Thursday, February 25, 2010

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON WIKIPEDIA: WRESTLEMANIA STATS

Way... way... too long. Stupidly obsessive.

WWE Magazine covered this sort of thing really well in their 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania issue, but I've put together some stats that they may have missed. Check it:

RANDOM WRESTLEMANIA TRIVIA
- Bradshaw and Faarooq were both winless at WrestleMania until teaming up as the APA.
- Both the Big Boss Man and Edge were undefeated until meeting the Undertaker at WrestleMania
- Earthquake was undefeated at Mania, until returning for the Gimmick Battle Royal at WMX7
- John Cena has never dropped a Title at WrestleMania
- Chris Benoit (who?) is the only man to wrestle for a World Title, the IC Title, the European Title, the US Title and a Tag Title at WrestleMania
- Kane has never lost a Championship match at WrestleMania
- The Dudley Boys have lost every match they've ever had at WrestleMania - all of which were for the Tag Team Titles
- While there are those that have lost every one of their WrestleMania matches, the Big Show sports the worst winning percentage at Mania that isn't just a straight-up goose egg. He's 1-8. He beat out Tito Santana by losing last year, as Tito is 1-7.
- Shane McMahon has never lost at WrestleMania. Vince McMahon has never won. I guess those punches really do pack some power!

While all of those facts are pretty interesting (uh... I hope. They are to me! :( ), the most relevant fact to this year's event has to be this:

No one has more wins at WrestleMania than the Undertaker... and nobody has more losses at Mania, than Shawn Michaels.

Here are some more comprehensive stats. Wrestlers still active in WWE as of today appear in bold:

MOST WINS AT WRESTLEMANIA
THE UNDERTAKER: 17 (DUH)

2. Hulk Hogan (8)
T3. "Macho Man" Randy Savage (7)
T3. Bret "Hitman" Hart (7)
T5. "The Game" Triple H (6)
T5. "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (6)
T7. Big Boss Man (5)
T7. John Cena (5)
T7. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (5)
T7. Owen Hart (5)
T7. "The Rated R Superstar" Edge (5)

MOST LOSSES AT WRESTLEMANIA
"HEARTBREAK KID" SHAWN MICHAELS: 10

2. Big Show (8)
T3. JBL (7) (+ 1 Dark Match Loss)
T3. Kane (7) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T3. Tito Santana (7) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T3. "The Game" Triple H (7)
T7. Chris Jericho (6)
T7. Bret "Hitman" Hart (6)
T9. Jeff Hardy (5) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T9. Matt Hardy (5) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T9. Faarooq (5) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T9. Jacques Rougeau (5)
T9. Shelton Benjamin (5)
T9. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (5)
T9. Kurt Angle (5)
T9. Chris Benoit (5)

UNDEFEATED AT WRESTLEMANIA
THE UNDERTAKER: 17-0 (DUH)

2. Rob Van Dam (4-0)
T3. Sable (3-0)
T3. Ax (3-0)
T3. Hawk (3-0)
T3. Animal (3-0)
T7. Mr. T (2-0)
T7. Terry Funk (2-0)
T7. Tanaka (of the Orient Express) (2-0)
T7. Virgil (2-0)
T7. Shane McMahon (2-0)
T7. Chyna (2-0)
13. Rick Rude (2-0-1)

WINLESS AT WRESTLEMANIA
JEFF HARDY: 0-5 (+1 DARK MATCH LOSS)

2. Jacques Rougeau (0-5)
T3. Bubba Ray Dudley (0-4)
T3. D-Von Dudley (0-4)
T3. Crush (0-4)
T3. Finlay (0-4)
7. Goldust (0-4-1) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T8. Papa Shango/Godfather (0-3) (+2 Dark Match Losses)
T8. Mark Henry (0-3) (+1 Dark Match Loss)
T8. Raymond Rougeau (0-3)
T8. B. Brian Blair
T8. Jim Brunzell (0-3)
T8. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (0-3)
T8. Bart Gunn (0-3)
T8. Savio Vega (0-3)
T8. Vince McMahon (0-3)
T8. MVP (0-3)
T8. D'Lo Brown (0-3)
T8. Koko B. Ware (0-3)
Dead Last: Snitsky (3 Dark Match Losses)

Just as a nice little Black History Month mention - take a look at the Undefeated at Mania list, then take a look at the Winless at Mania list. Just... just sayin.

