WWE WrestleMania 34 report card: Analysing and grading each match

#6 Jinder Mahal def. Rusev, Randy Orton and Bobby Roode (United States Championship)

Jinder Mahal won the US title for the first time

Match: After all four men hit their finishers, Sunil Singh provided a distraction to Rusev while Bobby Roode and Randy Orton were out of the ring, allowing Jinder Mahal to capitalise by hitting his former tag partner with his Khallas finisher for the win.

Verdict: Wow. When Rusev was added to this match, many people thought he would be rewarded for his fine “Rusev Day” work with a US title win on the grand WrestleMania stage. Instead, he took a pinfall from Jinder in one of the most disappointing finishes of the night. Congratulations to Jinder but, needless to say, WrestleMania 34 will go down as one of the unhappiest Rusev Days in history.

Grade: D

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#7 Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle def. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H

Ronda Rousey was very impressive in her first match

Match: The first half of the match centred around Stephanie McMahon preventing Kurt Angle from tagging in Ronda Rousey. Once the MMA megastar finally entered the match, chaos ensued and we even saw Ronda get physical with Triple H. It genuinely looked like HHH and Stephanie would win at one point, but the Olympic duo eventually prevailed when Ronda made Steph tap to an armbar.

Verdict: Exceptional. When Ronda vowed in her first WWE interview to win fans over with her in-ring performances, it’s fair to say that most people didn’t think she would do it with her very first match. All four performers were outstanding, but especially Ronda. There was plenty of scepticism heading into this match – and rightly so after some hit-and-miss promo segments on Raw – but it far exceeded expectations.

Grade: A+