10 Signs WWE WrestleMania 36 Will Be The Worst Ever
WWE's biggest show of the year looks set to be their biggest disaster in recent memory.
WrestleMania is the biggest show of the year in the wrestling world, and regardless of how you feel about WWE, the company always pulls out all the stops in a bid to deliver something special. This year, however, current world events have forced their hand to move the Show of Shows from Tampa's Raymond James Arena to... the empty WWE Performance Center.
Now billed as an event too big for one night, the two-day WrestleMania is shaping up to be an absolute disaster and not the "Showcase of the Immortals" we've grown used to. Key superstars have either fallen ill or pulled out of the show, while WWE's attempt to get inventive looks set to result in bouts being every bit as disastrous as that House of Horrors match a few years back.
Of course, an argument could be made that WWE's determination that the show must go on so that fans can be entertained is admirable, but they're putting wrestlers at risk and seemingly thinking more about declining ratings and falling stock prices than what really matters at a time like this.
So, with that in mind, we're taking a deep dive into why the signs are all pointing to this year's WrestleMania being, quite frankly, the worst ever. That may sound like hyperbole, but it feels like the only reason worth watching right now is to see just how bad this iconic show will end up being...
10. The Build Has Already Gone Spectacularly Wrong
With so much uncertainty surrounding what's going to happen over the next few weeks, WWE understandably made the decision to tape both WrestleMania and upcoming episodes of both RAW and SmackDown. That means when Roman Reigns, for example, pulled out of WrestleMania the day it was being filmed, his angles with Goldberg had already been shot.
We'll get to the situation with Roman a little later, but The Miz is another good example. He's been sent home ill, so what was supposed to be a Triple Threat Tag Team Championship match is reportedly now a regular Triple Threat singles match, and WWE still pretending it was business as usual this past Friday was downright baffling, especially when the changes to the card have been well publicised.
Throw in the absence of superstars like Rhea Ripley, Drew McIntyre, and Aleister Black and Bobby Lashley (who was forced to isolate himself at home after returning from South Africa) in recent weeks, and the entire WrestleMania build is already a total disaster.