33 WWE WrestleMania Opening Matches Ranked From Worst To Best

33. Sheamus Vs. Daniel Bryan - WrestleMania XXVIII

Forget the narrative that this ultimately helped Daniel Bryan. An accidental once-in-a-lifetime convergence of uproar and resistance is not the most effective method of building a wrestling megastar. Wrestling should be much easier than that. This in isolation was an insult to Bryan and his growing army of fans, souring both the mood of the show and at least the next three matches on the card.

Randy Orton vs. Kane in particular died a death, but then, they did wrestle a ponderous match of, at best, TV quality.

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Posted On: 3rd Apr 2018

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