WrestleMania 22

1. Kane + Big Show defeated Chris Masters + Carlito by pinfall

This was a strange choice for the opener, but it wasn't as bad as you would think. They all played their roles and Big Show finally gets a victory at WrestleMania.

Rating: 1.75 (out of 5)

2. Rob Van Dam defeated Lashley, Matt Hardy, Finlay, Ric Flair, and Shelton Benjamin in a Money In The Bank Ladder Match

This was non-stop action, but possibly the weakest of the MITB matches. It was, however, a great moment for all Rob Van Dam fans, as he went on to win the title a few months later. Lashley really stuck out here as being very green.

Rating: 3.75

3. JBL defeated Chris Benoit by pinfall to win the United States Championship

Looking back, this one just has bad taste written all over it. Not only do we have Chris Benoit in there, but we have JBL mocking Eddie Guerrero. This match was disappointing, just like a lot of Chris Benoit's matches in 2006 and 2007.

Rating: 2

4. Edge defeated Mick Foley by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was just an unbelievable spectacle. I never thought I'd see someone get speared through a flaming table at WrestleMania, but it is a moment that no one who watched this show will ever forget. Both guys put it all on the line and it resulted in one of the best WWE matches of the decade.

Overall Rating: 4.75

5. The Boogeyman defeated Booker T + Sharmell by pinfall

Well, there had to be a letdown after that last match, right? Unfortunately this is one of the worst WWE matches of the decade. I'm not sure how they talked Booker into this one.

Rating: 0

6. Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus by pinfall to win the Women's Championship

This is the best women's match in WrestleMania history. Now they did edit out some of Mickie's sexual heel acts and they also edited out part of the ending because it was botched really badly. However, finish aside, this was good stuff.

Rating: 3

7. Undertaker defeated Mark Henry in a Casket Match

Well, this sucked. Not as bad as some of his earlier WrestleMania matches, this just wasn't up to par with a lot of his recent matches. His dive over the casket was pretty sweet though.

Rating: .75

8. Shawn Michaels defeated Vince McMahon by pinfall

This was without a doubt entertaining, but a little too one-sided to really make it anything beyond that. This is what we all wish the Bret Hart/Vince McMahon could have been like at WrestleMania 26. Shawn did all he could and Vince was Vince.

Rating: 3.25

9. Rey Mysterio defeated Kurt Angle and Randy Orton by pinfall to win the World Heavyweight Championship

This is ragged on mostly because it is under 10 minutes long and it was a title match. But you can't rag on the three guys in this match, as they put on a good show. The middle slowed down for just a little, but the beginning and end were golden.

Rating: 3.25

10. Torrie Wilson defeated Candice Michelle by pinfall

More garbage. Why even have this on the card?

Rating: 0

11. John Cena defeated Triple H by submission

This is without a doubt one of the most overrated WrestleMania matches of all time. Don't get me wrong, it's entertaining, but a lot of people think this is among the best mostly due to the crowd. Watch any Cena match around this era and the crowd really isn't that much different. This isn't really that much better than HHH/Orton at WrestleMania 25 and people HATE that match. Cena has had a lot better matches than this one and so has Triple H.

Rating: 2.75

This WrestleMania is a real mixed bag. On one hand, you have perhaps the craziest brawl in WWE history, a good ladder match, one of the greatest women's matches in WWE history, a great feel good moment, and a real good popcorn match featuring Mr. WrestleMania. However, the Boogeyman, the Playboy match, the casket match, and the disappointing JBL/Benoit match really hold this one down. Still, there is way too much good here to not rate this one high. Good show, but it's too bad they didn't give the Rey match more time by eliminating some of the garbage.

Overall Rating: 87%