Batista vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton

[8.0] "A phenomenal moment, but the match is only four stars for me. There's some problems here, I wish Bryan was more involved in the match. Due to the nature of the story, the opening and post interference stretch are taken up by an Orton/Batista match which is heel v heel and doesn't really pop the crowd unless it's a nearfall in which case the crowd REALLY pop. Bryan performance is fantastic though, him taking out the Authority in a great suicide dive was a great spot and him selling that shoulder from the last match is very good."

[10.0] "You know, sometimes I hate overbooking a main event match like this and adding in all these external factors, but man, does it really make you wanna see Bryan win so much more watching all this nonsense go on around him. Watching Triple H, Stephanie, and that crooked ref Scott Armstrong all get beaten up and then watching Triple H take a sledgehammer is beautiful. The Batista bomb into the RKO, brutal, just straight brutal. Daniel Bryan getting up off the stretcher to get back into the match just keeps building that true underdog nature that made you want to see Bryan win. Randy and Batista both get in their spots and give the crowd their money's worth while Bryan is down. I love the fact that everybody and their brother wanted Batista to lose this match. I mean, the clear favorite was Bryan, but not a soul wanted Batista. Then we get the miracle on Bourbon Street, and it really just makes you want to pump your fist in the air and scream yes, because watching Bryan win is just such a great cherry on top of a damn solid Wrestlemania."

[7.0] "A match more remembered for the moment of Daniel Bryan winning than the actual match itself. The only good spot was the Batista Bomb into the RKO through the announce table. Pretty predictable winner"

[9.0] "It's ten years apart (you know what I'm referring to), and it's just as magical. This is the culmination of one the greatest and most genuine underdog stories ever. It's the man of the people, the oppressed workhorse and uncrowned king who got screwed over one too many times, taking on the oppressors in a long overdue opportunity at winning back the gold that was disgracefully stolen from him. With him having to "earn" this match earlier that night, being the outcast and being treated as such, his fire shines bright without a doubt. The drama is off-the-charts! First the shenanigans with Triple H and Stephanie showing up with a crooked ref, Daniel taking that ref out and taking Triple H out with a sledgehammer, then Randy and Batista teaming up, Batista Bomb + RKO combo on the announce table, then it's Orton and Batista going at it for a bit while Daniel is stretched out. Daniel comes back, there's a pair of scary nearfalls, and most of all, Daniel Bryan completes the magical underdog story after taking on three of WWE's most powerful figures ever in one night. Miracle on Bourbon Street indeed. ****1/4"

[9.0] "It's a great match that you can break down into chapters. The first Chapter featured all three guys battling it out with some good nearfalls as they built up some cool spots. The second Chapter happened as Triple H showed up to interfere while Batista and Orton teamed up to put Bryan through the table in what was a painful-looking bump. The final Chapter featured the comeback of Bryan as he tried to fight through the pain like the underdog face that he was and the crowd rallied behind him while he did it. Bryan getting the win drew one of the loudest ovations I've ever seen. I thought it was a smart move to have Triple H and Stephanie show up at ringside during the match. It made the match even more unfair for Bryan. I know some fans might think it hurt the match because they didn't need interference, but it came off as a nice payoff to Bryan's long angle with Triple H."

[6.0] "One of those instances where the moment far overshadows the actual match, but I typically try to evaluate the match separately when possible (for the same reason Cena vs. Bryan @ SummerSlam 13 is great despite the cash-in being kinda lame). The action really only has life when Bryan is involved and obviously he's the nucleus that makes everything go in not only this match, but this whole show. The early parts are solid but nothing to write home about, but it does pick up once you get the HHH, Stephanie and Armstrong interferences. It's a lot of smoke and mirrors and while it absolutely works for the crowd it's not my favorite thing in the world. The finish is great and obviously everything that follows is a historic moment. Having learned about this whole story years after the fact, it doesn't quite have the excitement I'm sure it would have if I watched live or didn't know the outcome but it is a breathtaking visual. I think the Hunter match to open the show is much better but this is still good stuff."

[10.0] "wrestlemania 30 was the first wrestling show i ever watched in full, and this match was the one that made me fall in love with wrestling. A fantastic underdog story, a memorable moment in wrestling history, and a really great match."

[6.0] "It's a memorable main event match of Wrestlemania, but not for in-ring work. Wrestling overall is on a weak side where all 3 of them barely interacted together in the ring. Wasn't a fan of Trips/Steph interference, however that totally woke up the crowd so it worked."

[9.0] "If Triple H and Stephanie didn't interfere, this match is a 10. It was a great mix of brawling, wrestling, and big spots."

