch bad as in just not worthy of being called "WrestleMania." Also, at the biggest show of the year, your Heavyweight Championship Match should not play second fiddle to a main event of Lawrence Taylor v. Bam Bam Bigelow.
Special Note: Jenny McCarthy and Pamela Anderson were in attendance at this WrestleMania. Unfortunately, they did not participate in a mud wrestling match.
3) WrestleMania VII - You know its going to be a bad year when they can't even sell out the original arena. Originally to be held at the L.A. Coliseum, low ticket sales forced WrestleMania to be held at the Sports Arena. The WWE will say otherwise though.
Special Note: The Undertaker began his impressive 13-0 WrestleMania streak at WM7 with a win over "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
2) WrestleMania IX - This WrestleMania broke one of the 2 unspoken WrestleMania rules. 1) Don't hold WrestleMania's in Chicago. 2) Don't hold WrestleMania's outside. Well considering that WM9 was held at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, the Chicago rule wasn't broken. And the way the main event went down w/ the Heavyweight Title changing hands twice (once to an unadvertised Hulk Hogan) just tainted the whole thing.
Special Note: This is the only time you will ever see WWE Commentator Jim Ross in a toga.
1) WrestleMania 13: Heat! - There were three things wrong with this WrestleMania before the first match was annoucned. 1) The number 13 is never good. 2) That silly subtitle. 3) It was being held in Chicago. As far as star power goes, this WrestleMania should have been better than it was. Undertaker, British Bulldog, Triple H, (a very young) The Rock, and Owen Hart all made appearances on this card -- its just that none of the wrestling was very good. Thankfully a submission match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart made this WrestleMania somewhat watchable.
Special Note: There was nothing special about this WrestleMania. Bad, bad, bad.
And for those of you keeping score at home, this year's WrestleMania (22) is being held at the Allstate Arena, which was formerly the Rosemont Horizon -- home of (a portion of) WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania 13. Yep. This one's in Chicago.
5) WrestleMania 2 - Someone up in Stamford, Connecticut decided it'd be a brilliant idea to hold WrestleMania in three different arenas simulataneously. Well it looked good on paper. Having a main event of King Kong Bundy v. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight Championship didn't help matters either. On the bright side, it was in a steel cage.
Special Note: 1/3 rd of this WrestleMania was held in Chicago. Keep that in mind.
4) WrestleMania XI - Notsomuch bad as in just not worthy of being called "WrestleMania." Also, at the biggest show of the year, your Heavyweight Championship Match should not play second fiddle to a main event of Lawrence Taylor v. Bam Bam Bigelow.
Special Note: Jenny McCarthy and Pamela Anderson were in attendance at this WrestleMania. Unfortunately, they did not participate in a mud wrestling match.
3) WrestleMania VII - You know its going to be a bad year when they can't even sell out the original arena. Originally to be held at the L.A. Coliseum, low ticket sales forced WrestleMania to be held at the Sports Arena. The WWE will say otherwise though.
Special Note: The Undertaker began his impressive 13-0 WrestleMania streak at WM7 with a win over "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
2) WrestleMania IX - This WrestleMania broke one of the 2 unspoken WrestleMania rules. 1) Don't hold WrestleMania's in Chicago. 2) Don't hold WrestleMania's outside. Well considering that WM9 was held at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, the Chicago rule wasn't broken. And the way the main event went down w/ the Heavyweight Title changing hands twice (once to an unadvertised Hulk Hogan) just tainted the whole thing.
Special Note: This is the only time you will ever see WWE Commentator Jim Ross in a toga.
1) WrestleMania 13: Heat! - There were three things wrong with this WrestleMania before the first match was annoucned. 1) The number 13 is never good. 2) That silly subtitle. 3) It was being held in Chicago. As far as star power goes, this WrestleMania should have been better than it was. Undertaker, British Bulldog, Triple H, (a very young) The Rock, and Owen Hart all made appearances on this card -- its just that none of the wrestling was very good. Thankfully a submission match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart made this WrestleMania somewhat watchable.
Special Note: There was nothing special about this WrestleMania. Bad, bad, bad.
And for those of you keeping score at home, this year's WrestleMania (22) is being held at the Allstate Arena, which was formerly the Rosemont Horizon -- home of (a portion of) WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania 13. Yep. This one's in Chicago.
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