The 34 best WrestleMania matches ever

#26: The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 18)

Many might be surprised that I'm putting this match here. In my opinion, it is overrated. It would be far lower in WrestleMania lore if it had a different crowd. Nevertheless, it sure was a sight to see at the time!

An icon vs. icon match the magnitude of which was unequaled until a decade later, this was meant to be a passing of the torch moment. It was, but not in the way originally intended.

Despite his being a heel, the Toronto crowd still loved the Hulkster, even after so many years had passed. So he and The Rock pulled off a double turn in the match (if in The Rock's case only for one night) that would soon catapult Hulk Hogan into one more babyface title run.

This match was no work rate classic. In fact, it was slow and plodding, but it had one of the most fevered, frenzied crowds ever to make itself heard in a WrestleMania match.

Drama was created when the referee was taken out. Rock had Hogan tapping to his sharpshooter, but there was no one to see it. As Rock somewhat revived the referee, Hogan gave him a low blow followed by a Rock Bottom, but much to the crowd's disappointment, The Rock kicked out at two.

After both men took turns beating each other with Hogan's belt, The Rock hit a Rock Bottom on Hogan, who kicked out at two and soon Hulked up. It wasn't enough to finish The Rock off, however, and he would eventually win with two Rock Bottoms and a People's Elbow.

Hogan's face turn then became complete when, after the match was over, he and The Rock fought off Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, who turned on their old comrade.