33 WWE WrestleMania Opening Matches Ranked From Worst To Best

25. Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan Vs. D-Lo Brown & The Godfather - WrestleMania 2000

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The Attitude Era was awesome because everybody was over!

Godfather's promos and his "hoes" were over; as soon as the action unfolded, the crowd were lulled into a hush by his sloppy and uncoordinated opening shine, during which the Pimp Daddy, in what must be a first, performed an unintentional ref bump. There was precisely one moment of genuine athleticism in the match, which saw Bull Buchanan leap directly to the top turnbuckle before flooring D-Lo with a jumping back elbow.

Elsewhere, this was interminable, with a deadened crowd perhaps taking Godfather's instructions to "roll a fatty" rather too seriously.

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