Rank the WrestleManias of the 2010s

[psychokiller]

So starting with Mania 26. How would you rank them?

1. WrestleMania 30 - Awesome show. The opening Triple H/Bryan match was awesome. The battle royal was fun even though they sadly never pushed Cesaro when he had so much momentum going at this time. But I guess it’s because he’s too Swiss... Cena vs. Wyatt match itself was good but with the wrong outcome. This was the beginning stages of when Bray started to get jobbed out all the time. Taker vs. Brock will always be remembered forever due to the streak ending. The ending alone makes this match worth watching to see the crowd reaction. The main event was awesome too to see Bryan finally get his moment. One of the best Mania shows ever.

2. WrestleMania 26 - I feel it’s one of the most underrated WrestleManias. I never hear anyone talk about this show. I suppose it’s because the Taker/HBK match from Mania 25 was quite possibly the best Mania match ever so the one from this show gets overlooked. Their rematch on this show was amazing too. The Cena/Batista match had a nice buildup & the match was good. Jericho/Edge I liked too. The legacy triple threat match was fun. I even enjoyed Triple H vs. Sheamus. Bret/Vince sucked of course but it was still cool to see Bret in the ring again in some capacity after all his personal issues over the years. The MITB was good but I suppose because Swagger won people don’t remember the match much. Very underappreciated show in my opinion.

3. WrestleMania 31 - Really not a bad match on the card outside of the way Triple H vs. Sting was booked. The way the ending was booked was horrible with Sting losing as well as the fact he shook Triple H’s hand after the match. Orton/Rollins was probably match of the night. The main event I really enjoyed too. Pretty good show overall.

4. WrestleMania 33 - Very long show & dragged out quite a bit. The second half of the show wasn’t that great either. Good show overall though. Neville/Aries was very good. Styles/McMahon was good. Also, Triple H/Rollins I thought put on a pretty good match. Goldberg/Lesnar was awesome. It was also great to see The Hardys return. The main event was so bad though as well as the Orton/Wyatt match. The show was just way too long though which is part of the reason why it’s ranked 4th to me.

5. WrestleMania 28 - First half of the show was atrocious. The cell match with Taker vs. Triple H was amazing though. Cena vs. Rock was good, as well as Punk vs. Jericho. The 12 man tag was surprisingly decent too.

6. WrestleMania 29 - Not a bad show but outside of Punk vs. Taker it just felt like nothing special. The card didn’t feel special for a Mania show. Rock vs. Cena II was a lame match to have as the main event two years in a row.

7. WrestleMania 32 - Very long show & nothing stands out much outside of the Jericho/Styles match & the women’s match. Horrible main event. And the Hell in a Cell match was a waste to have Taker’s opponent be Shane.

8. WrestleMania 27 - Such a horrible show all around outside of the Taker vs. HHH match. Everything else on the show was completely forgettable outside of the short Rock/Austin confrontation backstage.

[fw91]

Jan 13, 2018 23:26:27 GMT -5 psychokiller said:

So starting with Mania 26. How would you rank them?

1. WrestleMania 30 - Awesome show. The opening Triple H/Bryan match was awesome. The battle royal was fun even though they sadly never pushed Cesaro when he had so much momentum going at this time. But I guess it’s because he’s too Swiss... Cena vs. Wyatt match itself was good but with the wrong outcome. This was the beginning stages of when Bray started to get jobbed out all the time. Taker vs. Brock will always be remembered forever due to the streak ending. The ending alone makes this match worth watching to see the crowd reaction. The main event was awesome too to see Bryan finally get his moment. One of the best Mania shows ever.

2. WrestleMania 26 - I feel it’s one of the most underrated WrestleManias. I never hear anyone talk about this show. I suppose it’s because the Taker/HBK match from Mania 25 was quite possibly the best Mania match ever so the one from this show gets overlooked. Their rematch on this show was amazing too. The Cena/Batista match had a nice buildup & the match was good. Jericho/Edge I liked too. The legacy triple threat match was fun. I even enjoyed Triple H vs. Sheamus. Bret/Vince sucked of course but it was still cool to see Bret in the ring again in some capacity after all his personal issues over the years. The MITB was good but I suppose because Swagger won people don’t remember the match much. Very underappreciated show in my opinion.

