RATE - Wrestlemania 20

[Eunos]

Welcome back.

So Number 19 does pretty impressive scoring an 84.7..making it the 6th Best Wrestlemania. Pretty good.

Today we return to Madison Square Garden where it all begins again for..
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United States Championship
John Cena def. Big Show to become new champion

Fatal Four Way World Tag Team Championship Match
Booker T & Rob Van Dam def. La Resistance, Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade and the Dudleys to retain

Christian def. Chris Jericho w/ Trish Stratus

Handicap Match
Randy Orton, Batista & Ric Flair def The Rock & Mick Foley

Playboy Evening Gown Match
Sable & Torrie Wilson def. Stacy Keibler & Miss Jackie

Cruiserweight Open
Ultimo Dragon def. Shannon Moore; Jamie Noble def. Ultimo Dragon; Jamie Noble def. Funaki; Jamie Noble def. Nunzio; Billy Kidman def. Jamie Noble; Rey Mysterio def. Billy Kidman; Rey Mysterio def. Tajiri; Chavo Guerrero w/ Chavo Classic def. Rey Mysterio to retain

Goldberg def. Brock Lesnar (Stone Cold was special guest referee)

Fatal Four Way WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Scotty 2 Hotty & Rikishi def. Basham Brothers, World’s Greatest Tag Team and APA to retain

Women's Championship Match
Victoria def. Molly Holly to retain

WWE Championship Match
Eddie Guerrero def. Kurt Angle to retain

Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer def. Kane

Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship Match
Chris Benoit def. Triple H and Shawn Michaels to become new champion
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Without a doubt this is probably the most hyped up Wrestlemania ever.. But did it live up to the Hype?.. Be your own Judge
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Rating History
Wrestlemania 1: 81.3
Wrestlemania 2: 48.7
Wrestlemania 3: 95
Wrestlemania 4: 67.4
Wrestlemania 5: 79.4
Wrestlemania 6: 86.9
Wrestlemania 7: 71
Wrestlemania 8: 90.6
Wrestlemania 9: 38.7
Wrestlemania 10: 84.2
Wrestlemania 11: 26
Wrestlemania 12: 67.3
Wrestlemania 13: 59.5
Wrestlemania 14: 87.3
Wrestlemania 15: 72.3
Wrestlemania 16: 61.4
Wrestlemania 17: 98.4
Wrestlemania 18: 77.8
Wrestlemania 19: 84.7

Current Order
Wrestlemania 17: 98.4
Wrestlemania 3: 95
Wrestlemania 8: 90.6
Wrestlemania 14: 87.3
Wrestlemania 6: 86.9
Wrestlemania 19: 84.7
Wrestlemania 10: 84.2
Wrestlemania 1: 81.3
Wrestlemania 5: 79.4
Wrestlemania 18: 77.8
Wrestlemania 15: 72.3
Wrestlemania 7: 71
Wrestlemania 4: 67.4
Wrestlemania 12: 67.3
Wrestlemania 16: 61.4
Wrestlemania 13: 59.5
Wrestlemania 2: 48.7
Wrestlemania 9: 38.7
Wrestlemania 11: 26

[Eunos]

10

I loved this Mania..

The Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero celebration at the end is and forever will be one of my all time Favourite WWE Momments ever.

[The One]

7.0

And the ENTIRE seven points it earn was purely for the final minutes. The rest of the PPV was meh at best. Even Eddie/Angle and Christian/Jericho, while they were good matches, they were nothing compared to what they could and in many ways SHOULD have been. Really, other then Benoit's finish, the only other highlights of the entire event was Dragon slipping on his enterence and Brockberg and Goldberg getting the shit boo'd out of them. Kind of sad when those are your top three highlights.

[alvarado52]

8.0

[Joey Slugs]

i agree with The One

but i give it a 6

[Loose Cannon]

9.8

CAUSE I WAS THERE MOTHER FUCKERS.

Actually I wasn't. Trish turn was awesome. Orton's "bottom of the ninth" RKO will live on in folklore for ages, Brock/Goldberg was the greatest thing ever live, Eddie's trick was hillarious and the end made me tear up.

I love this PPV.

BTW, I don't rate matches on "wrestling skill." I rate it on how much fun there were to watch and how much they entertained me.

[Savio]

8.5

[HaTeR]

7

[RGWhat316]

7, had it's high points such as the Eddie/Benoit celebration, Trish's heel turn, the Rock and Sock reunion was fun, and Brock/Goldberg was a horrible match, but the crowd made it.

[John la Rock]

Where it all begins again! A lot of crap but i liked some things. The Trish heel turn was awesome! I loved Evolution vs Rock/Foley. 2nd best match of the night. Angle vs Eddie could have been much better it was only good not great. The Triple Threat was so fucking amazing. I was on the edge of my seat the entire match. One of the best WM main events ever with Benoit making of all people TRIPLE H tap out. unbelieavable

8.5

[mrslackalack]

Not the greatest WM of all time like Jim Ross said at the end of the broadcast but some great moments.

