WWE WrestleMania 36 - Review

Apps and Paper give a full rundown of WrestleMania 36! This unique event took place over two nights and certainly generated a lot of chatter. WrestleMania 36 was the 36th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brand divisions—the first to promote the NXT brand. It was filmed on March 25 and 26, 2020 and broadcast as a two-night event on April 4 and 5, marking the first time the event was broadcast over two nights as well as aired on tape delay. In addition to the WWE Network, the two productions were sold as individual PPVs, with both available as a package deal. The event was originally scheduled to take place solely on April 5, 2020, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and was to air live. In mid-March 2020, all WWE programming was relocated to the WWE Performance Center training facility in Orlando due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, with no audience and only essential staff present. WWE subsequently announced that WrestleMania would also be presented from the facility, and air across two nights. WrestleMania's matches were filmed at the Performance Center on March 25 and 26, while two matches were filmed in atypical styles outside of WWE's traditional arena setting. In the main event for Part 1, The Undertaker, returning to his "American Bad Ass" gimmick, fought AJ Styles in a Boneyard match, and Braun Strowman challenged Goldberg for the Universal Championship in the final match from the Performance Center. In other prominent matches, Becky Lynch faced Shayna Baszler for the Raw Women's Championship, and Kevin Owens got his hands on Seth Rollins in a No Disqualification match. In the main event for Part 2, Drew McIntyre took on Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. In other prominent matches, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt challenged John Cena in a Firefly Fun House match, Charlotte Flair went after Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship. This was the first time an NXT championship was defended at the event. Edge and Randy Orton clashed in a Last Man Standing match, which was Edge's first singles match since 2011, and Otis also wrestled Dolph Ziggler.