50 Things You Learn Binge-Watching Every WWE WrestleMania

Glancing at the card before WrestleMania XXVI would've been fun. Triple H vs. Sheamus had the potential to build a new star, Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk couldn't fail, Chris Jericho vs. Edge would be two masters at work, John Cena vs. Batista was a powerhouse power struggle, and Mr. McMahon vs. Bret Hart was 13 years in the making post-Montreal Screwjob.

It's a shame nothing lived up to the billing.

Pretty much every major match on the show flattered to deceive, and Bret vs. Vince was an outright disaster that came at least five years too late. McMahon had concocted some seemingly dumb matches that turned out to be genius in his time, but this definitely wasn't one of them. The one-sided beatdown is practically painful to watch back. Bret...shouldn't have been in that spot.

The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels II was obviously a high point, but everything else? Nah. Too many of the marquee matches suffered from the same problem: Sizzle over substance. That becomes glaring when watching 'Manias in quick succession to prepare for lists like this. It's harder to forgive WWE when they drop the ball heading into the most crucial shows of the year, especially when so many well built matches did deliver on the night in the past and future.

'Mania XXVI is lucky it has HBK's retirement match to make it worthwhile. Without that, it'd be one of the most thoroughly disappointing supercards going. Some said the show could've been much worse coming out of it. That's looking on the bright side. Only Shawn vs. 'Taker gets pass marks.