Obviously, WrestleMania is the culmination of everything World Wrestling Entertainment has been trying to achieve in the year that passes between the previous event and the next one. Shortly, 'Mania 31 will come and go in a flash, and all eyes will turn to the 32nd iteration of the infamous event in 2016, but things didn't always move so quickly in the wrestling world. There was a time when things drifted along at a much more leisurely pace, but the fact remains that WrestleMania - since coming to be in 1985 - has always been the focal point of the year for Vince McMahon, his wrestlers and his staff. Due to the knowledge that more fans watch 'Mania than any other wrestling Pay-Per-View, it'd make a lot of sense for WWE to routinely start the event off with a bang, a match people can really point to as one which set the scene and had them excited. Admittedly, this has happened on numerous occasions, such as the terrific inaugural 'Money In The Bank' Ladder Match at 'Mania 23, or the dynamic bout between Bret and Owen Hart at WrestleMania X. Other times, not so much, there have been some mighty confusing choices to go out first at 'Mania, and here are some of the most notable.
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.
