History Wrestling / Wrestlemania

* DeusExMachina: In XL, Cody Rhodes was saved from The Rock's attack by The Undertaker, of all people.

* CurbStompBattle: [=WM34=] gives us Wrestling/TheUndertaker defeating Wrestling/JohnCena in under 3 minutes.

** ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'': Wrestling/CodyRhodes finally defeated Wrestling/RomanReigns to win the Undisputed WWE Championship, ending the latter's three and a half year reign. Wrestling/{{Bayley}} defeated her EvilFormerFriend [[Wrestling/IoShirai IYO SKY]] to win the WWE Women's Championship, also a title Bayley only won once in her career over seven years prior.

** At [=WrestleMania=] X, the Main Event was a rematch of the previous year's 'Mania Main Event between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}[[note]]Or rather, ''scheduled'' Main Event, as Wrestling/HulkHogan would show up after the match to defeat Yokozuna in a quick impromptu title match afterwards[[/note]], where Hart, who lost the previous year's match to Yokozuna, ends up winning the rematch. Thirty years later, the Main Event of [=WrestleMania=] XL is a rematch of the previous year's Main Event between Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/RomanReigns, where Rhodes, who lost the previous year's match to Reigns, ends up winning the rematch.

** And you could argue Cody is the UrExample for ''positive'' obsession: his main goal since return was to conquer the title his father never obtained and never really lost focus of this goal, although he had to deal with [[Wrestling/SethRollins occasional]] [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar obstacles]] along the way. However, he never let that dominate his life, he never stepped out of bounds against Roman or anyone from the Bloodline even when they did it constantly and his heroic acts made him respected by many in the roster - including former bitter rival Rollins, who ends up being the key in ending the Bloodline's reign of terror.

** Speaking of Roman, Roman's obsession with trying to move past the "There's always a Plan B" moment 10 years prior ended up being his downfall. When Rollins, dressed in his Shield attire, arrives to save Cody, Reigns, steel chair in hand, has two choices: he either uses the chair on Cody or gets one last chance of vengeance against Rollins. He chooses the latter, and this ends with his undoing. His obsession with being acknowledged also has numerous wrestlers from his past charging in and dismantling the Bloodline.

** [=iShowSpeed=] couldn't help but taunt Randy Orton throughout his match against Logan Paul and Kevin Owens. He eats an RKO for his troubles.
** The Rock crows that he's the Final Boss and obsesses over the power and dread he gives to everyone, even beating Cena with a Rock Bottom. He quickly gets blindsided by The Undertaker, the ''true'' boss of [=WrestleMania=].

** Jimmy Uso is still obsessed with being better than Jey. Even after Jey wins their bout and wishes to bury the hatchet with his brother, Jimmy refuses to move forward. This culminates in Jey returning the favor during Cody vs Reigns at Night 2 and Jimmy's desires to fight his brother makes him rush out of the ring and onto the ramp, where they both get wiped out and Reigns lost one Bloodline member for nothing.

** Jimmy Uso is still obsessed with being better than Jey. Even after Jey wins their bout and wishes to bury the hatchet with his brother, Jimmy refuses to move forward. This culminates in Jey returning the favor during Cody vs Reigns at Night 2.

* CentralTheme: ''XL'' has a theme about "obsession" and how it can lead to one's downfall or glory.

** Speaking of Roman, Roman's obsession with trying to move past the "There's always a Plan B" scene 10 years prior ended up being his downfall. When Rollins, dressed in his Shield attire, arrives to save Cody, Reigns, steel chair in hand, has two choices: he either uses the chair on Cody or gets one last chance of vengeance against Rollins. He chooses the latter, and this ends with his undoing. His obsession with being acknowledged also has numerous wrestlers from his past charging in and dismantling the Bloodline.
** Jimmy Uso is still obsessed with being better than Jey. Even after Jey wins their bout and wishes to bury the hatchet, Jimmy refuses to move forward. This culminates in Jey returning the favor during Cody vs Reigns at Night 2.

** Damage CTRL desperate need to show they are the strongest woman group in WWE makes them powerful enemies - in special, Asuka's quick ascension to power alienates the former leader of the stable to the point Bayley makes a HeelFaceTurn and goes against IYO, managing to triumph in the end, whereas the other women of the group get beaten swiftly by Naomi, Bianca Belair, and Jade Cargill.

