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WrestleMania is the longest running pay per view in the history of WWE. Known to fans as "The Showcase of Immortals", WWE is all set to give its fans the 35th edition of the biggest wrestling extravaganza of the year.
Starting in the year 1985, WrestleMania has given some of the biggest, greatest and most memorable moments in the history of pro-wrestling.
Throughout the history of WrestleMania, it has had a lot of interesting stats and facts. Some of these are so crazy that fans don't even realize them.
In this article. let's take a look at the ten interesting facts about WrestleMania that might surprise you. How many of these did you know?
#10 Mr. WrestleMania's record at WrestleMania is 6-11 (W-L)
The Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels is fondly called by the WWE Universe as "Mr. WrestleMania".
While there's no denying the fact that Shawn Michaels has given us some of the finest matches in WrestleMania's history, but if you look at his win-loss record at WrestleMania, the title given to him by the fans sounds a little ironic.
Michaels wrestled a total of 17 matches at WrestleMania, out of which 4 were main-events. Out of these 17 matches, he won only 6 of them. His match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV is considered by many as the best match in the history of the PPV.
#9 Hulk Hogan has most WrestleMania main-events
From the standpoint of being a pioneer and historical figure for WWE, there’s a good chance that Hulk Hogan could top that list. It is a fact that Vince McMahon's dream of creating the "Super Bowl of Sports Entertainment" wouldn't have come to reality without Hogan's charisma and appeal.
Hulk Hogan holds the record of most WrestleMania main events with main-eventing the PPV at 8 different occasions.
#8 Rob Van Dam has the new record of "The Streak"
When the two words "WrestleMania" and "Streak" come together, the first thing that comes to every wrestling fans mind is The Undertaker's undefeated streak of 21 matches at WrestleMania.
But an interesting fact that many fans don't know is ever since Brock Lesnar conquered The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania 30, there's now a new superstar who holds the streak of undefeated matches at WrestleMania. And that superstar is, Rob Van Dam.
He has competed in 4 matches at the Grandest Stage Of Them All, winning all four of them. Thus, his current record is 4-0 (W-L).
#7 Shortest and Longest WrestleMania match
WrestleMania has given the fans a lot of memorable matches throughout its course.
The longest match in WrestleMania history was the "Iron Man" match between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 12. This match for the WWF Championship went on for a grueling 1:01:52, with Michaels emerging victorious.
Contrary to this, the impromptu match between The Rock and Erick Rowan at WrestleMania 32 was the shortest match in the history of the event. The match lasted merely 6 seconds, with The Rock defeating Rowan after hitting a Rock Bottom as soon as the match started.
#6 WrestleMania 2 is the only one to be held on Monday and in 3 different cities
WrestleMania 2 was a very unique one in a couple of ways.
Firstly, it was the first and only WrestleMania to take place on a Monday. This was a pretty weird decision from WWE, as a PPV goes hand in hand with a Sunday night. As you can predict, this wasn't a good decision and ever since WrestleMania has been held on Sundays.
Secondly, WrestleMania 2 took place in 3 different venues in 3 cities. It took place in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. WWE never tried doing this again, making it the only WrestleMania to ever take place from different venues.
#5 Most losses at WrestleMania without a win
Goldust is one of the biggest veterans currently performing in WWE. Son of the late great Dusty Rhodes, Goldust debuted in professional wrestling in the year 1988.
It's a surprising fact that a veteran of such status hasn't won a single match at WrestleMania. Till date, Goldust has wrestled at 12 WrestleManias, unfortunately losing in all of them. With that, his current record at WrestleMania is 0-12 (W-L).
This year also, he might just be a part of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and further his record of most losses at WrestleMania without a win.
#4 The Undertaker has never defended a title at WrestleMania
The Undertaker is arguably the biggest performer in the history of WrestleMania. He holds the record of most appearances (26), most wins (24), and of course the once undefeated streak of 21 straight wins at WrestleMania.
But one interesting fact to note is that The Phenom has never defended a title at WrestleMania in his 26 appearances. He has competed in World Title matches 3 times at WrestleMania, but all as a challenger, and winning all of them.
His last World Title win at WrestleMania came at WrestleMania XXIV when he defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
#3 Kurt Angle is the only superstar to lose 2 titles in a single WrestleMania
Every year, some deserving wrestlers enter the Grandest Stage Of Them All as the champion. They just have one thought on their mind, to not lose the title.
But what if a wrestler loses two championships at WrestleMania? That has to be a nightmare. But this nightmare came true for none other than the Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle. At WrestleMania 16, Kurt Angle lost 2 titles - Intercontinental Title and the European Title.
The match was a 2 out of 3 falls match between Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, and Chris Benoit. Jericho won the European title in the first fall and Benoit won the IC title in the 2nd fall, leaving Angle empty-handed at the end of the night.
#2 WrestleMania 27 was the only edition of the PPV where no titles changed hands
There have been numerous title defenses in the history of WrestleMania. And in all of them, at least one title has changed hands on the night, except one.
In WrestleMania 27, no title changed hands throughout the night, making it the only WrestleMania where all the champions left the arena still as the champion.
Only three championships were booked for the event - WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and the United States Championship, and all the champions successfully defended their titles.
#1 Triple holds the record for most losses at WrestleMania
Now consider this fact, how shocking is it that the son-in-law of the owner of the biggest wrestling promotion in the world has the most losses in the biggest PPV of that company?
Yes, we are talking about The Game, Triple H. Having competed in 22 WrestleManias, he holds the record of the second most appearances in the history of PPV, as well as second most main-events (7).
But one more record that he holds is very shocking, considering he's one of the top performers of WWE. Triple H holds the record for the most number of losses at WrestleMania, with 13 of his matches ending with him on the losing side.
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