8 Matches That Should Have Headlined WrestleMania (If WWE Had Listened To The Fans)
Anybody but you, Roman.
Looking back at the history of WrestleMania, it is clearly apparent that WWE has often got the most important match of the year wrong, although a lot of this comes from hindsight.
People complain that The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels should have headlined WrestleMania XXV without realising or remembering that Triple H/Randy Orton truly was the biggest feud in the company. Others say that CM Punk should have headlined WrestleMania XXVII, but they conveniently overlook the fact that Punk was cold as snot at the time and The Miz was on fire.
Sometimes, though, WWE just gets it completely wrong. The promotion has to be one of the few major entertainment companies in the world who have purposely gone against the desperate desires of its fanbase, frequently ploughing forward with plans - with the stubbornness of an ox - only to leave the paying customer disappointed.
If WWE had listened to its fans throughout history, the list of WrestleMania main events would read rather differently...
8. Triple H Vs. The Rock - WrestleMania 2000
The main event of the first WrestleMania of the new millennium was a mess.
The headlining bout saw Triple H defend the WWF Championship in a four-way elimination match against The Rock, Big Show and Mick Foley, each of whom had a member of the McMahon family in their corner.
It was McMahon overkill, to say the least. WrestleMania 2000 could well be looked back on as the moment that the worm turned regarding the McMahon family on TV, as their presence in this match distracted from what ostensibly should have been the biggest moment of the year.
The match was also hurt by Big Show and Mick Foley being added to the original idea of Triple H vs. The Rock, a decision that was made purely to make the McMahon story possible. Mick Foley had already retired earlier in the year and his inclusion was met with groans from the fans. The Big Show? He simply wasn't ready.
The fans at the time dearly wanted to see Triple H and The Rock slug it out for the championship in the main event, but instead they got a McMahon-centric jumble that the promotion spent the following months attempting to clean up.