Wrestlemania XII Review

[Scott Fire]

*Note: I will now be doing these reviews alone as Andrew has moved to Wyoming. I thought about a replacement, but then I would have to start from the beginning as to not throw off the rankings by having 2 different point of views making up the other half of the scores.

Less is more...

Wrestlemania XII
March 31, 1996
18,853
Arrowhead Pond
Anaheim, California

1) Opening
Score: 4/5
Comment: No God Bless America, or any other song for that matter, to open the show.

2) Vader, British Bulldog, & Owen Hart W/ Jim Cornette VS. Ahmed Johnson, Jake Roberts, & Yokozuna W/ Mr. Fuji
Score: 4/5
Comment: Ahmed Johnson, what could have been?

3) Roddy Piper/Goldust Video Package
Score: 3/5
Comment: I love Piper in any feud.

4) Hollywood Backlot Brawl: Roddy Piper VS. Goldust
Score: 4/5
Comment: Piper popped Goldust for real! Ouch!

5) Savio Vega Promo
Score: 2/5
Comment: The intensity was there, but he forgot everything else.

6) Steve Austin W/ Ted Dibiase VS. Savio Vega
Score: 3/5
Comment: The Million Dollar belt may be my favorite looking belt of all time.

7) Diesel Promo
Score: 2/5
Comment: Curt Hennig's last Wrestlemania appearance.

8) Hunter Hearst Helmsley VS. The Ultimate Warrior
Score: 1/5
Comment: Why let a douchebag (Warrior) bury one of you best up and coming talents at the time (HHH)? Beats me.

9) Marc Mero Promo
Score: 3/5
Comment: It was alright, although I'm not a big Marc Mero fan.

10) Diesel VS. The Undertaker
Score: 4/5
Comment: One of the better big man matches I have ever seen.

11) Roddy Piper VS. Goldust Continued.
Score: 3/5
Comment: I think when I saw Goldust in underwear I threw up in my mouth a lil' bit.

12) Iron Man Match History Video/Shawn Michaels & Bret Hart Promos
Score: 5/5
Comment: Well done, really set the tone for the match nicely. Very dramatic.

13) WWF Championship - 60 Minute Iron Man Match: Bret Hart (c) VS. Shawn Michaels
Score: 5/5
Comment: Probably the easiest 5, for a match, I have given out thus far.

14) Highligh Reel
Score: 3/5
Comment: The music and it fading to grey for no reason earns it a 3 rating.

15) Commentary
Score: 2/5
Comment: The Vince Commentary Plague continued.

16) Intangibles
Score: 3/5
Comment: The historic main event and the theatrics of the Hollywood Backlot Brawl earns it a 3, but not much else will be remembered by the casual fan.

Overall Score
61.25% (49/80)

Current Wrestlemania Rankings

1) Wrestlemania III
Score: 62% (93/150)

2) Wrestlemania VI
Score: 61.875% (99/160)

3) Wrestlemania XII
Score: 61.25% (49/80)

4) Wrestlemania X
Score: 60% (54/90)

5) Wrestlemania VIII
Score: 59.09% (65/110)

6) Wrestlemani VII
Score: 58.125% (93/160)

7) Wrestlemania IV
Score: 58.82%(100/170)

8) Wrestlemania 2
Score: 56.8% (71/125)

9) Wrestlemania 1
Score: 55% (66/120)

10) Wrestlemania V
Score: 54% (81/150)

11) Wrestlemania XI
Score: 49.473% (47/95)

12) Wrestlemania IX
Score: 47.058% (40/85)


*Not much changed by removing Andrew's score except fro Wrestlemania X moving up 2 spots.

[Shon Maxx]

Another great review. My own disagreement was that I hated Piper/Goldust, mostly because the comish put himself in the match and that it was non-title.

Once again, great job!

Take care,

Jay

[WTIC]

Great review as always, Scott! Agreed on Marc Mero, but ANY character's better than Johnny B. Badd (except Mantaur, maybe!), and I didn't realize this was Hennig's last WM!

Keep reviewing the WMs! The reviews have been outstanding!

WTIC

[Scott Fire]

Thanks guys.

[neilybob]

Anytime Scott .

[Chris Ingersoll]

Apr 30, 2009 20:11:10 GMT -5 Scott Fire said:

Comment: Ahmed Johnson, what could have been?

I think Bobby Lashley would have been everything that Ahmed could have been, had things gone differently.

Comment: The Million Dollar belt may be my favorite looking belt of all time.

The current ECW Championship is pretty badass, but yeah.