WWE WrestleMania 36's Run Time Will Reportedly Far Exceed Last Year's Show

03/30/2020 10:41 am EDT

This year's WrestleMania event is being split across two nights for the first time in the show's history, but the total run time, collectively, for the two nights will exceed the bloated length of WrestleMania 35 last year. According to WWE Network News, the Saturday edition of WrestleMania 36 has a run time of three hours and 15 minutes while the Sunday edition is listed at three hours. Each night will also be preceded by a one hour pre show. This will bring the total run time of WrestleMania 36 to an astounding 8 hours and 15 minutes if the scheduled time holds true this year. It's also possible that the show could end slightly before the advertised finish time, but each night would have to end quite a bit earlier than scheduled for the show not to eclipse the length of WrestleMania 35 last year.

Last year, WrestleMania 35 had a two hour pre show and the main card had a length of five hours and 24 minutes, giving the show a total run time of just over seven hours. Fans were very vocal last year with the belief that the length of the show has started to get out of hand, and WWE has looked to solve that this year with a two night event.

However, WWE's hand was also forced due to the coronavirus pandemic. WrestleMania 36, which was taped this past week, had to take place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando rather than Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. This meant no fans, making for an entirely different viewing experience than wrestling fans are used to. Given that different dynamic (let's not beat around the bush, it's a more dull viewing experience without a crowd), WWE decided to make the show two nights rather than present an event in an empty venue for over six hours straight.

Obviously, making WrestleMania 36 a two night affair will make it an easier viewing experience in one sitting, however fans will be dedicating two consecutive nights solely to watching WWE's showcase event this year. When both night's are taken into account, WrestleMania 36 will be the longest edition of WrestleMania yet. Even when one is not taking into account the two pre shows, the total main card run time of six hours and 15 minutes will far eclipse last year's five hour and 24 minute main show by almost a full hour.

The card for WrestleMania 36 is as follows:

• WWE Championship
  Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
• WWE Universal Championship Match
  Bill Goldberg (c) vs. Braun Strowman
  (Match changed from Roman Reigns vs. Goldberg)
• NXT Women's Championship Match
  Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
• WWE RAW Women's Championship Match
  Becky Lynch (c) vs. Shayna Baszler
• Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
  Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans vs. Sasha Banks vs. Naomi vs. Tamina Snuka
• WWE RAW Tag Team Championship Match
  The Street Profits (c) vs. Angel Garza and Austin Theory
  (Changed from Garza and Andrade vs. The Street Profits)
• WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
  Sami Zayn (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
• Ladder Match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
  John Morrison (c) vs. One of The Usos
  (Changed from The New Day vs. The Usos vs. John Morrison and The Miz)
• WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match
  Asuka and Kairi Sane (c) vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
• Last Man Standing Match
  Edge vs. Randy Orton
• Boneyard Match
  The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles
• Firefly Fun House Match
  John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
• Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
• Elias vs. King Baron Corbin
• Bobby Lashley vs. Aleister Black
• Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler
• Host: Rob Gronkowski

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