WrestleMania 41 kicks off tomorrow, and the Showcase of the Immortals is taking over Las Vegas
Taking place over the course of two nights on April 19 and 20, WrestleMania 41 will emanate from Allegiant Stadium. The event will feature packed cards on both nights, including Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against John Cena, the intense feud between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women’s Championship, and the epic triple-threat match between Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk.
To celebrate “The Grandest Stage of Them All,” here are 10 interesting facts about WrestleMania.
WrestleMania almost wasn’t WrestleMania
Legendary WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel is credited with coining the name “WrestleMania,” but before landing on that perfect name, Vince McMahon wanted to call his annual showcase “The Colossal Tussle.”
WrestleMania 35 was the first WrestleMania to be headlined by women.
It took over three decades for women to headline “The Showcase of Immortals,” but it finally happened in WrestleMania 35 when Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey faced off in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship and the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Run-DMC provided a WrestleMania first.
The iconic rap group was the first act to ever perform at WrestleMania outside of the singing of the National Anthem and “America the Beautiful” when they performed “WrestleMania Rap” at WrestleMania 5. Many other acts have performed at WrestleMania since including Flo Rida, Diddy and Motorhead.
WrestleMania 2 is the only WrestleMania to happen on a weekday.
Up until WrestleMania 36, which saw the event split into a two-night affair, WrestleMania 2 was the only WrestleMania to not take place on a Sunday. Instead, it took place on Monday, April 7, 1986.
WrestleMania 28 holds the record for most PPV buys.
The WrestleMania that billed the “once in a lifetime” match between The Rock and John Cena saw 1,217,000 PPV buys, which is the most PPV buys for a single WrestleMania ever. Of course, that “once in a lifetime” tag wasn’t exactly true, and The Rock vs. John Cena would headline WrestleMania 29.
“Macho Man” Randy Savage has the record for most WrestleMania wins in a single night.
OH, YEAH! WrestleMania 4 featured a 14-man tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Savage would end up winning the title defeating Butch Reed, Greg Valentine, One Man Gang, and “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase.
Longest match in WrestleMania history.
The legendary iron man match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII still holds the record for longest WrestleMania match clocking in at one hour, one minute and 52 seconds.
Shortest match in WrestleMania history.
The shortest WrestleMania match happened in recent history at WrestleMania 32 when The Rock squashed Erick Rowan in just six seconds.
Most losses at WrestleMania.
Triple H may be one of the most prolific wrestlers in WWE history, but he also has the notorious honor of having the most losses at WrestleMania with 13. Yikes!
Total attendance at WrestleMania.
Overall, a combined 2,212,076 fans have attended WrestleManias 1-40.
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