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WrestleMania 35 has found its page in the history book, and we'd be the first to admit that it was a wonderful read. Sadly, yet proudly, WWE managed to deliver a noteworthy WrestleMania without its greatest performer, The Undertaker.
There'd be some people (like me) who'd say that 'Taker should have made an appearance. What's WrestleMania without The Deadman after all? Yet, we need to admit that WWE presented a damn fine show. Definitely one of the most feel-good shows in recent memory.
The Superstars rose to the occasion and delivered. Many with their wrestling skills, some on the microphone. Everyone raised their bar. Let's drop our hats to the best performers of the night.
Honorable mentions:
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is a true genius with the microphone in hand. It's as if he shows up on RAW and says ‘Baron Corbin ended Kurt Angle's WrestleMania day with an End of Days,” and we'd still love it, somehow.
Buddy Murphy and Tony Nese
Two stars of 205 Live delivered yet again. It was a strong, hard-hitting bout. It makes us wonder what they could do with the audience 100% invested in their story.
Ricochet
He's a human highlight reel, isn't he?
#5 John Cena
Many of us strongly believed that Cena would never appear in his Doctor of Thuggomomics gimmick again. Could we start calling the Attitude Adjustment as the FU again? Never. But that's exactly what happened on April 7 at MetLife Stadium. When we expected The Undertaker to appear with an old gimmick, it was Cena that did. Well, we don't have anything to complain about
It was a trip down the memory lane. Cena not only ripped Elias but also his own movies apart with his vocal talent. He used the complaints that the WWE Universe has had with him, referring to himself as the “Golden Shovel.” He even mentioned the ‘heel’ turn that may never happen, after all.
This segment felt 'Mania worthy, and reminded us how good John Cena is. He entered the show pretty late, yet we thought he could have taken some more time.
Every time Cena steps inside that ring, he tells why he was WWE's top guy for so long. He didn't even have a match, yet killed it on the microphone. If WrestleMania is a celebration, Cena celebrated in style, giving us moments that'll never be forgotten. Hence, he's our #5 performer from WrestleMania 35.
#4 Brock Lesnar
We can complain all we want about his limited move-set. We can cry all we want about his schedule. We have already taken many shots at his Universal Championship reigns. However, one thing's for certain — Brock Lesnar is a once in a lifetime kind of talent.
Lesnar was phenomenal in his match against Seth Rollins. From the time Paul Heyman introduced his client, the reigning, defending Universal Champion at WrestleMania 35, he looked every bit of the 12.5 million dollars that WWE pays him. His aura and big match presence was on full display and made Rollins' victory feel much more special.
It felt like the BeastSlayer slew a beast, for real. Lesnar's nothing less than one. Especially, Brock's selling was simply phenomenal. From start to finish, everything that happened in the Universal Championship story was electric, and Brock Lesnar deserves a lot of credit.
#3 The Miz
Falls Count Anywhere matches often go nowhere. But the battle of Shane McMahon and The Miz did not disappoint on April 7. While it never quite hit the top note until the finishing moments, but it was still damn fine a spectacle with a finishing spot that would make it to some of the coolest finishes in 'Mania history. Although Shane was great, yet much of the credit here goes to The Miz.
The Miz proved once again that he's a top-level babyface. Many times legendary heels don't always make for compelling heroes, but it's apparent that The Miz is certainly not one of them.
Miz looked a badass in this match, taking the fight to McMahon. Also, he sold his worries and anger after Mcmahon attacked his father to perfection. He genuinely gave McMahon a merciless beating, who sold it like gold. Miz looks as natural a babyface as he did as a heel, giving us more hope that he's going to be the top ‘face’ somewhere down the road.
#2 Charlotte Flair
Anyone else felt that the women's “Winner Takes All” never quite reached its true potential? While Rousey took a lot of bumps, including one that made us the fear of an injury Lynch looked like a star. They never quite hit top gear. Even the finish felt like it had been botched.
It was actually the “third wheel” of the match Charlotte Flair was on full song and made it quite apparent that she's a step above everyone else purely in terms on wrestling ability. Interestingly, she already has more championship wins than Trish Stratus.
In the biggest match of her career, she definitely left with more fans' respect than she started the match with. She added exponentially to the furiousness and quality of the bout. And, this is why we rank her as second, considering performers of the night.
#1 Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston
We'll cheat a little bit because it'd be an injustice to the New Daniel Bryan if we only place the new WWE Champion at the top spot. It often takes two people to create magic inside a ring, and from the moment the bell rang for Bryan vs. Kingston to begin, they created... Magic.
This feud had been surreal from the moment it began, and it'd have been, I dare say, disappointing if these two geniuses gave us anything less than a ‘Match of the Year' candidate. On one side, Daniel Bryan proved yet again that he's the best in the business. On the other side, well, Kofi Kingston just can't do anything wrong in 2019.
The in-ring psychology displayed by these two masters was brilliant, and it felt that the crowd had been living for this match. The crowd bought everything these two performers had to sell. In the end, it's Kofi Kingston who won the match, but it's difficult to say that there was only one winner.
In conclusion, these two guys pulled off a main event before the main event. Hence, we call them the Performers of the night.
Who were the Top 5 performers according to you? Let us know in the comments below!
