Despite a lackluster main event match between Roman Reigns and Triple H, Wrestlemania 32 lived up to the hype of being the ultimate sports entertainment event of the year.

The event featured two title changes, a guest appearance by the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the return of John Cena and yet another unforgettable match featuring Vince McMahon’s greatest creation, The Undertaker.

Ladder match starts the fireworks

The show had me hooked from the beginning with what was my favorite match of the night: a brutal and exciting seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Title featuring Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Sincara, Stardust, The Miz and Zack Ryder.

Whether it was Owens delivering a 270-pound frog splash to his rival Zayn as he was laying across a ladder, or Sincara being knocked off a ladder in the ring only to leap outside and land on Stardust sending him through a ladder, the match had plenty of moments that made you think, “Holy shit these guys are nuts!”

Heading into the match, most fans believed it would come down to rivals Owens and Zayn or maybe an established star like Ziggler. But to the surprise of many, Ryder, a personal favorite of mine, came out of nowhere to knock The Miz off of the ladder in the middle of the ring and grabbed the championship belt for his first victory at Wrestlemania in his nine-year career.

His victory looks to be the beginning of a rivalry between Ryder and The Miz, since The Miz won the title from Ryder the next day on Raw in a controversial match.

The legend lives on

The Undertaker and Shane McMahon battled it out in a Hell in a Cell match with the Undertaker needing a win to continue his WWE career and Shane McMahon looking for a win to gain control of Monday Night Raw.

Undertaker, who had only lost once previously at Wrestlemania, came out on top, but not before Shane McMahon proved that he’s willing to do anything and everything for the company his family built.

Imagine jumping off of a 20-foot cage only to know your opponent is about to roll off the table below you, leaving nothing to break your fall to the ground but hardwood and a thin mat. Sounds like fun, right? Shane McMahon did just that as his sons watched from ringside.

Even though wrestling is a story and winners of the matches are predetermined, those moments are real. The damage that WWE superstars are willing to do to their bodies for the show is just as real as the players being tackled in the NFL endure. You won’t see Adrian Peterson, Russell WIlson or Aaron Rodgers jumping off any 20-feet steel cages anytime soon.

With all the damage these guys do to their bodies, you have to wonder how much longer The Undertaker has left. He’s 51 and took about 30 years to make his entrance to the ring. Part of that is theatrics, but you know the guy has to be in pain from all the abuse he’s taken in over 25 years in the business.

The WWE screwed up when they decided he would suffer his first Wrestlemania loss two years ago. His final match should’ve been his first loss at the event, which he isn’t quite ready for yet.

New look championship is good call by WWE

Before Wrestlemania, WWE’s women wrestlers, or as they are called “Divas,” competed for the Divas Championship.

The title belt was just flat out cheesy and kind of offensive. It looked nothing like the other titles. It featured butterfly wings with accents of pink, purple and blue. It looked like they tried to make it look “girly.”

During the Wrestlemania pre-show, WWE Hall Of Famer Lita unveiled the company’s newly branded Women’s Championship. The belt now more closely compares to other championship belts in terms of its looks and appears less like something my little sister bedazzled to wear at her birthday party.

The winner of a triple-threat match between Divas Champion Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks would take home the new title.

The women truly put on a match worthy of the new belt with Charlotte coming out on top. It was one of the best women’s matches I’ve seen in quite a while.

What could have been better

Ultimately the main event match between Regins and Triple H needed to be a no disqualification match.

All the violence in the storyline leading up should have culminated with a gruesome match. Instead, it was a regular title match, which limited what they could do.

The Andre the Giant Memorial was a bust. It was a cool idea the first year they had it, but now it’s just a lame gimmick. The gimmick side was very clear when Shaquille O’Neal entered the contest.

I was not a fan of that being a part of the show and Kalisto versus Ryback for the United States Championship being on the pre-show.

The last thing that could’ve been changed was the result of the Chris Jericho versus AJ Styles match. Jericho won, which I like as a Jericho fan, but it should be Styles’ time to rise in the organization. Losing at his first Wrestlemania isn’t a great step, but the WWE decided to make him the number one contender for the WWE Championship the next night. So that shows how much I really know.