Well, let’s not get too liberal with that praise. Like always there are several of the not so great moments that need to be pointed out, and that’s the purpose of this article. For the security guard on the pre-show that didn’t know the script, the stumbling submission by Natalya during the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and the Roman Reigns Tombstone that never was, this article exists. Five moments from WrestleMania 33 have been gif’ed and commented about for your delight.

So without further delay, here are the 5 botchiest and most outrageous moments of this night…

#5 Seriously, lady, Gronk’s a part of the show

Watching both Braun Strowman and Big Show get eliminated almost immediately in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal was a shocking moment in and of itself, and the final three also gave the same head-scratching feeling. Watching Mojo Rawley, Killian Dane, and Jinder Mahal wind up, in the end, was completely unexpected. Also outrageous was the interference by NFL player or something (I’m not really a football guy), Rob Gronkowski.

Despite all of this outrageousness, the big botch occurred when Rob jumped the guardrail to brawl on his buddy Mojo’s behalf. Apparently, nobody informed the security team of this planned interference, and this noble lady did her job by trying to shove him back into his seat. A group of officials quickly interceded, getting the show back on script.

4. Maggots

Three times during the WWE Championship Match, Bray Wyatt busted out some demented gross bug powers to play mind games against Randy Orton. The above gif is the first occurrence. This was an outrageously unique attempt at psychological warfare, but it would not pay off for Bray.

All of this evil magic would serve no real advantage because Randy Orton defeated The Eater of Worlds in relatively standard fashion. Have all of these neat tricks of projecting disturbing images in the ring already been neutered? If so, that’s quite a waste. Now, no future opponent of Bray’s has any real reason to get intimidated by it.

3. Too many legs in the submission

I won’t pick on Natalya too hard during this entry because, in her defence, she was locking on a Sharpshooter onto both Naomi and Carmella at the same time. It was a difficult task that she committed to and when she turned over all four legs, she slipped up a little.

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Natalya did regain her composure, and the move looked good when they showed it from behind, but WWE was careful after the fall to not show Natalya’s application from the front again.

2. Longest entrance ramp ever

WWE bragged several times about the record-breaking length of their entrance ramp, which topped out at over 80 yards. Immediately, fascination turned into irritation when it became obvious that every wrestler’s entrance would automatically become a longer affair than Goldberg vs. Lesnar II.

Only Sasha Banks and Triple H were clever enough to incorporate combustion engines into their trips down the ramp, vastly shortening their travel time. Considering this distance is almost the complete length of a football field, it is no wonder that Braun Strowman and Big Show did so poorly in the Andre The Giant Battle Royal. They were obviously gassed.

1. Roman can’t hit the Tombstone

Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker wasn’t exactly the big main event that many had hoped for. Sure, there were a few fun spots including the spear through the announce table as well as the added aura of a returning Jim Ross, but the match was not a celebration of The Deadman. Sadly, the spot that might be remembered most from this bout was the failed Tombstone attempt by Roman Reigns. Try as he might, The Big Dog just couldn’t lift Taker up.

Ultimately, Roman defeated Undertaker at WrestleMania, an accomplishment that only Brock Lesnar can also claim. I guess that gives them both something to talk about between now and WrestleMania 34.

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