Wrestlemania is the single biggest event in the WWE calendar. This juggernaut of wrestling prowess continues to captivate audiences year on year, with the biggest talent getting the biggest pops from the biggest crowds. Behind the scenes of those intoxicating wins and devastating misses are a writing team: a writing team whose formula doesn't always hit the mark. For every cheer-inducing moment, there are a handful of throwaway spots and forgettable matches. But over the course of a four hour long PPV, they can be forgiven for letting a few fillers slip through the net. What is much harder for fans to let slide are those moments where the tension builds, the chants reach ear-splitting levels and the excitement boils over... all for it to fall on its ass in a matter of seconds. And Wrestlemania's history is blemished with these missed opportunities. For an event that promises greatness, sometimes the annual April extravaganza just delivers a big ol' scoop of disappointment. Like the time...
10. Booker T's WrestleMania 19 Loss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4RebbQqQz4 "People like you don't win world titles". The second those words came out of Triple H's mouth, Booker T needed to win. For what it's worth HHH insisted he was merely referring to the Book mans criminal past, but few bought it. As far as the public were concerned, this was a race feud. So you can imagine how deflated the room at the Safeco Field stadium was when HHH pedigreed his way to victory, clean as a sheet. Adding insult to injury, you could have headed to the bathroom, bought a drink, tripped, broke both your legs and crawled your way back to your seat by the time Triple H made the pin. Was it not enough that the racist guy had won the match? Did they add that pause in to emphasise his implied superiority? What the hell were they thinking? With a Wrestlemania title win under his belt, Booker T could have had a lengthy and satisfying run as champion. It would have re-solidified him as a main eventer after his career nose-dived following the botched invasion story. Most importantly, this ugly footnote in WWE history would have ended in triumph. Instead we got a headline program with Kevin Nash. Because in 2003, it really was all about The Game, no matter how much we had to suffer.