WWE WrestleMania 36: 5 interesting facts and stats

#2. Goldberg's Hall of Fame Championship defense

Tonight's Universal Championship match is the first time an inducted #WWE Hall of Famer (@Goldberg) is defending a WORLD championship – not just at #WrestleMania, but at any point in @WWE history.

— WWE Stats & Info (@WWEStats) April 5, 2020

Goldberg defended the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman as part of the first night of action at this year's WrestleMania, and as ever, it was a short match that saw The Monster Among Men become the eighth Universal Champion in its short history.

This was the shortest Universal Championship match in WrestleMania history, but the match itself was able to make history for another reason, since Goldberg became the first-ever WWE Hall of Famer to defend a Championship at WrestleMania.

This record can be scoped out even further, since he's the first WWE Hall of Famer to ever defend a World Championship, which is a fantastic record for Goldberg to have at this point in his career.

Strowman was a late addition to the match, and was able to put in an impressive performance against the former WCW star, before he went on to lift his first World Championship and his second title at WrestleMania. His first title came when he partnered Nicholas to win the RAW Tag Team Championships from The Bar back at WrestleMania 34.