5 non-title WWE WrestleMania main events

Only a handful of WrestleMania matches haven't been for a WWE World Championship
Only a handful of WrestleMania matches haven't been for a WWE World Championship

#4 The Undertaker vs AJ Styles (WWE WrestleMania 36)

AJ Styles competed in his first WWE WrestleMania main event at WrestleMania 36 in 2020
AJ Styles competed in his first WWE WrestleMania main event at WrestleMania 36 in 2020

WWE WrestleMania 36 was the first ever WrestleMania event to be split into two nights across an entire weekend.

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, WrestleMania was moved from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida to the WWE Performance Center in front of zero fans on a closed set.

This meant WWE had to become more creative for some of their planned WrestleMania 36 bouts. One such match affected was The Undertaker vs AJ Styles.

Planned initially to be a regular match at Raymond James Stadium, Styles and Undertaker's bout was changed to a cinematic presentation billed as a "Boneyard Match."

The match was essentially a buried alive match, but also featured several other participants including Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson of AJ Styles' faction, The OC.

The Boneyard Match between AJ Styles and The Undertaker main evented Night 1 of WrestleMania 36, despite the night featuring a WWE Universal Championship match between Goldberg and Braun Strowman.

The Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles was a huge critical success and also marked The Deadman's final performance as an active in-ring performer before his retirement later that year.

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