** AJ Styles is annoyed with LA Knight being a cocky hotshot and wants him silenced, which is further aggravated by how they kept getting each other in each other's way during their Fatal Four match against Roman and Randy in the Wrestling/RoyalRumble. The annoyance goes to the point that in the build-up to the feud, AJ traveled to Australia to screw Knight in the Elimination Chamber.

** The Rock crows that he's the Final Boss and obsesses over the power and dread he gives to everyone. He gets blindsided by The Undertaker, the ''true'' boss of [=WrestleMania=].
** And you could argue Cody is the UrExample for positive obsession: his main goal since return was to conquer the title his father never obtained and never really lost focus of this goal, although he had to deal with [[Wrestling/SethRollins occasional]] [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar obstacles]] along the way. However, he never let that dominate his life, he never stepped out of bounds against Roman or anyone from the Bloodline even when they did it constantly and his heroic acts made him respected by many in the roster - including former bitter rival Rollins, who ends up being the key in ending the Bloodline's reign of terror.

** Drew [=McIntyre=] and Seth Rollins call each other out for their obsessions during the buildup -- Drew with CM Punk and Seth with dismantling the Bloodline -- that led to them both losing the championships. Drew would've been more alert to Damian Priest cashing in if he didn't waste precious minutes mocking CM Punk. Meanwhile, Rollins' obsession, with stopping the Bloodline, while it resulted in him losing the title he had been defending for almost an entire year, ended with him being a key factor in Cody Rhodes pinning Roman Reigns.

** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW Tag Team belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt. While he focuses on Miz also climbing that ladder, R-Truth takes the time to slip into a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself. In another match involving a member of Judgement Day, Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with beating Rey Mysterio up for different reasons, Santos for what he believes Rey is overshadowing him and Dominik hating his dad in general by being a SpoiledBrat, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side. Take note that the only victories Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay had in the event is when they went beyond their personal obsessions and focused on finishing their jobs - Rhea defeated Becky clean and Priest later redeems himself by capitalizing on Drew's bitter obsession with Punk to make his cash-in and leave Mania as the World Heavyweight Champion.

** The Final Testament and Bobby Lashley's plus the Street Profits showdown is motivated by the obsession of both groups to get rid of each other - Kross's group as a statement of power and Lashley's to get vengeance because the Testament just keeps screwing their chances to gather more power in the company.
** AJ Styles is annoyed with LA Knight being a cocky hotshot and wants him silenced.

** [=iShowSpeed=] couldn't help but taunt Randy Orton throughout his match against Logan Paul and Kevin Owens. He eats an RKO for his troubles.

** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW Tag Team belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt. While he focuses on Miz also climbing that ladder, R-Truth takes the time to slip into a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself. In another match involving a member of Judgement Day, Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with beating Rey Mysterio up for different reasons, Santos for what he believes Rey is overshadowing him and Dominik hating his dad in general by being a SpoiledBrat, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side. Take note that the only victories the group had in the event is when they went beyond their personal obsessions and focused on finishing their jobs - Rhea defeated Becky clean and Priest later redeems himself by capitalizing on Drew's bitter obsession with Punk to make his cash-in and leave Mania as the World Heavyweight Champion.

** ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'': Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre defeated Wrestling/SethRollins to win the World Heavyweight Championship, only for the more straightforward heel (as Drew is admittedly [[LoveToHate beloved by the fans]]) Damien Priest to cash in his Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank contract to win said championship. Priest's [[Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay teammate]] Wrestling/RheaRipley defeated Wrestling/BeckyLynch to retain the WWE World Woman's Championship the night prior. Creator/LoganPaul defeated Wrestling/KevinOwens and Wrestling/RandyOrton to retain the United States Championship. [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] and Wrestling/RomanReigns also defeated Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Seth Rollins in the main event of Night 1, but Cody defeating Roman the next night softens it a little.