3. WrestleMania 31 - Really not a bad match on the card outside of the way Triple H vs. Sting was booked. The way the ending was booked was horrible with Sting losing as well as the fact he shook Triple H’s hand after the match. Orton/Rollins was probably match of the night. The main event I really enjoyed too. Pretty good show overall.

4. WrestleMania 33 - Very long show & dragged out quite a bit. The second half of the show wasn’t that great either. Good show overall though. Neville/Aries was very good. Styles/McMahon was good. Also, Triple H/Rollins I thought put on a pretty good match. Goldberg/Lesnar was awesome. It was also great to see The Hardys return. The main event was so bad though as well as the Orton/Wyatt match. The show was just way too long though which is part of the reason why it’s ranked 4th to me.

5. WrestleMania 28 - First half of the show was atrocious. The cell match with Taker vs. Triple H was amazing though. Cena vs. Rock was good, as well as Punk vs. Jericho. The 12 man tag was surprisingly decent too.

6. WrestleMania 29 - Not a bad show but outside of Punk vs. Taker it just felt like nothing special. The card didn’t feel special for a Mania show. Rock vs. Cena II was a lame match to have as the main event two years in a row.

7. WrestleMania 32 - Very long show & nothing stands out much outside of the Jericho/Styles match & the women’s match. Horrible main event. And the Hell in a Cell match was a waste to have Taker’s opponent be Shane.

8. WrestleMania 27 - Such a horrible show all around outside of the Taker vs. HHH match. Everything else on the show was completely forgettable outside of the short Rock/Austin confrontation backstage.

I agree with your sentiments about mania 26. Very good show. Imo I'm not sure if its a top tier mania in terms of execution, but that's the blueprint for the structure of a mania card. Marquee matches that you want to see up and down the card. really no filler.

anyway my rankings

1) Mania 30
2) Mania 31
3) Mania 26
4) Mania 28
5) Mania 29 (I was there live too. It would have been a good show if it wasn't mania)
6) Mania 33 (Tale of two halves. Pre-show through Tag title match- Pretty good. Then it drags. But have world title matches ever felt less important at a Mania? That's my biggest gripe with the show.

7) Mania 27
8) Mania 32. (Match quality sucked. And booking didn't make a lick of sense. Sure injuries played a role, but they could have worked around them SO much better.)

[psychokiller]

Jan 13, 2018 23:35:07 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Jan 13, 2018 23:26:27 GMT -5 psychokiller said:

So starting with Mania 26. How would you rank them?

1. WrestleMania 30 - Awesome show. The opening Triple H/Bryan match was awesome. The battle royal was fun even though they sadly never pushed Cesaro when he had so much momentum going at this time. But I guess it’s because he’s too Swiss... Cena vs. Wyatt match itself was good but with the wrong outcome. This was the beginning stages of when Bray started to get jobbed out all the time. Taker vs. Brock will always be remembered forever due to the streak ending. The ending alone makes this match worth watching to see the crowd reaction. The main event was awesome too to see Bryan finally get his moment. One of the best Mania shows ever.

2. WrestleMania 26 - I feel it’s one of the most underrated WrestleManias. I never hear anyone talk about this show. I suppose it’s because the Taker/HBK match from Mania 25 was quite possibly the best Mania match ever so the one from this show gets overlooked. Their rematch on this show was amazing too. The Cena/Batista match had a nice buildup & the match was good. Jericho/Edge I liked too. The legacy triple threat match was fun. I even enjoyed Triple H vs. Sheamus. Bret/Vince sucked of course but it was still cool to see Bret in the ring again in some capacity after all his personal issues over the years. The MITB was good but I suppose because Swagger won people don’t remember the match much. Very underappreciated show in my opinion.

3. WrestleMania 31 - Really not a bad match on the card outside of the way Triple H vs. Sting was booked. The way the ending was booked was horrible with Sting losing as well as the fact he shook Triple H’s hand after the match. Orton/Rollins was probably match of the night. The main event I really enjoyed too. Pretty good show overall.

