Cody Rhodes vs. The Big Show

[5.0] "Whenever the champion comes out first and is specified by the ring announcer to be "the current" title holder, you may as well be telling the audience outright that he's jobbing clean in seven minutes or less. I for one like New Year's Baby beanie Big Show. The reason this dude waffled between face and heel so often was because he was good at playing both. Cody's got a good fit and he works pretty well with Beeg but the match goes super short."

[4.0] "This match is built around the storyline that Big Show hasn't had a truly memorable Wrestlemania moment yet. It's almost telling, though, that nearly all of those less successful moments are clearly more memorable than what's on offer here. Cody struggles a bit and ends up taking the devastating punch. That might be entertaining enough overall, but the match itself falls a bit short."

[4.0] "Big Show "finally" gets a WrestleMania moment... and that's literally all this is here for. Glorified squash match for the IC title."

[3.0] "A quick one sided match. This match was put on to give Big Show a Wrestlemania moment. The best part was how emotional Big Show got at the end of the match."

[3.0] "Big Show has it, doesn't he. Bro is just aura farming. Another TV match on the biggest show in wrestling. If the time cut was due to the 3 main matches, then why not limit the match card in order to give sufficient time for the worthy matches. I mean half the show was just advertising about it anyways."

[4.0] "Big show finally got his wrestlemania moment. But this match is just mediocre at view. Despite being short, it really feels long and slow. And half of the match is wasted in comedy"

[4.0] "This was short and to the point. Cody played the cocky heel perfectly, and Show looked dominant without overdoing it. It was never meant to steal the show, but it gave Big Show his big moment and wrapped up a solid little feud. A decent match with a clear story and the right finish."

[4.0] "Pretty quick match with a predictable course. Nothing remarkable in terms of both guys' career probably."

[5.0] "A match that was designed to give Big Show a feel good Wrestlemania moment but the story they told just made the outcome predictable. At 5 minutes it doesn't overstay its welcome but the in-ring action wasn't anything special."

[5.0] "This was fun for what it was. Cody does a fairly impressive job at looking credible against Show despite the size differential, and manages to pull this off without it being at Show's expense. The match is a bit too short to earn a higher rating, but it all worked well enough to give Big Show his moment in the sun at WrestleMania.."

[3.0] "This not only wasn't worthy of being a WM match, it wasn't worthy of being a PPV event too. Too boring. Slow paced and it never went faster, bad quality (that Spear was botched). Happy for Big Show but this was bad"

[4.0] "A pretty dull match that felt best suited on regular television and not the IC title match at Wrestlemania. I did get a good laugh from the Spear to the dick Cody takes right before the finish. 2 stars."

[3.0] "If any match on the card deserved to be a squash match for a title change this is it not danielson vs sheamus"

[3.0] "It's just a one moment match and that's it. There was nothing else good about this match in ring wise."

[4.0] "The best thing about this match was the emotion from Show when he won. He really made it seem like this match and this win meant a lot to him. Like he was so happy he was finally getting a proper nod at Wrestlemania after putting so many people over for so many years. The match itself...wasn't great, but wasn't awful. It was too slow. Show had slow offense as expected, but when Cody got control, it was still submissions and rest holds, so it didn't pick up much. The match itself just never picked up to any degree. A nice moment for Big Show, but nothing to go out of your way to see."

[4.0] "I don't think anything with Big Show can be good. I really don't not get these super big man attractions. None of the matches are well received by anyone yet they keep getting put on. Looks like they have stopped that with Triple H. Haven't seen an Omos match in a while"

[4.0] "I appreciate the what looks like legitimate happiness on Big Show's face after the match. It's a pretty mediocre match though unfortunately."

[3.0] "Bad match, made just for this feel god moment for Show. Not worth wrestlemania spot. Lack of action, just one feel good moment"

[4.0] "At just five minutes, there's not much to say about this match other than it was probably the best version of what it could be. Big Show winning at this stage of his career was as baffling then as it is now."

[7.0] "Really good for its place on the event. Show's spear where he splits Cody in half is fun. Plus, I loved the WMD finish, so I always pop for it."

[2.0] "Too short and boring. It's a shame to see Cody defeated and losing the title in 5 minutes only, all this so that he regains it at the next ppv."

[6.0] "Short but I liked the story they told, it wouldn't have worked as well if it were longer. Cody played a perfect heel here and it was great to see him get the comeuppance."

[6.0] "After Rhodes fails to take Big Show down as the match starts, Show gets a lengthy shine segment. Chopping Cody's chest, throwing him around the ring like a sack of shit, and even giving him a stinkface. Cody takes control by going after the big guy's legs. After dazing Show with a Beautiful Disaster kick, Cody tries his luck and goes to hit him with another, only to be cut off with a nasty spear right to the groin. Shows gets a win and finally gets his Wrestlemania moment. This was a lot more enjoyable than you would think. They play up to the size differences, it's wrapped up in just over five minutes and it has a feel-good ending to boot."

[5.0] "This match was pretty boring, but it was nice to see The Big Show get a WrestleMania win. I thought the Rhodes/Show feud was decent, but the fans there didn't care at all."

[6.0] "This rating is for this match and the rematch at Extreme Rules. I liked this mini-feud they did, the matches were short but they told a nice story in them."