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Being featured on a WrestleMania card is a major accomplishment in itself. It's the biggest pro wrestling show of the year and every WWE Superstar works hard for the entirety of a year towards the goal of securing a big spot at the event.
WWE's storied history has seen a long string of performers compete on The Grandest Stage Of Them All and deliver epic performances that wowed the WWE Universe. A select few have impressive WrestleMania records in their bags. The Undertaker, John Cena, Edge, and a few others have won most of their WrestleMania matches.
Then there are superstars who have been mainstays at The Show of Shows for years on end and have registered some horrible numbers when it comes to their win/loss records.
The following list will focus on WrestleMania performers who have lost more matches than they've won at the mega event. The list will focus on WWE's biggest superstars over the years who failed to win most of their matches but are still remembered as some of the greatest competitors at the show.
Note: Special thanks to ProfightDB for the data used in this feature.
#5 Chris Jericho (five wins and nine losses at WrestleMania)
Chris Jericho's first outing at WrestleMania was in 2000 where he defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat match to become the European Champion. Jericho lost his first match at the event on the same night as well when Benoit won another Triple Threat match to win the Intercontinental title. Jericho would lose the Undisputed WWE title to Triple H in the main event of WrestleMania 18 in 2002.
More losses followed over the next several years against the likes of Shawn Michaels (2003), Christian (2004), Edge (in the first-ever Money In The Bank Ladder match in 2005), and CM Punk (another MITB outing in 2008).
Jericho mostly portrayed the character of a heel during his WWE run and it made sense that he would lose most of his matches at WrestleMania. He suffered an upset loss to Fandango in 2013 and lost the United States title to Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 33. This turned out to be his final match at WrestleMania and he's currently a top star in AEW.
#4 Randy Orton (six wins and 10 losses at WrestleMania)
Randy Orton has competed on 16 occasions at WrestleMania. The Viper is hands down one of the greatest villains to ever grace the squared circle. Orton's first WrestleMania match ended with him hitting an RKO on WWE legend Mick Foley and picking up his first win at the event. He suffered his first WrestleMania loss a year later when he fell prey to The Undertaker in 2005.
Orton lost a World title Triple Threat match to Rey Mysterio in 2006, plus a Money In The Bank Ladder match in 2007. He failed to win the WWE title from Triple H at WrestleMania 25 in 2009. The next loss came in 2012 when Orton was put down by Kane in singles action.
The main event of WrestleMania 30 saw Daniel Bryan defeating Orton and Batista to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Orton lost to WWE greats AJ Styles and Edge at WrestleMania 35 and 36 respectively. He is scheduled to face The Fiend at this year's event in the culmination of a months-long rivalry.
#3 Shawn Michaels (six wins and 11 losses at WrestleMania)
Shawn Michaels has been given the moniker of Mr. WrestleMania despite having a horrible record at The Show of Shows. The reason behind the moniker is that Michaels has delivered a long list of legendary WrestleMania performances despite losing most of his matches. Michaels competed in 17 matches across his two WWE stints and lost 11 of those matches.
Top names like Razor Ramon, Diesel, and Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Michaels in singles WrestleMania outings during his first run in WWE. Michaels made a big return to The Show of Shows in 2003 by picking up a win over Chris Jericho.
Michaels' second stint saw him losing matches to the likes of John Cena, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, and The Undertaker. Michaels' final WrestleMania win came in 2008 when he retired WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. He would go on to lose to The Undertaker in two consecutive matches, with the second match being his final one on The Grandest Stage Of Them All. Michaels vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 is regarded by many as the greatest match of all time.
#2 The Big Show (five wins and 12 losses at WrestleMania)
The Big Show is one of the most intimidating athletes to ever step foot in a WWE WrestleMania ring. His large stature and incredible strength made sure that whoever beat him on a big stage would get a huge rub. This led to WWE booking him in a string of WrestleMania matches in which he suffered embarrassing losses. It came to a point where Cody Rhodes made fun of him for the same on the road to WrestleMania 28.
The Big Show's first WrestleMania in 1999 gave him his first loss at the event. It was a DQ loss against WWE legend Mankind. The Big Show didn't win a WrestleMania match until 2006 where he teamed up with Kane to successfully defend the World tag team titles against Carlito and Chris Masters. He lost to the likes of John Cena, Akebono, and The Undertaker during this time period.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. handed an embarrassing loss to The Big Show at WrestleMania 24. The Big Show lost another match a year later when John Cena defeated him and Edge to win the World title. He came very close to winning the very first Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royale at WrestleMania 30 before being thrown out by Cesaro.
#1 Triple H (10 wins and 13 losses at WrestleMania)
Triple H's WrestleMania record is enough to silence those who claim that he rarely puts anyone over. The Game has appeared in 23 WrestleMania matches to date and has lost 13 of them. Triple H lost his first WrestleMania match to The Ultimate Warrior in 1996. He scored his first win at the event a year later against Goldust. His biggest WrestleMania loss at the time came against The Undertaker in 2001.
Triple H competed in a string of WrestleMania main events over the next several years and registered major losses against WWE's top superstars. He lost the World title to Chris Benoit in 2004 and Batista in 2005. Triple H wrestled The Undertaker in 2011 and 2012 in high-profile matches. He failed to break the streak on both occasions.
Triple H and Daniel Bryan engaged in a classic at WrestleMania 30 with the latter coming out victorious. The Game lost the WWE World Heavyweight title to Roman Reigns in the closing bout of WrestleMania 32. A big loss against Seth Rollins followed a year later. The losing streak continued in 2018 when Triple H and Stephanie McMahon lost a Mixed tag team match to Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey. Triple H's final match at WrestleMania was a victory against Batista in 2019. He didn't wrestle at The Show of Shows last year.
