Wrestlemania XXVII

I know I'm pretty late about posting this, but the Greatest Show of the Year was on PPV on Sunday and, as a pretty devoted WWE fan, I have to blog about it.
For the most part, I was pretty disappointed. It wasn't the greatest Wrestlemania ever, to be perfectly honest, and I've only seen three. The organization of the matches was horrible and the matches themselves left much to be desired, in performance and length. In fact, all of the matches seemed short and rushed, whereas last year's Wrestlemania's matches were pretty long, the longest match almost lasting an hour; this year's was almost thirty minutes (both matches were the Undertaker's).
The Rock, my first wrestling love, was the host, and at first, he did pretty well. He took up the first 10 minutes of the PPV, which was annoying, and throughout the event, had random backstage segments that took up time that could've gone to the dark match.
Speaking of that dark match, it was Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan for the US Championship. It was advertised to be seen during the live event, but instead was fought before the show started as a dark match due to time constraints. How ridiculous, especially since it was one of only three championships up for grabs during Wrestlemania.
The first match was Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship. Uh, what? Problem number 1: Alberto Del Rio, a newcomer to the company that hasn't even been here a year, was up for a world title AT Wrestlemania, the Greatest Stage of them All. What happened to working your way to the top? Christian, one of the hardest working wrestlers in the company has been denied his push for the past few years, along with Jeff Hardy, John Morrison, and numerous other wrestlers, yet this guy gets to come in, bully around Rey Mysterio, and get a world title shot? Newbies shouldn't get a world title shot or a Wrestlemania match right off the bat, instead taking some time to earn a following, get a few pushes, and work their way to the top. Problem number 2: Why is a world title match the opening bout? It should take place in the last three matches. Whatever, Edge, with the help of Christian, won, ending his Wrestlemania losing streak and retaining their title. How did they celebrate? They busted up Del Rio's car. That's my boys.
The second match was Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio. I liked this match, how it turned out, it's placement, and it's length. Good job, WWE. Cody Rhodes came out looking mysterious, dark, and cool...until you saw that ridiculous face mask. He doesn't even need the thing. He still looked pretty cool. Rey came out as Captain America! Aw! He's so adorable! Cody beat Rey, however, which I don't have too much of a problem with.
Third match: Kane, Big Show, Santino, and Kofi Kingston vs. The Corre. I liked this match; I wish it were a bit longer, but hey, I don't think it was meant to be anything serious. The Corre was demolished, and I'm happy about it. Just because they went to Smackdown and got a new name, it doesn't mean they're any less Nexus than they were before. Now, someone take their titles.
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk was the next match. Of course, my boy Randy won over the Closeted Meth-Head with a RKO from the sky.... kind of. It was kind of like the one with Evan Bourne; Punk just kind of fell into it. I wish it were longer, but, well, you know. The Rock needed his screen time.
Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler, which was a rip-off. It should've been placed earlier than Randy's match, and Michael Cole shouldn't have been declared the winner by disqualification. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the ref, and since he shoved Cole during the match, the RAW gm made Cole the winner. Stone Cold stunned a few people, got on his four-wheeler, and zoomed off with a couple of beers for the road. This match made me crush on the Rattlesnake a bit, as long as he's on the quad. Silver lining: we saw Michael Cole get beat down.
Undertaker vs. Triple H. Okay, this should've been last, and everyone knows it. Triple H's entrance: great. Undertaker's entrance: phenomenal, as always. I was pleased with their performances and, of course, Taker kept the Streak alive, making Hunter tap out in submission. Undertaker was then removed from the ring on the back of one of those trucks with the flat bed that they use at venues. Triple H managed to walk out. It should've been longer, and it should've been at the end of the PPV.
Next was a 6-man-mixed-tag-team match featuring Lay-Cool (which includes the Undertaker's wife, Michelle McCool) and Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison, Trish Stratus, and...Snooki. Yes sir, Snooki from the Jersey Shore. I puked in outrage too. John came out in a new get-up, looking fine as can be, Trish Stratus, a Diva legend, came out looking how I want to, and Snooki came out looking like she though they were running for breast cancer. The match was barely five minutes long, the guys (who were the biggest stars in the match-up aside from Trish) weren't even tagged in, and Snooki made the pin on Layla. I'm glad John finally got a Wrestlemania win, I'm just not happy Snooki had to be the one to make it happen. This match should've been a tad longer, the guys should've had some ring time, and it should've been an earlier match.
Our final match: The Miz vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship. This match was a bit of a fail. It also ended in a double count-out. Until the Rock came out and restarted the match that is. The Rock, for two glorious minutes, was the hero of Wrestlemania in my living room....until he rock-bottomed John Cena and cost him the championship, letting Miz keep it. I filed for divorce from the Rock a minute later.
All in all, it could've (and should've) been much better. The organization was bad, the lengths were horrible, John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler shouldn't have been in that match, and I honestly don't think there should've been a host. The feuds leading up to these matches seemed rushed and out of nowhere, making this look like any other WWE PPV. Wrestlemania deserved more time and preparation than that. It wasn't bad as a PPV; it was bad as the most watched and respected even in sports entertainment.