5 WrestleMania rematches that were better than the original and 4 that were worse

#6 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 26 (Worse)

Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker - WrestleMania 26

This isn't a slight on the Career vs. Streak match at WrestleMania 26 at all. In fact, that match was excellent. However, it was not as good as the original. The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels one year prior at the Grandest Stage of Them All, in what was possibly the greatest match in WrestleMania history.

The whole basis of the Deadman's feud with HBK in 2010 was the classic they shared at 'Mania 25. Michaels was so desperate for a rematch with 'Taker, it was eating him up inside. Their storyline heading into WrestleMania 26 was definitely better, but not the match.

“@StevenHaig: @JRsBBQ Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels , Wresltemania 25 or 26?” For me, WM 25 in Houston.

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) August 19, 2011

The two of them could have done the impossible and exceeded their previous match, but Undertaker suffered a leg injury early on. He still carried on and put on another fantastic match in his WrestleMania Streak.

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#5 The Undertaker vs. Triple H at WrestleMania 27 (Better)

The Undertaker vs Triple H from WrestleMania 27 is one of the most underrated matches in WWE history. Legit this was a true classic that never gets talked about. pic.twitter.com/a83YmbAM2f

— TheElitist (@TheElitistonYT2) January 16, 2021

One year after retiring Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker took on Triple H at WrestleMania 27. It was a rematch from their first encounter at the Show of Shows, ten years prior.

The match at WrestleMania 17 was unique, thanks to much of the action taking place outside the ring. However, The Game and The Deadman overtook that effort with a No Holds Barred classic. It was brutal, with both stars pulling out all the stops.

Triple H hit three Pedigrees and multiple chair shots. He even hit 'Taker in the head with the chair before executing a Tombstone Piledriver of his own. Of course, the Deadman reigned supreme after making The Game tap out Hell's Gate. The match took so much out of him that he had to be carted out of the arena.

The Undertaker proceeded to have an even better match with Triple H at WrestleMania 28, inside Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. It tied all of the last few years of 'Mania classics together perfectly.