It's amazing how much Kane's career mirrors the Undertaker's. Both debuted as unstoppable dark monster heels that were unusually quick and agile for big men. Both were managed by Paul Bearer during this time. Within the first year, both defeated the top face in the company to become WWF Champion, only to lose it back right away (Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan at the 1990 Survivor Series and lost at Tuesdays at Texas, Kane defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at the 1998 King of the Ring and lost on Raw). From there, both went a criminally long time without holding any major world titles, and their title reigns were incredibly few and far between given their time with the WWE. Both went through two major radical repackagings without officially changing the gimmick (Undertaker became a demonic leader of the Ministry of Darkness before becoming a biker, Kane became unmasked before becoming a corporate stooge). Both fought a mysterious doppelganger (Underfaker at the 1994 SummerSlam, Imposter Kane at... I can't remember offhand). Both fought a McMahon at the 2003 Survivor Series (Undertaker fought Vince in a Buried Alive Match, Kane fought Shane in an Ambulance Match). Both went from using the Tombstone Piledriver, to a chokeslam, to a power bomb as their finisher. And finally, as we saw in this video, both had a terrible match against an immobile big man at WrestleMania (Undertaker vs Giant Gonzalez at WrestleMania 9, Kane vs Great Khali at WrestleMania 23). I know Kane's gimmick was tied to the Undertaker's, but wow, that's pretty impressive how much his entire history mirrors the Undertaker's.
1991 Survivor Series but I totally agree with you. All we needed was for Kane to have Brother Love as his first manager and it would be exactly the same!! Lol 😂
The only thing I remember about that Take/Gonzalez match were the two old men in the audience who got into a fight. Seriously, if you never noticed it, watch the hard cam shot of the ring and look in the background during the entirety of the match. Lol
I only know about that atrocity because of the attitude era podcast. I had stopped watching long before that. I cant believe they took up like 40 minutes for that match. what the f*ck were they thinking?
I think Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon deserves an honourable mention at least as well. It was a sad and pathetic final note to cap off Bret's legacy. Everybody was afraid to touch him because he's so fragile, so it was just 11 painful minutes of Bret slowly walking around the ring and delivering some of the tamest stomps I've ever seen.
Good call. WAY too long for what it needed to be. I can forgive a lot due to Bret's condition by that point, but they dragged it out and killed the fun.
Ehhh, I liked it for what is was. It probably went longer than it should have given Bret's condition and that Vince isn't a wrestler, but it was still enjoyable to see Bret beat on Vince with a chair and slap him in the sharpshooter.
I'm a huge Bret Hart mark. This would have been fine if it was Bret Hart hitting Vince with a chair a few times and putting him in the Sharpshooter. What we got was ludicrous.
The thing about Bryan vs Sheamus is that they built it up very well. Daniel Bryan was one of the most hated heels on the roster at the time. Remember, this wasn't "Yes! Yes!" Bryan, this was the epic heel Bryan, who's memorable quotes were (literally): "I.... CAN'T... STOP... WINNING!" "I am a roll model! I am a vegan!" "Stop the slaughter of the cow, and the chicken." "When you eat meat you are poisoning your body." "Shut up AJ." "Let's hear it for AJ! And aw hell, let's hear it for meeeeeeeeeeee!" "Big Show, you are a freak and you don't belong in this business." "I am a GREAT..... CHAMPION! I am a roll model!" Meanwhile Sheamus was being booked as a wrecking machine. He won the Royal Rumble, and then repeatedly conquered every threat that came in his way. Aside from losing from cheese and cheating, Sheamus never lost clean, he practically had a winning streak. I feel like it wouldn't have been realistic to have Bryan last long against Sheamus. The build for Bryan made him look like the biggest coward ever, and Sheamus look like Goldberg. Besides, Bryan's downfall in 2012 ultimately became his rise to success later in the year when he and Kane had the anger management storyline which resulted in the formation of Team Hell No; which gave Bryan so much love from the fans that everyone wanted to see him fight John Cena for the title at Summerslam 2013. If it wasn't for his loss at Wrestlemania 28, Bryan's heel downfall wouldn't have been as severe, and he wouldn't have worked as a sympathetic character in the Anger Management storyline. In conclusion. I think that Bryan's match with Sheamus may seem like a mistake from a modern perspective: but it ultimately worked to his benefit, and at the time it really made a lot of sense.
The Bryan/Sheamus match made perfect sense in the context of the ongoing story. He won the title via a MitB cash-in, which marked his heel turn, especailly as Bryan had cut promos saying he was saving the cash-in for WM. Cashing it in and beating Big Show in less than a minute made him look like a hypocrite. Furthermore, as AlwaysLookCool said, Bryan was a dick about winning the title, and every fluke defense made him more and more dickish. Losing the title in 18 seconds was a perfect comeuppance. However, several key points pretty much undermined the story and fueled the backlash. 1. Bryan was particularly loved by the Internet smarks, who showed up in abundance, especially on the following Raw. The backlash should not have been a surprise, especially as fans wanted to see the quality match they knew Sheamus and Bryan could do--which the would get in the next month. This was also the second year in a row that Bryan and Sheamus were dicked over, as their US title match the previous WM got moved to the pre-show, and then changed into a battle royal when others kept getting involved. 2. A story like that is acceptable for a secondary title. The WWF did something similar for the end of HonkyTonk Man's IC title run in 1988 when he lost the belt to the Ultimate Warrior in under 90 seconds (with Warrior being a mystery opponent due to Brutus Beefcake being taken out of the match after an attack by Ronn Bass). However, for the World Heavyweight title, this seemed just plain wrong, and only further cheapened the belt, which had lost some credibility. 3. This was the opening match on the card, which mean that fans who had not yet made it to the stadium would miss out on this all-important title match. Everything worked out well for Bryan, as he wound up being in main-event matches and angles for the rest of his WWE career, including a classic WWF title match with CM Punk (which still had to take a backseat to Cena/Laurinitis), the "Anger Management" bits with Kane, and Bryan v. the Authority, which ended in one of the best feel=-good endings to WM in recent memory. Whom you should feel sorry for is Sheamus, whose run as the babyface champ of the SD brand (sort of) was pretty much dead in the water. It didn't help that his next major opponent was the increasingly heatless Alberto Del Rio.
brendan909 hulk improved greatly in back to back wrestlemania double main events from 8 to 9. WM 8 hulk was in the 2nd main event. But at wm 9 hulk was in BOTH matches in the double main event. That be like hulk losing to champion ric flair via dq at wm 8 then later pinning sid. So, did wm 9 technically have a triple main event like wm 2???
