10 Hot WrestleMania Openers That Blew The Main Event Away

10. Edge Vs Del Rio - WrestleMania XXVII

WrestleMania XXVII holds the honour of being the first time in WWE history that the flagship event kicked off with a world title match. This has become not an uncommon occurrence ever since but Edge versus Alberto Del Rio certainly had the stink of “the other championship bout” next to the marketing of Cena, Miz and, buzzing around like a Hollywood fly, The Rock.

Del Rio’s road to the match was an example of the WWE corporate super-push that made fans uneasy. He’d been on the main roster for 9 months before winning the 40-man extravaganza version of the Rumble. As such, match interest was low.

Still, despite a shaky start, the match overall delivered. The challenger got a lot of offence, keeping Edge down and making the audience antsy for a comeback. When it eventually came, Edge brought the house down with a hellacious spear to retain the title, putting an end (for now) to Del Rio’s championship dreams.

It was a bright spot in a show that is about as bang average as you can get - not what you want from your culmination of the last 12 months.

And what of the main event? The Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave Cena versus The Miz a paltry 1.25 stars and fans tended to agree. Even The Rock running interference didn’t stop fans from coming away with very mixed feelings about the event over all.