Wrestling Review of Wrestlemania 34
By: Tim Copeland
If you are a wrestling fan, no matter the age or what promotion you follow, you are aware of the name Wrestlemania! The Granddaddy of'em all, used to be their tagline, and over the past three and a half decades it has held true. The name itself bring back a ton of memories and any fanboy cannot help but have a trip down memory lane at Light speed.
This year, the thirty–forth annual event, took place at the Mercedes–Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA! The theme this year was Mardi Gras, and they were able to convey the feeling that Wrestlemania 34 was one giant party as it had the same atmosphere you would find in New Orleans in the month of March.
While I felt that the card had a fantastic line up, there is one match that I wish to review and highlight. It was such an impactful (no pun intended) match, on the business that I hope current wrestlers took notice of said. That one and one match only at Wrestlemania.
No, I'm not referring to either WWE title match or the Three Way Dance for the Intercontinental title all of which were really entertaining matches. Nor am I talking about, how someone thought it would be a good idea to put a strap on an eleven year old kid. I mean, yeah it was cute, but c'mon!
What I am here to talk about with all of you fine wrestling fans was the mixed tag team match between former UFC bad ass, Rowdy Rhonda Rousey and her tag team partner, Kurt Angle as they took on the real life husband and wife duo of Stephanie McMahon and Triple H.
In my opinion fans, this match was such a throwback to the way wrestling (or as we know it today, as sports entertainment) was and, again, in my opinion the way it should still be. This match is evidence to an ideology long abandoned since the turn of the century that you do not need to be a "workhorse," [* EDITORS NOTE: A Workhorse is some one who might not be at the top of the card, but always put on a great match. For example, Hercules Hernandez that sort of guy]. you just need to understand ring psychology.
As you watch everything unfold and you digest the material being given to you the viewers, you quickly learn that this match was very paint by numbers. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and man oh man, did they have the crowd going berserk, or what?
If the current wrestlers out there today in the WWE could pull up a seat and study this match, and hopefully, they receive the understanding that they (as performers, wrestlers or whatever the hell they are called), do not need to kill themselves like doing dangerous moves hoping not to injure themselves or their opponent for the sake of having a "Five star" match. Hopefully they learn that in reality, all that they need to do is watch that match—see that if they have heat, hope spots, and a great furn'em, burn'em! With an explosive comeback, they too could have Seventy–three thousand plus fans going bananas. 