I dont know why everyone hates that match so much I loved it. it was so entertaining watching those two meat heads standing there doing nothing and pissing off the crowd. and when they did do stuff it was huge big impact moves. ends with Austin stunners. I dont hate that match.
More dishonorable mentions: - Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon, WrestleMania 26 - The Rock vs. Erick Rowan, WrestleMania 32 - Roddy Piper vs. Goldust, WrestleMania 12 - Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel, WrestleMania 7 - Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon vs. Doink the Clown and Dink, WrestleMania 10 - Torrie Wilson vs. Candice Michelle, WrestleMania 22 - Undertaker vs. Big Boss Man, WrestleMania 15 - Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T, WrestleMania 2 - Melina vs. Ashley Massaro, WrestleMania 23 - Genichiro Tenryu & Koji Kitao Vs. Demolition, WrestleMania 7 - Razor Ramon vs. Bob Backlund, WrestleMania 9 - The Bushwhackers Vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus, WrestleMania 5
AceTrainerJack Aw shit I really like that Martel vs Roberts match. Lol the only great blindfold match. And that goldust vs piper match. Lol that was awesome
AceTrainerJack Taker should have faced Vince McMahon at WrestleMania XV not in Hell in a Cell but a street fight. Just have Taker beat up Vince for ten minutes with Vince trying to run away.
AceTrainerJack I happened to like Candice vs Torrie remember this is the same night Mickie did her famous V lick against Trish. the pillow fight match was meant to be silly sexy time but that was a good five minutes 😆.
I'd add the impromptu match between Hogan and Yoko at WM IX and Big Bossman being hanged from the ceiling in WM 15 (granted, it's more about what happened afterwards than the match itself).
Dud, what the fuck?! What about Hart vs. McMahon, Wrestlemania 26? I expected it to be an easy #2! How the hell did that not even so much as make honorable mention?!
Except that he didn't. It was 10 solid minutes of the Hart Family beating up Vince while Bret just sat in the ring and watched the carnage, because Bret couldn't wrestle because of Goldberg's botched superkick. It was basically the "Boogeyman-Booker T" problem, cranked up to 11.
Well, it wasn't that great, unless you wanted to see Vince get what he had coming by Bret. Honestly, Bret's match at Wrestllemania 11 was the worst he was involved in.
I'm not talking about Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna I'm talking about Hulk Hogan politicking his way into a non-sanctioned match and crushing Yokozuna in 20 seconds to win the WWF Championship.
this was my nomination as well. The others had some entertainment factor, but this one gets worse and worse each time you watch it. Hogan was a total douche for this finish. Didn't`t sell at all for one of the biggest legends in the business, demanded the title, then left later that year.
Why Vince didn't search for a group of wrestlers that support him and make a 6 man tag team match against the Hart Dynasty (Natalya, Tyson and DH Smith)
I actually thought Number 1 would be Cole vs Lawler. But I guess Lesnar vs Goldberg made sense since the crowd did not care at all for the match and hijacked it.
I paid $20 to watch Wrestlemania 2 on closed-circut. I can tell you that just about any of the undercard matches at Wrestlemania 2 could have been included. Elmer-Adonis was bad, but Jake Roberts vs. George Welles was about as bad. None of that mattered to me because I paid money to see the British Bulldogs win the tag team belts and I was not disappointed.
As someone who had to sit through Bret vs McMahon live....it is the worst match I've ever seen! Most train wrecks like that are at least short....but MAN that dragged on forever!!!!! And nothing really happened to make anyone care.
4:07 Kind of ironic if you think about it. If I remember correctly, the build-up to this match involved Booker T faking a knee injury to get out of his match at either the Royal Rumble of the Feb. PPV (can't remember which one). So a storyline involving a fake injury culminates with a real one.
the miz cena one has a special place in my worst, simply because it's the main event and it doesn't feel like one. Also miz got injured in that assmatch? geez.
Eh it was bad, but it wasn't *that* bad. I'd say it deserves a honorable mention at least. Maybe in a list of the worst wrestlemania main events? Because even Undertaker vs Shane (that was kind of underwhelming) deserved to go last more than trips vs reigns did.
As a match, it wasn't terrible enough to be included on this list. Sure, we all knew what the ending was going to be, and sure, it was pretty boring...but to say that it belongs on a list of "worst WrestleMania matches" alongside Taker vs. Giant Gonzales is a stretch.
is there a full version of the theme song? I've been a fan of this channel for a while since discovering it last year, and it's occurring to me how much I dig that opening theme song. It's an awesome riff.
In my personal opinion taker vs gonzalez is the absolute worst. It was incredibly boring, had a shitty finish and is the ultimate stain on the legacy of my all time favourite wrestler. Also I am suprised that Bret Hart vs Vince Mcmahon from WM 26 was not on here
i havent heard the expression "shit the bed" in a good long while, so 👍🏼 for that. Its a great expression, especially for any sporting (or sports entertainment...) event and its never used anymore!
