WWE WrestleMania 27 Review: April 3, 2011 (Part 3)
Welcome to the third and final part of my WrestleMania XXVII review!
After just technically losing his match against Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler joined the commentary table and shoved this WrestleMania a whole lot closer to Rockโs promise.
The best commentary team ever to sit at that table were back! Jim Ross alongside Jerry โThe Kingโ Lawler! I couldnโt have been more excited when I realised who I was listening to!
The whole arena went dark as a church bell dissimilar to that of the Undertakerโsโdrums kicked in and cracks that sounded like fireworks went off around the arena.
Men with shields emerged at the entrance. As they moved they revealed the King of Kings in his garb. For some reason he didnโt look like a joke, like Sheamus did in his King outfit.
The arena went pitch black again and The Gameโs proper music kicked in and he was back to looking normal. It was a decent entrance but not his best WrestleMania entrance.
The Undertakerโs gong sounded and fire spurted from all around the stage as the acoustic guitar of his entrance echoed eerily around the Georgia Dome.
They began with a stare off to build the tension and then the bell rang, with Triple H gaining the upper hand with punchesโthat is until Undertaker threw him out of the ring like he weighed nothing.
The Undertaker immediately gravitated towards the Spanish announce table but Triple H cut him off and slammed him straight through the Colemine.
Undertaker just stood up out of it as if it didnโt hurt with a shocked look on his face like โI canโt believe you just had the audacity to do that.โ He proceeded to storm the ring with relentless offence, culminating in his trademark flying clothesline.
Undertaker then went for Old School but Triple H pulled him off the top rope and clotheslined him outside.
It seemed like the Undertaker had his work cut out early on. He was then whipped into the barricade with an enormous amount of ferocity. You surely heard the smack of his back against the wall. Iโm not surprised he couldnโt walk out of the arena.
Triple H stripped the announce table and went for the pedigree. This was reversed into a chokeslam which was reversed into a pedigree which was reversed into a humongous backdrop off the table.
What a sickening smack Triple H made when he hit the floor. It was worse than Del Rioโs bump by a country mile!
"19-0" and "18-1" chants were going back and forth.
They both looked knackered already after only five to ten minutes of competing.
Undertaker launched himself over the top rope for the third year and was failed to be caught again. He managed to stand up before Triple H, though. The move elicited a โholy sh*tโ chant from the audienceโrarely heard in todayโs programming.
Undertaker utilised the steel steps by shoving Triple Hโs face into them. ย He tried to lift him up for a tombstone but it was reversed, so Undertaker punched Triple H and he slumped onto the announce table.
Undertaker then stormed at him and received a spinebuster right through the Spanish announce table, which exploded on impact.
The action returned to the ring where finishing moves were exchanged and reversed in quick succession. It didnโt last long as Triple H got a chair. He was the first to be hit with it, thoughโso hard it bent the chair!
The Game kicked out of the last ride after the Undertaker kicked out of a pedigree. He then kicked out of a tombstone I was sure had secured the match, much to the Undertakerโs frustration.
Two pedigrees followed by two kick-outs ensued and Triple H took his aggression out on the Undertaker with a steel chair. He even gave him a shot to the head, which really is a desperate measure in this PG climate.
Triple H decided enough was enough and stole the Undertakerโs finishing move, the tombstoneโwhich of course he kicked out of.
There was too much of this kicking out of finishers business in this match. I mean three pedigrees? Itโs a bit far really.
In the end, it wasnโt even shocking; it was just like, โOh right, he kicked out again....great.โ
Triple H went to get his signature sledgehammer but didnโt get a chance to use it as the Undertaker struck and locked him in Hellโs Gate, to which he submitted. He lasted ages though. That really did build excitement.
He was in the hold for a long time, but it wasnโt boring because I had the belief he would escape. Alas, it was not to be, and the streak stands at 19-0.
It really was a no holds barred match-up, though, and they utilised the environment so well I didnโt even realise no-one had been busted open before I thought about it after the match. A job well done by both men.
The six-person tag that followed was way more entertaining than I thought it would be or could be. A failed Stratusfaction caused both Trish Stratus and Michelle McCool to spill onto the outside, leading to a double clothesline off the apron from Trish.
John Morrison managed to pull off Starship Pain from the inside to the outside in a spectacular display of athleticism, and Snooki was the surprise of the evening!
I thought she was brilliant, with a handspring elbow executed very well and a slightly less well executed cartwheel splash.
This led to a win for Morrison, Trish and Snooki, and I treated it for what it was. A bit of fun to lighten the mood between The Undertaker vs. Triple H and John Cena vs. The Miz.
The Miz came out with Alex Riley, which I was hoping he wouldnโt, because he needed to win cleanly for me.
John Cena had a full choir and video package to boot! It was a dramatic entrance even by WrestleMania standards. Miz gets a foam โawesomeโ behind him and Cena gets a 15-minute entrance. How did that happen?
Cena came out in a new red shirt and wristband, which I prefer to his old purple ones. He may have had a choir for his entrance, but Cena was met by a chorus of boos when he entered the Georgia Dome.
Miz and Cena locked up to start things off and Cena got booed even more for missing a kick on Miz. Miz gained control before Cena gave him a gutwrench suplex to horrendous boos from the crowd.
Miz regained control with slow punches and kicks. Cena did his slow "feeling sorry for myself, but Iโm still gonna carry on" babyface look thing he does. God, that annoys me.
He missed a flying clothesline and went flying outside, especially when Miz helped him along with a baseball slide.
Cena utilised his vintage moveset and was met with even louder boos (Atlanta didnโt like Cena). His Attitude Adjustment was then reversed into a DDT. He then tried for signature move No. 3, the STF, but it was reversed into Mizโs neckbreaker...you know the one.
Miz reached the ropes when he was finally put in the STF and gained the upper hand when Riley shoved Cena into the exposed turnbuckle. Miz gave a Skull Crushing Finale but Cena kicked out.
A few more distractions and near falls later, the action spilled onto the outside and Cena clotheslined Miz into the timekeeper's zone. Miz then looked like he wanted to escape, but Cena speared him so he couldnโt. That was it, they were both counted out.
Rock came down and restarted the match with no disqualifications, Rock Bottomed Cena, then watched Miz pick up the victory.
Just to show the Rock didnโt make Miz win because he likes him, he got in the ring, and gave him a spinebuster followed by a Peopleโs Elbow.
The Rock ended the night standing tall as his foes were vanquished and returned to the back, much to the delight of the Georgia Dome.
All in all, I think this was an extremely successful WrestleMania and definitely one for the history books. There were one or two bad matches, but I donโt think they affected the whole event.
The good definitely outweighed the bad, although I would say it was more in the first half than the second.
The only gripe I have is the fact they didnโt include the US title match. I would have preferred shorter times for other matches so they could fit that on the card as I believed it would be a show stealer.
Other than that, they made the best of what they had and I found the whole show extremely entertaining.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my review. I hope you enjoyed it and please feel free to leave comments about this final section in the space below. I hope you all enjoyed WrestleMania and are ready for Raw tomorrow!
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