* TheCenterpieceSpectacular: Wrestling/ShawnMichaels's entrance at ''[=WrestleMania=] XII'', where Shawn came to the ring on a zip line in an iconic WM moment, which came before a main event 60-minute Iron Man Match against Wrestling/BretHart, went into overtime when the time limit expired without a single fall being scored; Michaels eventually scored the winning pinfall to dethrone Bret as the WWF Champion.
* CentralTheme: ''XL'' has a theme about "obsession" and how they can lead to one's downfall or glory.
** Drew [=McIntyre=] and Seth Rollins call each other out for their obsessions during the buildup -- Drew with CM Punk and Seth with dismantling the Bloodline -- that led to them both losing the championships. Drew would've been more alert to Damian Priest cashing in if he didn't waste precious minutes mocking CM Punk. Meanwhile, Rollins' obsession with stopping the Bloodline ended with him being a key factor in Cody Rhodes pinning Roman Reigns.
** Speaking of Roman, Roman's obsession with trying to move past the "There's always a Plan B" scene 10 years prior ended up being his downfall. When Rollins, dressed in his Shield attire, arrives to save Cody, Reigns, steel chair in hand, has two choices: he either uses the chair on Cody, or gets one last chance of vengeance against Rollins. He chooses the latter, and this ends with his undoing. His obsession with being acknowledged also has numerous wrestlers from his past charging in and dismantling the Bloodline.

** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW Tag Team belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt. While he focuses on Miz also climbing that ladder, R-Truth takes the time to slip into a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself. In another match involving a member of Judgement Day, Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with beating Rey Mysterio up for different reasons, Santos for what he believes Rey is overshadowing him and Dominik hating his dad in general by being a SpoiledBrat, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side. Take note that the only victories the group had that night is when they went beyond their personal obsessions and focused in doing the deed - Rhea defeated Becky clean and Priest later redeems himself by capitalizing on Drew's bitter obsession with Punk to make his cash-in and leave Mania as the World Heavyweight Champion.
** Damage CTRL desperate need to show they are the strongest woman group in WWE makes them powerful enemies - in special, Asuka's quick ascension to power alienates the former leader of the stable to the point Bayley makes a HeelFaceTurn and goes against IYO, managing to triumph in the end, whereas the other women of the group get beaten swiftly by Naomi, Belair and Jade Cargill.

** In parallel with the obsession theme, there's also an interpretation about "keeping your eye on the prize." The A-Town Down Under team (Grayson Waller and Austin Theory) wasn't as great as the other five teams of more experienced tag wrestlers, but their focus and opportunism allowed them to nab the Smackdown Tag Team Titles under everyone's noses. [[Wrestling/{{WALTER}} GUNTHER]] ends up losing his record-breaking Intercontinental Championship streak to Wrestling/SamiZayn because he ends up playing around too much with him, which allows for Sami to mount a comeback and seal the deal after applying a Brainbuster into double Helluva Kick combo. Likewise, while Seth loses his World Heavyweight Championship match against Drew because of his focus in ending Roman's tenure as a champion, he manages to reach the latter achievement by playing a key part in the Bloodline's downfall. And Drew, by mocking CM Punk after winning the championship, [[TheDogBitesBack finally gets punished for it]], which allows Damian Priest to ambush him and cash-in the Money in the Bank contract to steal the title right under his nose.

** 13: Wrestling/BretHart. Technically a [[FaceHeelDoubleTurn double-turn.]] [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Austin]] as a heel that time was given more cheers and Hart decided to attack him after the match, solidifying himself as a heel. Backstage, Hart didn't feel comfortable about the idea due to his established babyface character, but did it for the love of the business.

* InvincibleHero: Wrestling/TheUndertaker's track record at ''[=WrestleMania=]'' is likely never to be topped: he was not defeated in his first 21 matches he wrestled at the event. (In an odd reversal, Undertaker and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' match at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXV'', which was perhaps 2009's Match of the Year, was 'Taker's first one-on-one victory over Michaels.) Of course, after ''[=WrestleMania=] XXX'', Undertaker's record read 21–''1'', thanks to one Brock Lesnar. As of ''[=WrestleMania=] 36'', Taker's record stands at 25–2 (thanks to one Roman Reigns at 33).

** 30 was set in New Orleans, and most of the TV spots were Mardi Gras themed. However during the event itself this wasn't [[DownplayedTrope really played up]]--Bray Wyatt had a Mardi Gras themed entrance and Layla wore a carnival mask, but nothing else really.