Brian: "It was only natural for the reasonable well-balanced fans in New York City to give these two grapplers the proper respectful send-off." Fans : "You sold out! You sold out! You sold out!"
Boogeyman has a legends contract because he is a good person to have at autograph signings, kids love him. Have also heard he is a delightful person so he is a good representation for the company
What a coincidence that this pops up as a recommended watch again just after Goldberg wins the Universal Championship to set up another Wrestlemania match we don't want to see.
I would put the modern and classic line around the early-mid 2000s, when the Rock and Stone Cold took their respective bags home, and around the time John Cena came into the title picture, as well as Shawn Michaels best years with wwe, and a whole bunch of other things. So yeah, 2003, 2004.
I'm sorry but #6 is the worst for me and here's why. Sure other matches on the list were technically worse but #6 had such worse implications. Goldberg vs Lesnar was boring but it didn't mean anything long term. Both guys left. The match was meaningless. What #6 said was women are a joke. Your entire existence is a joke. You are only suited to take off clothing and look good. I cannot put any worse implications for a match worse than that so it's my #1
Nice list Brian, agree with most of it, especially #1. One problem, though: Booker wasn't the King of the Ring by Wrestlemania 22 yet. He was still Booker T.
Brock Lesnar VS Dean Ambrose (the most boring match in Wrestlemania history thanks to Lesnar seeming to only want to suplex Ambrose over and over). Brock Lesnar VS The Undertaker (more like Brock Lesnar beats the crap out of an old man cosplaying as The Undertaker, I love Taker but he looked bad in this match). Lawrence Taylor VS Bam Bam Bigelow (a wrestler jobbing to a footballer). Fatal Four Way Pillow Fight/Playboy Evening Gown Match/Playboy Pillow Fight/Playboy BunnyMania/The "Snookie" Match/The Maria Menounos Match (any "match" that was more about the horny teenage boys in the audience than actual wrestling belongs on this list). Floyd Mayweather VS Big Show (more for Mayweather's annoying manager yelling "You 'aight!" every 5 seconds than anything else, although the match itself wasn't exactly great). The Miz VS John Cena (how Miz made it to the main event is beyond me). Team Johnny VS Team Teddy.
Sooooo.... the first miss wrestlemania was won by a dude and the first women's money in the bank match was....won by a dude...i'm noticing a theme here...also i'm extra glad jim cornette slapped the shit out of santino now
ColeVecsion It wasn’t Santino’s idea (of course, he could’ve said no, but even one of the most comedic wrestlers couldn’t say no and not backlash). Besides the Battle Royal itself was a clusterfuck anyway. Thank your lucky stars that 9 years after the fact, the women’s Battle Royal was redone in better fashion. Also Jim Cornette isn’t exactly as innocent as you’d like to believe, he rubbed a lot of people the wrong way over the years, as I’ve heard. Also, you don’t slap someone because they missed their cue to get out of a debuting monster’s way. Santina was an abomination gimmick that did nothing but make the women’s division look like a joke, but it’s not as if Anthony Carelli was the key figurehead of booking it.
#8 - That was needed so Daniel Bryan could turn face. Daniel Bryan as a heel was NOT a good thing! So this match was not as bad as you thought. #7 - WrestleMania 2 was forgettable all together... #6 - WHOA!!!!!... That's actually my #1 in this category... #5 - King Booker was a bad gimmick, but Sharmell did good in the match in terms of performance. #4 - The Kane/Great Khali match was supposed to be the dud match of WrestleMania 23 to begin with. The Giant Gonzales match with The Undertaker is basically mute thanks to Brock Lesnar. #3 - That match should not exist. I understand giving Michael Cole a WrestleMania moment, but not like that. It's one of the reasons I've always felt bad for him throughout his WWE career. #2 - The Bart Gunn/Butterbean match I get because boxing & pro-wrestling are nothing alike, but the Big Show/Akebono sumo-match was actually entertaining. It does feature a form of wrestling, albeit sumo wrestling, that was pretty interesting, minus the 2 minutes of putting salt on your hands... Also, it was Akebono who challenged The Big Show to a Sumo match through Funaki. Your Honorable Mentions: 1. What wrong with Triple H being buried. It's not like he's done it or anything... multiple times... 2. Not the worst womens singles match of all time (Terri Runnels Vs. The Kat anyone)... 1 - ... I bet you said that just because of this years Wrestlemania, didn't you? ;)
Hey Brian! Nice video as usual, as I was watching this I was wondering if a multi-venue WM could ever work? To me they would have a healthy enough roster in a year or so (providing no career ending injuries to guys like Ambrose etc.) to give each venue a handful of upper mid card smark friendly bouts and then at least one main event worthy match. But then again like you said it would be a logistical nightmare
i'm sick and tired of people talking about how sheamus vs dbry "ruined" bryan or "deligitimized" him... look you idiots and yes that includes zayne because he apparently forgot to look at all the details too bryan's entire story at this point was of a midcarder who's ego outmatched his skill. he won the title through a fluke and he retained through luck and weazling his way out of things. he was never a legitimate threat and the entire story was a lesson in humility. it made all the sense in the world for him to lose in the fashion he did. up until recently the brouge kick was arguably one of the strongest finishers in wwe and brayn lost due to a distraction he wasn't ruined and it didn't deligitimize his run because it was never legit to begin with! the story did everything it was supposed to do. bryan got arrogant due to some success he didn't earn he got brass and arrogant that arrogance was his downfall he then uses this lesson to improve.
KINGD353 what you are saying may be true....but it doesn't mean at wrestle freaking mania a world title match with the royal rumble winner inside should ever be less then a damn minute!
ShaunLovesAnimating eh in the end who gives a Shit? it's just dumb how wwe makes world titles and wrestlemania seem like a big deal despite them doing shit like 18 seconds that provide evidence to the contrary.also stupid of them to shit talk WCW when they are doing some of the same dumb stuff they were doing before their death.
