ECW RULES MATCH FOR THE ECW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: CM PUNK (C) vs JOHNNY JETER
CM Punk's unbelievable run as ECW Champion continued as he defeated Johnny Jeter at Wrestlemania 24, but it was not all the champions way. Jeter and Punk served up a classic, making liberal use of chairs and tables, much in the line of ECW luminaries such as Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn. Punk barely survived a superplex through a table, but he was eventually able to nail the GTS to retain his title, much to the disgust of the New Breed's Jeter, who viciously attacked the referee after the match.
Winner and STILL ECW Heavyweight Champion: CM Punk
Match Quality: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Overall Rating: 85%
Notes: ECW Heavyweight Title gained in image
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: ROB VAN DAM (C) vs MATT HARDY
Matt Hardy's boyhood dream became a reality.....but quickly became a nightmare. After an unbelievable contest, which saw both men visibly tiring towards the end, with the referee down, RVD produced a pair of Brass Knuckles in attempt to finally finish it, Hardy ducked the attempt and managed to get control of the Knux, he nailed RVD with the punch and the crowd counted RVD down as the referee administered the count, Matt Hardy was announced as the NEW Heavyweight Champion, however, another referee sped down and informed the referee what had happened, and Van Dam once again escaped with his belt. Hardy destroyed the referee's after the match as the audience gave him a standing ovation.
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Rob Van Dam
Match Quality: 93%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Overall Rating: 88%
Notes: World Heavyweight Title gained in image
WWE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: JOHN CENA (C) vs SHAWN MICHAELS
It was Vince McMahon who once uttered the words "The Boyhood Dream has come true, for Shawn Michaels" 12 years on, and at Wrestlemania, dreams once again came true, as Shawn Michaels finally ended John Cena' reign as WWE Champion. The match didn't disappoint, it had that Wrestlemania feel, the crowd on the edge of their seats just waiting and wishing for HBK to deliver, and as he always does on the big stage, he survived Cena's attacks, over and over again and finally managed to hit Sweet Chin Music to win his 5th World Championship amidst emotional scenes as Wrestlemania 24 came to an end.
Winner and NEW WWE Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels
Match Quality: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Overall Rating: 88%
Overall Rating: 85%
Buy Rate: 1.86
Attendance: 20,082
Match of the Night: Rob Van Dam vs Matt Hardy
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