Very Interesting WrestleMania 26 Fact: Triple H & John Cena

By Nick Paglino

Thanks to Mr. MiniMizer for compiling this report and sending it in:

WrestleMania 26 will be the first WrestleMania where an active and uninjured Triple H will not be wrestling for a heavyweight championship of any sort since WrestleMania 17. This was the longest active streak ever for a wrestler to contend for a heavyweight championship at consecutive WrestleManias in the history of the WWE.  At WrestleMania 17, he fought Undertaker in a non title match. Since then, every match Triple H has had at a WrestleMania has been for a heavyweight championship.

WrestleMania 18 vs Chris Jericho for the Undisputed Title,

WrestleMania 19 vs Booker T for the World Heavyweight Championship

WrestleMania 20 vs Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship

WrestleMania 21 vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship

WrestleMania 22 vs John Cena for the WWE Championship

WrestleMania 24 vs Randy Orton and John Cena for the WWE Championship

WrestleMania 25 vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship

– Triple H was injured and did not wrestle at WrestleMania 23.

The new active streak for consecutive WrestleMania appearances wrestling for a heavyweight championship is John Cena, with WrestleMania 26 marking his sixth consecutive WrestleMania match wrestling for a heavyweight championship of some sort.

WrestleMania 21 vs JBL for the WWE Championship

WrestleMania 22 vs Triple H for the WWE Championship

WrestleMania 23 vs Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship

WrestleMania 24 vs Randy Orton and Triple H for the WWE Championship

WrestleMania 25 vs Edge and Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship

WrestleMania 26 vs Batista for the WWE Championship

The all time consecutive WrestleMania appearances wrestling for a heavyweight championship of some sort is still Triple H with seven, followed by John Cena with six, and Hulk Hogan who wrestled in six consecutive WrestleMania matches for the WWE Championship if you include the tournament as WrestleMania 4. He wrestled for the WWE Championship from WrestleMania 2 to WrestleMania 7, marking six consecutive WrestleManias.

Just a fun little tidbit I thought you and your readers may not have known off the top of their heads.  Thanks for your time and love the website!

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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