Wrestlemania 26 Thoughts

Unified Tag-Team Titles:
-Big Show & The Miz (c) vs. R-Truth & John Morrison
My prediction - ShowMiz
Winner - ShowMiz

This opened the show and had some ok moments. It was a probably as good as a Raw main event. It didn't do anything to keep me interested, so I went and made homemade burgers.

Triple-Threat Match:
-Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase Jr.
My Prediction - Ted DiBiase, Jr.
Winner - Randy Orton

This match wasn't enough to name it the show-stealer, but it was a well arranged program for the group. It dawned on me that all 3 participants have fathers that are all in the hall of fame. At any rate, you can tell that genetics played a big part in the performance of this match. Even though it was a triple threat match, DiBiase and Rhodes teamed up for most of the match. This was a great effort by Legacy.

Money In The Bank Ladder Match:
-Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kane vs. Christian
My prediction - Christian
Winner - Jack Swagger

Ok, so I was partially right in prediction as I predicted that if Christian didn't make it, Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin, or Kofi Kingston was going to make it. Some guys just didn't have any reason to be in this match (*ahem*matthardykane*ahem*). Some dope spots in this match: Evan Bourne doing the shooting star press off the ladder onto someone. Kofi Kingston using the broken ladder as stilts. Dolph Ziggler getting choke slammed onto the ladder. Kofi Kingston getting power bombed off the top rope onto a ladder. Christian countering a Twist of Fate off the ladder.

Triple H vs. Sheamus
My prediction - Triple H
Winner - Sheamus

I think Triple H had to make up a match just so he can be part of the big show. I didn't care who won this one. Sheamus needs to hook up with Triple H's tanning guy.

CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
My prediction - CM Punk
Winner - Rey Mysterio

Guess we're not going to see a long-term program with these guys. I think we could've seen another huge thing with these two if they went with what I predicted. Spot of the match: Rey runs to the ropes, where Luke is waiting. He dodges Luke, dodges CM Punk, drop toe hold on Punk, who head butts Luke in the gut. 619, top rope splash, it's over.

No Holds Barred:
-Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon
My prediction - Bret Hart
Winner - Bret Hart

We all know where this was going. My only gripe with this match was that it had the potential to be as huge as Undertaker/HBK, but it ended up being 5 minutes of beating Vince's ass with a chair. After the 10th chair shot, I started feeling bad for Vince. He just kept taking it and I swear he looked like he wanted to cry.

World Title:
-Chris Jericho (c) vs. Edge
My prediction: Edge
Winner: Chris Jericho

eh....I spent more time on my laptop following what was going on Twitter and FB than what was happening on TV. Don't get me wrong. What I did catch was good, but I just wasn't interested in this match. Post match was where it got interesting. Long story short, Edge speared Jericho from on top of the announcer's table down to the floor and through a barricade.

10-Diva Tag Match:
-Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres vs. Vickie Guerrero, Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse & Alicia Fox
No prediction made
Winner - Vickie Guerrero and the heels

Wow, there was a hell of a lot of DDT's in one form or another. I spent this match watching the hot ones like Maryse, Kelly Kelly, Layla El, and Gail Kim.

WWE Title:
-Batista (c) vs. John Cena
My prediction: John Cena
Winner: John Cena

Good match, but it didn't scream "Wrestlemania" to me.

Streak vs. Career:
-The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
My prediction: Shawn Michaels
Winner: Undertaker

So much for my prediction. This match was pretty darn close to the last one. Lot's of finisher kick outs, great selling, and emotional moments. One thing that stood out to me is HBK kicking out of the choke slam first and kicked out of the accompanying Tombstone Piledriver. How crazy is that? You know that just was done out of pure emotion. Craziest spot of the match has to be HBK doing a moonsault on Taker onto the announcer's table.

Overall show thoughts:

WWE just doesn't have that emotional build up like they used to. I think I spent more time taking mental breaks than actually getting into the matches, with the exception of the Legacy match, Money in the Bank, and HBK/Taker. I thought the quality of the matches was awesome, along with the quality of the performers. I think they could've also used a bit more "swerve" than they did. Come to think of it, the only real swerve we had tonight was the Hart Lumberjacks. Either way, even if the overall quality wasn't as good as last year's, you know it was still a great show because this is THE show to be on and everyone was stepping up their game to be on it in whatever capacity. Which brings me to my question of the night: With all of these TNA people believing in their product, you know they know wish they were going to be at Wrestlemania. Do you think TNA will ever have an event greater than Wrestlemania?