Wrestlemania 7 blindfold match between Jake the snake Roberts vs The Model Rick Martel was so stupid I consider it an insult to both hall of fame members careers
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It's amazing how much Kane's career mirrors the Undertaker's.
Both debuted as unstoppable dark monster heels that were unusually quick and agile for big men.
Both were managed by Paul Bearer during this time.
Within the first year, both defeated the top face in the company to become WWF Champion, only to lose it back right away (Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan at the 1990 Survivor Series and lost at Tuesdays at Texas, Kane defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at the 1998 King of the Ring and lost on Raw).
From there, both went a criminally long time without holding any major world titles, and their title reigns were incredibly few and far between given their time with the WWE.
Both went through two major radical repackagings without officially changing the gimmick (Undertaker became a demonic leader of the Ministry of Darkness before becoming a biker, Kane became unmasked before becoming a corporate stooge).
Both fought a mysterious doppelganger (Underfaker at the 1994 SummerSlam, Imposter Kane at... I can't remember offhand).
Both fought a McMahon at the 2003 Survivor Series (Undertaker fought Vince in a Buried Alive Match, Kane fought Shane in an Ambulance Match).
Both went from using the Tombstone Piledriver, to a chokeslam, to a power bomb as their finisher.
And finally, as we saw in this video, both had a terrible match against an immobile big man at WrestleMania (Undertaker vs Giant Gonzalez at WrestleMania 9, Kane vs Great Khali at WrestleMania 23).
I know Kane's gimmick was tied to the Undertaker's, but wow, that's pretty impressive how much his entire history mirrors the Undertaker's.
1991 Survivor Series but I totally agree with you. All we needed was for Kane to have Brother Love as his first manager and it would be exactly the same!! Lol 😂
What I learned from this list: Don’t make Austin a referee for a Mania match.
The only one that made sense was wrestlemania 23 he at least made the match more intersting and he got to shave Vince
The best thing about Undertaker vs Giant Gonzales was Undertaker's badass entrance with the crow
1 Survivor Pretty sure it was a vulture of some sort
It was a vulture not a crow.
Nowadays it probably wouldn't be allowed because of animal rights and fair enough
@@ozricaurora6943 Lots of TV shows still use animals. I believe The Last of Us brought in a giraffe for certain shots.
Only two pops in the entire Goldberg/Lesnar match were them taking a move from a guy who wasn't in the match and would never wrestle again. Sad.
You forgot the hill Cogan and Randy savage displayed in the crowd
That was the recent match. Those guys weren't at WrestleMania 20, I don't think.
Well, about that never wrestle again thing... 😏
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why did jim Helwig get fired from pet smart? He wouldn't sell pedigree
robert shelton I hate that I love this
Robert Shelton: Victory on the internet is yours.
All Def should hire you bro. Lol
Hi-yoooooo
Dude . . . . . . c'mon, bro
So what we have learned is that Stone Cold as a guest referee always means a shit match is on the way.
bond james yes but stone cold being there makes up for it
every WM matches with Stone Cold as a referee are garbage and he is not even involved with the storylines .
The only thing I remember about that Take/Gonzalez match were the two old men in the audience who got into a fight. Seriously, if you never noticed it, watch the hard cam shot of the ring and look in the background during the entirety of the match. Lol
It was probably a better match than the one in the ring.
Cole vs Lawler should have been a 90 second squash where Lawler hits all his signature moves and piledrives Cole to win.
And I'm amazed lawler only wrestled in 1 wrestlemania
I only know about that atrocity because of the attitude era podcast. I had stopped watching long before that. I cant believe they took up like 40 minutes for that match. what the f*ck were they thinking?
@@cjvaye99 the same shit you were talking about and then watched?!
@@cjvaye99 and they kept the feud going for 2 more PPVs hahahaha w.t.f.....
I would pay to hear Brock say "BROCK LESNAR VS GOLDDDDBEERRRGGG" in 2017
his voice man.
Watching on the toilet while constipated squad where you at??
that'll just be you then....
Let's get it DOOKIE SQUAD!!
Brian McMinn Me too, let's get it.
S.....same
me too, thanks
I think Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon deserves an honourable mention at least as well. It was a sad and pathetic final note to cap off Bret's legacy. Everybody was afraid to touch him because he's so fragile, so it was just 11 painful minutes of Bret slowly walking around the ring and delivering some of the tamest stomps I've ever seen.
It should've been just a sharpshooter.
Wrestlemania 26 Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon
Good call. WAY too long for what it needed to be. I can forgive a lot due to Bret's condition by that point, but they dragged it out and killed the fun.
KingofNewark it was an excuse for the Hart family to beat on Vince and then sell 8x10s of the experience until the end of time
Ehhh, I liked it for what is was. It probably went longer than it should have given Bret's condition and that Vince isn't a wrestler, but it was still enjoyable to see Bret beat on Vince with a chair and slap him in the sharpshooter.
I'm a huge Bret Hart mark. This would have been fine if it was Bret Hart hitting Vince with a chair a few times and putting him in the Sharpshooter. What we got was ludicrous.
Benjamin Stonier Bret was my hero as a kid.
The thing about Bryan vs Sheamus is that they built it up very well.
Daniel Bryan was one of the most hated heels on the roster at the time. Remember, this wasn't "Yes! Yes!" Bryan, this was the epic heel Bryan, who's memorable quotes were (literally):
"I.... CAN'T... STOP... WINNING!"
"I am a roll model! I am a vegan!"
"Stop the slaughter of the cow, and the chicken."
"When you eat meat you are poisoning your body."
"Shut up AJ."
"Let's hear it for AJ! And aw hell, let's hear it for meeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Big Show, you are a freak and you don't belong in this business."
