10 WrestleMania Statistics WWE Don’t Want You To Know

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WWE WrestleMania 31 ran for three hours, 59 minutes and 28 seconds.

Of that duration, Triple H commanded 59 minutes and 30 seconds, between the video package promoting his match his match with Sting, the hilariously dumb ring entrance ahead of that match, the defensive and totally bizarre match itself, and his Moment Trademark segment alongside Stephanie McMahon, The Rock and Ronda Rousey.

Triple H is a political genius - he helped generate 1M+ WrestleMania XXVII buys in the same promo that made developmental totally untenable, thus birthing NXT - and he has done incredibly well to turn babyface amongst the wrestling fandom. He had to do this, to create the right noises ahead of his eventual succession. Triple H is our saviour because his formula for success - PWG minus comedy plus production values - is focus group-precise in its brilliance.

Triple H's Reign Of Terror In The Silicon Valley, however, paints an altogether different picture of the Game. There are at least two versions of the same man, and one must be banished to accept the other. We like and will support the man with a winning vision of pro wrestling's future.

As for the guy who takes up a quarter of WrestleMania in his mid-40s while wearing a sad Terminator outfit...do you have the link for the Double Or Nothing pre-sale?

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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!