10 Things Nobody Has Told You About WWE WrestleMania

2. It Is No Longer The Most Important Event Of The Year

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In many respects, WWE WrestleMania is the biggest wrestling show of the year.

Of course it is.

It draws the most fans. It almost invariably promotes the biggest attractions. It's such a memorable and visually stunning spectacle that a good match becomes instantly better through its backdrop alone. It is the night on which wrestling superstars evolve into legends; without his Streak, the Undertaker is a naff, methodical bum who was only good for two years between the New Generation and Attitude Eras.

It is the show that the vast majority of wrestlers dreaming of headlining growing up. It is the show that the most wrestling fans watch. It is the show that lapsed fans watch because there's no stigma surrounding it. It is socially justifiable to watch WrestleMania under the pretext of nostalgia. You can't not watch WrestleMania. It's WrestleMania!

The grim truth however is, if you told Vince McMahon that he had to give up either WrestleMania or an event emanating from Saudi Arabia, he'd tell WrestleMania - the highest-grossing edition of which has only brought in a third of the money "generated" by any propaganda show - that it is fired.

"It's my fiduciary duty to shareholders, pal!"

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!