Ranking EVERY WrestleMania From Worst To Best

31. WrestleMania 32

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A telling and chilling vision of how WWE saw WrestleMania in the Network era after magnificent efforts in 2014 and 2015, 2016's supersized 'Show Of Shows' was a grim and failed attempt at serving more masters than the alleged 100,000+ in the building.

WWE failed to mention that the 'Road To WrestleMania' involved a post-show motorway with no service station stops. Alas, that's what the fabricated and real record crowd experienced as letdown followed snoozer followed clanger. Brock Lesnar was not remotely bothered about helping Dean Ambrose out, Triple H couldn't aid Roman Reigns despite his sort-of best efforts and split-second cameos from Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, The Rock and John Cena trampled over the already-hamstrung careers of at least eleven flailing midcarders.

The only step forward was a literal - and telegraphed - one. Shane McMahon's graceless dive had all the awe of Foley's '98 vintage but precisely none of the dramatic heft.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett