I thought this was a great Mania with a lot of high points. My personal highlights, in order of when they happened, were:
-Rob Gronkowski tackling Jinder Mahal: First of all, congratulations to Mojo Rawley for winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. It was unexpected but I feel like he deserves it. I'm not a big fan of his gimmick, but he's a nice guy so I would like to see him succeed. Anyway, as much as I dislike the Patriots (dislike actually doesn't even begin to describe my feelings towards them), Gronk is pretty awesome, and if he was with a different team, he would be one of my favorite players. Also, I hate Jinder Mahal with a sick passion. He wrestles a very unsafe style, is very clearly on steroids, and is only there because the company needs a guy to cater to their very large Indian market otherwise he would have been suspended for steroids a long time ago. Gronk taking that waste of a contract down and helping Mojo win was a very cool celebrity moment that was done right (to put over an up and coming superstar instead of themselves).
-AJ Styles vs Shane McMahon: I thought it started out slow but really picked up in the middle. AJ could carry a paper bag to a five star match so I'm not surprised that the match was good with the right person winning. I still wish it was Angle or Michaels instead of Shane though.
-Kevin Owens vs Chris Jericho: They really brought it. The finger on the rope spot was hilarious and well done, and the right man went over in the end.
-The triple pin on Nia Jax: Reminiscent of what #DIY and The Revival did against Authors of Pain on Saturday night, Bayley, Sasha, and Charlotte working together against Nia was perfect booking, showing the strength of Jax and how much the title means to the other three, with them willing to put aside their differences to take out the toughest challenge. I will say I was surprised at first with how they booked the ending, with Bayley winning by pinning Charlotte last instead of Sasha turning heel and taking the title from Bayley, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Bayley came out looking like a strong champion, proving that she doesn't need Sasha's help to win/keep the title. May this mark the end of the hot potato and mark the beginning of a good title reign, so that when Nia Jax beats Bayley for the belt, it will mean that much more.
-The Hardy Boyz returning: I felt that the AJ-Shane match and the Owens-Jericho match were both better, but the tag team title ladder match had the best moment of the night. As soon as that iconic music hit, I marked out. The Hardy Boyz have always been my favorite tag team, with Jeff being one of my favorite wrestlers of all time, and seeing them back in WWE was amazing. Them winning the titles in their signature match (which was Jeff's first Mania win btw) was just the icing on the cake. A great match with an awesome moment and outcome.
-The proposal: We all knew it was happening, but it still was a feel good moment that called back to Savage and Elizabeth at Wrestlemania 7. Congratulations to John Cena and Nikki Bella. I wish them both all of the happiness in the world.
-Stephanie McMahon goes through a table: This one is simple. Anytime Steph gets her comeuppance is a great moment and it was done in a smart way. Triple H accidentally knocking her off the apron after a superkick from Seth made it so that we could have payoff without having a man purposely hit a woman, which is something that should never happen ever, let alone on a PG television program.
-All of the hard hitting moments of Lesnar vs Goldberg: These two put on a surprisingly good match. It was short but boy did they pack in a good amount of action into the five minutes that they fought. German suplexes and spears galore in a match that was full of big moves without too much time spent doing nothing (*cough Wrestlemania 20 cough*). Once again the right person won, and as much as I dislike Lesnar, he comes around more lately than he used to, and is certainly a better choice than Goldberg as the top champion on the A show. It will be interesting to see who beats him for the title. I'm gonna guess either Reigns (gross), Strowman (ok I guess), Samoa Joe (awesome), or Sami Zayn (unlikely but what a great story it would be).
-Naomi winning the Smackdown Women's Championship in her hometown: Short match, no surprises here, and Naomi deserved this moment. Not much else to say. I'm just very happy for her.
-Undertaker leaves his gloves, jacket, and hat in the ring: This was an ok match overall, and I do feel that the right person won considering Taker is the past while Roman is the future (even though I'm not his biggest fan), but it could have been better. However, The Phenom leaving his gear in the ring, essentially saying that he's retiring, was an emotional moment and a fitting way to close out Mania, letting the man who is synonymous with the event walk out of the arena last.
Overall, I really enjoyed Wrestlemania 33, and it definitely exceeded the low expectations I had for it.