MOST GIMMICK MATCH APPEARANCES
TIE - EDGE (2 MITB, 1 LADDER, 1 TLC, 1 HARDCORE) & MATT HARDY (2 MITB, 1 LADDER, 1 TLC, 1 EXTREME RULES): 5

T3. "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (4) (1 Ladder, 1 Iron Man, 1 No Holds Barred, 1 Career Threatening Match)
T3. Undertaker (4) (2 No DQ, 1 Hell In A Cell, 1 Casket)
T3. Christian (4) (2 MITB, 1 Ladder, 1 TLC)
T3. Jeff Hardy (4) (1 Ladder, 1 TLC, 1 MITB, 1 Extreme Rules)
T3. Shelton Benjamin (4 MITB)

MOST TITLE WINS AT WRESTLEMANIA (ALL TITLES COMBINED)
TIE - HULK HOGAN (3 WWE TITLE WINS, 2 DEFENCES) & JOHN CENA (1 WWE TITLE WIN, 2 DEFENCES, 1 WHC TITLE WIN, 1 US TITLE WIN): 5

3. "The Game" Triple H (4) (1 WWE Title Win, 2 Defences, 1 European Title Defence)
T4. "Macho Man" Randy Savage (3) (2 WWE Title Wins, 1 IC Title Defence)
T4. Demolition's Ax & Smash (3) (2 Tag Title Wins, 1 Defence)
T4. Yokozuna (3) (1 WWE Title Win, 1 Defence, 1 Tag Title Win)
T4. Undertaker (3) (2 WHC Title Wins, 1 WWE Title Win)
T4. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (3) (3 WWE Title Wins)
T4. Kane (1 ECW Title Win, 1 Hardcore Title Win, 1 Tag Title Defence)
T4. Chris Benoit (1 WHC Title Win, 1 IC Title Win, 1 US Title Defence)

MOST TITLE MATCHES AT WRESTLEMANIA (ALL TITLES COMBINED)
"THE GAAAAAME" TRIPLE H: 8 (5 WWE, 2 WHC, 1 EUROPEAN)

2. Hulk Hogan (7) (6 WWE, 1 Tag)
T3. John Cena (6) (4 WWE, 1 WHC, 1 US)
T3. "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (6) (3 WWE, 1 WHC, 2 IC)
T3. John Bradshaw Layfield (6) (1 WWE, 1 IC, 1 US, 2 Tag, 1 Hardcore)
T6. "Macho Man" Randy Savage (5) (3 WWE, 2 IC)
T6. Bret "Hitman" Hart (5) (3 WWE, 1 IC, 1 Tag)
T6. Yokozuna (5) (4 WWE, 1 Tag)
T6. The Rock (5) (3 WWE, 2 IC)
T6. Chris Benoit (5) (1 WHC, 1 IC, 1 US, 1 Tag)

I hope this has been as fascinating for you as it has been needlessly gruelling for me.

I was shocked by the fact that Jeff Hardy hasn't won a match at WrestleMania. That's crazy. Especially for a womanizer like him.

3 comments:

  1. What's impressive about Yokozuna is that his four WWF Title matches came at two WMs. Amazing two years in a row he had to wrestle two matches for the title, winning the first and losing the second.

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  2. this post is sick... and not like the kids say.

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  3. @TH - Agreed. It was during a strange time... or, more accurately, ahead of it's time, when the WWE would pull these hotshot shenanigans with their World Titles. Craziness.

    @Steve ... I... I know. I hate myself.

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