Did not enjoy this match at all.

That main event was awful. They can't use the excuse that HBK-Undertaker sucked the life out of the crowd because Edge-Undertaker pulled it off in their main event last year at WM24.

I think HHH should just give up on having his Wrestlemania moment because it isn't happening.

I'm done. I was a weekly RAW/Smackdown watcher but after another predictable HHH win I've decided I've had enough. WWE will not give the spotlight to new upcoming talent MVP and Benjamin, or allow their best young star (Orton) close out WM with the title. Prediction - Punk wins belt holds it for two months so Cena can have it again. HHH will lose the belt to Orton, win it back, lose it, then win it again next WM. Ridiculous and boring. They put politics, AGAIN, over what would be best for the fans.

All I wanted to do at the end of this match was cry (not really but you know what I mean). It sucked so badly. It had the greatest build up of any match in recent memory and it absolutely sucked. It was boring, ordinary, and completely anti-climatic. I felt like I had just watched the end of Smackdown. Undertaker/Michaels made the night while HHH/Orton killed it.

That's why I didn't shell out $55 to watch another Triple H snoozefest.

Awful, pathetic, horrible, sad, terrible final match. Hardly any good spots and it was typical Triple H. After three months of building up Randy Orton as an unstoppable heel, they went with this ending?

Having Triple H win in the fashion he did was heel-like, and would have been better suited for Orton. Another bad booking move by WWE.

I was upset with the ending aswell. If they wanted the babyface ending, then HHH should have never used the hammer. They could of just had the World Championship be the Main Event with Cena having the belt. But, really I'm tired of this program now and I don't want to see HHH come to raw and fight Orton/Legacy for 2 more months. So hopefully we get to see an Orton/Cena program with both getting fully over.

I agree - this main event was very disappointing. And not just because I'm not a Triple H fan. For such a build up, it was amazingly anti-climatic. Triple H hit Orton with a cheap shot and then a pedigree. Yawn. I couldn't believe it was over. There wasn't any closure to the feud - if Triple H was to win, he needed to do a helluva lot more to get that prize.

Main event = eh.

The match was a huge disappointment. After all the build up, it fell short. The least they could have done was let Randy Orton win the belt. This is coming from a Triple H fan.

I thought the entire PPV was underwhelming. This match wasn't what I expected. It was a normal PPV match as you said. The most disappointing thing is that HHH won.

Was the place really sold out? It looked packed on TV, but you know how they can exaggerate sometimes.

Also, did you see a fight breakout? I noticed a lot of people were looking away from the ring during a match and I was wondering what the hell was happening.

I agree with Kevin's analysis of this match, and I will take it a step further. I think the booking went sour for the last week. The writers are used to turning over stories ever 3-4 weeks, so stretching out Orton's ascent and Legacy's development for 9+ weeks became difficult. By last week, they essentially booked Orton in the face role- pointing out HHH's jealous rage- and HHH in the heel role- leading a gang ambush of Legacy. The match had the same incongruity, with HHH taking advantage of the knocked-out ref and cheating to get a pin. I will be interested to see if the feud develops along these lines any further.

I agree, it was an underwhelming finish. For the thrill that Undertaker/HBK gave us earlier in the night, and for the months of intense build-up we got from Triple-H, Orton, and the McMahons...this was just a typical PPV title match. Good, but unremarkable—certainly not the strong finish that "the 25th anniversary [sic] of WrestleMania" deserved.

My money is on RKO winning the title tomorrow night to keep the feud going. I'll be at OPACY tomorrow night but I'll be checking your blog to see if i am right.

The Main Event Match was an atrocity. So much build-up and then just an average to below-average match. The question now becomes whether Cena or Triple H will be anchor for RAW after the next draft.

I was really hoping that Orton was gonna kick out. Like, REALLY. I was expecting Orton to win just to piss off everyone. But, it really wasn't a very exciting match. More of a let down if you ask me.

I smell a double turn here. I hope they do it the way it was done in April 1998 with Austin and Vince. That was memorable and was the thing which hooked me to wrestling.

This was the first WWE PPV i've ordered in a while, and after this match, i really regret it.

This match wouldn't have been out of place on a basic TV, but as the showpiece of a special WM it was an absolute stinker.

Whoever came up with the finish deserves to be fired.

Once again the WWE treat it's fans as if they're stupid.

HHH again playing Clark Kent, only this time this guy doesn't seem to have any kryptonite. I don't think anybody likes HHH anymore. Until Randy Orton gets that belt, will be watching TNA. Let's face it, the boy cuts good promo, and his heel status has an uncanny ability to feel face-like coz it's so good. Kevin, how do you suppose they gonna salvage this bad call?

I'm a Triple H fan, but he has never really performed well at WM. I agree that they should push some of the younger talent, as Triple H, while good at other PPV's, just doesn't do it for some reason at WM.

Orton winning would have been a great set-up for a longer feud.

Gee, I guess I'm in the minority here, but I didn't have any problems with the match. And I don't like Orton, so I didn't have any problem with the ending. To each their own.

I thought the match was not bad. It was a good old fashion brawl, but I do agree Orton should have won the match.

