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WrestleMania 37 takes over The Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida this weekend. The show will finally see the return of the WWE Universe.
WWE presents this year's WrestleMania over two nights for the second year in a row. This has opened up a lot of room on the card for several feuds to come to an end in grudge matches. As of writing, there are 12 matches over the two nights with four of the announced matches featuring the Women's Division.
The SmackDown Tag Team Championships are currently the only Championships not being defended on the official cards for the show. Whilst the 24/7 Championship hasn't featured as part of the show for several weeks, it could change hands in an instant.
This is WWE's 37th annual WrestleMania pay-per-view and there are some interesting statistics that every fan should know heading into the event.
#5. There has only been one other steel cage match in WrestleMania history
WWE announced last week on RAW that the recent feud between Shane McMahon and Braun Strowman would reach its climax inside a steel cage at this year's WrestleMania event.
Strowman has had some issues keeping both Jaxson Ryker and Elias out of his business recently. He believes that a steel cage could give him the fair match that he deserves, even though a steel cage match has rarely managed to keep people out.
Interestingly, it's worth noting that this is only the second steel cage match in WWE history at WrestleMania. Whilst several Hell in a Cell matches have taken place at the biggest show of the year, steel cage matches are few and far between, with the last one coming back at WrestleMania 2 in 1986.
That match saw King Kong Bundy take on Hulk Hogan inside the blue steel bars. The Immortal One was able to retain his WWE Championship that night.
Whilst the WWE Championship won't be on the line this time, it will be the first steel cage match to take place at WrestleMania in more than three decades.
This match could finally see The Monster Among Men get his hands on Shane McMahon after his recent insults regarding his intelligence, but it's likely that the son of the WWE Chairman has a few tricks up his sleeve.
#4. The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H are not on the card for WrestleMania for the first time since 1988
WrestleMania has been The Undertaker's playground for almost three decades, but following his retirement last year, The Deadman wasn't expected to be part of this year's show.
It will be the first time that The Undertaker has missed the show since WrestleMania 35, whilst Shawn Michaels retired from WWE back in 2010 following his defeat to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26.
Triple H most recently wrestled at WrestleMania 35, when he took on The Animal Batista. Over the past three decades, all three men have been part of WrestleMania. This will interestingly be the first time since WrestleMania 4 that at least one of the stars is not on the card.
Shawn Michaels made his debut in 1989 at WrestleMania 5, before The Undertaker arrived at WrestleMania 7 and began his undefeated streak, whilst Triple H first appeared at the biggest show of the year in 1996.
Triple H has since gone on to main event on seven occasions whilst The Undertaker still has the longest undefeated streak in WWE history.
#3. WWE's First-ever Nigerian Drum Fight in WrestleMania history
Let's be honest, this is the first-ever Nigerian Drum Fight to take place in WWE programming history, yet alone WrestleMania. Since Apollo Crews changed his character and decided to look into his Nigerian roots, he has turned his attention to Big E and his Championship.
This weekend at WrestleMania 37, the two men will face off for the Intercontinental Championship in the first-ever Nigerian Drum Fight. The match specifics have not been revealed. With one more episode of SmackDown to go before WrestleMania, the match rules could be revealed this week. Apollo Crews did confirm that it was a match without rules. He also revealed it would involve a beating so severe that it will sound like a drum.
The fact that their match at Fastlane ended in controversy means that this weekend's match could finally see a new Champion crowned. Crews' new attitude could lead him all the way to the Intercontinental Championship for the first time.
#2. Bianca Belair's first Women's Championship match at WrestleMania, a year after her debut
Bianca Belair made her WrestleMania debut last year when she helped The Street Profits to overcome the threat of Zelina Vega and her team. Whilst the WWE Universe has complained that The EST of WWE has been overlooked for most of her time on the main roster, the last year has been quite prolific for Belair.
After winning the Royal Rumble back in January, Belair chose Sasha Banks to challenge at this year's WrestleMania. She will now challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship just a year after making her main roster debut.
Belair and Banks have tried to push to be the main event of night one since Belair's Royal Rumble win did guarantee her a WrestleMania main event. At present, it's unclear if this will happen, but The EST of WWE could mark her one year anniversary on the main roster with a Championship win on Saturday night.
Several women have been forced to wait years for a Women's Championship so this is quite the feat for a newcomer to the main roster.
#1. The SmackDown Tag Team Championships are not being defended at WrestleMania for the first time in four years
The SmackDown Tag Team Championships will not be defended this weekend at WrestleMania because of apparent time constraints with the card. The Championships were only introduced to WWE back in 2016 following the return of the Brand Split. Back in 2017, WWE decided against defending them at their first WrestleMania.
The SmackDown Tag Team Championships will be defended this week on SmackDown instead and will see Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler take on Rey Mysterio and Dominik, The Alpha Academy and The Street Profits.
It's unclear if the winners will then be forced to go on to defend their Championships at WrestleMania. Since the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal is now taking place on SmackDown, it's likely that the WrestleMania card has been filled.
It's unclear why the SmackDown Tag Team titles were not defended back in 2017, since then-Champions Jimmy and Jey Uso were part of the men's battle royal on the official card.
