10 Pieces Of WWE History Made Over WrestleMania 35 Weekend

5. A Good Day For Zack Ryder

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Ok, so this one is both obscure and not really that impressive, but it is about Zack Ryder, so it's certainly unique.

In a match that most people didn't realise wasn't a joke, Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins took on The Revival for the Raw Tag Team Championships on the WrestleMania Pre-Show.

In a shock victory, the former Edgeheads beat Dash and Dawson to become the new Raw Tag Team Champions, marking their second reign as tag champs and Hawkins' first title victory in over a decade.

Whilst Curt Hawkins may have got most of the attention by snapping his unprecedented un-un-defeated streak, The Long Island Iced Z also did something pretty impressive in this match.

Taking into account his shock victory in the Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 32, Zack Ryder ia the only person in WWE history to win both the Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania.

Scroll through the history of title changes in WrestleMania and you won't find a single example of anyone else walking into 'Mania without the Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships and walk out with them. Several men have held both titles at The Show of Shows, but no one before Ryder has ever captured them both as challengers.

Wrestling is amazing sometimes.

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