WWE WrestleMania XV (1999)

Here we go with another review of the World Wrestling Federation so I thought I would review their biggest even of the year Wrestle ManiaThis is the 15 event of their Super Bowl, The World Series of the W W F.Now let's get going with the show.1. Triple Threat Match for the WWF Hardcore Championship Billy Gunn vs Al Snow vs Hardcore Holly. This match was the first to open the show and it was a decent match with some spots that you never seen coming.Rating 7 out of 102. WWF Tag Team Championship Match Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett Vs Test and D'Lo Brown. This match was formed after a Battle Royal on Sunday Night Heat where the winners face the Tag Team Champions at Wrestle Mania. D'Lo Brown and Test won the match leaving them to face Owen and Jeff for the tag titles. This match wasn't a long match because Test and D'Lo couldn't see eye to eye long enough to work together in the match they got at each other throats so this was a easy match for Owen and Jeff.Rating 6 out of 103. Brawl For All Butterbean Vs Bart Gunn. This was a "Boxing" style match and it was too short to even give it a rating because Butterbean knock out Bart with one punch within 35 seconds so no rating for this.4.Mankind vs Paul Wight AKA Big Show with the winner becoming the special guest referee for the main event. This match only has two things that are remember for it the climax of the match when Paul choke slammed Mankind through a set of Steel chairs causing him to loose by Disqualification and when Vince slaps him across the face he punches him out. Which results in him being arrested.Rating 5 out of 10.5. Four Corners Elimination Match For The WWF Intercontinental Championship Road Dogg Jesse James vs Val Venis vs Ken Shamrock vs GoldustWhile most of the card wasn't all it should be this one wasn't that bad of a match, Elimination matches have always been fun for me to watch. This was another good match on the card.Rating 7 out of 106. Kane vs Triple H. A match with a surprise twist that you have to watch to understand, but this match wasn't much to go on other than Kane getting revenge on Triple H for attacking him with a fireworks and for making Kane hit Chyna with a fireball. Rating 6 out of 10.7. WWF Women's Championship Match Sable vs Tori. Not much to say about this match other then looking at two women wrestling for the Women's championship but nothing more.Rating 3 out of 10. 8. WWF European Championship Match Shane McMahon vs X-Pac now this match was actually pretty good with Shane and X-Pac giving each other a fight from the start of the match plus with a twist you won't see coming.Rating 8 out of 10. 9.Hell In A Cell Match The Undertaker vs The Big Boss Man. To this day I wonder why the Cell was used for this match since both men didn't face each other enough to grant them this match since the cell was used after two guys had enough matches between each other and want to settle the score once and fall. The only thing about this match that I remember is when The Undertaker wins and hangs the Boss Man thanks to the Brood. Ratting 5 out of 10.10. World Wrestling Federation Championship No Disqualification Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock. Now after a long night of matches that were more or less we get rewarded with two of the greatest to ever grace the Ring giving us one of their best matches in their careers. When you have Stone Cold vs The Rock you will be given something special and this one is one of those matches both men were beating each other with everything they had and after all was set and done. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the second Wrestlemania in a row wins the World Wrestling Federation Championship.Overall this Wrestle Mania only had a few matches that were worth while but the main event is the best part of the show.I give World Wrestling Federation Wrestle Mania 15 an 7 out of 10

