Wrestlemania 29 Live: Swagger Taps Out, Del Rio Retains

By Matt Aspin /

Alberto Del Rio Vs Jack Swagger was actually one of Del Rio's better matches since joining WWE. Swagger provided the right level of heelish behaviour to keep Del Rio on his toes and gave him a mountain to climb in his bid to get over with WWE's fans. I'm about as surprised by Del Rio's victory as I am WWE's decision to keep Swagger in the match at all given his conduct outside the ring since returning to WWE at Elimination Chamber. Going forward with The Jack Swagger Project was obviously more important to Vince than making an example of one of it's stars and showing the world that the Wellness Policy actually means something. Hey, I'm a massive Swagger fan but there's no way he deserved a Wrestlemania title match. That being said Swagger showed us all why given the right push he could be the next Kurt Angle. Gone were the days where he was foolish and beaten in minutes. Swagger looked a threat more than once and there were moments when I really expected a title change. We should have guessed with Henry defeating Ryback that WWE would be going back to the original plan of Henry as Smackdown's top challenger to Del Rio's title from this point on. With the amount of time Del Rio was in the ring post match I fully expected that long awaited Money in the Bank cash in. It didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow? Remember if you're Tweeting to use the hash tag #WrestleMania29 and copy us in @WhatCulture so we can see what's on your mind.