[8.0] "There were many moments of dead time where close to nothing happened, but overall one of the best stories ever in wrestling was told here. The ending was so intense. "TAP OUT BATISTA" from Michael Cole will always live in my head. Ultimate underdog story."

[9.0] "Storytelling and psychology at its best. One of the most memorable main events in Wrestlemania history."

[9.0] "great mainevent with a great story of the show the underdog daniel bryan winning it even after all the injuries and all danielson ends the show as the champ to a amazing reaction"

[9.0] "A really good main event, with an injured Daniel Bryan overcoming the odds and reaching the top of the mountain by becoming the WWE WHC champion. It's a feel-good moment to end a solid Wrestlemania, even if the fans had to drag WWE Creative kicking and screaming. Orton and Batista played their roles well and weren't asked to do much more, even if they aren't that great."

"My opinion is probabaly biased because I was 8 the first time I saw it, but this match is incredible. The finish is awesome and the public is so in it. The pressure is enormous during the whole match and you are scared whenever orton and batista do their finishers or when they injured bryan."

[8.0] "Now that people have started to sing for Randy's theme, WWE should bring the band to Mania 41 during his entrance. Just imagine 60k fans singing "voices". That might be Randy's best entrance. He looked so good with those titles. Also love te addition of legends in ringside. Batista teasing us with his pyro only to bring the spotlight. The CM Punk chant when HHH came out to cause Bryan the match. Th crowd was on fire. Bryan with the sledgehammer to HHH. OMG, that was insane. RKO-Batista Bomb combo, so cool. Batista with the nearest of nearfall. And before that literally speared Bryan's head. Randy with the nearest of nearfall aswell. That whole end sequence was so good. Bryan tapping out Batista while Randy looked on from the side. Cole with one of the best commentary quotes ever. Imagine having a resume of beating Randy, Batista & HHH at Mania. All thanks to CM Punk."

[6.0] "I'm more in line with what a few of the other lower reviews of this match has said. This bout is more about 'moments' than the 'match.' Bryan taking out the Authority. The table spot. The finale. Those moments were absolutely classic. But the match AROUND it wasn't that good. It just didn't go anywhere. The three of them barely interacted together at all. Someone was always out of commission. There was nothing particularly exciting to get you on the edge of your seat either. This match just felt like a giant story segment for Bryan with a little bit of wrestling in between. It's an incredible moment, but a pretty mediocre match. If it wasn't for the moments, I'd have given this 5 points easily. The finale of this match is worth the praise. But lets just say that there is a reason the ending moments are really all people talk about from this one."

[8.0] "Few babyfaces will have the chance to have as good a booking as Daniel Bryan had in his quest for the title. A match that elevates the babyface in a way few can, the Batista Bomb + RKO is a spot worthy of WrestleMania, and the drama of Daniel not wanting to abandon the match is perfect! And the moment when Daniel wins? It couldn't have been better, the comments, the crowd, the confetti, the emotion... Perfect!"

[8.0] "not as good as the opener, bit too overbooked with HHH interfering and the medics coming out to save Bryan (there's literally 2 minutes of nothing happening after that batista bomb/rko spot, as good as it is) but the last few minutes are fuckin great and the moment of Bryan winning overshadows everything wrong with the match ****"

[7.0] "An all time great finish, but the crowd is already shattered because of Taker's streak ending, so rather than this being Benoit/HHH/HBK formula reincarnate, it is only alive when Bryan is actively in it, which isn't all that much?"

[5.0] "Let me get this out of the way: Yes this is one of the best finishes to a Wrestlemania ever and is deservedly one of the greatest Wrestlemania moments of all time. The match though? Meh. Felt like a re-hash of WM20, but with a hotter crowd and inferior workers. Batista and Randy being the obstacles for DB to overcome just doesn't feel right... I don't know how to explain it but this whole match just doesn't feel organic. I ultimately think it's good and nothing more than that."

[10.0] "A phenomenal triple threat between all three men with absolutely spectacular in ring action and chemistry between them all and post match with Bryan conquering all the odds and winning the big one in the WrestleMania main event was just pitch perfect. Definitely one of the best WrestleMania main events ever."

[7.0] "Final moment? 10. Rest of the match? I feel I'm being generous giving it a 7. Orton and Batista kill Bryan dead. Working together. Then Bryan is dead. Then they can't coexist. Who'da thunkit? ! ? ! ? ! I hate the s*** butt method of trying to tell the coexisting story. It always bores me. The moments where the crowd is desperate for Bryan to win, are magical. Unfortunately, you have to watch Orton without anything to prove and Batista on a part-time schedule, blundering through the rest of this match together. Their brawling with one another really is terrible."

