Thought of the Day: This Is The Main Event

As inspired by a line from Jesse Ventura at Wrestlemania V.The idea is very simple: a show is usually better when there is one match that is the definitive main event and the big draw of the show.  Look at some of the Wrestlemanias with a clear main event:

#1 – Hogan/Mr. T. vs. Roddy Piper/Paul Orndorff

#3 – Hogan vs. Andre

#6 – Hogan vs. Warrior

#14 – Austin vs. Michaels

#17 – Austin vs. Rock II

#20 – HHH vs. HBK vs. Benoit

#26 – Michaels vs. Undertaker II

#28 – Rock vs. Cena

There are other shows with a definitive main event, but how much bigger do most of those shows feel as a result?  For the opposite, look at some of the Wrestlemanias where there was a double main event or a show where the main event wasn’t built as THE reason to see the show.

#2 – Hogan vs. Bundy

#4 – Tournament

#8 – Hogan vs. Sid/Savage vs. Flair

#9 – Hart vs. Yokozuna/Mega Maniacs vs. Money Inc.

#11 – Diesel vs HBK/Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

#13 – Bret vs. Austin/Undertaker vs. Sid

#21 – Batista vs. HHH/JBL vs. Cena

#23 – Cena vs. HBK/Lashley vs. Umaga

#24 – Undertaker vs. Edge/Orton vs. HHH vs. Cena

 

While these shows were good, they didn’t have the big match feel and it holds them back.  That’s what holds me back on Wrestlemania 19: there were four matches that you could call the real main event of the show.  The idea of a double main event may sound good, but it doesn’t hold up most of the time when you look back at them.