4. WrestleMania 33 - Very long show & dragged out quite a bit. The second half of the show wasn’t that great either. Good show overall though. Neville/Aries was very good. Styles/McMahon was good. Also, Triple H/Rollins I thought put on a pretty good match. Goldberg/Lesnar was awesome. It was also great to see The Hardys return. The main event was so bad though as well as the Orton/Wyatt match. The show was just way too long though which is part of the reason why it’s ranked 4th to me.

5. WrestleMania 28 - First half of the show was atrocious. The cell match with Taker vs. Triple H was amazing though. Cena vs. Rock was good, as well as Punk vs. Jericho. The 12 man tag was surprisingly decent too.

6. WrestleMania 29 - Not a bad show but outside of Punk vs. Taker it just felt like nothing special. The card didn’t feel special for a Mania show. Rock vs. Cena II was a lame match to have as the main event two years in a row.

7. WrestleMania 32 - Very long show & nothing stands out much outside of the Jericho/Styles match & the women’s match. Horrible main event. And the Hell in a Cell match was a waste to have Taker’s opponent be Shane.

8. WrestleMania 27 - Such a horrible show all around outside of the Taker vs. HHH match. Everything else on the show was completely forgettable outside of the short Rock/Austin confrontation backstage.

I agree with your sentiments about mania 26. Very good show. Imo I'm not sure if its a top tier mania in terms of execution, but that's the blueprint for the structure of a mania card. Marquee matches that you want to see up and down the card. really no filler.

anyway my rankings

1) Mania 30
2) Mania 31
3) Mania 26
4) Mania 28
5) Mania 29 (I was there live too. It would have been a good show if it wasn't mania)
6) Mania 33 (Tale of two halves. Pre-show through Tag title match- Pretty good. Then it drags. But have world title matches ever felt less important at a Mania? That's my biggest gripe with the show.

7) Mania 27
8) Mania 32. (Match quality sucked. And booking didn't make a lick of sense. Sure injuries played a role, but they could have worked around them SO much better.)

Yeah, I just loved the feel of Mania 26. It just had a big time feel to it with a lot of big matches.

And I agree I hate Mania 27 & 32 with almost a passion. I wanted to shut Mania off during the Triple H vs. Reigns match. I was so disinterested in it which I can’t remember ever happening for a Mania main event. I’d even rather watch Triple H vs. Orton from Mania 25 than that garbage. And 27 was just such a horrible show all around. It’s a 1 match show. Punk/Orton wasn’t bad but it felt like a typical Raw or Smackdown match you would see each week.

[Ken: The Hero of WWE]

Mania 30 - One of the most feel-good wrestling events ever.
Mania 28 - Disastrous first half but has one of my favorite matches ever (Taker vs Haitch)
Mania 26 - Overall good show but not great, Taker vs Shawn is great
Mania 31
Mania 29
Mania 27
Mania 32 - Not even one memorable match
Mania 33 - Super long, everything dragged and everything sucked

[Timeless Hayterade]

1.WrestleMania XXX.
2.WrestleMania 31.
3.WrestleMania 26.
4.WrestleMania 28.
5.WrestleMania 29.
6.WrestleMania 32.
7.WrestleMania 33.
8.WrestleMania 27.

[TGM]

Wrestlemania 30 and Wrestlemania 27 are the only two I can actually remember off the top of my head for different reasons.

[JoDaNa1281]

1. WrestleMania XXX
2. WrestleMania 26
3. WrestleMania 28
4. WrestleMania 31
5. WrestleMania 33
6. WrestleMania 29
7. WrestleMania 27
8. WrestleMania 32

[thecrusherwi]

I pretty much agree with the rankings in the OP, though I'm much more likely to watch Wrestlemania XXVII again rather than either of the last two years because 7 hours is far too long for a wrestling show.

[Moppy]

I agree with your rankings, OP.

I actually really like the top 6. 32 and 27, not so much.

[froggyfrog]

30
28
31
26
33
29
32
27

Only two that I consider to be “good” manias would be 30 and 28. The 31, 26, 33 are average and the last 3 listed sucked imo

[captainhindsite]

Looking at this list reminded me that I went to two wrestlemanias 29 and 32. I almost forgot I went to 29 that's how bad it was.