Ranking and grading every WWE pay-per-view in 2021 so far

#1 WWE WrestleMania 37

BUNNY DESTROYER!! 😱😱😱#WrestleMania @sanbenito pic.twitter.com/Ot1EE2tSuO

— WWE (@WWE) April 11, 2021

Well, this had to be it. As the only WWE pay-per-view to happen in front of a crowd so far this year, WrestleMania 37 stands above all of the company's ThunderDome efforts.

However, that was not the only reason why The Show of Shows is on top of this list - both nights delivered quality and grandeur in spades. The action started late on Night One, as a result of a rain delay. That only added to the charm of 'Mania 37, which took place at Raymond James Stadium.

The first match was Bobby Lashley's stunning victory over Drew McIntyre, with The All Mighty remaining WWE Champion against expectations.

Cesaro defeated Seth Rollins, while Bad Bunny shocked the world with an insane performance opposite The Miz and John Morrison. He and Damian Priest won possibly the greatest celebrity match in WrestleMania history.

However, Night One belonged to Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks. They became the first African-American women to main event WrestleMania, and did so in a fantastic match.

OH MY GOD #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/YxQqkCnvGL

— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) April 11, 2021

The EST of WWE became a megastar on this night, as she used her hair braid to whip Banks, before defeating her to stand tall as the SmackDown Women's Champion. It was a rightly beautiful moment.

While WWE couldn't follow it up with the epicness of the previous night, Night Two was also really good. It featured some of the more understated matches of the weekend, like Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn and Sheamus vs. Riddle.

With that being said, Night Two also featured one of the very few duds across WrestleMania. The Fiend lost to Randy Orton in his big return match, after Alexa Bliss distracted him. Luckily, WWE got it out of the way early as it opened the show.

.@WWERomanReigns has pinned both @WWEDanielBryan & @EdgeRatedR to RETAIN the #UniversalTitle in the main event of Night 2's #WrestleMania! You 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 acknowledge him now. #AndStill @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/A0vBzBXQWN

— WWE (@WWE) April 12, 2021

The headliner of the entire weekend saw Roman Reigns defend the Universal Championship against Edge and Daniel Bryan, in what was an epic encounter.

The combination of all three men was dynamite, which led to some excellent in-ring action. In the end, both Edge and Bryan were smashed, stacked, and pinned by The Head of the Table.

Reigns enjoyed a dominant victory, albeit with some help from Jey Uso. Nevertheless, he stood tall at the end of the weekend. The Tribal Chief would not be going anywhere as the top guy in WWE. The boos that met him were glorious.

The two nights of WrestleMania 37 were the biggest positive from an uncertain first half of 2021 for WWE, serving as a momentary change of pace from the monotony of the ThunderDome. It was a reminder of better times - a preview of what should be the most exciting summer in the company's history.

Grade: A