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The WWE WrestleMania main event is considered by many to be the pinnacle of a WWE Superstar's career. Most professional wrestlers enter the wrestling business with the end goal of not only being able to perform on the grandest stage of them all, but also headlining the show too.
Some of the biggest names in WWE history have performed in the main event of WrestleMania. This includes WWE Hall of Famers, legends, icons, celebrities and more. The WrestleMania main event spot is arguably the most coveted position on any professional wrestling card of the year.
For many professional wrestlers, getting to the main event of WrestleMania is the culmination of many years of scratching and clawing to get to the top of the industry. However, some WWE Superstars have been able to get to the WrestleMania main event far earlier in their careers than others..
Let's take a closer look at the five youngest WWE Superstars to main event WrestleMania.
#5 Seth Rollins - 28 years old (WWE WrestleMania 31 vs Brock Lesnar & Roman Reigns)
WWE WrestleMania 31 saw history be made as Seth Rollins became the first WWE Superstar in history to cash in the Money in the Bank contract on the grandest stage of them all.
The scheduled main event of WrestleMania 31 saw WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar defend the title against 2015 Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns.
After a stiff and physical match between Lesnar and Reigns, both superstars were down in the ring. Shockingly, Seth Rollins' entrance music began to play, with the former Shield member sprinting to the ring. The WWE Universe thought they had seen the last of Rollins after his defeat to Randy Orton earlier on in the evening.
After officially cashing in the Money in the Bank contract, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match became a triple threat match, meaning Rollins was officially a participant in the WrestleMania main event.
Seth Rollins hit a curbstomp on Roman Reigns to capture the World Heavyweight Championship in a moment described by Michael Cole as the "heist of the century."
At the time of the event, Seth Rollins was only 28 years old, making him one of the youngest WWE Superstars in history to compete in a WrestleMania main event.
#4 John Cena - 28 years old (WWE WrestleMania 22 vs Triple H)
WWE WrestleMania 22 saw John Cena compete in his first ever WrestleMania main event. The emerging face of WWE defended the WWE Championship against Triple H in an excellent encounter.
The bout was grandiose from the beginning, with both John Cena and Triple H making spectacular theatrical WrestleMania entrances.
John Cena portrayed a Chicago-inspired gangster from the prohibition era, carrying a Tommy Gun and being flanked by other Chicago gangsters. One such gangster included a young CM Punk before his rise to WWE superstardom.
Meanwhile, Triple H made a Conan The Barbarian inspired entrance at the AllState Arena in Chicago. The Game entered to a Motorhead-performed "King of Kings" theme song while perched on a giant Hyborian Age throne, emblazoned with the Triple H logo.
Once the match began, the polarizing crowd loudly cheered the heel, Triple H, and bood the babyface, John Cena, in a surprising turn of events.
Irrespective of the crowd's desires, John Cena eventually defeated Triple H, forcing The Game to submit to his STF submission hold. The WWE Champion at the time was only 28 years old, making him one of the youngest WrestleMania main eventers in WWE history.
#3 The Rock - 26 years old (WWE WrestleMania XV vs Stone Cold Steve Austin)
WWE WrestleMania XV saw The Rock main event his first ever WrestleMania pay-per-view as he defended the WWE Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin.
By that point, The Rock was already a 3-time WWE Champion. The Great One initially won the WWE Championship at Survivor Series 1998 before dropping it to Mankind several times in late 1998 and early 1999.
Nevertheless, once the dust had settled from his feud with Mankind, The Rock was set to face The Texas Rattlesnake on the grandest stage of them all.
Stone Cold Steve Austin was the runner-up in the 1999 Royal Rumble match, having been eliminated last by the winner, Mr. McMahon. However, the WWE Chairman refused to face The Rock at WrestleMania XV and forfeited his WWE Championship opportunity.
This led to WWE Commissioner Shawn Michaels revealing that the WWE Championship opportunity would therefore go to the runner-up of the 1999 Royal Rumble match, Stone Cold Steve Austin. This set up the first of what would be a trilogy of matches between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania events.
Despite the best efforts of The Corporation, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock to become the WWE Champion once again in a No Disqualification match. By competing in his first WrestleMania main event at the age of 26, The Rock became one of the youngest WWE Superstars to ever main event WrestleMania in WWE history.
#2 Yokozuna - 26 years old (WWE WrestleMania IX vs Bret "Hitman" Hart & Hulk Hogan)
WWE WrestleMania IX saw Yokozuna make WWE history for a variety of reasons. Yokozuna's rise in WWE was truly meteoric. After only debuting 3 months prior, Yokozuna won the 1993 Royal Rumble match, last eliminating "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
By winning the Royal Rumble match, Yokozuna earned his opportunity to face WWE Champion Bret "Hitman" Hart in the main event of WrestleMania IX for the WWE Championship inside Caesars Palace in Nevada.
Bret Hart seemingly had the match won when he locked in the Sharpshooter with Yokozuna only seconds away from submitting. However, Mr. Fuji threw salt into the eyes of Bret Hart, causing the champion to be blinded. This allowed Yokozuna to pin Hart to become the WWE Champion for the first time.
Unfortunately for Yokozuna, his WWE Championship reign would be shortlived. Moments later, Hulk Hogan emerged to help Bret Hart. Mr. Fuji then challenged Hogan to face Yokozuna for the WWE Championship immediately. Hulk Hogan accepted and defeated Yokozuna in 22 seconds, becoming the new WWE Champion.
However, by winning the WWE Championship, Yokozuna became the second fastest superstar to win the Championship after their debut. In addition, Yokozuna also became the youngest superstar to ever become WWE Champion at the age of 25.
Furthermore, at the time, Yokozuna also set the record of becoming the youngest superstar to ever main event WrestleMania at the age of 26 years, six months and two days.
#1 Brock Lesnar - 25 years old (WWE WrestleMania XIX vs Kurt Angle)
Brock Lesnar's WWE career has been historic for a plethora of reasons. The Beast made his WWE debut the night after WrestleMania X8 in 2002 on Monday Night RAW.
Lesnar quickly rose to prominence in WWE, defeating a variety of high profile WWE Superstars. After winning the 2002 King of the Ring tournament, Brock Lesnar earned an Undisputed WWE Championship opportunity at SummerSlam 2002 against The Rock.
After defeating The Rock at SummerSlam to become the Undisputed WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar broke records by becoming the youngest WWE Champion in history at the age of 25. Lesnar also became the second fastest WWE Superstar to win the WWE Championship after his debut at 126 days.
After dropping the WWE Championship later that year and turning babyface, Brock Lesnar eventually won the 2003 Royal Rumble match. This earned Lesnar a WWE Championship match against WWE Champion Kurt Angle at WrestleMania XIX.
Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle both had the honor of main eventing WrestleMania for the first time in their careers. In the closing moments of the match, Lesnar infamously attempted to hit a Shooting Star Press but botched the move and landed on his head and neck. This caused Brock Lesnar to legitimately suffer a concussion.
Kurt Angle, who was set to have surgery on a broken neck, had to improvise a finish to the match. Lesnar was able to get his wits about him and hit Angle with an F5 to win the match and regain the WWE Championship once again.
By competing in the main event of WrestleMania XIX, Brock Lesnar once again made WWE history by becoming the youngest WWE Superstar to main event a WrestleMania pay-per-view at the age of 25.