Another disappointing event which somehow drew a then wrestling record of 800,000 buys and it also grossed a truck load of money.This Wrestlemania was OK in certain parts but there was some totally baffling decisions on the show like pushing 'Road Dogg' Jesse James to Intercontinental Championship level and having Owen Hart participate in a lousy tag match which also featured Jeff Jarrett, the underused D'Lo Brown and the boring and depressing Andrew 'Test' Martin. Owen was not treated fairly in my opinion and deserved to be in a much better match. More upsetting though was this was Owen's last Wrestlemania before he tragically died.The Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Big Bossman was a colossal bore and is the worst Hell in a Cell ever. Worse even when The Undertaker won this dreadful match he tied a rope around Bossman's neck and Gangrel, Edge and Christian helped Taker to lift Bossman off the ground in other words Bossman was hanging. Oh dear deeply unpleasant in a wrestling setting.However the card does have some good points especially the exciting Boiler Room Brawl between The Big Show and Mankind. And even though The Rock and 'Stone Cold' had a satisfactory main event Rock seemed a little nervous out there and this also featured the funny sight of Kane tombstoning Pete Rose and Butterbean knocking out Bart Gunn in a boxing match.Results from the show which was held in Philadelphia: Hardcore Holly defeated Billy Gunn and Al Snow in a passable Hardcore match to win the Hardcore title (Gunn was super over although I couldn't understand why).... Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett downed D'Lo Brown and Test to retain the WWF Tag Team titles in a passable match.... Butterbean beat Bart Gunn in the Brawl 4 All finals.... 'Road Dogg' Jesse James defeated Val Venis, Ken Shamrock and Goldust to retain the Intercontinental Championship (Shamrock was wasted in this match).... Kane downed Triple H via DQ in a short match.... Women's Champion, Sable downed Tori to retain the title in a lame Women's match ( The abysmal Nicole Bass came out and destroyed Tori, which enabled Sable to get the win, which left fans confused).... Mankind defeated Big Show via DQ in a good match.... Shane McMahon downed X-Pac to retain the European Championship.... 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin defeated The Rock to become the Heavyweight Champion in a satisfactory main event.Grade - B/C

A very good Wrestlemania. I really enjoyed it and a lot of Wrestlings fans will. It was a great event. Here are the matches Match One: Hardcore Holly def. Al Snow and Billy Gunn: Entertaining enough, and every time I watch it, it brings back memories of the old Hardcore division which we all love and miss, lol. 8/10 Match Two: Owen Hart and Jeff Jarett def. D'lo Brown and Test: This was Owen Hart's last Wrestlemania. It happened a month or so before he died. It was nice to see him win and it would have been upsetting if he had lost. 9/10 Match Three: Butterbean def. Bart Gunn: Entertaining and it was short and sweet. 7/10 Match Four: Mankind def. Big Show: This was the Wrestlemania debut of the one and only Big Show. He has never won at Wrestlemania he is 6-0. I hope he does win soon however. Entertaining Boiler Room Brawl however. 10/10 Match Five: Road Dogg def. Ken Shamrock, Goldust and Val Venis: The D-O double G was always one of my favs and I was ecstatic when he won this match as I thought he was going to loose. 10/10 Match Six: Kane def. Triple H via DQ: Kane believed he had the services of ex-DX member Chyna but she turned on him. HHH delivered a horrible chair shot to his head, it was so bad you could she the chair bend. 7/10 Match Seven: Undertaker vs. Big Boss Man: Hell in A Cell means 1 thing in WWE- Money!!! This one is never mentioned on best Hell In a Cell matches but it is. It is an amazing match but it cannot match up to Mankind vs. Undertaker but no matches can. This is the best match of the night. 10/10 Match Eight: Stone Cold vs. The Rock: This is a true classic and one of the best main events. 9/10 What more could you want, a boxing match, a Hell In A cell match AND a Brawler Room Brawl. What a great match card and a historic Wrestlemania

For anyone who want's to see The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin I or Kane vs HHH I, see this Wrestlemania. The crowd reaction is awe inspiring and the DVD presents funny and interesting audio commentary by the Rock and Austin. Mankind(Mick Foley) also has such a large role in this Wrestlemania that all of his fans should enjoy it.SPOILER: HBK makes a surprise appearance to taunt Mr. McMahon before the main event. END SPOILERThe DVD also has character biographies and background histories on many of the wrestlers. I didn't buy the setup for the Sable-Tori match so that's one negative to it. The setup for Rock-Austin may be the greatest in wrestlemania history. Overall, everyone who's a wrestling fan should see it and I promise they will enjoy it.