8 Reasons Wrestlemania Is Incapable of Failing

Is it really worth it to wonder whether each new Mania will be a success?

By Luke Lafontaine /

It's just a couple of weeks to go until WrestleMania season wraps up with the 'Grandaddy of Them All' itself, early March is the time when speculation kicks into overdrive and people begin to ponder what this year's event is going to be like and whether it be a success or a failure. Depending on whom you ask, there could be any number of criteria for success from creative quality to viewership numbers and revenue generated. As the company's flagship event, the pressure has always been on to come through with a slam dunk on all fronts, and the fortunes of the company have previously hinged on it (to varying degrees). In actuality, today's WWE is far from what it once was, and so is its recipe for success. To some extent, fans have remained accustomed to defining a successful major event based on factors that were far more relevant in the past. For the upcoming 'Mania in particular, there is widespread concern that an injury-depleted roster combined with arguably mediocre booking might cause the event to 'fail'. Last year was much of the same, sans the injuries. What some simply have yet to realize is that the WrestleMania of today is essentially impossible to derail, and speculating on its success is becoming more and more trite each and every year. Consider the following eight points€

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