Your WrestleMania 31 Primer

 By Mike Abelson (@MikeAbelson4324)

When it comes to professional wrestling, no event is bigger than WrestleMania.

This year’s showcase, the 31st in WWE’s history, will play out in front of nearly 70,000 fans at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. With four hours of wrestling scheduled for Sunday night, I could spend 5,000 words previewing it all, but instead, here are my must-see three.

Wrestlemania for Dummies

By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

Wrestlemania, the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment, is this Sunday. For those that don't know, Wrestlemania is the flagship pay-per-view event of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

This year's event, the 29th installment set to be held inside MetLife Stadium, new home of the NFL's New York Giants and Jets, seems to be the realization of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon's dream from the original Wrestlemania way back in 1985.

Meaning that Wrestlemania is now far more than a wrestling show. It is a week long festival full of celebrities and special events in a host city that has fought for the right to host McMahon's grand variety show. Make no mistake about it, this is the Super Bowl of wrestling, with all the pageantry and possibility for great moments. Careers have been defined at WWE's annual "Showcase of the Immortals."

Before we get to this year's card, let's take a look back at some of the superlatives from 'Manias past.