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WWE WrestleMania 37 is just days away and the anticipation towards the two-night sports entertainment extravaganza is quickly building up.
The main event of WWE WrestleMania is considered by most superstars to be the pinnacle of a professional wrestler's in-ring career. The majority of the stars state that one of their main goals is to close the show at the Grandest Stage Of Them All.
The WrestleMania main event is often reserved for the biggest names in the company. While certain WWE Superstars have main evented WrestleMania cards early stages of their careers, some have continued to do so well into the twilight years.
Let's take a closer look at the five oldest WWE Superstars to main event WrestleMania.
#5 Brock Lesnar - 42 years old (WWE WrestleMania 36 Night Two vs Drew McIntyre)
Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has main evented WrestleMania on multiple occasions during his career.
His most recent one came against Drew McIntyre last year at WrestleMania 36 Night Two.
After Drew McIntyre won the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match, the Scottish Warrior chose to face The Beast Incarnate for the WWE Championship at the Showcase Of The Immortals.
Drew McIntyre even eliminated Lesnar on his way to victory in the Royal Rumble match. So, the animosity between the two superstars had already begun to grow before their WrestleMania showdown.
The match was scheduled to take place inside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WrestleMania 36 was moved to the WWE Performance Center on a closed set with no live audience.
In a fast-paced and hard-hitting match, Drew McIntyre successfully conquered Brock Lesnar in under five minutes to become the WWE Champion for the first time in his career.
The Beast Incarnate's WWE contract expired after his match at WrestleMania 36 and he hasn't been seen on WWE television since.
Brock Lesnar was 42 years old at the time of this match, making him one of the oldest WWE Superstars to ever compete in a WrestleMania main event.
#4 Batista - 45 years old (WWE WrestleMania XXX vs Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan)
Future WWE Hall of Famer Batista has main evented both WrestleMania 29 and WrestleMania XXX during his storied WWE career.
After winning the 2014 Royal Rumble match, The Animal was set to face off against former Evolution stablemate Randy Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXX.
However, the WWE Universe was not pleased with Batista winning the Royal Rumble match. Instead, fans across the world demanded that Daniel Bryan challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship, rejecting The Animal in the process.
Due to Bryan's overwhelming popularity, WWE officials changed the WrestleMania plans. The scheduled WrestleMania match between Triple H and Daniel Bryan received a new stipulation that the winner would be added to the main event for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Daniel Bryan defeated Triple H and earned his place in the main event. With the Yes Movement backing him, Bryan made Batista tap out to win the main event and become the World Heavyweight Champion.
WWE commentator Michael Cole described Bryan's title victory as "the miracle on Bourbon Street."
Batista was 45 years old at the time of his WrestleMania XXX main event, making him one of the oldest competitors to ever perform in a WrestleMania main event.
#3 Shawn Michaels - 45 years old (WWE WrestleMania XXVI vs The Undertaker)
WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels' WrestleMania matches and performances deserve a special place in WWE history. The Heartbreak Kid's continued ability to steal the show at the event led to him being billed as "Mr. WrestleMania."
Michaels is so synonymous with the PPV that he even competed in his retirement match in the main event of WrestleMania XXVI in 2010 against The Undertaker.
Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker competed in arguably one of the greatest WrestleMania matches in WWE history the year prior to this one.
Despite his best efforts, Shawn Michaels was unable to defeat The Undertaker at the event, meaning The Deadman's fabled WrestleMania undefeated streak continued.
12 months later, Shawn Michaels was desperate to receive one more opportunity at breaking "The Streak."
After several challenges were declined by The Undertaker, The Phenom finally accepted Michaels' WrestleMania XXVI challenge.
However, he accepted the match under the condition that if Shawn Michaels lost, HBK would be forced to retire.
In a spectacular match billed as "Streak vs. Career," The Undertaker once again defeated Shawn Michaels, ending Mr. WrestleMania's career on the Grandest Stage Of Them All.
Competing in what was then thought to be the final match of his career, Shawn Michaels was 45 years old. This made him one of the oldest WrestleMania main eventers in WWE history.
#2 Triple H - 46 years old (WWE WrestleMania 32 vs Roman Reigns)
WWE COO Triple H has competed in the second-most WrestleMania main events during his career.
The Game also holds the record as the second oldest main eventer in history when it comes to the Show Of Shows.
The final match of WrestleMania 32 in AT&T Stadium in 2016 saw Triple H defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns.
The Game captured the title in January when he won the 2016 Royal Rumble match in which Reigns was forced to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against 29 other WWE Superstars.
Entering at the coveted No. 30 position, Triple H eliminated Reigns and then Dean Ambrose to become a 14-time World Heavyweight Champion.
This then led to a WrestleMania 32 World Heavyweight Championship showdown between Triple H and The Big Dog after Roman Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar at Fastlane.
Despite the 101,763 members of the WWE Universe in attendance being fully behind The Game, Roman Reigns eventually defeated Triple H.
The Big Dog crushed The Cerebral Assassin with a huge spear to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion once again.
Triple H was 46 years old at the time of his WrestleMania 21 main event against Roman Reigns.
#1 The Undertaker - 55 years old (WWE WrestleMania 36 Night One vs AJ Styles)
WWE icon The Undertaker is synonymous with WrestleMania. The Deadman is widely considered to be one of the greatest performers in the PPV's history.
His fabled streak lasted for 21 consecutive matches until it was broken by Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX in 2014.
The Undertaker has also competed in several main events at the Show Of Shows during his WWE career. His most recent one came last year at WrestleMania 36 Night 1 against AJ Styles in the cinematic Boneyard Match.
With WWE being forced to move WrestleMania 36 into the Performance Center, it was decided that AJ Styles and The Undertaker's match would become a cinematic presentation.
It utilized multiple takes, stunts, scores, and cinematic dialogue. Billed as a "Boneyard Match," AJ Styles and The Undertaker battled it out in the dead of night in a local cemetery.
After a physical match that included numerous outside interferences from The OC, The Undertaker eventually gained victory by burying AJ Styles alive. The Boneyard Match was critically acclaimed by the WWE Universe across the globe and is considered to be one of The Undertaker's greatest matches.
The Boneyard match against Styles also marked The Phenom's final professional wrestling match before his retirement later that year. He was 55 years old at the time of his WrestleMania 36 main event.
This beat The Undertaker's previous record, set at WrestleMania 33 when he faced off against Roman Reigns.
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