10 Fascinating WWE Facts About WrestleMania 36

1. The Weirdest WrestleMania Debut Ever

Every 'Show Of Shows' performer has their first WrestleMania, but those debuting on the industry's supposed "Grandest Stage" should take more away than just a routine trip to their company's personalised gym.

That was sadly the case for the wrestlers that took their WrestleMania bow in 2020, but there was perhaps none stranger than the night Austin Theory had. On NXT and not looking like he'd be moving on any time soon as late as March, but on the March 30th edition of Raw, he randomly joined up with Zelina Vega to lose a six-man tag match alongside Seth Rollins and new tag partner Angel Garza. He was Andrade's last-minute replacement there, and would be again on the PLE, losing a Tag Team Title clash against The Street Profits.

By the time that Raw had aired, his WrestleMania debut had already occurred. Having filmed his content for the show over the week of March 21st-26th, he was placed in the odd position of having made a WrestleMania debut before anybody knew he'd made a main roster one.

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