A WWE Hall of Famer has shared his honest thoughts on WrestleMania.
A few years ago, from WrestleMania 36, the ‘Showcase Of The Immortals’ was changed into a two-night affair, with two main events each year since then. However, before that, the WrestleMania PLEs were excruciatingly long and tiring for both the viewers and talents.
Recently speaking to Casino.org in a recent interview, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle shared his thoughts about WrestleMania. Getting honest about his views, the veteran claimed that turning the PLE into a two-night event made it more “tolerable” for the fans.
“That’s going to be a great match, potentially the best match of the night, maybe even better than Rhodes v Cena. I think Roman Reigns will get the job done, but I expect it to be one of the matches of WrestleMania. As for WrestleMania’s set up, it used to be really tough to get it all done in one night. I’m glad they changed it to two nights. It’s more money for the company, and even though I know the fans love it, it’s asking a lot with seven hours in one sitting for the fans. It’s much more tolerable for the fans to watch in a 3.5 hour sitting. Doing it in a seven-hour stint, that’s a lot.
When I wrestled Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 19, don’t get me the wrong, the fans were great, but they were tired by the time we made the ring! They weren’t as excited as they perhaps should have been, it was like ‘and here’s the next one!’ Overall, I think the WWE made the right call splitting it into two nights.”
H/t Fightful
Angle was inducted into the 2017 Hall of Fame class, and wrestled his retirement match against Baron Corbin at WrestleMania 35 in 2019.
Kurt Angle Believes This Current Champion Will Be WWE’s Next Main-Eventer
In the same interview with Casino.org, Kurt Angle predicted that Gunther is set to be the promotion’s next main-eventer.
“I’ve got my sights on Gunther; I love that kid. He has a lot of talent, and I think he’s going to be the next breakthrough star, where he’s main event 24/7. He’s a solid technician, a great heel and I think he’s going to be the one we’re going to see a lot more of in the years to come in this business.”
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