Wrestlemania XVI Re-Do Review

Wrestlemania XVI Re-Do Review


If anyone hasn't seen my re-do of Mania 17, here's the link if you want to keep the continuity going : http://prowrestlingtvreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/wrestlemania-x-seven-re-do-review.html

I've been looking forward to watching the ladder match and the main event again, as I have a feeling that the ratings will change for those ones. Right let's get started.


                                                                                                                                                                   


(I forgot that this one is famous for not having any traditional singles matches) 


The Godfather & D-Lo Brown vs The Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan 
I actually found this tag match to be really entertaining . All guys put on a good performance , especially Bull Buchanan who impressed me . Bull picks up the win after a leg drop onto D-Lo . **3/4


(Ice T raps Godfather and D-Lo to the ring. He really didn't look like much of a big deal with a random tag match. Did this match even have a feud to go with it? Doesn't seem like much of a Mania match. Seems like it should have been more of a dark match. Match wasn't too bad, but there wasn't anything memorable about it. Definitely overrated it. *1/4)




Hardcore Battle Royal
The rules of this match were that if you pinned someone , you were the hardcore champ . The time limit was 15 minutes . There was a big botch at the end of the match where the ref was supposed to do the pinfall just as the timer ran out , but he did that too early and managed to get the pinfall , so there was a new champ even when there wasn't supposed to be ! This was mostly brawling with trash cans and road signs but it was fun . Hardcore Holly wins after smashing a glass over Crash's head and gets the pinfall . **


(Yeah this one is mainly remembered for the screwed up finish. There were way too many guys in the match. They would have been better off with a fatal four way or even a six-pack challenge. Basically just random weapon shots for the fifteen minutes. Seeing some of the tag teams breaking up over the title was quite humorous. The stuff with Tazz, Crash and Hardcore Holly was quite enjoyable up until the fucked finish. Another match I overrated. *)


Al Snow & Steve Blackman vs Test & Albert
I always did enjoy the antics of Al and Steve . Usually gave me a laugh . A huge block of cheese runs to the ring to support head cheese . Test wins it with an elbow drop to Steve . Not much of a match here . *3/4


(Another random tag match. Was I drunk while watching this show the first time? All the ratings are too damn high! This match just wouldn't end and was all over the place. Bloody awful. DUD)



Edge & Christian vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardy Boyz : Triangle Ladder Match
The second ladder match in Wrestlemania history at that time . If it wasn't for the No Mercy ladder match , this wouldn't be here and if it wasn't for this match , there would be no TLC . Many people mistake this as the first TLC match and it's not hard to see why . Plenty of ladders and tables , just no chairs . This was an amazing match that no one had seen anything like at the time . No wonder the ladder match is such a popular match type .  So many replay moments . Edge & Christian grab the titles after plunging Matt to a table in the ring . *****


(Thankfully we finally have the match that saves this trainwreck of a show so far. This had everything you could want from a ladder match, from amazing inovative offense to no cringe worthy slow climb spots. Add in the fact that this led us to the birth of the TLC match, and you've got an all time classic here. I'll lower the rating a bit, because I think it was too high the first time. ****1/2)



Terri vs The Kat : Cat Fight
Fabulous Moolah was with Terri and Mae Young with Kat . Val Venis was also the special ref . The only reason to watch this match is obvious and it's not for the wrestling . The less said the better . DUD


(All I can say is fucking dreadful. DUD)



(I have no idea how I did it, but somehow I've gotten the order of the next two matches mixed up. How the fuck did I do that?)



Kurt Angle vs Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit : 2 Falls Match
The first fall is for the IC Title and the second is for the European Title . Here we have three of the all time great technical wrestlers . All three of these guys were here performing in their first ever Wrestlemania . Needless to say they would go onto greater things at Wrestlemania . This wasn't the best triple threat match but it was still pretty damn good . Benoit wins the IC Title after a diving headbutt onto Jericho . Jericho wins the European title after lionsaulting Benoit .  Angle came in with 2 titles and left with none . ***1/2


(I thought it was pretty cool that Angle was never pinned or made to submit and yet he still lost both of his titles. This match took place a couple of years too early, as these attitude era fans couldn't really appreciate the great wrestling going on in the ring. I'll lower the rating a little because the fact that there's no heat kind of ruins things. ***)




The Radicalz vs Chyna & Too Cool
Apparently this match didn't really mean anything since the next day , Eddie and Chyna started going out . Not much to say about this match . Chyna wins by pinning Eddie . **

(Yeah this was made a bit pointless with Chyna and Eddie becoming friends the next night. The match itself was entertaining and, as always, Eddie was great to watch. Fun stuff. **1/4)



X-Pac & Road Dogg vs Kane & Rikishi 
I think the only reason this match was here , was to set up another Pete Rose Wrestlemania moment from which he is attacked by Kane and Rikishi . The match ends with Kane pinning X-Pac after a tombstone piledrviver .  *1/2


(Yeah the main point of this bout was to set up the final Pete Rose gag. Didn't Kane and Tori end up becoming an item later on? Anyway the match was quite fun while it lasted so I'll stick with my  *1/2 rating)


Triple H vs Mick Foley vs The Rock vs The Big Show : Elimination Match 
Until Wrestlemania 27 , this was the only main event in Wrestlemania history that ended with the heel walking out as the victor . I think that this is quite the underrated match . I've always enjoyed it , but other people seem to think that it wasn't very good . Everyone's entitled to their opinion though . There was a McMahon in every corner here because they need to be the center of attention all the time . The Big Show is eliminated after a rock bottom . Mick Foley is eliminated after a pedigree onto a steel chair . HHH retains his title after Vince hits the Rock with a steel chair .  ***3/4

(It's weird that both cases of the heel winning the final match at Mania seems to be seen as something really stupid to do. Although in this case it led to two classic matches between Rock and HHH so I'm completely fine with it. If this was just the four guys out there, it would have been better, but the McMahon in every corner thing hindered it a bit. I still really enjoyed this match but the original rating is a little too high for me. ***1/2)




6/10 . This one is worth watching for the triple threat match , the fatal four way and obviously the amazing ladder match .



(5/10. Man if the main event wasn't very good, and the triangle ladder match hadn't been awesome, then this would have been a pretty dire Wrestlemania. The triple threat is good as well, but the rest was filled with pointless tag team matches, an awful woman's match and quite a bad hardcore match. Check out the ladder match and the main event though)