Figure Four Weekly 4/3/2017: Memorable moments make Wrestlemania 33

Despite the match quality and show length being similar, WrestleMania 33 was much better than its predecessor.

That’s largely due to just having more memorable moments than WrestleMania 32. The Undertaker’s retirement is what will define this year’s show, even if he clearly held on too long. Jim Ross’ return to the WWE broadcast booth was a nice touch and necessary to stress the magnitude of Undertaker’s final match. The Hardys coming back brought genuine excitement while making the Raw tag team title ladder match feel like a big deal. And John Cena proposing to Nikki Bella at least gave reason for what was a nothing mixed tag after such a great build.

The best matches were AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon and Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar. And realistically, the latter is actually more surprising. Styles was always going to put in a superhuman effort in an attempt to prove himself as the best wrestler in the world. And Shane was always going to try as hard as he could. Shane’s deficiencies were apparent, but he didn’t embarrass himself when trying to wrestle with Styles. He held his own, with his big spots (especially the missed shooting star press attempt) all working well.

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