10 WWE PPVs That Aren’t As Good As You Remember

4. WrestleMania XXV

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What You Remember: A bonafide classic between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Face it, that's all anyone really cared about after this show was done, and it's perhaps the only reason WrestleMania XXV would get watched by younger fans intrigued by all the buzz today.

Reality: There's a reason for that.

'Taker vs. Michaels is one of the greatest wrestling matches of all time, and it should be watched at least once by every fan out there. Everything else though? Hmm, maybe not.

'Mania XXV only really has that storming classic to shout about. Watch from beginning to end and you'll see CM Punk getting some boos after winning MITB for a second year running (that ladder match is fun, admittedly), Santino Marella stomping all over the women's division in drag and Mickey Rourke looking like he'd rather be anywhere else.

You'll also see Matt and Jeff Hardy prove why they're better partners than opponents, an unspectacular Triple Threat for the World Title and a main event between Triple H and Randy Orton that ended the card on a low note.

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