* JustOneLittleMistake: Wrestling/BrockLesnar botching a Shooting Star Press at ''[=WrestleMania=] XIX'' against Wrestling/KurtAngle. The move is a diving backflip splash off the top rope and widely considered one of the hardest top rope moves to perform due to the rotation being the opposite of the momentum of the jump. Lesnar hadn't performed this dangerous manoeuvre since his time in WWE's feeder league OVW and put Angle way out of position, with Angle being closer to the opposite corner than the one Lesnar was jumping from. Lesnar under rotated landing just short of angle ''on his head'', by pure luck not managing to paralyse or even kill himself, suffering only a concussion then Angle (who had actually broken ''his'' neck previously and still wrestled fairly well) managed to get him through to an improvised finish. A common view in the wrestling community is the botch cost the match a position as one of the greatest matches of all time, although the botch has still entered wrestling folklore forever.

** Wrestling/{{Gunther}} had Wrestling/SamiZayn dead to rights, but decided to showboat and hit him with several unnecessary high-flying moves in order to humiliate him in front of his wife, giving Sami an opening to make a HeroicSecondWind, win the match, and end Gunther's record-breaking Intercontinental Championship reign.
** Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre couldn't resist rubbing his World Heavyweight Championship win over Wrestling/SethRollins in the face of guest commentator Wrestling/CMPunk, who [=McIntyre=] had previously injured. He finally provoked Punk enough for Punk to beat him with his arm brace, allowing Damian Priest to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and end Drew's title reign after a little over five minutes.

* ShaggyDogStory: Wrestling/{{Sable}}'s feud with [[Wrestling/TerriPoch Tori]] leading into XV was based around Sable thinking she was better than her LoonyFan. Just when it looked like Tori was about to defeat Sable and become Women's Champion, Nicole Bass debuted and helped Sable win. The feud was ended there.
* TheShowMustGoOn: [=WrestleMania=] 36 was initially scheduled to take place in the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The logo for the event was even similar to the logo of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the local NFL team. But the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak put a stop to those plans, moving instead to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. It was the first WWE pay-per-view without a live audience.

** ''[=WrestleMania=] XXV'' had an example that affected two matches: the event should have seen the Colón Brothers defeating Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz to become the first Unified Tag Team Champions. However, their victory was relegated to taking place before the actual card, to make room for a song performance by Music/KidRock (worse, the concert was taken out of the DVD release of the event). And the following Divas' battle royal had several older past Divas returning such as [[Wrestling/TammyLynnSytch Sunny]], Wrestling/MollyHolly, Wrestling/TorrieWilson and [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]], but the Divas had no entrances for that match and came out dancing to Kid Rock, so no introductions for the past Divas.

** 39: Both nights of the event saw co-host Wrestling/TheMiz squashed quickly and easily. On Saturday, Pat [=McAfee=] answered his challenge and pinned him down in less than four minutes. On Sunday, his co-host Music/SnoopDogg pitted against Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon, only for Shane hurt himself out of kayfabe - at which point Snoop Dogg took over and beat The Miz himself in even less time than [=McAfee=] did.

** WM XX - Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit win their respective main event matches.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The summation of the RAW commentary team's reaction to the RAW Tag Team Title Match at ''[=WrestleMania=] 34'', wherein the challenger Wrestling/BraunStrowman announced that his mystery partner would be a member of the WWE Universe (i.e. a fan from the crowd). Said reaction increased when Braun proceeded to choose a ''ten-year old kid'' (named Nicholas) as his partner, again when Braun actually ''tagged him in'', culminating the ultimate reactions of disbelief when they ''won'' the match.

* CentralTheme: ''XL'' has a recurring theme about "obsession" of power, glory, or revenge and how being blinded by one's obsessions can end in misery.

** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW Tag Team belts that he ignores referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt (indeed, one can obviously see how the opposite side is bent at an angle). While he focuses on Miz also climbing that ladder, R-Truth takes the time to bring in a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself. Truth, in contrast, is still...well, ''R-Truth'' and focuses on doing what [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass what he does best]]. In another match involving a member of Judgement Day, Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with beating Rey Mysterio up for different reasons, Santos for what he believes Rey is overshadowing him and Dominik hating his dad in general by being a SpoiledBrat, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side. Take note that the only victories the group had that night is when they went beyond their personal obsessions and focused in doing the deed - Rhea defeated Becky clean and Priest later redeems himself by capitalizing on Drew's bitter obsession with Punk to make his cash-in and leave Mania as the World Heavyweight Champion.

