WrestleMania 35 Recap

WrestleMania Weekend has officially come to an end, the lights have gone off at MetLife Stadium and the WWE are now looking ahead to Tampa Bay, where the next show will take place. 

WWE was in a tough spot during the weekend having to compete with not only the Ring of Honor/NJPW Supercard but, with themselves on Friday when NXT Takeover: New York set a bar that Wrestlemania could not reach. 

Ultimately this WrestleMania was a good show, multiple baby face wins, tons of feel good moments and insane moments. 

WrestleMania 35 Kickoff Show Results: 

• Cruiserweight championship Match: Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese - Tony Nese def. Buddy Murphy (c) becoming the new Cruiserweight Champion
• Women's Battle Royal: Carmella wins the battle royal, capturing the trophy amid weird booking decisions and a hodgepodge of miscues
• Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman captures the trophy. Decimating everyone in the ring and showing Colin Jost and Michael Che of SNL why you do not call wrestling fake. They were thrown out with ease
• Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The Revival (c) vs Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins - Ryder and Hawkins def. The Revival (c) Curt Hawkins' 269 day losing streak has officially ended and gave the hometown boys their WrestleMania moment

WrestleMania 35 Main Card Results: 

• To start the show, Hulk Hogan and Alexa Bliss kicked things off thanking fans for being there while Hulkamania was running wild brother!
• WWE Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Seth Rollins - Seth Rollins def. Brock Lesnar (c) Rollins slayed the Beast and brought the championship back to the WWE Universe
• AJ Styles vs Randy Orton - AJ Styles def. Randy Orton  An overall okay match. Too bad the lighting in the stadium made it impossible for fans to see it
• Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match Fatal Four Way: The Usos (c) vs The Bar vs Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev vs Aleister Black and Ricochet - The Usos (c) def. The Bar, Shinsuke Nakamura and Aleister Black and Ricochet  A thrilling match that saw the Wrestlemania debuts of Aleister Black and Ricochet who pulled double duty working both Takeover and Wrestlemania
• Falls Count Anywhere Match: The Best in the World Shane McMahon vs The Miz - Shane McMahon def. The Miz  McMahon squeaks out a win in what is overall a throwback to the Attitude Era. From start to finish it is utter chaos and the ending will leave you speechless
• Women's Tag Team Championship Match Fatal Four Way: Bayley and Sasha Banks (c) vs Nia Jax and Tamina vs The IIconics vs Beth Phoenix and Natalya - The IIconics  def. Bayley and Sasha Banks (c), Nia Jax and Tamina, Natalya and Beth Phoenix  A huge upset that shocked the crowd
• WWE Championship Match: Daniel Bryan (c) vs Kofi Kingston - Kofi Kingston def. Daniel Bryan (c) Kofi is the New WWE Champion, the crowd exploded in the ultimate feel good moment of the night. Match of the night by far 
• United States Championship Match: Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio - Samoa Joe (c) def. Rey Mysterio  Dispatching Rey Mysterio with the Coquina Clutch and in short time
• Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre - Roman Reigns def. Drew McIntyre Capping off his in ring comeback just off the heels of his Leukemia announcement/remission
• Elias kicked his off his WrestleMania performance, serenading the crowd with his one man band, before being rudely interrupted by John Cena aka The Doctor of Thuganomics. Elias was then left decimated in the ring, sad
• Triple H's Career on the line No Holds Barred Match : Triple H vs Batista - Triple H def. Batista The Game proves once again why he is so dangerous in the ring, while also avenging his friend Ric Flair who is fine because it's wrestling
• Kurt Angle's Farewell Match: Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin - Baron Corbin def. Kurt Angle Crowd at this point were deflated, wrestling tradition dictates that any wrestler on their way out goes out on their back, putting over the new guy. This match felt different and the end result has left fans in disbelief
• Intercontinental Championship Match: Bobby Lashley (c) vs The Demon Finn Balor - Finn Balor def. Bobby Lashley (c) The second debut of the Demon, Balor's sadistic alter ego. The match was fine, had a predictable finish and was good for what it was
• Winner Take All Raw and Smackdown Women's Championship Match Main Event: Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte Flair (c) vs Becky Lynch - Becky Lynch def. Ronda Rousey (c) and Charlotte Flair (c) A main event that seemingly has left fans scratching their heads saying: "This is it?" A match that had a great storyline going forward and a finish that seemed to abrupt to be real, questioning whether it was not meant to happen. 

Closing Thoughts

WrestleMania this year had many ups and downs but was ultimately plagued by time. 

Clocking at over seven hours, not including the kickoff show, there was just too much wrestling and matches that felt like filler you would see on either Raw or Smackdown. 

WWE put all their eggs in one basket, leading to a crowded main card that was never going to top NXT the day prior. 

An overall good show with very memorable moments and baby face wins but, not worth the time commitment.

Watch it if you are a fan or catch the highlights off YouTube and Twitter.