[8.0] "[3.75*] Great match, just not as great as the opener. They went all in with the fan service for this one, so they had to build a climax for Bryans win, I get that, and Orton/Batista did a really great job on their control segments with the only problem being that the crowd did not give a fuck about anything other than Daniel Bryan. They had that big 1-on-1 staredown when Bryan was (fake) getting out of the arena by the medical team and the stadium was silent. Nobody fucking cared. The work was still good and I actually think Orton was the MVP of the match because Bryan was obviously selling injuries, but the crowd could not care less about Randy, unfortunately lol. They did a couple of nearfalls to bring some emotion. A RKO, a Batista Bomb anyways, Bryan made Batista tap-out for one of the biggest pops ever and a moment we will never forget."

[2.0] "Firstly, I want to state that I think that the end result of this match was one of the best in Wrestlemania history and also a pretty important one in Danielson's career. His victory here would basically open the door for many other wrestlers in his position, someone who was seen by the WWE (Mostly Vince) a upper mid carder by the company given his moment to shine. I think Bryan's performance here is really good which is to be expected as he has always been great at playing the underdog that the audience wants to see win. The problem with this match boils down to the other two performers in this match. Orton is the biggest negative in this match, his brawls with Batista pretty much bring the match to a screeching halt. Batista is ok in this and puts Danielson over at the end of the match, but when he interacts with Orton the make slogs. The powerbomb+RKO is cool but Batista just stands around for awhile instead of actually putting anyone into the ring. Usually I'm not so critical on things 'making sense' but here not only did it make no sense at all but it also really made the match hard to watch. A good Triple Threat should have all three wrestlers work in fluidity, but Danielson was the only one here that was holding this match together, and besides the ending, it was pretty unsatisfying."

[8.0] "Batista & Orton are frustrated that the match was made a triple threat so they both target Bryan. This match's strength doesn't come from the in ring action, it comes from how well it plays with the crowd, by stretchering Bryan out, the times where Orton and Batista almost steal his victory and then when he finally wins, it seems like there's going to be a riot. A true star maker, despite the in ring work being pretty slow."

[10.0] "Part 3 in the 'fan favourite winning the world title in the main event of a Wrestlemania ending in 0 (Bret Hart at 10, Benoit at 20)' and althought not as good as the Mania 20 main event it was still one of the best of all time. As emotional as a wrestling match can be. Daniel Bryan was as underdog as an underdog could get. Amazing Match."

[9.0] "This was a stellar main event. The match told the story of all the odds being stacked against Bryan, but Bryan ultimately coming out on top in a feel good moment. The wrestling in this match was done well and Michael Cole on commentary was great in my opinion despite popular belief."

[9.0] "One of the all-time great babyface victories in WrestleMania (and wrestling) history. While you could argue that Daniel Bryan vs Triple H from earlier in the night was the better match, this is obviously the bigger moment. They put all the possible obstacles up against Daniel Bryan, with the authority interfering and him being carried out on a stretcher. And then Bryan gets his flowers in the end, with the huge victory and the confetti. It'll be remembered forever."

[9.0] "Not as good as the triple threat at WM XX, but still pretty damn good. The parallels between Bryan and Benoit are a bit creepy though. Felt like WWE did it on purpose almost."

[7.0] "In My opinion this match is slightly overrated 7/10 imo i would've gave it lower but the overall moment of bryan winning makes it a 7"

[10.0] "I've been slowly going through the past ten years of WWE PPVs, and I deliberately left this match for last, because I'm not joking when I say this was THE match that got me back into wrestling in 2014. After drifting apart from it when I was younger, I was one of the people drawn in by the Yes Movement by that plucky little Aberdonian Washingtonian. And, well it made me a Danielson fan for life. The crowd was still burnt out from the Streak being snapped an hour or so ago, and they needed something to drag them back in. And the way the crowd comes electric for the Knee Plus - as it was called then - on Batista followed by the Yes Lock and the tap-out is just man, it still gives me goosebumps. There are many brilliant matches I've seen before and after this night. But there is only one Miracle on Bourbon Street."

[4.0] "I dunno. I just don't get it. I mean this match isn't terrible but I'll never understand why some hail it as the greatest modern mania main event. Batista and Orton were at their laziest here and Bryan isn't my favorite so everything to me just felt super dull and boring. The Batista Bomb into an RKO was really cool and I'm happy that the D-bry fans got their win, but it did nothing for me. It just felt like all three of these guys were on a different planet from one another. Like seriously I can't remember a single moment besides the table combo and the tap out finish."