** At [=WrestleMania=] X, the Main Event was a rematch of the previous year's 'Mania Main Event between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}[[note]]Or rather, ''scheduled'' Main Event, as Wrestling/HulkHogan would show up after the match to defeat Yokozuna in a quick impromptu title match afterwards[[/note]], where Hart, who lost the previous year's match to Yokozuna, ends up winning the rematch. Thirty years later, the Main Event of [=WrestleMania=] XL is a rematch of the previous year's Main Event between Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/RomanReigns, where Rhodes, who lost the previous year's match to Reigns, ends up winning the rematch.

** WM 40- Cody [[PunctuadedForEmphasis Finished. The. ''Story'']] by ''finally'' beating Roman Reigns. On a lesser note, there's also Sami Zayn having a DarkHorseVictory and defeating Gunther, ending the longest Intercontinental Championship reign in history.

* CentralTheme: ''XL'' has a theme about "obsession" and how they can lead to one's downfall or glory.

** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW Tag Team belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt. While he focuses on Miz also climbing that ladder, R-Truth takes the time to slip into a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself. In another match involving a member of Judgement Day, Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with beating Rey Mysterio up for different reasons, Santos for what he believes Rey is overshadowing him and Dominik hating his dad in general by being a SpoiledBrat, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side. Take note that the only victories the group had that night is when they went beyond their personal obsessions and focused in doing the deed - Rhea defeated Becky clean and Priest later redeems himself by capitalizing on Drew's bitter obsession with Punk to make his cash-in and leave Mania as the World Heavyweight Champion.

** Wrestling/BretHart winning the WWF Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=] X'' after not only having been beaten by the WWF Champion Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} the previous 'Mania[[note]]Only for Yokozuna to immediately lose it afterwards to Wrestling/HulkHogan for a month before regaining it at King of the Ring[[/note]], but also losing his match against his brother Wrestling/{{Owen|Hart}} earlier in the night.

** At [=WrestleMania=] X, the Main Event was a rematch of the previous year's 'Mania Main Event between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}[[note]]Or rather, ''scheduled'' Main Event, as Wrestling/HulkHogan would show up after the match to defeat Yokozuna in a quick impromptu title match afterwards[[/note]], where Hart, who lost the previous year's match to Yokozuna, ends up winning the rematch. Thirty years later, the Main Event of [=WrestleMania=] XL is a rematch of the previous year's Main Event between Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/RomanReigns, where Rhodes, who lost the previous year's match to Reigns, ends up winning the rematch.

** Wrestling/BretHart winning the WWF Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=] X'' after losing his match against his brother Wrestling/{{Owen|Hart}} earlier in the night.

** In parallel with the obsession theme, there's also an interpretation about "keeping your eye on the prize." The A-Town Down Under team (Grayson Waller and Austin Theory) wasn't as great as the other five teams of more experienced tag wrestlers, but their focus and opportunism allowed them to nab the Smackdown Tag Team Titles under everyone's noses. [[Wrestling/{{WALTER}} GUNTHER]] ends up losing his record-breaking Intercontinental Championship streak to Wrestling/SamiZayn because he ends up playing around too much with him, which allows for Sami to mount a comeback and seal the deal after applying a Brainbuster into double Helluva Kick combo. Likewise, while Seth loses his World Heavyweight Championship match against Drew because of his focus in ending Roman's tenure as a champion, he manages to reach the latter achievement by playing a key part in the Bloodline's downfall. And Drew, by mocking CM Punk after winning the championship, [[TheDogBitesBack finally get punished for it]], which allows Damian Priest to ambush him and cash-in the Money in the Bank contract to steal the title right under his nose.

** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW Tag Team belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt. While he focuses on Miz also climbing that ladder, R-Truth takes the time to slip in a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself.
** Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with beating Rey Mysterio up for different reasons, Santos for what he believes Rey is overshadowing him and Dominik hating his dad in general by being a SpoiledBrat, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side.

