WrestleMania is the time of year when the lights shine brightest, when all eyes are focused on WWE. It essentially has become professional wrestlings Super Bowl, one grand event that showcases the best the industry has to offer. It is the time of year when performers give their best efforts to wow fans and deliver the most entertaining matches possible. At least, that is what is supposed to happen. Throughout its 30-year history, more than 350 performers have competed in at least one WrestleMania match with about 150 wrestling just one bout. Some are easily forgettable, while others have left indelible marks on the event. Some wrestlers are synonymous with WrestleMania, while others seemingly blend in with the background. There are a handful of the 350-plus who stand out as notable performers, men who either through longevity, success, notoriety or a combination of the three can be considered among the best performers at WrestleMania. This is not simply a function of won-loss record (considering the predetermined nature of wrestling). One must also take into account the types of matches in which these men competed title matches, main events, featured bouts and the quality of those matches. So, lets get on with this subjective list. Feel free to voice your choices in the comments.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
