WWE: 15 Most Important Undercard Matches In WrestleMania History

Question: What do Wrestlemania's 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 23, 25 and 27 all have in common? Go on, actually think about that rather than just read on for me to write the answer. Hint: it'll obviously relate to the title of the article. ... Now who actually went and did that? Be honest! Well for those who did and indeed did not, the answer is that they are all Wrestlemanias about which there exists a strong, wide-spread belief that the main event match of the show was either a) undeserving of its spot at the close of the show or b) vastly inferior to another, more historically relevant match that occurred earlier in the night. This has led to WWE promoting multiple "main events" for Wrestlemania in recent years- a motion more rigidly enforced when the World Heavyweight Title and WWE Title stood on equal grounds in their booking and promotion. Wikipedia has taken a similar approach with its recaps to recent Wrestlemanias and, as such, defining what was the 'true' main event of any given Wrestlemania has become a notion within commentary and discussion about Wrestlemania since the brand extension went into effect. Truthfully, however, the only real main event of a Wrestlemania can be the match that closes the show and for the purposes of this article, any match that closed a Wrestlemania is disqualified for selection purely on the basis that it cannot possibly be defined as an under-card match. Typically, Wrestlemania will also possess a so-called 'Co-Main Event'- essentially a match which received equal billing and promotion to that of the actual main event but didn't close the show. This match can be a little tougher to define as its place on the card isn't fixed, however does tend to occur as the high point in the middle of the event (or the close of the first half, if you like). Examples of matches disqualified on these grounds includes: Bret Hart vs Steve Austin (13), Hulk Hogan vs The Rock (18), Hulk Hogan vs Vince McMahon (19) and The Ultimate Warrior vs Randy Savage (7), amongst others. This article aims to take a look at the matches on a Wrestlemania under-card that received neither of these two billings and yet, either stole the show or became far more historically relevant in retrospect than their Main Event or Co-Main Event brethren. These are the matches that weren't meant to be what they ultimately came to be.