10 Things WWE Regrets About WrestleMania

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Apparent Murder On Pay-Per-View

Undertaker, Big Boss Man
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Before diving in here, it's important to note that Raw, SmackDown and anything taking place on WWE pay-per-view exists in a televised sphere. Put another way, these are not real people, they're characters, and that's true even of the ones who "play themselves". This is entertainment, after all.

It's fascinating then to see the outrage when WWE do something other television shows get away with. A prime example: killing characters off.

In other TV canons, murder is often part and parcel of the show. In wrestling, it isn't, and so the WWF caught major flak for hanging Big Boss Man from the Hell In A Cell structure at WrestleMania XV. The company were inundated with complaints, and those who weren't offended palmed their foreheads when Boss Man suddenly returned without a scratch.

Again, this isn't a storyline WWE enjoy speaking about now. They're a product aimed at children, and so the visual of a larger-than-life superstar being hanged until presumably dead doesn't fit. It's also probably something WWE regret doing.

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What else do you think WWE regret about the history of WrestleMania? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.