10 Things We Learned From Attending WWE WrestleMania 35 Live

5. Daylight: The Atmosphere Killer

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This wasn't just your writer's first WrestleMania, but his first open-air wrestling show held in a big sports stadium. Thus, the day/night dynamic was totally new for him.

WrestleMania's atmosphere is partly dependent on whether it's dark or not. It doesn't truly feel like 'Mania when the sun's still up. The lighting effects are mostly useless, the pyro doesn't pop like it would against a black backdrop, and the building just looks like a big, grey mulch. It's ugly and not what you expect from 'The Grandest Stage Of Them All' when you've only ever consumed 'Mania on tape.

Everything changes when the sun goes down, the building transforms into a beautiful bowl of colored lights, and the audience gets into the 'Mania groove. It feels like a different show entirely. Even if you aren't totally into whatever is happening in the ring, you can just look around the stadium and enjoy the visual feast.

That isn't to say there can't be a special atmosphere when the sun's still up. Seth Rollins' Universal Title win over Brock Lesnar proves there can, but a dark-sky ambiance helps.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.