Geez, it wasn't that bad of a match people...

Gesh, This match was a total snooze-fest. I think I was still like totally pumped from 'taker v HBK to care too much though

I'm not as down on the HHH/Orton match. The wrestling itself was serviceable. Unfortunately, the main event spot at 'Mania has higher expectations.

Additionally, WWE's booking pattern for babyfaces to win the 'Mania main really didn't work here. Unless WWE just starts booking face vs. face matches in the spot, the suspense for these closers will be gone.

I haven't followed wrestling closely for years but this blog and it being the 25 anniversery of Wrestlemania Made me want to watch the show.

How is Orton a Star, Hes one of the most bland charachters I have seen ever. He didn't seem to crisp in the ring either. I have seen HHH put on some good matches, but the pairing of him and orton just ended up awkward and unbelieveable. I think this kid needs to take some acting classes or something. Just liven up a little.

Didn't mind the match quality (it was a typical slightly above average HHH match), but having Hunter go over Orton is inexcusable.

I cannot believe that Triple HHH had to cheat to beat Orton. Imean he had his hands all over the ref from the get go. Then he spears the ref so he can hit Orton with a foreign object to win the match (his sledge hammer). It's time that Triple HH get a managment postion like the rest of the McMahon's and comes out on their behalf on occassion to fight. His stock would then come up again...

Well I saw this coming two months ago, HHH never puts over Orton. The match was an absolute downer. I never thought the triple threat match would be the better world title match, but it was, by a wide margin. It was the absolute worst finish the match could have had. Orton goes to a new level with a clean, decisive victory, HHH loses nothing with a loss and gains nothing with a win, because quite frankly, he's as over now as he'll ever be no matter the booking. So naturally the least logical and productive finish was chosen. Yes, HHH will probably be stripped of the title and Orton will probably win it at
Backlash, but it won't mean nearly as much. Stage means everything.

wrestlemania should not end with a hhh match. i had a feeling he was going over since he hasn't won a wrestlemania match since wm 19. They should have ended with the cena match or even taker/michaels. Hell ricky steamboat at 50 something is more entertaining than this hhh match. Getting tired of the same storylines. hhh/orton will continue. edge/ cena prolly will too as edge will complain about not being pinned. you know wwe has problems when you STILL have to rely on taker and michaels to steal the show every year in their mid forty's

As soon as I saw that Triple H/ Orton was ending the show, it pretty much guaranteed a Triple H win, since, as you said, the WWE loves there confetti-filled pyro celebrations to end the show. I figured with the McMahons and Legacy in the mix that this match was in danger of being overbooked- who would've thought it would actually be underbooked? And in the end, adding that DQ/ count-out stipulation had no purpose ( unless it was to further make HHH look heroic and Orton look weak by throwing another hurdle at HHH that he easily overcame). I am severely disappointed that once again HHH's ego prevailed over what is best for the company's future. How old does HHH have to be before he is ready to pass the torch?

Time for HHH to turn heel again now, where he belongs. His value at this point is in helping to elevate younger talents. If WWE doesn't get this, his legacy will be tarnished. If they get it right, he can still go out on top.

Let him become Vince's egotistic understudy perhaps and work that angle to elevate others the way Vince helped elevate Stone Cold.

The main event "fell a little flat"?? It was WEAK. This wasn't even close to WM main event caliber. But it doesn't surprise me, the WWE hasn't had a WM quality main event since Rock/Hogan and that wasn't even the main event at WM18. The entire show seemed like a regular PPV with a huge crowd. The only special match was Taker/HBK and that was anti-climatic too b/c everyone knew who was going to win. Glad I didn't waste my $55 on it, or pay all that money to be there just to sit hundreds of yards away to watch it on a big screen,

WrestleMania 25 was letdown. WrestleMania has become nothing more than a tons of hype, commercializtion, and glorified production. I miss the good 'ol days in the 80s before it became a marketing show.

Cena an HHH again with world titles. That's thinking outside the box and giving fans something new. Yeah right. I would have liked to have seen Big Show with the title for awhile. At least it would produce new matches and new angles instead of the same Cena crap. And of course let's bury the best heel you've had since Kurt Angle or The Rock so the son-in-law can close out another WM with the title. Come on TNA, get your act together so I'll have something interesting to watch.

Does anybody here understand why HHH has never had his WM moment?? Hell, even Cena and Batista had theirs at WM 21. But it absolutely doesn't matter how many wins HHH picks up at WM or how long he wrestles. He simply does not have enough aura or charisma to attract that WM moment from the arena. He is simply another obese 40 year old unwilling to open up to the fact that he is done and dusted and unwilling to realize the fact that he will never ever rise up to the levels of Rock/SCSA/Taker/HBK. HHH will never ever be remembered on the lines of one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Maybe that's the only reason why the McMahons and HHH himself might push for him to break Flair's 16. Breaking that number is the only way people are gonna remember HHH. As someone who was the champ for more than 2 dozen times probably. Pound for pound he is the most ugly and the most no-talented wrestler the world has ever seen.

