5 WrestleMania's that should have had a different main event

A better placement would have improved these WrestleMania's.
A better placement would have improved these WrestleMania's.

#1 WrestleMania 25

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Just an incredible match.
Just an incredible match.

What Was The Main Event: Triple H vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship

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What Should Have Main Evented: The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels

Speaking of non-title matches that should have main-evented WrestleMania, let us speak about the greatest match in 'Mania history. The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels was a barnburner and a half, taking place two matches from the top, at WrestleMania 25.

The main event of the involved, you guessed it, Triple H. He defended the WWE Championship against Randy Orton. This ending WrestleMania 25 seemed appropriate after all the crazy things that happened during the build-up involving Orton attacking the McMahons and Triple H invading his rival's house.

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But on the night, all we got was a 25-minute snoozefest that seemed more like a placeholder house show main event than the culmination of the most heated rivalry in the world. Some of it could possibly boil down to the Game and the Viper having the impossible task of following the epic Undertaker vs Michaels match.

Honestly, the latter should have just gone on last. There was no way anything else would have been able to follow such a tremendous match and the WWE Title bout failed miserably. Even the world title triple threat between Edge, John Cena, and the Big Show did a better job than the headliner.

Had Triple H vs Randy Orton ended up being a more intense brawl or better, gone on second-to-last in favor of Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker, WrestleMania 25 would have been much more fondly remembered in the eyes of the WWE Universe.

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