7.5

[James Steele]

9.5

My 2nd favorite ever WrestleMania. Looking back, it may not be Flair/Steamboat every match, but when I was watching it...I got lost in it. This is the only time I have ever legit teared up just because somebody won a title. The Eddie/Benoit moment at the end will never be lost in my mind.

[Bad Company]

9

[John la Rock]

Wrestlemania XX was also Rock's last match :( also what was up with Rock's goatee?

[dablackguy]

7 For JR's money the best Wrestlemania of all time... yeah he said it...

Decent, with some horrible crap mixed in

[Chuck Jones]

8.

Probably my 3rd favorite Wrestlemania ever. (X7 and 8 are my favorites ahead of that)

[Dorkchop]

10

Christian vs Jericho was amazing. Trish turning heel was an awesome surprise. My favorite "OHHHHHH" moment during the show happened when Christian gave Jericho the Impaler (Gangrel's finisher).

Evolution vs Rock n Sock Connection was pretty good. Not great, but good enough.

Eddie vs Angle was awesome, but it wasn't as great as I expected it to be. Still awesome though. Imagine how great it would have been had Angle been in perfect health?

The tag matches were.... yeah. Not bad though.

Goldberg vs Lesnar was amazing. Neither one of them cared about that match, so the fans shit all over them. The crowd for that match is tied with the crowd during Rock vs Hogan. So amazingly awesome. Best "Na na na na. Na na na na. HEYYYYYYYYY. GOODBYE" chant ever.

Women's match was pretty sweet. I miss when the Womens' division was good. Gotta love Molly shaving her head. And I gotta admit, I thought she looked mad cute.

The main event was awesome. Benoit winning was awesome. The crowd was really behind him.

Eddie and Benoit standing in the ring celebrating was one of the greatest moments in wrestling history.

[Xero]

10

Great Mania, but of course I'm bias (my first and only live one). Evene Lesnar/Goldberg was salavged by the crowd. Had it not had that kind of response, that match could have bumped it down a point by itself.

[Disturbed316]

8

Whilst Benoit/Eddie celebration was the ultimate highlight, most of the matches didn't live up to the hype.

Eddie/Angle was great
Brock/Goldberg was awfull, but the end was pretty ROFL
Benoit/HBK/HHH was decent enough
Jericho/Christian was ok, Trish turn topped it
Evolution vs Rock and Sock was ok

[Sadistic]

4 - hated it.

[Disturbed316]

WASN'T EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME ENOUGH!

[Goulet]

I was dissapointed with it... It looked so f'n awesome on paper, but somehow it didn't live up to expectations... that being said it wasn't terrible by any means. I loved Eddie/Angle and the Triple Threat. Brock/Goldberg was pretty funny, and the Trish heel turn was awesome. Taker's return was a let down as was all the filler shit like the tag matches and the cruiserweight open. Rock and Sock vs. Evolution didn't live up to expectations either.

I would give this a generous 7

[tucsonspeed6]

9

[NeanderCarl]

8.

Not bad. Not awesome. Good mix of pushing the new breed of stars, and nostalgia too. MSG is always good for the crowd. Felt like a proper WrestleMania due to the hype and the fact that it was a milestone Mania, the 20th show.

The ending seemed similar to WMX, when Bret Hart kicked off the new generation and was on top for the enxt three years. Seemed as though Benoit and Guerrero would be getting the same treatment, but that disappeared fast. (The pair opened WM21 one year later in the first and second matches)

The two Tag Title matches, Women's title and the Cruiserweight Open, were blatant fillers. Ultimo Dragon good for a chuckle, flopping in his "dream match" in his "dream venue" and embarrassing himself. LOL.

Takers "dead man" return was promising but turned to shit when he showed up just looking like the biker 'Taker but with a hat. Took 6 months off to buy himself a hat. I wish I had his boss.

Cena was pretty popular back then, no? And in MSG of all places! What a pop when he pinned Big Show. Match wasn't great but Big Show was doing well as a heel back then. Enjoyable opener, simply for the crowd heat.

Speaking of the crowd... Lesnar vs Goldberg! PMSL thinking about it. That was great. Austin was the star of the match. MSG tore both guys a new ass. And neither have been seen in WWE since.

Jericho vs Christian had a good storyline going in, a good angle developed during the match, and the match itself was good too. This should have had a more prominant position on the card.

Rock n Sock match acheived its objective... added nostalgia to the card, whilst also putting Orton and Batista over.

The two main events were good, the Triple Threat being the superior match. Triple H actually held his own in a very good match! Wonders never cease!

The closing moments were a real "WrestleMania moment" to remember. R.I.P. Eddie... gone too soon, but not many will ever top that scene.

[Dorkchop]

Kane's entrance in Wrestlemania XX was fucking amazing. The buildings on fire in the background were sick.

[Lord-Of-Darkness]

Kane's entrance in Wrestlemania XX was fucking amazing. The buildings on fire in the background were sick.
Agreed, lol, just reminds me of him wearing that towel on his head.
I give XX a 9

[Volare]

Rock n Sock returns

good overall matches

i liked the tron underneath the stage

10

[Blue Demon]

I give it a 9. I was there and it was awsome. the crowd made the Lesner-Goldberg match :D

[Xerzes]

7