Randy is a little perplexed by Mean Gene’s attitude and says that what he was going to say is that when he’s inducted into the Hall of Fame, it’s going to be for nights like WrestleMania when he’ll make history by beating ‘paper champion’ Kurt Angle and ‘charity case’ Rey Mysterio and become World Heavyweight Champion. Mean Gene isn’t in the mood for this and walks off, saying some not-nice sounding things about Cowboy Bob Orton. They are interrupted by Randy Orton, who scoffs at Mean Gene’s induction. Okerlund says he had a great time the night before and ran up quite a bar tab. We go to Josh Matthews who is interviewing Mean Gene Okerlund, the first commentator to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (Monsoon, Ventura, and Heenan don’t count because they were wrestlers and/or before their broadcast careers). Matt Hardy suplexing Flair off the ladder.Ĭomments: This is one of the best Money in the Bank matches, in my opinion.Ric Flair doing a ladder match at 57 years old and hanging with guys much younger than himself.Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Rob Van Dam vs Bobby Lashley, Finlay, Matt Hardy, Ric Flair, and Shelton Benjamin He tells Vince to say his prayers because his ass is getting kicked tonight. He reflects on how last year, he and Kurt Angle tore the house down but he doesn’t expect a five star match tonight because his match with Vince is going to get violent, brutal, and ugly. Shawn says he told Vince the truth and he’s never regretted telling the truth. We go to Coach who is talking to HBK about his issues with Vince. Kane and Big Show worked really well together and with Carlito and Masters Carlito trying to do an armwringer on Big Show.Ĭomments: This was a good match.Show hushing the crowd, so they can hear the ‘smack’ of his hand on Masters’ chest.Kane hitting a dropkick and a leapfrog (yes, seriously).Masters tries to blame Carlito, but Carlito leaves. Afterwards, Carlito and Masters argue over who is at fault. As Kane and Big Show get to the ring, Carlito and Master bail out, probably the smartest thing they could’ve done. World Tag Team Championship Match: Big Show and Kane vs Chris Masters and CarlitoĬarlito gets a decent pop, Masters does not. There’s a great video about the history of WrestleMania and promos for the big matches on the card. We get a great video about the superstars hanging with our Armed Forces. Michelle Williams (Destiny’s Child) sings ‘America, the Beautiful’. Surprisingly, this show gets really great reviews all around, so let’s see if they’re justified! WrestleMania 22 comes to us from the Windy City and features what looks like a very stacked card, including Rey Mysterio vying for the World Heavyweight Championship, a Casket Match, and the Chairman of WWE in a No-Holds Barred Match.