10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 18 Facts
4. It Featured Lita's Only WrestleMania Match
Anything that tried to follow Hogan and Rock's clash of eras was quite simply doomed. The Women's Championship triple threat didn't have a prayer, no matter how well regarded Trish Stratus was in her native Toronto. At least Trish had other 'Mania stages on which to shine as a performer. The same can't be said for Lita.
Sure, Lita's gotten physical in other WrestleMania matches (TLC at X7, the Edge/Foley match at 22), but the triple threat in which she was pinned by Jazz constitutes her only WrestleMania match as a participant.
To make matters worse, according to WWE staffer Seth Mates, the general crowd silence for the match resulted in Lita being able to hear a few fans in the front row openly calling her a nasty name. Lita complained about the situation in an interview with Mates for WWE.com right after the show, a story which Mates says never ran.