[9.0] "It's a testament to how popular Daniel Bryan was that he was still able of generating a response from the audience after the streak had been broken. The early portion of the match does struggle a bit as the crowd are still in shock, but the participants do an excellent job getting the crowd full on board by the time they reach the finish. The tension begins to really rise after Bryan takes out the Authority. Everything feels like it's beginning to come together once Orton and Batista resort to forming an uneasy alliance to take out Bryan, and the match continues to pick up momentum from there on. You could argue that it's a bit overbooked, but I think that they really needed to go all in here to make this work after the crowd had already seen the streak end, and I believe that it's inarguable that they succeeded by the end of the match. Bryan's title win is, of course, a hard earned and cathartic moment, and as somebody who had been watching him since his time in ROH it felt very special to me. It's one of the greatest conclusions to a WrestleMania that we've ever seen, and the match was expertly crafted to ensure that it would still resonate despite being placed in the unenviable position of following the end of the streak."

[9.0] "This was an amazing match with a red hot crowd that was behind Bryan. I loved how they kept making us believe Bryan would get screwed only for Daniel to overcome the odds. Randy and Batista were also great in this match and did an amazing job in making Daniel look like an underdog. Daniel winning was a beautiful moment."

[9.0] "A match that I like, I find a lot of similarities with the main event of WrestleMania XX. A great match and very well booked, especially the finish. An audience 100% behind Daniel Bryan. A magnificent ending. (4*1/2)"

[8.0] "I love this match, its just very predictable and I didnt love the sports entertainment stretcher spot but i love the conclusion of the yes movement"

[9.0] "This was a brilliant WM main event. The storytelling in this was fantastic and seeing Bryan win the title after everything he had been through was such an awesome moment. ****1/2"

[9.0] "This match means a lot to me, seeing my favorite wrestler reach the top is one of the best things possible, the whole issue of the public getting DB into the ME of this craze makes it all the more amazing, I watched this match for the first time in at 12 years old in 2014 and for me it was the best possible match, today at 20 I know it's not the best thing in terms of wrestling and they give DB a good boost as an underdog (a worse version of the 2004 ME), but the meaning and emotional attachment are very large (****1/2)"

[7.0] "And heres the culmination. Certainly cant complain about this as your main event, especially since Bryan had already worked a fantastic match this night already. The Batista Bomb into RKO on the table move is hard to watch though because it is not executed that well, and the way Orton landed it would honestly be more believable if he was the one being carried away by medics rather than Bryan. Parts of this are fantastic, parts are just your average PPV match. The ending and having Daniel come out on top is really amazing to see though."

[4.0] "This needed less WWE overbooking and more of Daniel Bryan actually in the match. You have one of the greatest in-ring performers of all-time spending 2/3 of the match laying outside the ring or on a stretcher, and to me that is no way to book his Wrestlemania moment. I get the story they were trying to tell, but this match could have actually been awesome if they let Bryan actually be a key part of the action. The way they booked it actually makes it look somewhat flukey as Batista and Orton are the onese fighting for most of the match, with Bryan just sort of sneaking in the Yes-lock at the end. Idk, I just hated the way this match was booked and I think it's insanely overrated just because Bryan won."

[10.0] "The best Wrestlemania main event of all time. Sure it wasn't all action all the time and there was a sense of dread over the whole thing but that made me love it. Every time it looked like Bryan's moment was getting ripped away hurt so much and it made Bryan's eventual win so beautiful. The interference, finisher kickouts, the table break, everything made this the moment that it was. Not sure if a babyface win has hit so hard like this in WWE maybe ever - *****"

[10.0] "This is my personal favorite WWE match ever I think. I remember watching live and being so hyped when this match started. I was also terrified that Orton or Batista was going to walk out champion as I was rather new to watching wrestling. When Batista tapped out to the yes lock it was such a perfect ending though since Batista had won the royal rumble that Bryan should have won. I don't know if there's a better ending to a WrestleMania to be honest and seeing Bryan do the yes chant while confetti fell on him was truly magical. This match cemented me as a giant wrestling fan and for that I thank everyone involved."

[8.0] "The crowd was dead in the beginning but came alive when it looked like Triple H was going to screw Bryan out of the title. This had its moments, and the ending is great, but anytime it's just Orton and Batista going at it, it's just dead air. Also, it doesn't help that this is inevitably compared to the XX triple threat, which is perhaps the greatest of all time. This doesn't come close as a match, but it's easily the better moment."

