10 Mistakes From WrestleMania 36 That WWE Must Not Repeat

WrestleMania 36 was the weirdest 'Show Of Shows' ever, and it must remain that way.

Confused? Don't be. Last year's 'Mania stood out because of that strangeness, but WWE should endeavour for something different in 2021. The company need to learn from their rushed experience at 36 and ensure that 37 feels like an improvement - that could be easier said than done whilst the pandemic still rages on, to be fair.

Nobody should suggest that 2020's version was some miserable failure either. It wasn't. In fact, portions of 'Mania 36 were thrilling, and it was actually cool that WWE went above and beyond to put the two-night supercard on at all (retreating into their own Performance Center to make sure it happened was all they could do).

There is a lot they can push the upgrade button on though, and that's true whether Vince McMahon and crew are able to invite some fans back at ringside or not. WrestleMania 37 has to be bigger in some ways, smaller in others and just...better all-round.

Reliving last year's experiment and taking notes might not be the worst idea.

'Mania 36's Kickoff shows clocked in at almost one hour apiece. That means, in total, WWE spent approx two hours hyping up the supercard and trying to convince people to tune in on both nights. The problem with these pre-show portions wasn't just the length - they also got the begging bowl out.

Rather than explaining why people should already be excited for each match, Corey Graves and Peter Rosenberg spent 120 minutes awkwardly scrounging the card for reasons to sell it. That wasn't a good sign, and it made both guys look rather foolish.

It's not necessary this year.

WWE didn't need the "bonus" matches they squeezed in amongst endless hype packages and trivial banter either. These Kickoffs should only happen when fans tuning in can see a huge crowd filing in behind the hosts. That sells the excitement of an event about to happen. This, sadly, didn't.