History Trivia / WrestleMania

** While WWE had ties to ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'', it became a tradition for whichever WWE Diva was chosen to pose to have a match at ''[=WrestleMania=]''. Wrestling/{{Sable}}, Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle, Wrestling/AshleyMassaro and Wrestling/MariaKanellis all received matches. When [[Wrestling/WWEPGEra WWE went PG]], this gimmick was dropped.

*** The André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and [=WrestleMania=] Women's Battle Royal of that year were cancelled due to concerns over the amount of wrestlers that would've been in the ring at the same time; since then, the former has been moved to the ''[=SmackDown=]'' before ''[=WrestleMania=]'' (which since then has become a special episode established as the start of "[=WrestleMania=] Weekend") while the latter was discontinued. Among the ideas considered for the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal if it happened was a reunion of the Wrestling/TheNexus, with WWE contacting as many former members possible (one effect from it being re-signging Wrestling/WadeBarrett, albeit as a commentator), and for ''Wrestling/HulkHogan'' to win the battle royal, by having him appear as a surprise entrant.

** Wrestling/RandyOrton's match against [[Wrestling/BrayWyatt The Fiend]] at ''[=WrestleMania=] 37'', which ironically (for all the wrong reasons) ended up being published on the site just moments before Bray Wyatt's unexpected death on August 24, 2023.

*** The André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and [=WrestleMania=] Women's Battle Royal of that year were cancelled due to concerns over the amount of wrestlers that would've been in the ring at the same time. One idea considered for the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal if it happened was for ''Wrestling/HulkHogan'' to win it, by having him appear as a surprise entrant.

*** Wrestling/BeckyLynch later revealed in interviews that Wrestling/ShaynaBaszler was originally planned to dethrone her as Raw Women's Champion but management changed it in the last minute so Lynch would retain. Keep in mind that Becky was [[PregnantBadass few weeks pregnant]] at the time.

** Wrestling/BigShow was originally supposed to face Creator/ShaquilleONeal, of all people, at ''[=WrestleMania=] 33'', which started all the way back at the previous event with Shaq appearing as a surprise entrant and eliminating Show from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which lead him to challenge Shaq at the Espys later on. However, the match was cancelled because [[MoneyDearBoy WWE and Shaq's management couldn't come to an agreement on money.]] [[note]]Though Show claims it was really because Shaq was self-conscious about his weight.[[/note]]
** The intended Raw Women's Championship Match match at ''[=WrestleMania=] 35'' was supposed to be Creator/RondaRousey vs. Wrestling/CharlotteFlair. Wrestling/BeckyLynch was added because her popularity skyrocketed heading to the event. Likewise, the [=SmackDown=] Women's Championship also being defended was added last minute to give Charlotte some relevancy going in the match; [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]] was supposed to defend the title at the event and a number one contender's match that was originally scheduled was cancelled on the episode Charlotte won the title from her.

* FollowTheLeader: In an interview, Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon noted that she wanted two clashing fanbases (Team Cenation and Team Bring It) for the build-up of the Wrestling/JohnCena vs. [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] match at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVIII'', not unlike Team Edward vs. Team Jacob in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.

** Wrestling/{{Ivory}} was furious at the [[http://www.diva-dirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/40101b.png disrespectful way]] Wrestling/{{Chyna}} covered her in their match at X-Seven.
** [[Wrestling/TerriPoch Tori]] has this towards her famous bodysuit at XV. Her intention was to make it look like the outfit was painted on, as she had done several photoshoots with animal print and body paint. She knew she had bombed when she saw [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] and Wrestling/{{Vince|McMahon}} gawking at her as she was about to go out.

*** Becky had won the women's Royal Rumble match as a substitution for an injured Lana, only for Vince and Stephanie to pull her out in favor of Charlotte.

---> '''Dreamer:''' When ECW went out of business I was 29 years old. I had a lot of my money, my parents' money, trying to float the company. Paul Heyman, who I thought me and him were super tight, he screwed me over big time. He was in the WWE, the whole time. I had turned down hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to WCW. And now was unemployed. I went from a $750,000 offer, and Paul Heyman crying to me, that if I leave ECW, it will go out of business. Meanwhile, he was getting a paycheck from WWE. I don't begrudge him, but then I did. I was depressed as depressed can be. [...] At Wrestlemania, I was gonna hop the rail and I was gonna whack Paul E. in the back of the head right at the announce table, then I was gonna whack myself. The ultimate martyr, I was gonna hit my pose crack, boom, pull the trigger. Because I was that insane.
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was the first choice for Wrestling/HulkHogan's opponent at ''[=WrestleMania=] [=X8=]''. However he didn't feel that Hogan would be able to keep pace with him in the ring and refused the match. [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] became Hogan's opponent instead. Stone Cold later said he regretted turning the match down, as the two of them never wrestled each other one-on-one.

** Wrestling/BrockLesnar was rumored to have a match against [[Wrestling/Walter Gunther]] at ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'', but Lesnar's reported involvement in the Vince [=McMahon=] sex trafficking scandal quickly put an end to that idea.

** Wrestling/BrockLesnar was rumored to have a match against Wrestling/Gunther at ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'', but Lesnar's reported involvement in the Vince [=McMahon=] sex trafficking scandal quickly put an end to that idea.

** Wrestling/BrockLesnar was rumored to have a match against [[Wrestling/Walter Gunther]] at ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'', but Lesnar's reported involvement in the Vince [=McMahon=] sex trafficking scandal quickly put an end to that idea.