"I am a GREAT..... CHAMPION! I am a roll model!"
Meanwhile Sheamus was being booked as a wrecking machine. He won the Royal Rumble, and then repeatedly conquered every threat that came in his way. Aside from losing from cheese and cheating, Sheamus never lost clean, he practically had a winning streak.
I feel like it wouldn't have been realistic to have Bryan last long against Sheamus. The build for Bryan made him look like the biggest coward ever, and Sheamus look like Goldberg. Besides, Bryan's downfall in 2012 ultimately became his rise to success later in the year when he and Kane had the anger management storyline which resulted in the formation of Team Hell No; which gave Bryan so much love from the fans that everyone wanted to see him fight John Cena for the title at Summerslam 2013. If it wasn't for his loss at Wrestlemania 28, Bryan's heel downfall wouldn't have been as severe, and he wouldn't have worked as a sympathetic character in the Anger Management storyline.
In conclusion. I think that Bryan's match with Sheamus may seem like a mistake from a modern perspective: but it ultimately worked to his benefit, and at the time it really made a lot of sense.
The Bryan/Sheamus match made perfect sense in the context of the ongoing story. He won the title via a MitB cash-in, which marked his heel turn, especailly as Bryan had cut promos saying he was saving the cash-in for WM. Cashing it in and beating Big Show in less than a minute made him look like a hypocrite. Furthermore, as AlwaysLookCool said, Bryan was a dick about winning the title, and every fluke defense made him more and more dickish. Losing the title in 18 seconds was a perfect comeuppance. However, several key points pretty much undermined the story and fueled the backlash.
1. Bryan was particularly loved by the Internet smarks, who showed up in abundance, especially on the following Raw. The backlash should not have been a surprise, especially as fans wanted to see the quality match they knew Sheamus and Bryan could do--which the would get in the next month. This was also the second year in a row that Bryan and Sheamus were dicked over, as their US title match the previous WM got moved to the pre-show, and then changed into a battle royal when others kept getting involved.
2. A story like that is acceptable for a secondary title. The WWF did something similar for the end of HonkyTonk Man's IC title run in 1988 when he lost the belt to the Ultimate Warrior in under 90 seconds (with Warrior being a mystery opponent due to Brutus Beefcake being taken out of the match after an attack by Ronn Bass). However, for the World Heavyweight title, this seemed just plain wrong, and only further cheapened the belt, which had lost some credibility.
3. This was the opening match on the card, which mean that fans who had not yet made it to the stadium would miss out on this all-important title match.
Everything worked out well for Bryan, as he wound up being in main-event matches and angles for the rest of his WWE career, including a classic WWF title match with CM Punk (which still had to take a backseat to Cena/Laurinitis), the "Anger Management" bits with Kane, and Bryan v. the Authority, which ended in one of the best feel=-good endings to WM in recent memory.
Whom you should feel sorry for is Sheamus, whose run as the babyface champ of the SD brand (sort of) was pretty much dead in the water. It didn't help that his next major opponent was the increasingly heatless Alberto Del Rio.
ToadySP So many words to attempt to excuse bullshit booking. What a waste.
Maximillianrex Carpediem get over it
What's the difference between a baby and Danielle Bryan fans? A baby will eventually stop crying.
No u
I completely forgot snitsky had a foot fetish gimmick.
tbh I liked it more when he kicked the baby
Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna. "I want the God damn belt again brother!"
true
brendan909 hulk improved greatly in back to back wrestlemania double main events from 8 to 9. WM 8 hulk was in the 2nd main event. But at wm 9 hulk was in BOTH matches in the double main event. That be like hulk losing to champion ric flair via dq at wm 8 then later pinning sid. So, did wm 9 technically have a triple main event like wm 2???
@@OikPoinFive and then hogan would later in JAPAN say that the wwf is a toy
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You know where you say “never before never again”? Well Earthquake had a Sumo match against Yokozuna on Raw in May 1994.
I don't think Lesnar vs Goldberg was the worst WM match but it was surely the most disappointing
The Ms. Wrestlemania battle royal should've been higher it was all a joke
I was actually entertained by their match but it did disappoint
Yep. Ashley vs Melina was much, MUCH worse.
I dont know why everyone hates that match so much I loved it. it was so entertaining watching those two meat heads standing there doing nothing and pissing off the crowd. and when they did do stuff it was huge big impact moves. ends with Austin stunners. I dont hate that match.
“Come on, just start going E. Honda on each other already!” I love that line and I’m not even that much of a Street Fighter fan.
More dishonorable mentions:
- Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon, WrestleMania 26
- The Rock vs. Erick Rowan, WrestleMania 32
- Roddy Piper vs. Goldust, WrestleMania 12
- Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel, WrestleMania 7
- Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon vs. Doink the Clown and Dink, WrestleMania 10
- Torrie Wilson vs. Candice Michelle, WrestleMania 22
- Undertaker vs. Big Boss Man, WrestleMania 15
- Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T, WrestleMania 2
- Melina vs. Ashley Massaro, WrestleMania 23
- Genichiro Tenryu & Koji Kitao Vs. Demolition, WrestleMania 7
- Razor Ramon vs. Bob Backlund, WrestleMania 9
- The Bushwhackers Vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus, WrestleMania 5
AceTrainerJack Aw shit I really like that Martel vs Roberts match. Lol the only great blindfold match. And that goldust vs piper match. Lol that was awesome
Poor Rowan!!! Still, most of us have managed to forget that last minute Wrestlemania booking.
AceTrainerJack Taker should have faced Vince McMahon at WrestleMania XV not in Hell in a Cell but a street fight. Just have Taker beat up Vince for ten minutes with Vince trying to run away.
AceTrainerJack I happened to like Candice vs Torrie remember this is the same night Mickie did her famous V lick against Trish. the pillow fight match was meant to be silly sexy time but that was a good five minutes 😆.
