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Top 10 Worst WrestleMania Main Events Ever – Ranking WWE’s Biggest Letdowns 3shr
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We’ve picked out our top 10 worst WrestleMania main events of all time.
WrestleMania is meant to be the grandest stage of them all, where the biggest stars collide in unforgettable showdowns.
At its best, the event delivers legendary moments and era-defining matches. At its worst? It leaves fans frustrated, exhausted, or outright furious.
A great WrestleMania main event should be the culmination of an epic story – a match that captivates the crowd and sends them home satisfied.
The matches on this list did the exact opposite – whether due to bad booking, a dead crowd, nonsensical storytelling, or sheer boredom, these are our top 10 worst WrestleMania main events of all time.
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10. Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair vs Ronda Rousey (WrestleMania 35) 3x5g6e
A flat, uninspired triple threat match that lacked heat (they really should’ve just run the Becky/Ronda singles match) and failed to engage the crowd.
For a match with such historic stakes – the first time women were closing out a WrestleMania – it felt surprisingly bland, offering little in of memorable moments.
The awkward, abrupt finish only added to the disappointment.
Not much else to say – this just wasn’t good.
9. Triple H vs Chris Jericho (WrestleMania X8) 2u4623
This match never stood a chance. The crowd had just witnessed an all-time classic in Rock vs Hogan, and they had zero energy left for this.
The dynamics were completely off, the pacing was dull, and the whole thing felt completely lifeless.
It’s possibly the worst match on the show, and it’s laughable that it main evented. No extended thoughts necessary.
8. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (WrestleMania 34) 5s3d6i
Brock’s a beast, so the in-ring work wasn’t bad, but this match completely failed to connect with the audience.
The fans still weren’t on board with Roman as the top guy, and Lesnar’s WWE future was up in the air, casting a strange cloud over the match from the beginning.
It had no compelling story, no emotional stakes, and to top it all off, Lesnar retained.
Why did any of this happen? What a pointless, dumb match!
7. Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy (WrestleMania 2) 3r4m6n
This match had plenty of heat, and the crowd was into it, but that didn’t make it interesting for its full runtime.
The escape-the-cage format has never been good, and this match is a prime example of why – it lacked the drama of a true comeback, making the finish feel flat.
Hogan was solid enough to make this fine, but Bundy was never main event material, and it showed.
The match got repetitive quickly, and while Bundy bled to add some intensity, it would have worked better if Hogan had been the one in peril, leading to a triumphant Hulk-up.
Instead, Hogan simply walked out of the cage, denying any real catharsis.
Hogan would go on to have a much better cage match against Big Boss Man on Saturday Night’s Main Event, and honestly, his matches on that show tended to be superior to his WrestleMania outings because they were shorter.
This was a fine match in the moment, but it was clear why Bundy never saw another main event spot after this.
6. Roman Reigns vs Triple H (WrestleMania 32) 46u1h
This was not good. The fans didn’t care, and the match went on far too long.
Triple H and Roman Reigns were stuck in a storyline that felt forced, with Reigns being pushed as the top babyface when the crowd just wasn’t buying it.
It was all a frustrating and insulting experience, from the storyline to the match layout and even to the commentary.
By the time Reigns won, it felt less like a triumphant moment and more like WWE simply shoving something down our throats.
5. The Undertaker vs Psycho Sid (WrestleMania 13) 23qs
March 1997 was an exciting time for wrestling.
The WWF was evolving, shedding its cartoonish past and starting to feel cool, spearheaded by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
His match with Bret Hart on this show was a masterpiece – an all-time great that overshadowed everything else, including the main event.
That main event? The Undertaker vs Psycho Sid for the WWF Championship – a match that played to neither man’s strengths.
Sid thrives when paired with elite wrestlers who can guide him (cough Shawn and Bret cough). The Undertaker, at this point, was still more about character than in-ring work.
Together, they produced a slow, plodding, rest-hold-heavy affair that felt like a chore to sit through.
The Chicago crowd didn’t care. They had already seen the real main event and were only engaged when Bret Hart interfered, adding some last-minute drama.
Normally, interference ruins good matches – here, it salvaged a bad one.
When WrestleMania 13 ended, the only thing anyone cared about was what was next for Bret, Shawn, and Austin. The official main event? Completely forgettable.
4. The Miz vs John Cena (WrestleMania XXVII) 5n4u1h
A Raw TV-level match main eventing WrestleMania is bad enough, but the booking made it even worse.
The Miz, who already felt like he didn’t belong at the top of the card, ended up being completely overshadowed by John Cena and the looming presence of The Rock.
The whole thing was poorly booked, and it was a really underwhelming way to close out the show.
Just a bad, forgettable main event.
3. Triple H vs Randy Orton (WrestleMania 25) 2d3n50
This was absolutely lifeless. For a match with such a heated and personal build, this was a shockingly dull, emotionless slog that dragged on for 23 painful minutes.
Triple H and Randy Orton are both more than capable of delivering a great main event, but this was anything but.
The intensity from the storyline – Orton attacking the McMahons, the personal stakes – was completely absent.
Instead, we got a slow, methodical match with no urgency, no drama, and a dead crowd that clearly didn’t care.
The stipulation that Triple H would lose the title if he got disqualified only made things worse, stripping the match of the brutality it desperately needed.
For a major hyped-up WrestleMania main event, this was a boring, depressing failure.
2. Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice (WrestleMania VIII) 4fi7
An abysmal main event with sloppy work and a botched finish that completely deflated what had been a great show up to that point.
It’s a shame that WrestleMania VIII had to end on this note. The show was good – this match was awful.
1. Hulk Hogan vs Yokozuna (WrestleMania IX) 1q6h4s
A complete travesty.
Bret Hart loses his title and calls on Papa Hogan to swoop in and save the day. Hogan rushes in, squashes Yokozuna in seconds, and walks out as champion.
A disaster of a booking decision that did nothing but bury Yokozuna, undermine Bret, and stroke Hogan’s ego.