10 Fascinating WWE Facts About WrestleMania 34
Dream debuts, dream matches, and the nightmare scenario of The Undertaker going 40 more minutes.
WrestleMania 34 was the last 'Show Of Shows' before the existence of All Elite Wrestling.
"Why does that matter?" you may indeed ask, should you be the type to loathe the framing of one company around the other, but the answer can be found by watching literally any five second segment of the wretched main event between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
Lesnar was a mercenary Champion that fans were sick of seeing holding the Universal Championship hostage having won it a year earlier, but the WWE flatly refused to position anybody close to his level other than a babyface 'Big Dog' still despised by virtually the entire fanbase. The result was a main event booed out of the building thanks to the expectation of a Reigns victory, followed by just as much vitriol when Vince McMahon elected to close out the night with a win for the actual heel rather than the ostensible one. Lesnar infamously lobbed the belt in his old waxwork face when he got backstage, so appalled as he was with the creative disaster he was forced to participate in.
It was and is the singular best example of a company losing grip on a monopoly without even being aware of what - very quickly - could happen as result of this continued negligence. That fact wasn't fascinating so much as inevitable. Unlike...
10. Aiden English's Quick Cut
There are numerous ways to maximise your minutes in pro wrestling, but Aiden English happened upon one of the savvier methods in 2018 - do something with your aesthetic that forces people to rewatch some of them just to be sure.
English pulled double duty at WrestleMania 34, working the Andre The Giant Battle Royal on the 'Show Of Shows' Kickoff, before seconding Rusev for his United States Championship bout against Randy Orton, Bobby Roode and Jinder Mahal. He was at the time an integral part of a double act with the 'Bulgarian Brute' that initially felt like it would rocket both to the top of the card, but when the two were slotted into this decidedly midcard attraction, the former Vaudevillain donned a chrome dome in contrast to the long locks he'd sported on the pre-show.
It was both a unique way to remind audiences that he'd featured in two separate spots and a fresh (if regrettably futile) coat of paint for the start of the new wrestling year.