10 WrestleMania Matches That Surpassed All Expectations

10. Big Show Vs. Floyd Mayweather (WrestleMania XXIV)

At best, fans viewed Floyd Mayweather's WrestleMania excursion against Big Show in 2008 as a necessary evil. If this is what it takes to get some mainstream eyes on the product, they thought, then so be it - let's just make it as brief and painless as possible.

For our money, WWE delivered on both those counts. At just over 10 minutes, this one was short enough that it didn't encroach on the ring time afforded to more interesting matches later on in the show (namely Undertaker against Edge in the main event).

As for its quality, it was actually a lot of fun. In the build-up, Mayweather was written off by some as a primadonna, but he wasn't afraid to take one or two bumps on the night itself, playing his role as an arrogant, in-over-his-head wrestling rookie to a tee.

Sure, it was never going to win any Wrestling Observer awards, but compared to the company's previous interdisciplinary efforts - Mr T versus Roddy Piper at WrestleMania II comes to mind - this one wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been.