My rant might be furious, angry and over the top rope, but that's how every true WWE fan is feeling after yesterday night. The better man lost and an ass of a wrestler was put over. Come on, even after that HHH did not have his WM moment. The end result? HHH is not capable of having his WM moment PERIOD.

No it wasn't a bad match - but Eck hit the nail on the head. This is Wrestlemania- this match ended the show, and it was a good match, just nowhere near as good as it should have been with very suspect booking. Terrible ending - I was very disappointed.

I loved the match. I have been waiting so long for Randy Orton to get destroyed. And I love Triple H

Cool, now I have an updated example of how HHH is too methodical for his own good (my pointing to WM18 was getting very dated).

The best wrestling is story-telling, but closing the most hyped event of the year (I hope WM25 won't be the best event of the year) with a story that people don't want to hear isn't wise.

I was really hoping that HHH/Orton would break the mold of their prior matches (let's not forget that they had four PPV in a row last year) so I really thought they were on the right track with a Pedigree and RKO right off the bat, but then they fell back into the same old pattern from last year. *yawn*

You can tell what commenters aren't real wrestling fans if they called the last match "not bad".

I enjoyed my first wrestlemania last night. I'm glad Triple H won because I do not like Orton at all.

HHH and Cena are champions... it sure looks a lot like the past 3 years around here...

@Josh

You're as brainless as a parakeet that flies backwards. (Borrowed it from The Rock describing Kane in '99, couldn't help it after reading your comment). So zing, fly backwards!

Come on! Orton is bland??? Orton doesn't know to act?? His matches are boring?? WTF?? The Legend Killer Orton was awesome, you could've created a dozen storylines around it. This Orton character is even better, psychotic, demented and enigmatic. The acting is right near academy award performance damn it!
And his match with HHH being flat had nothing to do with Orton. We all know what Orton can do, remember vs Foley? vs Taker? vs HBK? Money in the bank two WM's ago?? What being flat had to with was HHH. HHH is a sluggish, obese old man with limited move set. I mean even Cena has more moves. HHH just has the spine buster, face buster and the pedigree. Everything else he does is slamming opponents on to commentator tables, steel stairs and of course the sledge hammer. That's about it. 3 moves. That's flat.

Learn to appreciate a good wrestler. Orton is by far the best wrestler in the WWE since Rock and SCSA left. The only wrestlers I'd rate above Orton now are HBK and Taker. That nuff said about Orton's talent.

Triple H is probably the best heel WWE has ever had. But they need to stop massaging his ego and let him put over the younger stars that are the real future of WWE.

Guys like Edge, Randy Orton, Christian, Shelton Benjamin, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk deserve more of a starring role, or they may lose them to TNA (worst case scenario).

If Vince McMahon cannot see that Triple H is NOT the future of the company, then I fear for WWE's future.

So many fans from my generation are losing interest rapidly.

Haha Dan! So anyone who thinks the match was "not bad" isn't a "real" fan. Do people have to share your opinion to be a real fan? I never thought I'd find such elitism among wrestling fans!

Triple H's 'Mania moment was when Warrior squashed him in about 20 seconds.

Im the biggest HHH fan this match was a good match a good pure wrestleing match.But with all the build up it could have been better.By the way you people dont watch wwe that often HHH has droped the title 12 times people oh yeah remember no mercy 2007 wake up people.I agree that the HBK UNDERTAKER match was great but the ONLY difference between HHH/ORTON match and HBK/UNDERTAKER match was that they both kept kicking out of the 3 count woooooow how exciting.Dont get me wrong i loved it.You so called wrestling fans should really enjoy pure pure wrestling.

Im so sick of you people haten on HHH.Lets go back in memory lane.If it wasent for HHH randy orton and batista would be nothing.HHH carried them both on his back for a long long time.HHH was winning titles be4 he was married to steph.HHH has lost every WM after WM19.Rick flair said that HHH is the best wrestler he has ever seen and been around.The WWE would be a step below today if he wasent in it.

Too bad they didn't use the "DQ = loss of the belt" stipulation the right way. The right way would have been having Orton give Trips a sledgehammer, saying something like "I know you want to hit with me, don't you? DON'T YOU?" Then comes a great moment when Trips is considering what to do, and decides eventually to destroy Orton, thus being Dqed and losing the belt. A semi-unconscious Orton gets the belt, a fierce HHH looks like a "real man" who makes you pay the price if you hit his wife (and gets his WM moment, at last), and everyone is happy!

Thriple h has become one of the worst wrestlers. All he does is bounce off the robes over and over again. He rarly does any moves worth anything. His finisher can no longer be kicked out of. He has become almost unbeatable the last few years. Him beating Undertaker in the elimination chamber was horrible. He is just one of the worst main event wrestlers anymore compared to the rest of todays talent. People talk bad of john cenas wrestleing when he gives much more exciting matchs. The two most overrated wrestlers today are Batista and Thriple H. They better hand Ortan the title at BackLash or Im done with Raw.

Man, Triple H was awesome in 2000. Now he sucks. Orton is the new austin and WWE blew it. All the heel heat. The great promos. All Ortons great work over the past few months gone. Because Triple H follows HBK's old philosophy "I lay down for absolutly NOBODY"