40 Years Of Fascinating WWE WrestleMania Facts (Part 4)

6. WrestleMania 35 - The Longest And Last

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Nobody wanted nor could have forecast the real reason WrestleMania became a two-night extravaganza for good, but the global pandemic's inadvertent gift to wrestling was nearly a decade in the making.

The 'Show Of Shows' had been increasing in length for a long time, but when the WWE Network replaced pay-per-view, things spiralled wildly out of control. Never was this more apparent than at WrestleMania 35, when the seven-and-a-half hour show tipped over into the next day, butchered the magic of several historic moments and left thousands of people stranded in a downpour due to local transport shutting down.

Once upon a time, WrestleMania was a best of the best type of show, clocking in at around four hours and featuring less than two hands worth of matches that really felt like big-time bouts. It was special, every bit as special as WWE wants you to think it is, as the company succeeding in making the Show of Shows feels like, well the Show of Shows.

It was the longest WrestleMania ever, the longest WWE show ever, and will hopefully remain in control of that dubious honour forever. 

 
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