For real though I would put Triple H vs Booker T just because of the racist build up and shitty finish.
I'd add the impromptu match between Hogan and Yoko at WM IX and Big Bossman being hanged from the ceiling in WM 15 (granted, it's more about what happened afterwards than the match itself).
Dud, what the fuck?! What about Hart vs. McMahon, Wrestlemania 26? I expected it to be an easy #2! How the hell did that not even so much as make honorable mention?!
dstebbin it was shit but it was still great seeing Hart come back at all for a match- he'd had a stroke ffs!
it was nowhere near shit, i wanted to see Bret Hart whip the shit out of McMahon
Except that he didn't. It was 10 solid minutes of the Hart Family beating up Vince while Bret just sat in the ring and watched the carnage, because Bret couldn't wrestle because of Goldberg's botched superkick. It was basically the "Boogeyman-Booker T" problem, cranked up to 11.
Well, it wasn't that great, unless you wanted to see Vince get what he had coming by Bret. Honestly, Bret's match at Wrestllemania 11 was the worst he was involved in.
It's clearly the best match on the card
What about Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna from WrestleMania 9?
I'm not talking about Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna I'm talking about Hulk Hogan politicking his way into a non-sanctioned match and crushing Yokozuna in 20 seconds to win the WWF Championship.
FullmetalNinja25 It was a disaster. Everything Hulk Hogan touches turns into shit.
this was my nomination as well. The others had some entertainment factor, but this one gets worse and worse each time you watch it. Hogan was a total douche for this finish. Didn't`t sell at all for one of the biggest legends in the business, demanded the title, then left later that year.
As a kid I was happy that hulk won because I was a hulkamaniac; but as an adult I am like WTF Hulk?
@@TheShadowsega75Terryman wrestlemania 3
that warrior v helmsley is probably the reason hunter has this obsession with squashing
Meekmaaahaan vs Bret Hart WM 26 : /
@jermaine tobin It shouldn't have dragged on.
Why Vince didn't search for a group of wrestlers that support him and make a 6 man tag team match against the Hart Dynasty (Natalya, Tyson and DH Smith)
I actually thought Number 1 would be Cole vs Lawler. But I guess Lesnar vs Goldberg made sense since the crowd did not care at all for the match and hijacked it.
I paid $20 to watch Wrestlemania 2 on closed-circut.
I can tell you that just about any of the undercard matches at Wrestlemania 2 could have been included. Elmer-Adonis was bad, but Jake Roberts vs. George Welles was about as bad.
None of that mattered to me because I paid money to see the British Bulldogs win the tag team belts and I was not disappointed.
If Brian did this topic today I wonder if he'd include matches from the more recent manias
I would think so! :)
No Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon?
As someone who had to sit through Bret vs McMahon live....it is the worst match I've ever seen! Most train wrecks like that are at least short....but MAN that dragged on forever!!!!! And nothing really happened to make anyone care.
...... we don’t talk about that match here
That match was a train wreck.
The one good thing about the Big Show/Akebono match: my mom say Paul's balls and about had a heart attack from laughing so hard at them.
Given that you had two entries with two matches, could've made this a top ten.
Based Will We know that's not how Brian works.
Joseph Molnar it was stupid that he named the video top 8 worst matches but he added 10 matchs and two honorable mentions
Give the guy a break...is he wearing a velvet jumpsuit?
That Booker T “NOO” when he saw Snitcky licking that foot” LMFAO
4:07
Kind of ironic if you think about it. If I remember correctly, the build-up to this match involved Booker T faking a knee injury to get out of his match at either the Royal Rumble of the Feb. PPV (can't remember which one).
So a storyline involving a fake injury culminates with a real one.
He faked an injury on Saturday night main event
the miz cena one has a special place in my worst, simply because it's the main event and it doesn't feel like one. Also miz got injured in that assmatch? geez.
ed cap Yeah that match in Wrestlemania 27 was absolute total crap. Lesnar vs. Goldberg at Wrestlemania 20 is mediocre. No build up at all.
Nah it was pretty bad but nothing compared to these
"Because it fucking sucks that's why" I wish that was Big E's next catchphrase
TheOneUndOnly I laughed out loud when Zane said that
You should make a new one when Wrestlemania 40 comes around. It would be interesting to see how much of these matches would still be listed.
Damn I've never clicked on a notification so fast.
Bogyman always getting hate but i liked him
I was a huge Boogeyman mark. Still am.
@@aridflesh3248 same here. I liked his theme and his gimmick
“A proper respectful send off...” *commercial starts* “How about no?!”-Dr. Evil
What about King Kong Bundy vs S. D. Special Delivery Jones?
It was a squash match, but there weren't any expections of it being a good match, nor was it really high up the card.
I haven't even got through the intro of the vid yet, and I was already expecting that match on here.
what about roman reigns vs HHH WM 32
Ryan Eplite stop
Ryan Eplite...yes..it should've been here..
Ryan Eplite yep
Eh it was bad, but it wasn't *that* bad. I'd say it deserves a honorable mention at least. Maybe in a list of the worst wrestlemania main events? Because even Undertaker vs Shane (that was kind of underwhelming) deserved to go last more than trips vs reigns did.
As a match, it wasn't terrible enough to be included on this list. Sure, we all knew what the ending was going to be, and sure, it was pretty boring...but to say that it belongs on a list of "worst WrestleMania matches" alongside Taker vs. Giant Gonzales is a stretch.
I love these videos please keep doing Top 8s
Also: I like the orange vest
One match that I believe that gets overlooked is Triple H vs Randy Orton (WM 25), the most underwhelming main event in Wrestlemania history
'it could be a technical masterpiece' hahahaha! really Brian....how could you say that with a straight face?!?
soon Lesnar vs Goldberg 3 will be on this list
Kieren Buckley. good morning not to you
no doubt
Then again it could be the greatest match of any WrestleMania.
it wont be on this list....its the only match that draws big amounts of money in that mania card...
