5 underrated moments from WrestleMania 34

WM34 was a mixed show
WM34 was a mixed show

WrestleMania 34 is officially in the books, and now that we're one and a half months removed from the showcase of the immortals, it's time to look back on the event and pick out some of the best moments. No, we aren't talking about the obvious highlights such as the Intercontinental Championship match or Ronda's debut - we're talking about the unsung heroes.

You see, every single year there are several 'Mania memories that WWE fans witness, whereas others have completely different ones. The perspective is always changing and that's one of the beautiful things about pro wrestling, and we're here to talk about some things that may not seem that significant, but they were still nice little details.

With that being said, here are five underrated moments from WrestleMania 34.


#5 Bray Wyatt's return

The Woken Ones
The Woken Ones

Bray Wyatt's return on the pre-show may have felt a little bit underwhelming for some fans watching at home, but for most, it was a move that completely reinvigorated a character desperately in need of a change. At WM30, 31, 32 and 33, Wyatt was embarrassed by either a defeat or just courtesy of a segment intended to get other people over.

In New Orleans, however, that all changed. Wyatt came to the aid of Matt Hardy and helped him to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and since then, these two have been pretty entertaining together as a team. It was a nice way to kick off the event, and beyond that, it could be the first step in getting Bray Wyatt back up to the main event scene.

#4 The opening

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Look, this isn't exactly going to be something that everyone cares about, but it matters to us. When you build an event to be the showcase of the immortals and the grandest stage of them all, you need it to be a spectacle - especially if you're going to save up your pyro money all year so that you can produce something special to kick things off.

Well, in our mind, WWE pulled it off with a great opening to WrestleMania 34. Everything from the promo package through to the first entrance of the night was great, and it's one of the many reasons why we love WrestleMania so much. It's a larger than life event, and when they say there truly is nothing like it, they aren't bluffing. Trust us on that.

#3 John Cena’s run

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While most fans knew that John Cena was probably going to face The Undertaker at the Superdome, the fact that he showed up and acted as a fan planted a seed of doubt into the minds of the WWE Universe. He was commenting on matches and treating himself to a beer, and yet while it was amusing, it still felt like there was more to the story.

Alas, we finally had a development when Cena was informed by a referee that The Phenom was present in the building and that the match was going to go ahead. Big Match John then got up and raced past Charlotte Flair, seemingly indicating that something big was about to go down.

It might seem like a small and inconsequential tidbit, but just go back and listen to the pop. People clearly cared.

#2 Seth Rollins’s entrance

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Seth Rollins is on the run of his life at the moment, which is saying something, given that he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship back in 2015. He has been having great match after great match on pay-per-view and regular television as Intercontinental Champion, and it all began with his victory in the opening main card match of WrestleMania 34.

But before the bout even got started, Seth managed to wow the crowd in a different way: by coming out to an 'Ice King' kind of entrance. It was something that felt completely unique, and while some may have seen it as 'over the top', The Architect managed to find the perfect balance between cringe-worthy and awesome.

WrestleMania, as we've already mentioned several times, needs to be about these grand and special moments.

#1 Kut Angle’s performance

He's still got it
He's still got it

In the lead-up to WrestleMania, many fans were worried about the mixed tag team match between Ronda Rousey, Kurt Angle, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. The unproven talent of Ronda hadn't yet been tested in an actual wrestling match, and given how important signing her was, there was always the risk that it would end up flopping.

But boy oh boy did they shock the world. The match was incredible from start to finish, with many of the plaudits going to Rousey, which is understandable. However, it needs to be said that Angle did incredibly well for a guy who has sustained as many injuries as he has throughout the course of his career.

WWE needs to ensure that they milk every last ounce of wrestling brilliance out of The Olympic Hero before he hangs up his boots.


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