5 surprising WWE WrestleMania facts

#1 Ricky Steamboat had the longest amount of time between WWE WrestleMania matches

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat teamed with Hall of Famers and competed against Chris Jericho at WWE WrestleMania 25

WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat is widely regarded as one of the best in-ring performers in the history of professional wrestling.

Ricky Steamboat has competed in some of the greatest wrestling matches of all time against the likes of Ric Flair in World Championship Wrestling and "Macho Man" Randy Savage at WrestleMania III.

However, Ricky Steamboat also holds a unique WrestleMania record. The Dragon holds the record for the longest amount of time between WWE WrestleMania matches.

Ricky Steamboat seemingly competed in his final WrestleMania match at WrestleMania IV in 1988 as part of the WWE Championship tournament. Steamboat was defeated by Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the first round of the tournament.

After retiring from in-ring competition in 1994, many assumed that Ricky Steamboat would never have another WrestleMania match. However, that all changed when Steamboat came out of retirement to compete at WrestleMania XXV in 2009.

Ricky Steamboat teamed up with fellow WWE Hall of Famers "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka to take on Chris Jericho in a 3-on-1 handicap match. Despite the WWE Hall of Famers losing the match, Steamboat was widely praised for his incredible performance and memorable moments against Jericho.

By competing at WrestleMania XXV, Steamboat ended a 21 year gap between WrestleMania matches, a record that still stands to this day.