7 Days of WrestleMania: Day 4

Today's edition of 7 Days of WrestleMania will be significantly less interesting to most people than the first three. After much debate, the list for today will be the four best stages in WrestleMania history. I'm a sucker for the presentation element of professional wrestling. That's one of the biggest things that draws me to WWE over other companies, and the stage can really make a show feel more important. This year, every PPV stage was just the RAW stage, which sucks, but it's built my hype to see the WrestleMania 31 stage to a ridiculous level. Just like last time, there will be three honorable mentions to go along with the actual list.

Honorable Mention - WrestleMania 28

Any stage in an outdoor wrestling stadium gets bonus points, but this one especially. I don't know if it's the fact that it's obscenely large, or that the backdrop is just gigantic minitrons, but something about this stage felt impressive. And once it got dark in Miami that night, the stage looked even better. 

Honorable Mention - WrestleMania 24

The sort of skyscraper look they achieved at WrestleMania 24 was also attempted at WrestleMania 22, but the major difference is that Mania 24 was held in an outdoor venue. It reminded me of some kind of big movie theater, and the placement of the trons looked great. And, for whatever reason, I love it when part of the stage overhangs above the stage (see: No Way Out 2000, SummerSlam 2008).

Honorable Mention - WrestleMania 29

THE BRIDGE!!!!!!!!!! This one is an honorable mention, but I considered putting it anywhere from 4th to 1st on my list. There's not much else to be said about it.

#4 - WrestleMania 10

The more often I can see the entrance stage on the hard camera, the better. Sure, WrestleMania 20 took place at the Garden as well, but rather than utilizing the hard camera entrance, they put up a tron screen and made their own stage, cutting out half of the area for the crowd. WrestleMania 10's stage may not have looked as grandiose as some others, but the fact that it's MSG and they actually used the proper entrance puts it on the list.

#3 - WrestleMania 19

Ignoring the mind-bogglingly long entrance ramp, the Mania 19 stage always pleased my eyes. Maybe it's something OCD-ish, but the ascending order of the tron screens is gorgeous. Also, putting the screens on the ground directly behind the wrestlers is always great for entrances like Jericho's, where he poses with his tron as the background. 

#2 - WrestleMania 30

When I first saw the stage, I thought "oh, that's pretty cool." Then, I noticed that the X's on the top of the ramp were minitrons. I almost cried tears of joy. The sheer size and obnoxiousness of the stage combined with the fact that EVERYTHING WAS A FUCKING MINITRON was insane, especially during entrances like Orton's and Triple H's. 

#1 - WrestleMania 26

IT WAS A BIG FUCKIN CASTLE MADE OF MINITRONS. WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO SAY?