April 9, 2001 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WrestleMania X-Seven reviewed
Wrestlemania X-Seven, in almost every way, was the culmination of the wrestling boom.
Much like the fantasy of Wrestlemania III which was the high peak of the 1980s wrestling boom at the Pontiac Silverdome, this show, 14 years later, was all-around greatest major show the World Wrestling Federation ever produced. While Wrestlemania III was a good show overall, in front of the record crowd, it had an atrocious main event that time and memories have been very kind to, and really only one great match. The in-ring standards of the WWF with the new crew of wrestlers has gone through the roof in the past two years, blowing away the quality of any previous time period.
From a business standpoint, the show on 4/1 at the Reliant Astrodome was most likely the biggest money overall revenue generating pro wrestling event of all-time.
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Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.