22 Days Of WrestleMania (10 Most Underappreciated WrestleMania Matches)

Later on during the 22 Days Of WrestleMania, I will go over the 10 best matches in WrestleMania history. But for now, I'm going to take a look at some of the matches that have been overlooked. Some due to the fact that the rest of the show wasn't so good or maybe because there were just too many other good matches on the card. One thing I think you'll notice is that most are from more recent times, mostly because the earlier WrestleManias only had 1 or 2 high quality matches. Also, this is not ranked according to how good the matches are, rather how underappreciated they are.

10. Marc Mero And Sable vs. Goldust And Luna - WrestleMania XIV
This was neither the peak of Mero's nor Goldust's career, but it didn't really matter. The crowd was so hot on Sable at the time that they ate this up with a fork and spoon. It will never be remembered as a technical masterpiece, but it was entertaining enough to be a solid 'Mania match.

9. Undertaker vs. HHH - WrestleMania X-7
This sometimes gets a bad reputation due to who is involved, but this is quite possibly Undertaker's finest WrestleMania moment. On a card that featured TLC 2, Rock/Austin 2, Angle/Benoit, it is easy to see why this one doesn't get so much hype, but in reality it was a very solid brawl.

8. Terry And Hoss Funk vs. Tito Santana And Junkyard Dog - WrestleMania 2
On paper this just seemed as if it would be just another tag team match thrown together just so these wrestlers could make the card. However, this was a great example of a high quality 1980s tag team match, despite it often being overlooked.

7. Kurt Angle vs. Kane - WrestleMania X-8
WrestleMania X-8 is full of odd matchups, and this one is no different. Why give one of your best wrestlers a feud with Kane at the biggest show of the year? I have no idea, but if anyone can pull a solid match out of the big red machine, it's Angle. This is not among Angle's finest moments, but definitely among Kane's.

6. HHH vs. Owen Hart - WrestleMania XIV
This whole card was essentially based around Austin winning the world title, but really a lot of the undercard was very solid. This battle for the European Championship was a very high quality pay-per-view match that really fails to ever get mentioned despite having two big stars involved.

5. HHH vs. Chris Jericho - WrestleMania X-8
While WrestleMania X-8 featured odd matchups, it also was all about Rock/Hogan. Surprisingly, WWE still stuck with putting the title match out last. While it was not as good as I had hoped for (being the huge Jericho fan I am), it was still a very entertaining match and a good ending to the night, even if the crowd didn't react as much as they probably hoped for.

4. Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania XI
This match is famous for two things. One, for being on one of the worst cards in the history of WrestleMania. Second, for being put on BEFORE the Lawrence Taylor/Bam Bam Bigelow match. What I remember it for is the fact that it saved this pay-per-view from being the worst ever.

3. Chris Jericho vs. Christian - WrestleMania XX
Two of my favorite competitors of all time going against each other with a great storyline (fighting over Trish). WWE went with the swerve and had Trish turn on Jericho, giving Christian the victory. With this being a 5 hour show that featured Benoit/HHH/Michaels, Guerrero/Angle, and the return of Mick Foley and The Rock, it's easy to see how this one got overlooked.

2. The Rockers vs. Haku And The Barbarian - WrestleMania VII
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love this match. While my appreciation may be based on childhood memories, I still think this match holds up to this day. Plus, I am one of the few who thought Haku and the Barbarian were two of the better mid-card big man the WWE ever had.

1. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio - WrestleMania 21
The night featured a 6-man ladder match and Angle/Michaels, but the opener was almost as good as the best opener ever, Bret vs. Owen. I've seen these two go at it many times, most notably at Halloween Havoc '97, but this one deserves to be right up there with their best matches and WrestleMania's greatest matches as well.