I thoroughly enjoyed Mania. Other than most of the undercard being cut short a bit on time.
I really, really like the Sheamus/Triple H match. Cannot say enough how impressed I was with Sheamus. Really stepped it up there and I have to say I hope they continue the recent booking with him looking legit. H did a helluva job himself, and I think this match is a sleeper classic.
Really liked Orton/DiBiase/Rhodes. Crowd was pretty hot, and the match was built and paced well. The double ddt, punting of Rhodes, and RKO finish was good, and I love the cylinder tron coming down with the "RKO" and wings spread as Orton pulled out the vintage pose. I have to say that Orton has been booked perfectly as of late. His anti hero antics are being kept in place and it's making him seem so bad ass. I wonder what is next for Orton, seeing a he's got to be considered a top face behind Cena right now.
Punk/Mysterio was to short. I enjoyed the action, the pacing was good. It just wasn't given proper time to really build.
Cena/Batista was pretty darn good. It was a great "big match" main event. I'm very pleased with the entire build during the match. Great spots, and the winner was not made clear, to me at least, at any point.
Bret/Vince was a little too long, but I liked it. I wish the crowd would've been much more involved, as there was a story being told. The whole Hart family being out there was overkill, but I enjoyed seeing Bret stiff Vince with those chair shots.
Edge/Jericho was a great match. I think the Spear through the barricade should have been included into the match rather than post match. The crowd seemed to have trouble getting behind both guys, and a big time spot like that would've served well in getting them involved. Jericho winning made me happy
MITB was great, even though it was mad crowded. The booking was excellent, making it unclear as to who was actually going to get the rub this year. Kane, Bourne, Swagger, Christian, McIntyre, and even Hardy all looked to have the match won at some point or another. I love the surprise Swagger win. Great swerve. We will see where Swagger goes from here.
Tag match was too short. I think the Miz/Morrison aspect of the feud was almost completely aborted. Think they missed out on what could have been a pretty good opener.
Divas match wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. Well, sans the Vick "splashes". I was really hoping, after seeing her blow a kiss in what I'm believing to be Eddie's honor, a frog splash. But alas. Also, was it me, or was Kelly Kelly either hurt from the splashes, or laughing hysterically?
Undertaker/HBK was great. I did like last year's match a little bit better, but I think that was due to it being their first Mania encounter. The match itself was great. HBK and Taker deserve a pat on the back for doing a damn fine job of differentiating this match from last year's. Everything seemed to click. The end sequence has to be my favorite end to a match ever. HBK, signally and seemingly begging Taker to end his career, almost accepting that he cannot win, was absolutely fucking epic. From the throat gesture to the slap in the face and finally with the jumping Tombstone, perfect ending.