Wrestlemania 28: The Rock and WWE Vets We Want to See Go out on Top

Aside from the 18 seconds it took Sheamus to strip Daniel Bryan of the World Heavyweight Championship, WrestleMania XXVIII was a rousing success for the WWE, a high-powered homage to the last two decades of sports entertainment. Superstars of the new era (i.e. CM Punk and the aforementioned Sheamus) played prominent roles amidst the mayhem in Miami, though the show was truly about the most beloved characters of yesteryear.

The end of an era may be on the way, but that ending may have only just begun. For now, let's hope Vince McMahon gives these veterans a proper sending-off in the months and years to come.

The Rock

There was really only one man in professional wrestling with the profile and charisma to rival John Cena, and more importantly, to end The Prototype's reign atop the WWE hierarchy.

Luckily, that man—The Rock—came up big at WrestleMania. After a year of hype and nearly unbearable buildup, The Rock finally went head-to-head with Cena and, after more than a half-hour of panting and writhing, turned his opponent's attempt to embrace the hate on its head.

How fitting, too, that The Rock would parlay Cena's ill-fated run at a People's Elbow into a Rock-Bottom victory?

Next up, a return to Titletown for The Rock? Surely, he can smell it already. 

The Undertaker

Truth be told, either one of the two between The Undertaker and Triple H would've been a worthy winner at WrestleMania. These two old-timers put on a show to behold, going at each other for nearly 31 minutes amidst a most devilish Hell in a Cell. It was nothing short of a whirlpool of nostalgia, with The Undertaker going after Triple H and Shawn Michaels, his old nemesis who served as the referee.

Not to mention all the chair-bashing and attempted sledgehammery on Triple H's part. 

But well, the WWE's affinity for neatly-wrapped storylines and round numbers ultimately prevailed, with The Undertaker extending his record at WrestleMania to a perfect 20-0.

Whether the WWE will ever bury The Undertaker remains to be seen, though perhaps, they're just waiting to end him at the hand of another immortal.

The Big Show

The Big Show is hardly immortal, but deserving nonetheless of what he was able to accomplish on Sunday. By beating Cody Rhodes and earning the Intercontinental Championship, The Big Show became the 24th wrestler to claim a career Triple Crown and just the 12th to pick up a Grand Slam.

To be sure, Show hardly brought his best stuff to South Beach, though, with a 3-8 record at WrestleMania prior to Sunday's win, but the caliber of his performance could hardly be considered unexpected.

Still, it's only fitting that The Big Show find his way further into the annals of WWE history after all he's given to the league and all he's accomplished since first setting foot in the then-WWF in 1999.

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