50 Must-See WrestleMania Matches

39. Daniel Bryan Vs. Sheamus – WrestleMania 28

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Yes, an 18-second match is a must-see WrestleMania bout.

In this case, it has to be seen to be believed. An entire feud that was built up was blown off quicker than Honky Tonk Man’s Intercontinental Championship loss. Sheamus hit a Brogue Kick on Daniel Bryan seconds after receiving a kiss from AJ Lee, costing Bryan the World Heavyweight Championship.

Diehard fans were devastated and felt Bryan was buried by this, but consider this: the loss led to Bryan dumping AJ, which caused her to go crazy and adopt the persona that made her the top woman in WWE at the time. Bryan spiraled out of control too, landing in a tag team with Kane and eventually riding a wave of popularity that took off after this match.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.