10 Fascinating WWE Facts About WrestleMania 36
7. A Dark Main Event?!
Drew McIntyre Vs The Big Show became the first dark main event in WrestleMania history, taking place after the broadcasted action had concluded... or did it?
The contest was shot for airing on the following night's Monday Night Raw, but WWE kept the WrestleMania branding in place to make it explicitly clear that Drew had boldly defended his belt mere minutes after winning it. As a result, the match exists in something of a hinterland between the two events. Why?
The answer is pretty simple - they were worried they'd have nothing else. By the time the post-WrestleMania Raw aired, the 'Show Of Shows' itself had been in the can for 10 days, and the real world was changing so drastically that nobody at that point if they'd be permitted to go back to the Performance Center full stop.
This resulted in many calling for WWE to treat the Premium Live Event as a season finale of sorts. That, like assuming the pandemic might be over in a month or so, was a pipe dream.