Well shit, that was good.
The opening IC match was great, although it would have been nice to have it longer. Obviously they wanted Bryan as far from the main event as possible, but he won the belt, and everyone looked good. Excellent way to open the show.
Randy Orton vs Seth Rollins wasn't very good. Orton looked really sluggish and out of shape, and he put on a poor performance even for him, and he didn't sell any moves. Rollins should not have lost that match. Orton needs to piss off.
The HHH / Sting match was surprisingly fun. The wrestling wasn't pretty, but it was better than I expected, and they gave the fans a good dose of nostalgia with DX vs NWO. I'm shocked that Sting lost, but in hindsight that shouldn't surprise me coming from HHH. HHH's entrance was cheesy as hell. Sting's wasn't much better.
The women's match was solid. I wish they had more time, but there was some good wrestling all around, and I'm happy that AJ / Paige won. I didn't like that Paige spent most of the match on the floor though. Paige's outfit was awesome.
John Cena vs Rusev was a really good match, easily the best Rusev has had, but the outcome could not have been more obvious. Yeah, Cena was going to tap out at WM when representing USA against Russia. Yup, that was totally a plausible outcome.
Rusev's entrance was amazing. Riding out on a fucking tank to the Russian national anthem while vigorously waving your flag and wearing a Russian teamster jacket. I love you Rocky IV gimmick man.
I could have done without the usual long winded HHH promo. Hey, it's the Rock. And now he's bringing in some fighter chick I've never heard of. You could have used this time for a match. I don't want to see this lead to any matches at next year's WM either. It also wore out the term "Wrestlemania moment". I think telling people you're making a Wrestlemania moment negates making a Wrestlemania moment.
It would have been fine if it took up half the amount of time.
The Undertaker vs Wyatt was almost sad to watch. Undertaker was looking better than last year, but not by much. He was struggling throughout the match, and it was completely forgettable. I don't know why they thought Wyatt could put on a good match. And both entrances were total buzzkills during the daytime. Hopefully they choose a better opponent for next year and Undertaker has one final match.
The title match. THAT TITLE MATCH. Holy crap, that was perfect. SUPLEX CITY, BITCH! The whole time I was worried because Reigns was smiling as he took the beating like the arrogant son of a bitch he's been since he won the Rumble, and I thought he was going to overcome all odds and look super strong, especially once he started giving the flurry of superman punches and spears.
Then once Rollins' music hit, I got excited. But then I figured they were just throwing him in there for Reigns to have someone to pin while Rollins was still distracted cashing in the briefcase, but then he got the pin without cheating.
I'm not happy about Reigns kicking out after 3 F5's in the match, or again after the first curb stomp, but they got to make Reigns look good without him winning the belt. It's a win-win as far as I'm concerned.
The stage setup and arena had a great vibe, the crowd was great, they packed in a lot of veterans, it really felt like a big Wrestlemania. Much like last year, they took what on paper looked like a pretty weak card, and turned it into a very enjoyable show.