10 Most Overrated WWE WrestleMania Moments
4. The Rise Of The New(er) Generation - WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21 marked the coronation of John Cena and Batista as the respective figureheads of SmackDown and RAW (subsequent brand switches not withstanding). The ploy worked. Both men went on to become legitimate WWE headliners, but the matches which acted as their platforms were anonymous or dull.
Cena captured the WWE Championship from JBL in a completely forgettable match which barely exceeded the ten minute mark. WWE in later years placed more of an emphasis on higher quality title bouts - but even in 2005 there were far better offerings on free television. Nothing about it lingered in the memory.
Batista's World Heavyweight Title capture was considerably better, but it remains one of the worst singles matches of Batista's career. Triple H even bladed in it, traditionally a tactic employed by a babyface to generate sympathy - proving that even at his most selfless, there was an element of the selfishness for which he is notorious.
Both Cena and Batista were overshadowed in the match quality department, by Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle's impossible to follow wrestling clinic. The loudest pop of the night, too, was reserved for Hulk Hogan's unadvertised annihilation of Muhammad Hassan.