WWE WrestleMania 34 report card: Analysing and grading each match

#8 The Bludgeon Brothers def. The New Day and The Usos (SmackDown Tag Team Championships)

The New Day's entrance was very elaborate!

Match: After less than six minutes of all-out brawling between the three teams, Harper and Rowan won the SmackDown Tag Team titles for the first time as a duo after hitting Kofi Kingston with a top-rope powerbomb.

Verdict: It was always going to be difficult for this Triple Threat to meet expectations when it was placed after the Ronda Rousey match on the card. For that reason, and because it didn't even last six minutes, the crowd didn’t seem as interested as they might have been. Still, New Day’s pancake entrance was sensational and it was good to see The Usos on the WrestleMania main show for the first time.

Grade: C

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#9 The Undertaker def. John Cena

The Undertaker made his return in New Orleans

Match: John Cena made his entrance to face The Undertaker but was interrupted by Elias, who sang a song for the New Orleans crowd before being attacked by the 16-time world champion. With no Undertaker in sight, Cena headed up the ramp, only for the lights to go out. ‘Taker then made his long-awaited return and defeated Cena in dominant fashion, pinning him in less than three minutes after a tombstone.

Verdict: The match has received a mixed reaction from fans, with some loving the fact that The Undertaker is back and some in disbelief that this “dream” WrestleMania match didn’t even last three minutes. As a one-off match, it obviously wasn’t great, but one imagines this was just a small part of a long story which will culminate in another match further down the line.

Grade: C