10 Times WWE Lost Their Minds

The year 2000 was the most profitable in WWE's history, and WrestleMania is the grandest show the company runs. Therefore, WrestleMania 2000 must have been the be-all and end-all of WWE greatness, right?

Not quite. At the time, the show was considered a rare misfire, and years later, it's basically forgotten. The card infamously featured zero one-on-one matches without stipulations, and while the three-team ladder match made a huge difference for the company going forward, nowhere was the residue of overbooking more visible than in the main event.

For about six months before WrestleMania, it looked like Triple H defending the WWE Championship against The Rock would be the ultimate money match for the era. Sure enough, coming out of the Royal Rumble, things looked to be headed in that direction - The Rock won the Rumble match, while Triple H defended the title in an amazing match with Cactus Jack.

Instead, things got complicated. The Big Show staked a claim to the main event and actually won Rock's slot with help from Shane McMahon, while The Rock earned his way back in the match and found backing from Vince. Linda McMahon then brought Mick Foley out of retirement for the contest, meaning that it was a four-way match with a McMahon in every corner.

Needless to say, this took a lot of focus off the wrestlers and cemented the whole show as a flop. The end saw Vince turn on Rock, keeping the belt on Triple H and creating the McMahon-Helmsley Regime. It was the worst in masturbatory booking - and to make matters even worse, the next month at Backlash, Rock beat HHH for the belt as Steve Austin fought off interference. They couldn't have done that at 'Mania?