WrestleMania 35: 5 Surprising moments from the show

Well, that was a long and fun night.

It was certainly a feel-good WrestleMania show from New York/New Jersey. There isn't a recent Mania were the three top babyface wrestlers actually won their big title matches. How often has Vince McMahon actually given the good guys and the WWE audience what they really want at a major show like this?

We had some fun surprises, solid matches and a lot of title changes. It was what the “Showcase of Immortals” should be. It was a big night of heartwarming moments and it felt like the end of a really good story or movie. Well done WWE.

With all of this running in a tired mind after seven and a half hours of wrestling, I present my list of the top five most surprising moments of WWE WrestleMania 35:

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#5. So Many Title Changes

One of many shocking title changes of the night. This was likely the most surprising to me.

I am used to seeing a few WWE Championships change hands at WrestleMania but this was just crazy.

All the ten WWE main roster titles were on the line on Sunday night and It was shocking to see eight of them change hands at WrestleMania. We had the Universal, WWE, Smackdown Women’s, Raw Women’s, Raw Tag Team, Women’s Tag Team, Intercontinental and Cruiserweight Championships new title holders. I certainly expect a few title changes at a major show but to see so many long-time champions lose is shocking. It will lead to a lot of fresh match-ups going forward and certainly brings about abrupt endings to the momentum of long-time champions.

But kudos to The Usos and Samoa Joe. They are the only Champions to leave MetLife Stadium with the belts. It's amazing to think the Usos are now the longest reigning champions in the company and they have held their title only since mid-February. The times they are changing in the WWE.

#4. Shane McMahon Wins

The Miz looking like he is having a lot of fun.

Maybe Shane McMahon is really the “Best in the World”.

The faces had a wonderful night at WrestleMania. So, you expected The Miz to destroy Shane McMahon for all the insults and attacks on The Miz’s father? WrestleMania seemed like the best time for The Miz to get his well-deserved revenge.

The match itself was chaotic fun. They took advantage of the Falls Count Anywhere Stipulation and fought in unique places for a WWE show. I mean how often do they fight near the row of foreign announcers?

The match was coming to a predictable finish. Shane McMahon was in his traditionally stupid high spot to fall and lose. Then a crazy thing happened. The Miz hit a dangerous suplex off a high camera staging area falling about twenty feet. But Shane landed on top of Miz for a shocking victory. So congrats Shane? Score one for the heels.

#3. Seth Rollins wins a squash match against Brock Lesnar

It was at about this moment that I started to believe Seth Rollins could win.

We should all still be shocked as WrestleMania opened with the Universal Championship. I have come to expect Brock Lesnar ending the show, but to see him in the opener would be surprising in itself. But the surprises just kept on coming.

It seemed to be following the normal pattern of a Brock Lesnar match. Lesnar assaulted Rollins for a few minutes and began the suplex party. I think a lot of fans were expecting Brock Lesnar to destroy Rollins and continue his never-ending Universal Championship reign. Then Rollins stunned Brock with a low blow. Three curb stomps later and Brock Lesnar had just lost the Universal title in about three minutes.

It will be exciting to actually see a Universal Championship on Raw on a weekly basis again. What will happen with Lesnar? I doubt if at this point most WWE fans truly care. It was high time that his reign end.

#2. KofiMania has arrived

I am not crying. You are crying.

I’ll admit it, I might have teared up a bit.

The Kofi Kingston storyline is the best babyface program the WWE has done since WrestleMania 30 with Daniel Bryan. Kofi has been the true professional and produced so many entertaining moments over the last eleven years. If anyone deserved the WWE Championship, it was Kofi Kingston. Clearly, the WWE Universe agrees with me based on their loud reactions at WrestleMania 35. It was the loudest we have heard a pro wrestling crowd in a long time.

The match itself was fantastic and clearly the best main roster match of the year so far. Bryan played the heel to perfection, trying to cheat and uses a lot of submission moves for the win. But with New Day’s help, Kofi got the advantage and hit the Trouble in Paradise for the victory. A lot of fans hoped the WWE would do it but to see them actually pull the trigger on Kofi winning the WWE Championship, it was truly special. The celebration after the match with his friends and children was special too. It was WrestleMania at its best.

#1. Becky Lynch wins in abrupt fashion

Becky Lynch finally gets her deserved WrestleMania moment.

We waited 35 years for a Women’s main event at WrestleMania. However, it was surely surprising to see the moment end so abruptly.

Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey were deserving of the main event slot. All three worked really hard and created a very physical looking match. Charlotte and Becky are the best wrestlers of the Women’s Division and Ronda Rousey is an impressive competitor for having about a year’s experience. But I still don’t know about the finish.

It was strange to see how the months of all the buildup ended. Ronda went for her finisher. Becky countered and abruptly won. Rousey looked confused and her shoulders might have even been up. It didn’t give Lynch the exciting ending that she truly deserved. Maybe, it sets up a few rematches in the future but, at the very least, Becky Lynch got to end WrestleMania celebrating a monumental win. It might have been anti-climatic but we at least got the right result.