13. WrestleMania 21: Triple H Vs. Batista
The Roman Reigns encounter with Triple H reminded us a lot of this match, although the build-up to the Triple H and Batista match was one of the greatest storylines of that era in sports and entertainment. The company built the match beautifully, as WrestleMania 21 was an event that showcased the new guards in the co-main events.
A night that was meant for them, was instead focused on two other talents that stole the show in one of the most epic WrestleMania matches ever between HBK and Kurt Angle.
After that, everything just seemed okay (mediocre at best). Cena put on a good display in a quick ten minute bout against JBL, winning the WWE Championship. The stage was set for a second passing of the torch match which was regarded as iconic in so many ways, especially considering that Cena and Batista were chosen to be the new faces of the company. Well, as we know one of them did, while the other clearly didn’t and it all started with this match. Batista did not really shine and the match wasn’t good, being booked similar to the Roman/Triple H encounter with a very slow (and at times dull) pace. Batista won the match and it was apparent soon after that he was not ‘the guy’.
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