8 Things WWE Want You To Forget About The Raw After WrestleMania

8. The Good Old Days

WWE's rewriting of their own history is no new phenomenon, but the idea that the post-WrestleMania buzz has been hardwired into the company's rich history is yet another myth-turned-legend by the organisation's history realignment.

Throughout the 1990s, the organisation did occasionally shoot major angles in the aftermath of the 'Show Of Shows' (more on that later), but that was only due to the hard reset nature of WrestleMania itself. Interviews with older stars highlight the lack of prestige placed upon even working on 'The Grandest Stage'. The lights were brighter and the paydays were higher, but WrestleMania was nothing more than another town on another night for those grinding their bodies to dust for the good of the McMahon empire. Consideration of catering to special crowds wasn't remotely on the agenda, not least in the pre-Raw era of marathon Superstars/Wrestling Challenge television tapings.

That's not to say WWE weren't cognisant of the value of a Monday television broadcast just 24 hours removed from their biggest show of the year. Back then though, valuable airtime was instead deployed to extract every last dollar from audience pockets. WrestleMania certainly wasn't 'free to all new subscribers', and nor was a potentially intriguing replay...