* CentralTheme: ''XL'' has a theme about "obsession" and how they can lead to one's personal downfall or can be used to elevate others.
** Drew [=McIntyre=] and Seth Rollins call each other out for their obsessions -- Drew with CM Punk and Seth with dismantling the Bloodline -- that led to them both losing the championships. Drew would've been more alert to Damian Priest cashing in if he didn't waste precious minutes mocking CM Punk. Meanwhile, Rollins' obsession with stopping the Bloodline ended with him being a key factor in Cody Rhodes pinning Roman Reigns.

** Jimmy Uso is still obsessed with being better than Jey. Even after Jey wins their bout and wishes to bury the hatchet, Jimmy refuses. This culminates in Jey returning the favor during Cody vs Reigns at Night 2.
** Damian Priest is so obsessed with retaining the RAW belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using will break if he does another stunt. R-Truth takes the time to slip in a new ladder and then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself.
** Santos Escobar and Domink Mysterio are obsessed with being Rey up for different reasons, but they are blindsided when Rey and Andrade gain extra help on their side.

** Damian Priest is obsessed with retaining the RAW belts that he ignores Referee Jessica Carr trying to warn him that the ladder he's using is going to break if he does another stunt. R-Truth takes the time to slip in a new ladder then toss Priest overboard before getting the belts for himself.

** In parallel with the obsession theme, there's also an interpretation about "keeping your eye on the prize." [[Wrestling/{{WALTER}} GUNTHER]] ends up losing his record-breaking Intercontinental Championship streak to Wrestling/SamiZayn because he ends up playing around too much with him, which allows for Sami to mount a comeback and seal the deal after applying a Brainbuster into double Helluva Kick combo. Likewise, while Seth loses his World Heavyweight Championship match against Drew because of his focus in ending Roman's tenure as a champion, he manages to reach the latter achievement by playing a key part in the Bloodline's downfall. And Drew, by mocking CM Punk after winning the championship, [[TheDogBitesBack finally get punished for it]], which allows Damian Priest to ambush him and cash-in the Money in the Bank contract to steal the title right under his nose.

** III: Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake, who had been part of a successful tag team with [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "the Hammer" Valentine]] (as the Dream Team), having been former Tag Team champions before hitting a slump by late 1986. With Beefcake becoming increasingly popular with fans despite being a heel, a storyline was devised where, on camera the two began spatting and newcomer Dino Bravo was starting to show more chemistry with Valentine. The straw that really broke the camel's back was during a televised match where a miscommunication led to [[Wrestling/AdrianAdonis "Adorable" Adrian Adonis]] cutting Beefcake's hair by mistake. While Beefcake helped Valentine defeat the The Rougeau Brothers at the pay-per-view, the team had an argument and Beefcake was left in the ring while Valentine and Bravo left with manager Jimmy Valiant. Beefcake was portrayed as sympathetic and solidified his status as a good guy when, later in the show, he returned to ringside for Adonis' match against Wrestling/RoddyPiper, allowing Piper to score the win by preventing Wrestling/JimmyHart from interfering; afterward, Beefcake gleefully cut Adonis' hair, per a pre-match stipulation. Beefcake earned the nickname "The Barber" and quickly became hugely popular with fans.

** Wrestling/TheUndertaker had the most rematches. So far, he fought and defeated Wrestling/TripleH three times, while Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels both lost to him twice. Shawn's losses were in consecutive Manias. Next to Taker with mostbrematches is Wrestling/RomanReigns, who fought against Wrestling/BrockLesnar three times and Wrestling/CodyRhodes twice.

** Wrestling/RomanReigns ''finally'' got his just desserts for all the crap he pulled as the head of the Bloodline as all of his past enemies, Wrestling/JeyUso, Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/TheUndertaker, showed up to help Wrestling/CodyRhodes even the odds and end his 1316 day WWE Universal Chamionship reign. To make it even sweeter, Roman still could have won the match had he hit Cody with a steel chair instead of the already injured Seth, but he was blinded by his desire for [[RevengeBeforeReason revenge]] for Seth betraying the Shield ''10 years earlier'', allowing Cody a chance to recover and get the win.
** Damien Priest and the rest of Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay mocked and bullied the likes of The New Day, #DIY, and ''especially'' R-Truth (and Miz) throughout the Road to Wrestlemania. All three teams help to defeat the team in some way, with Truth being the one to throw Priest out of the ring through an Attitude Adjustment and grabbing the Raw Tag Team Belts.
* MeleeATrois: While title matches are usually contested in one-on-one matches, there are some that were contested in triple threat, fatal-four way, or even multiple opponent matches:

