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I am amazed that so many have positives for this Mania.

I watched it again to see if it was just me but i think it was worse on the second viewing.

I thought the HIAC match dragged and at times HBK's involvement was over the top and too much. I think this match suffered from the obvious ending. Unlike the three previous Mania's not at any point did i see Taker losing and i think that was a massive negative. I don't think the cell was used that well. I understand the fantastic storytelling aspect of this match but i was left underwhelmed and though that other matches on the card were better. I thought that Jericho/Punk, Cena/Rock and even Show/Rhodes put on good matches but other than that the rest was under par.

I still think the standout moment of the PPV was Rock's cross body into the AA from Cena, which i was sure was it. before the match i was 100% that Rock would win but in that one moment Cena/Rock did something the Taker/HHH match didn't do and that was surprise me. However the Rock/Cena match then let itself down IMO at the ending as Cena trying to do the Peoples Elbow was stupid. As soon as he started me and three others in the room said "Thats it Rock wins here".

My guess is this PPV will be remembered for Cena/Rock and the image of Taker/HHH/HBK at the top of the ramp.

The real winner of this WM was Flo Rida and The Rock