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WrestleMania 36 is just around the corner as the fans get ready to witness the event for the first time from the WWE Performance Center. The COVID-19 outbreak has compelled everyone to stay indoors hence, the Showcase Of Immortals will not take place in a stadium this time.
The company has announced several grand matches for this year’s show. According to WWE, this year’s WrestleMania was too big for one night hence, they have split the event across April 4th and 5th. Over the years, the runtime of WrestleMania has increased as WWE tries to extend the show by hours to give it a special feel.
Because of this the Creative team needs to give additional time to Superstars to showcase their talent. The fans have witnessed matches having a length of a few seconds to an hour at the Show of Shows and here are the 5 Superstars who have spent the most time wrestling inside the ring at WrestleMania.
(Stats source - profightdb)
#5 Randy Orton - 3 hours, 33 minutes and 36 seconds
The Viper, Randy Orton, is one of the most decorated Superstars in WWE history and he has been an integral part of WrestleMania over the years. He has won two Royal Rumble matches while he has also taken part in matches against the likes of The Undertaker, AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt and several other Superstars.
He has spent over three and a half hours of his life wrestling at the Grandest Stage Of Them All. At WrestleMania 35, he faced off against AJ Styles in a match which went on for 16 minutes and 20 seconds. The Viper will battle Edge in a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36.
#4 John Cena - 3 hours, 52 minutes and 43 seconds
The 16-time WWE Champion, John Cena, has headlined several WrestleManias over the years with his biggest feud at the event taking place against The Rock. The two icons main evented two consecutive WrestleManias.
The Cenation Leader has spent almost four hours entertaining the fans inside the ring. Besides, Cena made a special appearance at WrestleMania 35, where he interrupted Elias reprising his role as the Doctor of Thuganomics. Also, he made a surprise return at WrestleMania 32 to help The Rock face off against The Wyatt Family. Cena will go head to head with The Fiend at this year’s show. His last WrestleMania match ended in 2 minutes and 45 seconds as The Undertaker crushed him in a brief bout.
His WrestleMania XXVIII main event match with The Rock went on for 30 minutes and 35 seconds while he avenged his defeat at WrestleMania XXIX in a match that lasted 23 minutes and 58 minutes. John Cena’s debut WrestleMania match against the Big Show ended in nine minutes and 14 seconds.
#3 Shawn Michaels - 6 hours, 12 minutes and 30 seconds
The Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels, has been one of the greatest Superstars in WrestleMania history, wrestling inside the ring for over six hours. He made his debut at the event in a tag team match at WrestleMania V. Although that match was not quite a masterpiece, Michaels put on several classics in the next few years.
His last WrestleMania match took place against The Undertaker in the main event of WrestleMania XXVI where The Phenom ended Michaels’ career in a classic. The match went on for 23 minutes and 58 seconds.
Michaels’ longest WrestleMania match took place against Bret Hart at the 12th edition of the show where the two men competed in a 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
The match did not end in the stipulated time as neither of the two Superstars could secure a pinfall or submission. However, Michaels won the match in overtime. The match lasted 61 minutes and 56 seconds. Mr. WrestleMania had earlier delivered a classic with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X where the two Superstars competed in a Ladder Match for the undisputed WWF Intercontinental Championship. Ramon beat Michaels in 18 minutes and 47 seconds.
#2 The Undertaker - 7 hours, 20 minutes and 53 seconds
The man with the most WrestleMania matches, wins and one of the most iconic winning streaks in sports entertainment history, The Undertaker, surprisingly, stands at the second position in this list.
The Deadman did not appear at WrestleMania 35 while at the preceding event, he squashed John Cena inside three minutes.
Just like HBK, The Undertaker has been a part of the event over the years. However, The Phenom’s matches have been shorter compared to Michaels. His WrestleMania XI match against King Kong Bundy ended in six minutes and 36 seconds while at WrestleMania XX, he put away a challenge from his brother, Kane in seven minutes and 47 seconds.
Talking about the length of the matches where The Undertaker lost, Roman Reigns took 23 minutes before pinning The Deadman in the middle of the ring while the historic WrestleMania XXX match between Brock Lesnar and The Phenom went on for 25 minutes and 12 seconds.
It will be interesting to see how long the WrestleMania match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles lasts because if WWE allows this match to go on for over 35 minutes then The Phenom can claim the top position on this list.
#1 Triple H - 7 hours, 55 minutes and 56 seconds
Triple H has been a major part of the last few WrestleMania shows as he has battled the likes of Daniel Bryan, Sting, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Kurt Angle (and Ronda Rousey) and Batista at the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Even though his win-loss record is not that great, The Game has spent the maximum amount of time inside the ring at WrestleMania.
He made his debut as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and he achieved his first WrestleMania win against Goldust. Triple H has closed multiple WrestleMania shows with the last main event appearance coming at WrestleMania 32, where he lost to Roman Reigns in 27 minutes and 11 seconds. His No Disqualification match against Sting at the preceding event lasted 18 minutes and 36 seconds, while Daniel Bryan took nearly 26 minutes to beat him at the 30th edition of the show.
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Talking about his last three matches, the non-Sanctioned match against Seth Rollins clocked 25 minutes and 30 seconds, Ronda Rousey’s debut bout lasted over 20 minutes while Batista’s last WWE match went on for 24 minutes and 45 seconds at WrestleMania 35.
Thus, his recent matches have helped Triple H overtake The Undertaker in this list.