Lesnar vs Goldberg 4. Five if you include their fight in the Royal Rumble.
One of the worst I seen was wrestlemania 2. That boxing match between Mr T and Roddy Piper.
Diesel wasn't the most mobile big man but his match with Undertaker at Wrestlemania is one of my personal favorites.
I'm shocked Hart v McMahon was not on here!
is there a full version of the theme song? I've been a fan of this channel for a while since discovering it last year, and it's occurring to me how much I dig that opening theme song. It's an awesome riff.
In my personal opinion taker vs gonzalez is the absolute worst. It was incredibly boring, had a shitty finish and is the ultimate stain on the legacy of my all time favourite wrestler. Also I am suprised that Bret Hart vs Vince Mcmahon from WM 26 was not on here
Yeah, too bad about Gonzalez' ruined legacy there. You're probably the guy who bought his airbrushed muscle costume on eBay, huh?
The Reign of Horror because it had a good pay off and storyline build I imagine
The build up for Hart vs Mcmahon was excellent, I will grant you that, it was just everything about the match itself that was awful.
i havent heard the expression "shit the bed" in a good long while, so 👍🏼 for that. Its a great expression, especially for any sporting (or sports entertainment...) event and its never used anymore!
Brian: "It was only natural for the reasonable well-balanced fans in New York City to give these two grapplers the proper respectful send-off."
Fans : "You sold out! You sold out! You sold out!"
He lost me at "well-balanced" 😂
Boogeyman has a legends contract because he is a good person to have at autograph signings, kids love him. Have also heard he is a delightful person so he is a good representation for the company
You forgot Roman Reigns vs Triple H
Kelvin Quah The only reason it's not bad is because triple h was in it...
But that still means it wasn't bad. Just very, very disappointing...
The match wasn't terrible, it also wasn't that good.
smarks just hate roman not the match
The match was alright. Bad booking killed the match though
What a coincidence that this pops up as a recommended watch again just after Goldberg wins the Universal Championship to set up another Wrestlemania match we don't want to see.
How the hell did Roman not separate both shoulders on that German bump?? Damn that looks bad as a still.
Stunned that Bret versus Vince wasn't number 1.
Could have made this a 2 part and split between modern and classic (wherever you wanted to put that line)
I would put the modern and classic line around the early-mid 2000s, when the Rock and Stone Cold took their respective bags home, and around the time John Cena came into the title picture, as well as Shawn Michaels best years with wwe, and a whole bunch of other things. So yeah, 2003, 2004.
Tristan Johns st 21st . Bff . . .
Never say never, Zane. Their match at this year's Mania could definitely be worse.
I feel like Sheamus vs. Bryan is given an unfair bad rap. It's the exact point where Bryan's main event push began to come to fruition
I'm sorry but #6 is the worst for me and here's why. Sure other matches on the list were technically worse but #6 had such worse implications. Goldberg vs Lesnar was boring but it didn't mean anything long term. Both guys left. The match was meaningless. What #6 said was women are a joke. Your entire existence is a joke. You are only suited to take off clothing and look good. I cannot put any worse implications for a match worse than that so it's my #1
I like See no Evil :(
Nice list Brian, agree with most of it, especially #1. One problem, though: Booker wasn't the King of the Ring by Wrestlemania 22 yet. He was still Booker T.
Butterbean was 39-1 as a pro when he fought Bart Gunn...not to mention probably at least as many tough man fights before he turned pro.
“Traditional Seamo match” Brian Zane
wow..i was convinced #1 was going to be Bret vs Vince
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus.
Quick squash match between two mid-carders: Fine.
Quick squash match for a world championship: Garbage.
Dig the 8 bit version of this year's Mania theme.
Brock Lesnar VS Dean Ambrose (the most boring match in Wrestlemania history thanks to Lesnar seeming to only want to suplex Ambrose over and over).
Brock Lesnar VS The Undertaker (more like Brock Lesnar beats the crap out of an old man cosplaying as The Undertaker, I love Taker but he looked bad in this match).
Lawrence Taylor VS Bam Bam Bigelow (a wrestler jobbing to a footballer).
Fatal Four Way Pillow Fight/Playboy Evening Gown Match/Playboy Pillow Fight/Playboy BunnyMania/The "Snookie" Match/The Maria Menounos Match (any "match" that was more about the horny teenage boys in the audience than actual wrestling belongs on this list).
Floyd Mayweather VS Big Show (more for Mayweather's annoying manager yelling "You 'aight!" every 5 seconds than anything else, although the match itself wasn't exactly great).
The Miz VS John Cena (how Miz made it to the main event is beyond me).
Team Johnny VS Team Teddy.
Sooooo.... the first miss wrestlemania was won by a dude and the first women's money in the bank match was....won by a dude...i'm noticing a theme here...also i'm extra glad jim cornette slapped the shit out of santino now
ColeVecsion It wasn’t Santino’s idea (of course, he could’ve said no, but even one of the most comedic wrestlers couldn’t say no and not backlash). Besides the Battle Royal itself was a clusterfuck anyway. Thank your lucky stars that 9 years after the fact, the women’s Battle Royal was redone in better fashion. Also Jim Cornette isn’t exactly as innocent as you’d like to believe, he rubbed a lot of people the wrong way over the years, as I’ve heard. Also, you don’t slap someone because they missed their cue to get out of a debuting monster’s way. Santina was an abomination gimmick that did nothing but make the women’s division look like a joke, but it’s not as if Anthony Carelli was the key figurehead of booking it.
that "kid rock concert" was so dead the audience was totally silent . You can tell it was a concessions bathroom break concert and match
9:53 Memes for years.
