40 Years Of Fascinating WWE WrestleMania Facts (Part 4)

10. WrestleMania 31 - A Heist In Every Sense

Seth Rollins' "heist of the century" victory at the climax of WrestleMania 31 was an atypically shrewd solution to yet another self-made problem by WWE, not least because supposed top babyface Roman Reigns was getting mercilessly booed no matter how much he gutted through the worst of a Brock Lesnar beating.

Yet, despite how well it played out, it wasn't the original plan.

In a story corroborated by multiple parties after the fact, just about everybody involved in the grandiose payoff were only informed of the new finish while WrestleMania was in progress. To be specific, it was during The Rock and Ronda Rousey's verbal showdown with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon barely over an hour before bell-time that all the key players were informed of the late change. Only Lesnar - having signed a new contract earlier that week - was given an inkling that WWE might be going with 'The Architect'.