Wrestlemania X-8 Review

Why all the HHHate for this show?

Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (6:19)
RVD pinned Regal after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
***
Good stuff.

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Christian to retain the WWF European Championship (6:08)
DDP pinned Christian after a Diamond Cutter.
**1/4
OK match.

WWF Hardcore Champion Maven fought Goldust to a no-contest in a Hardcore match (3:15)
The match ended when Spike Dudley interfered and pinned Maven under 24/7 Rules to win the title.
½*
Nothing going on here.

The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship continued backstage with The Hurricane pinning Spike Dudley under 24/7 rules to win the title.

Kurt Angle defeated Kane (10:45)
Angle pinned Kane with a roll-up using the ropes for leverage.
***
God bless Angle.

The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair in a Street fight (18:47)
Undertaker pinned Flair after a Tombstone piledriver.
***
Pretty solid stuff here too.

Edge defeated Booker T (6:32)
Edge pinned Booker after a Edgecution.
**
OK.

The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship continued backstage with Mighty Molly pinning The Hurricane under 24/7 rules to win the title.

Steve Austin defeated Scott Hall (w/Kevin Nash) (9:51)
Austin pinned Hall after two Stone Cold Stunners.
*1/2
Bad.

Billy and Chuck defeated The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw), The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (w/Stacy Kiebler) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a Four Corners Elimination match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (13:50)
D-Von pinned Bradshaw after a 3D (3:25)
Matt pinned Bubba Ray after a Swanton Bomb from Jeff (11:48)
Billy pinned Jeff after hitting him with one of the title belts. (13:50)
Saliva performed The Dudley Boyz's entrance music live.
**
Too long.

The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship continued backstage with Christian pinning Mighty Molly under 24/7 rules to win the title.

The Rock defeated Hulk Hogan (16:23)
Rock pinned Hogan after two Rock Bottoms and a People's Elbow.
Afterwards Rock saved Hogan from a beatdown at the hands of Hall and Nash.
***1/2
As a match, it wasn’t very good. As a spectacle, you can’t get any better.

Jazz defeated Trish Stratus and Lita in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Women's Championship (6:16)
Jazz pinned Lita after a Fisherman's superplex from the top turnbuckle.
*3/4
Who cares?

The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship ended backstage with Maven pinning Christian under 24/7 Rules to win the title.

Triple H defeated Chris Jericho (w/Stephanie McMahon) to win the WWF Undisputed Championship (18:41)
Triple H pinned Jericho after a Pedigree.
Drowning Pool performed Triple H's entrance music live.
***1/4
It’s a shame no one cared about the match, because it was pretty good.

~ Not as good as the last year’s WM, but still OK.