[8.0] "Not as insanely great as I remember it being; obviously the first time I watched it I was absolutely caught up in the emotion of Bryan winning and wasn't really looking at the match through a critical lens. When you take a step back and look at it you can see that there's quite a few places where the action drags a little, most notably at the beginning (where the crowd is still kind of out of it having just seen the end of the streak) and in the aftermath of the table spot (fair play to Randy for finishing the match after that bump, by the way). But it's still great to watch; amazing crowd engagement, some fantastic nearfalls and a phenomenal effort from Bryan having already wrestled for 25 minutes with HHH on the same night. The finish is incredibly cathartic and a brilliant culmination to a storyline which, staggeringly, the company didn't want to culminate at all. Great match, just not as out-of-this-world as I once believed."

[9.0] "Bryan enters this match with a bad arm and had just had a brutal match with Triple H that inflicted more damage on his arm, so he tries to take out Batista and Orton quickly but this would backfire when Orton slammed the already injured arm into the canvas. Orton Batista sections were usually good brawls but the crowd didn't care. Mid-way point Triple H and Stephaine try to screw Bryan out of the title but it would end up backfiring as he took out Stephaine with a suicide dive and Triple H with a hammer. Batista and Orton start double-teaming Bryan and they hit the Batista bomb into the RKO which was a terrific spot. The stretcher job was a good way to play with the crowd before Bryan's eventual win.****1/2"

[9.0] "What a great moment, as I said in the first match of this WrestleMania, for Daniel Bryan, undoubtedly a moment that will remain for history, how great is American Dragon."

[9.0] "Daniel Bryan was at a clear disadvantage due to his injured shoulder, so he smartly began the match by trying to take out both Orton and Batista, though the numbers game immediately caught up to him. The biggest problem this had was during the Orton/Batista sections, as the crowd didn't seem to care about anything not involving Bryan, subsequently causing their segments to feel heatless. Triple H and Stephanie, along with the crooked ref Scott Armstrong, made their way to the ring at the 15 mins mark, looking to screw DB out of the title win, only to get taken out by an amazing suicide dive instead! Orton and Batista eventually got things under control, double-teaming DBryan with an incredible Batista Bomb/RKO combo on the announce desk. They teased a stretcher job for Bryan just to play with the crowd's emotion a bit, but he quickly fought his way back to the ring. Bryan submitting Batista as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome became UNGLUED was a super satisfying payoff to this eight-month-long story lasting from the summer of last year. This was a fantastic triple threat that ticked all the right boxes even with its noticeable flaws. [****1/2]"

[9.0] "This is a close second reminiscence to HHH vs. HBK vs. Benoit at the 20th edition of the namesake spectacle. One ruthless champion, a gritty challenger and an underdog. This is how a Cinderella story should be told. One of the benchmark matches in WrestleMania history and one of the defining showings from Daniel Bryan. He started the night with a banger and ended it with a masterpiece. The livid interference from HHH, Randy and Batista's heinous ways to outnumber Bryan and the spectacular comeback - wow! 4.5 out of 5 stars!"

[10.0] "Don't know how this didn't reach the 9.00 mark but God damn this match is awesome. That spot where Bryan hits the running knee on Orton, Batista pushes Bryan out, pins Orton, and Orton kicks out, *chef's kiss*."

[7.0] "Entertaining three-way between Bryan, Orton and Batista here which was certainly convincing in the idea of solidifying the storyline between Daniel Bryan and the Authority but which is certainly one of the most overrated WrestleMania main event in terms of match quality. Don't get me wrong I can totally understand, it's pretty obvious that this match lives up to its reputation thanks to its epic result that everyone expected and that Bryan winning the title in New Orleans is one of the greatest moments of the whole decade but I found the match itself a bit awkward or at least not at all up to my expectations. It's very rare to say this but what saved this match from being really boring was the overbooking, because we often tend to grumble when WWE overdoes it but here it was a great overbooking that made sense with the story and added some much needed drama around Bryan. Bryan kicking out of the Batista Bomb was a huge nearfall followed by a dive on HHH, Stephanie and Scott Armstrong which was another cool spot. I also liked the idea of having Bryan stretchered off after the hard bump he took on the commentary table to make the fans think the miracle won't happen, also credit to the great job of the commentators from the entrances to the match itself who only underestimated Bryan by saying he had almost no chance of winning. His comeback was insane with the crowd totally carrying him, some believable false finish with Orton kicking out of a Batista Bomb, Batista kicking out of a RKO, both of them managing to get out of the Yes Lock... those kind of moments that build up the suspense even more and make the outcome even more magical. I must admit that these last minutes were excellent and that Bryan's victory was amazing to conclude one of the best stories this company has ever done, but man before Triple H's implication this was so uninteresting and painfully long."