** 2024: A six-pack Ladder match challenge for the Tag Team titles featuring triple-threat match with the teams of Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay's [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt Finn Balor]] and Damien Priest, [[Wrestling/TheMiz Awesome]] [[Wrestling/RonKillings Truth]], Wrestling/TheNewDay's Wrestling/KofiKingston and Wrestling/XavierWoods, New Czech Republic, A-Town Under, and [[Wrestling/TommasoCiampa #D]][[Wrestling/JohnnyGargano IY]] with Awesome Truth and A-Town Under respectively winning the Raw and [=SmackDown=] Tag Team titles, and Creator/LoganPaul, Wrestling/KevinOwens and Wrestling/RandyOrton for the US Title with Paul retaining.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: [=WrestleMania=] 29 did not have the event number in the name. Mania XXX (30) had, but after that, the WWE stopped putting the event number in the name. Now calling it simply '[=WrestleMania=]' every year. The move actually ended up working well for WWE in 2021 as the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced them to change the venue of 37 from Los Angeles to Tampa (where they originally intended to hold 36). The old "[=WrestleMania=] Hollywood" logo for 37 was then repurposed for 39 when they announced that LA would be the host of that year.

** WM 40- Cody Finished. The. ''Story'' by ''finally'' beating Roman Reigns.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The summation of the RAW commentary team's reaction to the RAW Tag Team Title Match at ''[=WrestleMania=] 34'', wherein the challenger Wrestling/BraunStrowman announced that his mystery partner would be a member of the WWE Universe (i.e. a fan from the crowd). Said reaction increased when Braun proceeded to choose a ''ten-year old kid'' (named Nicholas) as his partner, again when Braun actually ''tagged him in'', and culminating the ultimate reactions of disbelief when they ''won'' the match.

** Wrestling/RomanReigns ''finally'' got his just desserts for all the crap he pulled as the head of the Bloodline as all of his past enemies, Wrestling/JeyUso, Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/TheUndertaker, showed up to help Wrestling/CodyRhodes even the odds and end his 1361 day WWE Universal Chamionship reign. To make it even sweeter, Roman still could have won the match had he hit Cody with a steel chair instead of the already injured Seth, but he was blinded by his desire for [[RevengeBeforeReason revenge]] for Seth betraying the Shield ''10 years earlier'', allowing Cody a chance to recover and get the win.

** Wrestling/Roman Reigns ''finally'' got his just desserts for all the crap he pulled as the head of the Bloodline as all of his past enemies, Wrestling/JeyUso, Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/TheUndertaker, showed up to help Wrestling/CodyRhodes even the odds and end his 1361 day WWE Universal Chamionship reign. To make it even sweeter, Roman still could have won the match had he hit Cody with a steel chair instead of the already injured Seth, but he was blinded by his desire for [[RevengeBeforeReason revenge]] for Seth betraying the Shield ''10 years earlier'', allowing Cody a chance to recover and get the win.

** Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre couldn't resist rubbing his World Heavyweight Championship win over Wrestling/SethRollins in the face of guest commentator Wrestling/CMPunk, who [=McIntyre=] had previously injured. He finally provoked Punk enough for Punk to beat him with his arm brace, allowing Wrestling/Damian Priest to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and end Drew's title reign after a little over five minutes.

* SerialEscalation: At ''[=WrestleMania XL=]'', the interfering parties in the main event got progressively more imposing. First, a surprise return from Wrestling/JohnCena evened the odds for Wrestling/CodyRhodes when Cena took out Solo Sikoa. Then, in a flashback to just over a decade prior, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] marched to the ring and neutralized Cena with a single Rock Bottom. At that point, all the lights in the arena died and [[ForDoomTheBellTolls a familiar gong]] echoed across the stadium. [[OffscreenTeleportation When the lights returned]], the specter of ''[=WrestleMania=]'' itself, perhaps the only entity capable of [[OhCrap striking fear]] in the heart of The Final Boss, loomed over The Rock, and he was felled almost instantly by an [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Undertaker]] chokeslam.