WrestleMania 32 is in the books and the WWE Universe would be feeling indifferent about the whole pay-per-view. There were some memorable moments in the pay-per-view for sure but then again, a lot of the booking decisions that the WWE had the fans scratching their heads.
The WWE did not pick the winners with respect to the future context and it might come back to bite them soon.
Despite the negatives, there were some standout things about this year’s WrestleMania. And we are going to take a look at them one by one. So here are those WrestleMania 32 moments that you would not forget soon.
Honourable mention: Zack Ryder winning the Intercontinental Championship
Zack Ryder came into the Intercontinental Championship ladder match as a replacement for the injured Neville. Ryder’s inclusion was welcomed with warm hands by the WWE fans but the fans clearly did not see him as a contender for the actual championship. However, Ryder proved everyone wrong and went on to capture the gold.
It was a surreal moment for everyone who watched and for Ryder, it is his ticket back to relevance city. Hopefully, WWE would have a strong booking for him going forward and would not let him drop the title soon. Also, we could get to see a full blown Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn feud going forward.
The Rock and John Cena sharing the limelight
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and John Cena are hands down two of the greatest superstars in WWE history. Their presence alone was a big boost for WrestleMania and when they shared the stage together, it became something special.
Cena’s return was something that we all knew about but most of us did not expect him to have a segment with the Brahma Bull.
Cena did not get on the mic or pull off a long promo like Rock did, but in the limited time he got, Cena did steal the show. Rock coming out with the flamethrower was another classic moment to cherish for a lifetime.
Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon is a class act. We’ve come across this fact so often that it has become obvious to state it these days. WWE had Roman Reigns vs. Triple H for the main event and though the match was solid, the crowd did not dig into it. The bad booking of Reigns throughout the past two years was to blame for the same.
While Reigns and Hunter were fighting it out to know who will reign supreme, Stephanie was attracting all the eyes. She looked stunning in the ‘Mad Max’ like costume and confirmed that age is just a number. Also, it was the spear that she ate which made the fans wake up from their sleep.
Baron Corbin winning the Andre The Giant Battle Royal
The Andre the Giant Battle Royal was made for making new stars and the WWE went back to this basics at WrestleMania 32. In the first edition, the win benefited Cesaro big time and in the second edition, Big Show won the thing and had no use whatsoever with the trophy. This year, the way in which WWE booked the Battle Royal felt perfect.
They had some surprise entrants that made the fans go wild and in the end, Baron Corbin came out winning. He clearly deserves it because of all the hard work he has put in and it was a great way to announce his arrival to the big scene. It would be interesting to see whether Corbin would stick around or not.
Fun slide in between: Eric Rowan Co-main eventing WrestleMania
Okay, let this fact sink in before you go into the next side: Erick Rowan co-main evented WrestleMania alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson when Bray Wyatt was watching from the side lines.
Women’s match
The Triple threat match between Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte was everything right with professional wrestling. The introduction of the new Women’s championship belt initially pumped up the adrenaline and the entrances from the women made matters more interesting.
Especially the entrance of Sasha Banks stood out as she came out to the rap of her cousin Snoop Dogg and honoured the great Eddie Guerrero with her ring gear.
The three women then went on to have probably the best match of the night and in the end, Charlotte came out winning. The choice of winner might’ve not been something which is good in the longer run, but why are we complaining anyways?
Shane McMahon the daredevil
Shane McMahon stole the show at WrestleMania, period. For a man who has not wrestled for nearly a decade, Shane showed some solid guts to step inside the ring with the legendary Undertaker. And his courage does not end there, Shane then went on to perform one of the most dangerous spots in WWE history when he took a leap from the top of the Cell.
For one moment, people thought that Shane was out after that but he went on to continue the match. No one wants to see a wrestler take such big bumps and put his or her body on such extremes but when it happened, we had no option but to mark out and shower respects on Shane.