No Oh oh oh oh oh, Wrestlemania?
To be Honest, The Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg Match wasn't bad.
Melina vs Ashley, seen in Culthotic's list, even worse than WM2
I wanna see Brian Zane do lists of his top 8 favourite current wrestlers and top 8 worst current wrestlers
Triple H vs. Roman Reigns from last year was an atrocity
Actually didn't think Lesnar vs Goldberg from Mania 20 was that bad. It was more the crowd response that made it look really bad.
b stop being delusional Goldberg will never last more than 5 minutes .
Shield vs Kane & New Age Outlaws at 30.
Divas match at 30.
Undertaker vs King Kong Bundy at 11.
Bret vs Yokozuna at 9.
The Rock vs John Cena at 29.
Goldberg vs. Lesnar (WM20) is bad, but how can you say is worst than Taker vs. Gonzalez, Lawler vs. Cole & Show vs. Akebono?
#8 - That was needed so Daniel Bryan could turn face. Daniel Bryan as a heel was NOT a good thing! So this match was not as bad as you thought.
#7 - WrestleMania 2 was forgettable all together...
#6 - WHOA!!!!!... That's actually my #1 in this category...
#5 - King Booker was a bad gimmick, but Sharmell did good in the match in terms of performance.
#4 - The Kane/Great Khali match was supposed to be the dud match of WrestleMania 23 to begin with. The Giant Gonzales match with The Undertaker is basically mute thanks to Brock Lesnar.
#3 - That match should not exist. I understand giving Michael Cole a WrestleMania moment, but not like that. It's one of the reasons I've always felt bad for him throughout his WWE career.
#2 - The Bart Gunn/Butterbean match I get because boxing & pro-wrestling are nothing alike, but the Big Show/Akebono sumo-match was actually entertaining. It does feature a form of wrestling, albeit sumo wrestling, that was pretty interesting, minus the 2 minutes of putting salt on your hands... Also, it was Akebono who challenged The Big Show to a Sumo match through Funaki.
Your Honorable Mentions:
1. What wrong with Triple H being buried. It's not like he's done it or anything... multiple times...
2. Not the worst womens singles match of all time (Terri Runnels Vs. The Kat anyone)...
1 - ... I bet you said that just because of this years Wrestlemania, didn't you? ;)
Daniel Bryan was still a heel until Team Hell No which happened in September
No matter if you think it's necessary or not Sheamus vs Bryan was still a shit match, Mania should not feature matches that don't even last a minute.
I wonder how much the E is paying this guy for his refutations.
"Daniel Bryan as a heel was NOT a good thing!"
What? Heel Bryan was great.
Dishonorable mention:
MITB WM23
Hey Brian! Nice video as usual, as I was watching this I was wondering if a multi-venue WM could ever work? To me they would have a healthy enough roster in a year or so (providing no career ending injuries to guys like Ambrose etc.) to give each venue a handful of upper mid card smark friendly bouts and then at least one main event worthy match. But then again like you said it would be a logistical nightmare
The thought of Goldberg and Lesnar having a technical masterpiece at Mania 33 made me laugh out loud
Owen Hart vs Skinner from Wrestlemania 8 is my pick for worst Mania match of all time.
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I had forgotten about See No Evil until this video. Thanks, Brian. Thanks a lot.
Awesomeness..this is one of them channels.. u watch all these videos...they are all greatness
HHH vs undertaker hell in a cell at wrestlemania is HORRIBLE
Horrible.... & made no sense AT ALL!!!
Taker/Bossman beats that on both counts.
Agreed
Are you kidding me? That match was great!
what do you mean no one saw see no evil a million saw the movie in its first week wtf are you talking about
In my opinion no match deserves the number one spot than Giant Gonzalez vs Undertaker.
Any chance we get an updated list when this list gets to being 10 years old?
i'm sick and tired of people talking about how sheamus vs dbry "ruined" bryan or "deligitimized" him... look you idiots and yes that includes zayne because he apparently forgot to look at all the details too bryan's entire story at this point was of a midcarder who's ego outmatched his skill. he won the title through a fluke and he retained through luck and weazling his way out of things. he was never a legitimate threat and the entire story was a lesson in humility. it made all the sense in the world for him to lose in the fashion he did. up until recently the brouge kick was arguably one of the strongest finishers in wwe and brayn lost due to a distraction he wasn't ruined and it didn't deligitimize his run because it was never legit to begin with! the story did everything it was supposed to do. bryan got arrogant due to some success he didn't earn he got brass and arrogant that arrogance was his downfall he then uses this lesson to improve.
KINGD353 what you are saying may be true....but it doesn't mean at wrestle freaking mania a world title match with the royal rumble winner inside should ever be less then a damn minute!
ShaunLovesAnimating eh in the end who gives a Shit? it's just dumb how wwe makes world titles and wrestlemania seem like a big deal despite them doing shit like 18 seconds that provide evidence to the contrary.also stupid of them to shit talk WCW when they are doing some of the same dumb stuff they were doing before their death.
KINGD353 The Rock vs Rowan killed any hope of anyone taking Erick Rowan seriously again
There were people who wanted Orton v. Batista WM30... not sure why... another seems to have emerged from there lair to spew acid breath.
Can't wait for the best wrestlemania matches video next.
I can't believe this was exactly one year ago
Wrestlemania 7 blindfold match between Jake the snake Roberts vs The Model Rick Martel was so stupid I consider it an insult to both hall of fame members careers
The Giant Gonzales choke slamming the referee was a great moment
Yea, yea Zane, I hear you for Butterbean v Bart Gunn..... but watching that KO was effing awesome!
excellent review
I think Mcintyre Vs. Moolah was cut short because Velvet's costume broke when she dove off the top rope.
i dont know how this chanel has only 100k+ subs, have a great content and its creative and funny...