10 Times WWE Sacrificed WrestleMania For The Greater Good

10. Postponing WrestleMania 36

To begin with the most obvious example, 16 March saw WWE confirm that WrestleMania 36 would be held not from the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida as originally intended, but an empty WWE Performance Center in Orlando, as the promotion mirrors their Raw/SmackDown strategy with an even that would have played out to upwards of 70,000 fans if not for current events.

The writing was on the wall when, on 12 March, the city of Tampa essentially told WWE that the promotion had a week to postpone or alter the event before they stepped in and forced their hand. Vince McMahon and co. have gotten ahead of that, making a decision that will surely result in the most surreal ‘Show of Shows’ of all time.

What will ‘Mania look stripped of its bombast? Without its pyro, ballyhoo, and hordes of fired-up fans, will it even look or feel like ‘The Showcase of the Immortals’? Will it go 7-8 hours again? Will the novelty last the full broadcast? Will WWE scale back on the card? The list of questions continues.

WWE is in a tough, tough spot here. They’ve made a big decision under the most trying circumstances. For that, they deserve leeway, so let’s see how ‘Mania 36 pans out.