WWE WrestleMania 28: Why This Could Be the Greatest 'Mania of All Time | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Olivia Shea
Published Mar 24, 2026
When it comes to past WrestleManias to compare to, there are two huge names. First, there is the fairly unanimously proclaimed best of all time, WrestleMania X-Seven. Second, we have the highest-selling WrestleMania of all time by a long shot, WrestleMania 23.
WrestleMania X-Seven is considered the greatest 'Mania of all time because it simply had the most balanced card of all time. It began with Chris Jericho vs. William Regal, included everything from Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit to the TLC tag team match and culminated with the awesome main event between Stone Cold and the Rock.
Certainly, this is the hardest pay-per-view to match. Rock/SCSA must match Rock/Cena, which is all depending upon how in-shape the Rock is after all this time. The Undertaker/Triple H match must match its own predecessor, a Street Fight between the two 11 years ago when they were in their prime, which is possible thanks to the setting and the emotion that the original lacked.
Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk must be more technical and exciting than Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit, which is possible again thanks to a much stronger story, more hype and two men in an even better spot in their careers.
If all of that comes together, the remaining card must make up for a lack of big excitement that the TLC match had, which I believe it can do thanks to the overall excitement for the night. That said, this is where the night will be made or broken.
Even if it isn't quite as phenomenal technically, it could still be the most marketable of all time if it matches WM 23. WrestleMania 23 wasn't as stacked of a card, but it had star power like no other 'Mania, mainly coming down to two names: Stone Cold Steve Austin and Donald Trump.
They were part of a match labelled the Battle of the Billionaires, where two former wrestlers—Bobby Lashley and Umaga—helped guide a fight between Trump and Vince McMahon. It was a huge draw, but the card wasn't desolate without it.
WM 23 was witness to the greatest Money in the Bank match of all time and a phenomenal main event match between John Cena and Shawn Michaels. Add to that an underrated, though short match between the Undertaker and Batista, and you have a solid contest overall.
Overall, Trump was a huge draw, though, he probably wasn't as big a draw as the Rock and John Cena match will be. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk should be even better than Michaels/Cena, and Taker/HHH should be more personal and brutal with more time than Taker/Batista. Overall, it should be a far better draw of a show.