10 Things You Only Learn Attending WWE WrestleMania Live

8. The Multi-Man Problem Extends Beyond Cheap Storytelling

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WrestleMania is steep; watching the show, from a distance at least, requires strict concentration.

Things are happening in the far distance, and you are determined to watch them as they happen, because otherwise you're just watching TV, which you can do at A) far lesser expense and B) without freezing your t*ts off.

This is difficult, at times. A singles match is easy to take in, because there is just one focal point. A multi-man match induces a sort of motion sickness. Your eyeballs are already stretched forward. You then move them from side to side, attempting to take in two sequences unfolding in parallel.

Nia Jax and Tamina took a battering into the steel steps and ring post respectively in their Fatal 4-Way match, and trying to watch both was too much. Their involuntary manslaughter attempts are sickening enough. All you can make out is a shifting blur, and, dizzy and fading, it is best to simply look up at the screen. What's ironic is that, ostensibly, Kevin Dunn's camera cuts act as a way of taking in all of the action without incurring vertigo.

And it's just as sickening, because he's a dumbass lunatic who can't do his job!

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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 surefire Undisputed WWE Universal 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!