Bobby “The Brain” Heenan was so confident that Andre the Giant would defeat Hulk Hogan for the WWE Title at WrestleMania III, he dished out $37,000 for a custom-made giant-sized title.
Santino Marella holds the record for least amount of time in the Royal Rumble at 1.9 seconds. The Warlord previously held the record at 2 seconds.
At WrestleMania XV, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin defeated The Rock to capture the WWE Championship for the third time.
Hulk Hogan’s successful WWE Title defense against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III marked the first loss for The Eighth Wonder of the World in 15 years.
At Survivor Series 2009, Batista had a 115-pound weight advantage over his opponent Rey Mysterio. The Animal tipped the scales at 290 lbs., while The Master of the 619 only weighed 175.
The Undertaker had not defeated either Edge or Shawn Michaels before his matches against them at WrestleMania XXIV and The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, respectively.
WrestleMania VI set a Toronto SkyDome attendance record with 67,678 fans. That record was broken 12 years later at WrestleMania X8 with 68,237 fans in attendance.
Yokozuna is the only WWE Superstar to win and lose the WWE Title at The Show of Shows. At WrestleMania IX, he defeated Bret Hart for the title, but lost it 21 seconds later to Hulk Hogan.
Accompanied by The Million Dollar Man, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made his WrestleMania debut as “The Ringmaster” at WrestleMania XII defeating Savio Vega.
Demolition was the second tag team in WWE history to have three different reigns as tag team champions. The first team was Mr. Fuji (later Demolition’s manager) and Professor Tanaka.
In 2006, John Cena inducted NFL legend William “Refrigerator” Perry into the WWE Hall of Fame. “The Fridge” competed in the NFL Battle Royal at WrestleMania II.
Before she dominated her competition, an 11-year-old Beth Phoenix won a coloring contest through a local New York newspaper to win two tickets to her first WWE event.
Mae Young has competed in a match in nine different decades. Her first match was in 1939 and her latest was 2010.
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat’s victory over “Macho Man” Randy Savage at WrestleMania III marked the first time the Intercontinental Championship changed hands at The Show of Shows.
Demolition won the World Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania IV. Their title reign lasted 478 days, a record that still stands more than two decades later.
Four WWE competitors have been immortalized as G.I. Joe action figures: Sgt. Slaughter, William “Refrigerator” Perry, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and The Rock (as Roadblock).
Four WWE competitors have been immortalized as G.I. Joe action figures: Sgt. Slaughter, William “Refrigerator” Perry, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and The Rock (as Roadblock).
At The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, after JBL lost the Intercontinental Title to bitter rival Rey Mysterio, the self-proclaimed “wrestling god” grabbed a microphone and quit WWE!
Triple H has been among the final five participants during the Royal Rumble Match 16 times. In his last four Rumble appearances, he’s made it to the final three each time.
Santino Marella holds the record for least amount of time in the Royal Rumble at 1.9 seconds. The Warlord previously held the record at 2 seconds.
At WrestleMania XV, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin defeated The Rock to capture the WWE Championship for the third time.
Hulk Hogan’s successful WWE Title defense against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III marked the first loss for The Eighth Wonder of the World in 15 years.
At Survivor Series 2009, Batista had a 115-pound weight advantage over his opponent Rey Mysterio. The Animal tipped the scales at 290 lbs., while The Master of the 619 only weighed 175.
The Undertaker had not defeated either Edge or Shawn Michaels before his matches against them at WrestleMania XXIV and The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, respectively.
WrestleMania VI set a Toronto SkyDome attendance record with 67,678 fans. That record was broken 12 years later at WrestleMania X8 with 68,237 fans in attendance.
Yokozuna is the only WWE Superstar to win and lose the WWE Title at The Show of Shows. At WrestleMania IX, he defeated Bret Hart for the title, but lost it 21 seconds later to Hulk Hogan.
Accompanied by The Million Dollar Man, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made his WrestleMania debut as “The Ringmaster” at WrestleMania XII defeating Savio Vega.
Demolition was the second tag team in WWE history to have three different reigns as tag team champions. The first team was Mr. Fuji (later Demolition’s manager) and Professor Tanaka.
In 2006, John Cena inducted NFL legend William “Refrigerator” Perry into the WWE Hall of Fame. “The Fridge” competed in the NFL Battle Royal at WrestleMania II.
Before she dominated her competition, an 11-year-old Beth Phoenix won a coloring contest through a local New York newspaper to win two tickets to her first WWE event.
Mae Young has competed in a match in nine different decades. Her first match was in 1939 and her latest was 2010.
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat’s victory over “Macho Man” Randy Savage at WrestleMania III marked the first time the Intercontinental Championship changed hands at The Show of Shows.
Demolition won the World Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania IV. Their title reign lasted 478 days, a record that still stands more than two decades later.
Four WWE competitors have been immortalized as G.I. Joe action figures: Sgt. Slaughter, William “Refrigerator” Perry, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and The Rock (as Roadblock).
Four WWE competitors have been immortalized as G.I. Joe action figures: Sgt. Slaughter, William “Refrigerator” Perry, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and The Rock (as Roadblock).
At The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, after JBL lost the Intercontinental Title to bitter rival Rey Mysterio, the self-proclaimed “wrestling god” grabbed a microphone and quit WWE!
Triple H has been among the final five participants during the Royal Rumble Match 16 times. In his last four Rumble appearances, he’s made it to the final three each time.
