WWE WrestleMania 28 Review: Why It Was the Perfect Show

Coming off the heels of WrestleMania, there have been a lot of mixed reactions to the show as a whole.

Some say that it was one of the greatest shows of all-time, while others—mostly those in the Internet Wrestling Community that can never be satisfied no matter what—liked to point out some minor details of the show and call the whole product a wash because of it.

Today, I'm here to tell you naysayers that WreslteMania 28 was, in fact, the perfect show. 

Correct me if I am wrong, but there are usually four or five aspects to a show that would earn itself a label as great, or even perfect.  I will break down those parts, along with a few other ones, that made this show possibly one of the greatest spectacles of all time.

Shock Value

What's one of the biggest complaints heard around the blogosphere about the WWE product?

It's too predictable.

Well, WWE decided to throw everybody a curve ball with their opening match of the night by having Sheamus defeat Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship in 18 seconds, a WrestleMania championship match record.

What better way to make people start paying attention than having one of their higher profile contests end so quickly?  With this match outcome being so shocking, it made the audience in attendance at Sun Life Stadium and watching at home believe that anything can and will happen.

Talk about unpredictability. 

Shocking the crowd is what professional wrestling is known for best, and this match certainly lived up to that standard.

Great Matches

Something we rarely see in the WWE, or so some people would like to tell you, is that we don't get to see great, technical wrestling matches anymore.

"Matches are too drawn out only to end in interference or with weak, cheap finishes," says many fans that has made comments on here over the past two years.

CM Punk and Chris Jericho put on the great match that fans have been clamoring to see ever since Jericho's mysterious return videos began running on WWE programming last all.  After a slow start, the match built up with great passion and physicality, culminating in a tremendous finish that saw numerous finishing maneuvers go unable to complete the match.

That, my friends, is the definition of a great match.  A match that doesn't end with one simple finishing move and it's all over. 

Jericho and Punk put on the performance of a lifetime and should be recognized as such.

Flashy but Fitting Stadium Setup

There's nothing better than seeing the setup of the stadium before being swept away by the action. 

Miami's Sun Life Stadium played host to an incredible event and the complex itself made for great opportunities to display beauty in the setup of the entrance ramp and ring.

Some might like to nitpick and say the trees were a bit much, but given the size of the stadium and the space to be worked with, working in something synonymous with Florida as the palm tree more than served its purpose.

Any show can go downhill if the setup doesn't feel right, but the WWE design team nailed this one.

Meaningful Moments

There's nothing better than seeing something that immortalizes an era.  A moment in time where you sit back and think to yourself, "Now THAT was something special."

That's exactly what we got at the conclusion of the great Triple H and The Undertaker's Hell in a Cell match. 

I go into great detail in my previous article about this moment, but in short, watching The Deadman, The Game and HBK all show their mutual respect toward one another, as well as their appreciation to the fans for their support through the years, made Sunday night special in more ways than one.

Entertainment

Say what you will about Machine Gun Kelly and Flo Rida performing before the entrances of John Cena and The Rock, but it was fitting to say the least.

"Invincible" is more than a fitting song to describe the way Cena has felt over the last year building up to the contest, and "Good Feeling" equally compensates The Rock's mentality going into the contest.

After all, the E in WWE does stand for entertainment, so having the two artists for the theme songs to WrestleMania fit the bill for the show. 

Whether their performances were great or not is irrelevant, as it was needed to help build the suspense to the match as well as give the fans something else to enjoy before the conclusion of the great show.

Hype

There is no such thing as a great show that doesn't have some sort of hype surrounding it prior to the event.

Whether it is personal hype that's built it up for your own personal reasons or overall hype brought to you by the event itself, hype makes a show that much more enjoyable once it finally comes around. 

As we all know, there as been no bigger hype builder than the contest between John Cena and The Rock, featuring a full year of build.  I don't think you can make the length of the hype being built any longer than that.

The match itself was great for a number of reasons, and the hype surrounding the event as a whole made the contest that much better.

In Conclusion....

WrestleMania 28, as a whole, was the perfect show.

You had all the ingredients that make the best possible performance and each delivered in its own special way.  Whether or not you would like to agree all depends on whether or not you can look past what you didn't like and realize that it was, indeed, an incredible night.

Now the big question is, can WrestleMania 29 deliver the same great product we got to witness this year?