WWE WrestleMania XXVII: Lack of Hype for Most Hyped Card of the Year

You do not have to travel far to see WrestleMania hype done the right way—just turn your calendars back to 2010.

Starting in January 2010, the WWE hyped matches for the “Super Bowl of Sports Entertainment.” Story lines included the return of Edge, Shawn Michaels wanting a rematch with the Undertaker and Bret Hart returning home. For months, they built up individual rivalries with cleverness, entertainment and shock value.

Remember when HBK came from beneath the Elimination Chamber floor? I instantly reverted to my 12-year-old self and jumped for joy. My roommate has yet to look at me the same way.

But this year, it seems like the WWE has lost that touch. The build-up to this year’s WrestleMania isn’t quite the same.

For starters, remember when the two top guys always went at it in the main event?

I’m talking about when the fan’s favorite wrestler went against the biggest villain Vince McMahon could find. Matches like Bret Hart and Yokozuna, Shawn Michaels against Steve Austin and Kurt Angle taking on Eddie Guerrero immediately come to mind as top main events from years past.

This year, we have John Cena and The Miz in one main event, while Albert Del Rios will face Edge in the other.

If you haven’t watched wrestling since the last WrestleMania, you probably don’t even know who two of those four are.

But still, the WWE will try its best to build up their biggest card of the year without much hype surrounding the matches whatsoever.

Del Rios won the Royal Rumble a mere six weeks ago, and his rivalry with Edge should’ve started then and there. Instead, Edge continued feuding with Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero, while Del Rios faced Rey Mysterio for the 435^th time.

Triple H facing the Undertaker sounds like a good match on paper, but I hate how the WWE simply throws the history of both individuals to the side as if we fans will forget about it. Last time I checked, Hunter was being ambushed by Sheamus every Monday night and ‘Taker got buried alive by Wade Barrett and Nexus.

Of course, the WWE will push that to the side in order to have their yearly “can the 'Taker’s streak survive?” storyline. Spoiler Alert (not really): 'Taker wins—like always.

For those who missed how the feud began—Triple H returns to RAW, stares at the WrestleMania logo, and does the DX crotch-chop to ‘Taker—that’s how this feud began, I’m not even joking.

I don’t order many pay-per-views, but I always order WrestleMania. This year—I’ll pass.

I’m not excited to see The Miz or Cena hoist up the championship. I don’t care how the Undertaker barely survives to defeat Triple H. And if Albert Del Rios and Edge is a decent match, I’d be surprised. Not worth my $60.

The Rock’s return will draw some old diehards back to a sport that they threw away long ago. I’ll wait for his great one-liners and promos to appear on YouTube, rather than order a pay-per-view that Vince McMahon seemingly threw together at the 11^th hour.

Hopefully next year they’ll use the old WrestleMania recipe: two top-competitors + long thought-out rivalry = best card of the year.