After a slow start, the match would pick up, leading to the usual flurry of false finishes. A few hard clotheslines would be enough to knock Triple H down numerous times, and the crowd responded with nothing but boos. While a few fans would cheer Cena, the usual chant was "F*ck You Cena!" It was an ugly backdrop to a decent main event.
Amazingly, Cena would get the win not on his popular FU, but a submission. This is HHH's second tap out in a Wrestlemania main event, and Cena's stupidly titled STFU would do the job this time out. What was supposed to be the usual face victory failed to work, and the dead silence from the crowd (and the close ups of their reactions were uglier yet), couldn't take the show out with a celebration sadly.
And finally, the Spanish Announce table status: For the first time in years, still standing as they go off the air.
Looking back, Wrestlemania 22 only had one botched match (excluding the pillow fight which does not earn "match" status), and it was short enough that it didn't have the chance to destroy the night like Brock Lesner and Bill Goldberg would a few years prior. As is the norm, the main event was not the best of the night. The two matches that let anything go proved why this is the Super Bowl of pro wrestling, and what these guys will do for the entertainment of their fans. Hats off to an enormously successful PPV that was well worth $50.
Article comments
1 - John
Wrestlemania 22 was one of the greatest nights in wwe history. Up to this point no Wrestlemania was able to top Wrestlemania 17, but I think Wrestlemania 22 surpased it.
The highlights of the night were the spear to Mick Foley threw a flamming table, Shawn Michaels hitting an elbow from a 20 ft ladder onto Vince and John Cena making the Game tap out. This Wrestlemania definately lived up to all the hype.