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The WWE Universe might have mixed reactions towards Vince McMahon going ahead with WrestleMania 36 despite the ongoing worldwide pandemic. However, we have to give props to the boss for giving the fans a reason to smile despite the tough times.
WrestleMania turned out to be a new experience for both the fans and the performers alike. The event is usually the biggest payday for the superstars, and the fans turn up in large numbers to witness the action. But WWE had to continue with this year's event in their performance center without a single fan in attendance.
Vince McMahon stuck to his motto "The Show Must Go On," and the superstars had to oblige. Despite happening inside an empty performance center, WrestleMania 36 didn't fail to create history. Both world titles changed hands at the event along with two other title changes, and apart from these, there are a few more stats the fans need to know about WrestleMania 36.
With that said, let's take a look at five crazy WrestleMania 36 stats that you should know about.
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#5. It was Becky Lynch's first singles match at a WrestleMania
Coming out from her historic WrestleMania 35 main event, Becky Lynch lived up to her moniker as the Man at this year's edition of the Showcase of Immortals. Lynch made an iconic entrance to her match against Shayna Baszler and successfully retained the Raw Women's Championship against The Queen of Spades.
The interesting fact about this match is that it's Becky Lynch's first singles contest at a WrestleMania. The Man has been a part of the WWE main roster since 2015 and made her WrestleMania debut in 2016 at the 32nd edition of the show.
She competed in a triple threat match for the Women's Championship at the event also including Charlotte Flair & Sasha Banks. The next year she fought in the SmackDown Women's title six-pack challenge match in a losing effort.
She took part in the women's battle royal at WrestleMania 34 before she would make history by main eventing WrestleMania 35. However, all of her first four WrestleMania appearances were in multi-women matches, making her match with Shayna Baszler at this year's event her first singles WrestleMania match in her career.
#4. John Cena's 16th consecutive appearance at the event
John Cena has been WWE’s poster boy for over two decades and carried the company throughout the PG Era. Since turning face in 2003, Cena emerged into the face of WWE and worked his way to becoming a 16-time world champion for the company.
Cena might work a part-time schedule in WWE in recent days, but he makes sure that he’s always available for the biggest show of the year. Cena’s Firefly Funhouse match against Bray Wyatt marks his 16th consecutive appearance at WrestleManias.
John Cena made his first appearance at the event at WrestleMania 20 and has been part of the show ever since. Apart from his two appearances at WrestleMania 32 & 35, Cena has competed in all the other editions of the event.
The 16-time WWE Champion holds many WrestleMania moments to his name, and we can expect the numbers to go up until he decides to hang up his boots.
#3. The Miz missed the event for the first time in 12 years
The Miz made his WrestleMania debut in a dark ECW Championship No.1 Contender's battle royal at WrestleMania 24. Since then, the A-Lister had never missed a single WrestleMania for the next eleven years.
Six out of his twelve WrestleMania appearances were on title matches, including his main event WWE Championship match against John Cena at WrestleMania 27. He's competed in the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal on two occasions and also in a mixed tag team match with his wife Maryse against Cena & Nikki Bella.
However, the Miz had to let his streak die as he couldn't compete in the planned SmackDown Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania 36. Instead, WWE changed it into a ladder match with one member of each team competing for the title.
The A-Lister had some health issues before the tapings of the event, and WWE didn't want to take any chances, especially in the current situation, and wrote him off from the match. Fortunately for the former WWE Champion, Morrison won the match and the two retained their titles, effectively having The Miz there in spirit.
#2. 10 matches didn't cross the ten minute mark
WWE billed WrestleMania 36 as too big for one night, but the fans couldn’t help but notice the fact that most of the matches didn’t cross the ten-minute mark. What’s even more appalling is that the list also includes the two major world title matches.
The first day of the event saw Cesaro vs. Drew Gulak, Elias Vs. King Corbin, Becky Lynch Vs. Shayna Baszler and Sami Zayn Vs. Daniel Bryan all ending in less than ten minutes. The colossal Universal Championship match between Goldberg & Braun Strowman also lasted for just 2:10 minutes.
Day two was not any different as we saw Liv Morgan Vs. Natalya, Aleister Black Vs. Bobby Lashley, Otis Vs. Dolph Ziggler, the Raw Tag Team title match failing to cross the ten-minute mark, either. Even the main event WWE Championship match between champion Brock Lesnar & Drew McIntyre only lasted an underwhelming 4:35 minutes, which saw McIntyre slay the beast to win the title.
It was probably a precaution to get the Superstars back into safe isolation as quickly as possible, but it certainly was a change from the WrestleMania norm.
#1. First-ever Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania
The Rated-R Superstar Edge shocked the world when he came out of retirement and made his in-ring return at this year's men's Royal Rumble match. He eliminated his old partner Randy Orton from the match, which led to a heated rivalry between the two superstars.
Edge laid out the challenge for a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36, and it's safe to say both superstars went to war against each other at the event. It was a grueling and lengthy match that saw both Edge & Orton take each other to the limit.
The Rated-R Superstar came out victorious in the match and avenged Orton's attack on both him and his wife, Beth Phoenix. However, the interesting fact behind this match is that it's the first time a Last Man Standing match has taken place in WrestleMania.
A total of 44 matches have taken place in WWE under the Last Man Standing stipulation and Randy Orton Vs. Edge was the first time the match took place at WrestleMania.
Do you know any other interesting facts about this year's WrestleMania? Share them with us in the comments section below!
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