50 Things You Learn Binge-Watching Every WWE WrestleMania

Here's something you might not have expected to see on a list like this.

Bear with it too, because none of it comes from a bad place or is meant in a negative way. It might also sound funny, because WrestleMania XX was only 10 years after 'Mania X, but that's where things get interesting. Y'see, earlier shows than XX like 'Mania X-Seven and even 1998's XIV didn't feel anything like 1994. They had their own style. 

2004, however? Yeah, it's like a conscious throwback to 'Mania X filmed in the future. This is hard to explain, so apologies if it's coming across as clumsy. Maybe everything boils down to the setting. Madison Square Garden was the host venue for both X and XX, and WWE's own tagline for the latter was, "Where It All Begins Again". Did they knowingly go for a retro air, or did that happen by accident? It's hard to tell.

The cameras look grainier filming XX than they did at any point from 1997 onwards. HD hadn't kicked in as a standard setting quite yet, so low-res was hardly uncommon anyway. It looks...older than it is though. Like, when you rewatch WrestleMania XX, it could easily pass for worn out tape from the early-to-mid-90s.

There's a chance this has something to do with WWE usually avoiding footage from the show (a few short clips have made it, but nothing substantial) due to the subsequent Chris Benoit tragedy and his World Title success on the night. Perhaps it looks old because it's unfamiliar more than anything else.

Interesting.