WWE brought its biggest event of the year, WrestleMania 32, yesterday, April 3, 2016, and managed to entertain fans for almost seven hours with a spectacle full of surprises and great fights that proved to be a show worthy of becoming the greatest WrestleMania of all time. Additionally, this event left a good number of data that is worth reviewing.
These are the curiosities and statistics of WrestleMania 32:
- Let's start with the most obvious ones first. WrestleMania 32 broke WWE's attendance record with 101,763 people in the audience.
- In addition, The Rock broke the record for the fastest victory in WrestleMania, defeating Erick Rowan in 6 seconds.
- Now, let's move on to some data that not everyone may know. This was the first WrestleMania held at the AT&T Stadium and the third in the state of Texas.
- The last time WrestleMania was presented in Texas was for its 25th anniversary, headlined by Triple H and Randy Orton in a highly criticized match.
- The longest fight of the night was the Hell in a Cell between Shane McMahon and The Undertaker, which lasted 30 minutes and 5 seconds.
- After The Rock vs. Erick Rowan, the shortest fight of the event was The Usos vs. The Dudley Boyz, with a duration of 5 minutes and 18 seconds.
- Kalisto, Lana, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, and Baron Corbin all wrestled for the first time at WrestleMania.
- Another well-known fact. No wrestler who appeared at WrestleMania 31 was able to participate in this event due to injuries.
- This is the first WrestleMania in which John Cena hasn't wrestled since WrestleMania XIX.
- Brie Bella obtained her first victory at WrestleMania, while Paige increased her record to 2-0.
- On the other hand, The Dudley Boyz extended their WrestleMania record to 0-5.
- This was the eleventh ladder match in WrestleMania history and the third for the Intercontinental Championship.
- Stardust and Dolph Ziggler competed in the ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship for the second consecutive year.
- Sami Zayn competed in both NXT and WWE specials on the same weekend, joining Kevin Owens and Sasha Banks.
- Before tonight, Zack Ryder had never competed in a ladder match or heard his theme music at WrestleMania.
- Tonight, AJ Styles became the first wrestler to compete in the main events of WWE, NJPW, TNA, and ROH.
- AJ Styles is also the first person to compete at NJPW's WrestleKingdom and WrestleMania in the same year.
- Chris Jericho hadn't won a match at WrestleMania since WrestleMania XXVI, 6 years ago.
- The WWE Tag Team Championship had been defended at every WrestleMania since WrestleMania XXVII.
- Brock Lesnar has become the first superstar to face all members of The Shield at WrestleMania since the group's breakup.
- With his announcement of the Hall of Fame members, Howard Finkel remains the only man to appear at every edition of WrestleMania.
- This is the third time that the WWE Women's Championship is contested in a triple threat match, with the previous ones being at WM X8 and WM XIX.
- Charlotte also became the first Flair to enter and leave WrestleMania as champion.
- The Undertaker surpassed his record for most consecutive matches at WrestleMania, with 16.
- Shane McMahon lost his undefeated streak at WrestleMania, which was 2-0.
- There have been three Hell in a Cell matches at WrestleMania, all of which have been won by The Undertaker.
- After losing the battle royal, Diamond Dallas Page and Tatanka have lost their undefeated records at WrestleMania.
- This was the sixth occasion in which Triple H defends the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
- This is the fourth consecutive WrestleMania in which the WWE World Heavyweight Championship changes hands.
- This is the ninth PPV in which Roman Reigns fights for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and only the second in which he wins.
- Triple H has joined The Undertaker as the only wrestlers to compete in 20 WrestleManias.
What do you think? Do you have any other interesting facts about WrestleMania 32?