Michael Buffer has developed a newfound interest in WWE. Due to that reason, many fans keep on recommending the best years of WrestleMania in the history of the sport to the legendary boxing announcer. Buffer has been involved with combat sports like Boxing and MMA for a long time now. He has been in the business from the time of legendary boxers like Sugar Ray Leonard. His most popular phrase, “let’s get ready to rumble!” became his trademark as it always made the stadium rise on its feet and hyped up about the fight even more.
Interestingly, the fighters have said on multiple occasions that their motivation rises when Buffer is there to announce their names. Buffer watched WrestleMania 17 and tweeted his thoughts on the event. He talked about the main event of the PPV card, between The Rock and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. His tweets are sending all the WWE fans into nostalgia. Many fans took it to the comments section to share their favorite WrestleMania moments over the years.
Michael Buffer talks about WWE WrestleMania X-Seven in high praise
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Michael Buffer took to Twitter, where he talked in high praise about the 17th edition of WrestleMania, and how this is the best Wrestling event he’s ever watched in his lifetime. He revealed that he completed watching it on Saturday night, and he stated that probably his fans were not wrong when they claimed that it is actually “unbelievable“.
After so many fans mentioned 2001-WRESTLEMANIA 17 as the best ever, I watched last night & maybe they’re right as it was UNBELIEVABLE!@TheRock vs @steveaustinBSR & @undertaker vs @TripleH was as great as it gets-everything else was gravy & awesome!#LetsGetReadyToRumble ®@WWE pic.twitter.com/JeEwZEWCf1
— Michael Buffer (@Michael_Buffer) March 18, 2023
He talked about the main event fights and how amazing they were. Buffer even listed the fights that he loved on the PPV card, including the main event fight between The Rock and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. He also included the famous Undertaker vs. Triple H match. Buffer further stated, “everything else was gravy & awesome!” And Buffer isn’t wrong, many fans also entitle WrestleMania XVII as “the best ever”, solely because it had a lot of great storylines. Earlier, Buffer had also reviewed WrestleMania XX, where he reminisced about the heartbreaking tragedy of a WWE wrestler.
What makes WrestleMania X-Seven the best in the eyes of fans?
Firstly, WrestleMania XVII overlapped with the Attitude Era, which is one of the most likable eras by the fans in the history of WWE. Another important reason is that there were no ‘filler fights’ in WrestleMania XVII. The Gimmick Battle Royal, which was the ninth match of the event, was a great success as it made the fans nostalgic.
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And to cement it, the main event of WrestleMania 17, is also one of the best fights that the fanbase has ever seen even to this day. This edition of WrestleMania turned out to be one of the best pay-per-view events created by the WWE.
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What is your take on WrestleMania XVII? What other years of WrestleMania would you recommend Michael Buffer to watch? Let us know in the comments section.
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