Wrestlemania X-7 Review

One of the best PPV's ever.

Chris Jericho defeated William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (7:08)
Jericho pinned Regal following a Lionsault.
***
I like this amtch more than everybody. Everything but the finish was good.

Tazz and The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) (w/Jacqueline) defeated Right to Censor (The Goodfather, Val Venis and Bull Buchanan) (w/ Steven Richards) (3:53)
Bradshaw pinned Goodfather after a Clothesline From Hell.
*1/4
Short and sweet.

Kane defeated Raven (c) and The Big Show in a Triple Threat Hardcore Match to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (9:18)
Kane pinned Big Show after an Elbow drop off the stage.
**1/4
Fun little garbage match.

Eddie Guerrero (w/ Perry Saturn) defeated Test to win the WWF European Championship (8:30)
Guerrero pinned Test after hitting him with the title belt.
**3/4
Another pretty good showing for Test as Eddie carries him to a near *** match.

Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit (14:02)
Angle pinned Benoit with a roll-up using Benoit's tights for leverage.
****1/4
The first match in this classic feud.

Chyna defeated Ivory to win the WWF Women's Championship (2:39)
Chyna pinned Ivory after a Gorilla Press Drop.
¼*
Eh...it was short.

Shane McMahon defeated Vince McMahon (w/Mick Foley as special guest referee) in a Street Fight (14:12)
Shane pinned Vince after a Coast to Coast.
***1/4
About as good as a Vince match can get.

Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (c) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a TLC match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (15:42)
Edge and Christian won after by climbing a ladder and retrieving the belts hanging above the ring.
****1/2
Another classic bout between these teams.

The Iron Sheik won a Gimmick Battle Royal featuring: Bushwhacker Luke, Bushwhacker Butch, Duke Droese, Doink the Clown, Nikolai Volkoff, Tugboat, The Goon, Earthquake, Gobbledygooker, Hillbilly Jim, Brother Love, Michael Hayes, One Man Gang, Kamala, Jim Cornette, Repo Man, and Sgt. Slaughter. (3:05)
The Iron Sheik won by eliminating Hillbilly Jim last.
After the match Slaughter locked a Cobra clutch on The Iron Sheik.
No Rating
It was fun watching all the participants come to the ring, but the match was bad.

The Undertaker defeated Triple H (18:17)
Undertaker pinned Triple H after a Last Ride.
Motörhead performed Triple H's entrance music live.
***3/4
Another good match.

Steve Austin defeated The Rock in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship (28:06)
Austin pinned Rock after hitting him multiple times with a steel chair.
During the match, Vince McMahon came to ringside and handed Austin the steel chair.
****3/4
So close to ***** but I just can't give it to them.

~ This is one of the best PPV's that I’ve ever seen. 3 matches at at least ****1/4. The main event was a MOTY candidate. I was there live and it was spectacular.

Bonus matches between WM and Backlash:

~ Steve Austin beats The Rock in a Cage Match to retain the WWF Title. ***

~ HHH beats Jericho for the IC Title. ***1/2

~ Jeff Hardy beats HHH for the IC Title. **1/2