What Happened To "WWE WrestleMania XL Behind the Curtain" Documentary?

The exclusive behind-the-scenes special on WrestleMania was due to air Wednesday. What happened?

by Michael Hamflett
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WWE have delayed the release of their "WrestleMania XL Behind the Curtain" documentary because they want to add more footage from WrestleMania weekend itself to the final production.

This is according to Fightful Select, who reached out to the company after questions were asked about the apparent abandonment of the original airing. WWE had promoted the YouTube special during WrestleMania with Wednesday 10th April as the intended date, though no time was included. A specific time was never provided and the day eventually passed without it appearing on any of the company's official channels. Per the outlet;

"WWE sources...said that the move has been made to add footage from this past weekend to the show. We were not given an update on the new release time or date."

The documentary will candidly track the Road To WrestleMania for its top stars, seemingly focusing mostly on the original intentions for how The Rock would be used, the infamous edition of SmackDown where Cody Rhodes appeared to surrender his WWE Championship match and the subsequent pivot made during the Las Vegas "Kickoff" special that moved the pieces into place for how Night One and Night Two eventually played out.

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The trailer is available to view here.

 
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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett