Despite the event's positive reception, the decision to have Brock Lesnar end The Undertaker's undefeated streak polarized fans, critics, and former wrestlers.

[15] A promotional poster for the event was released through pay-per-view providers such as In Demand, with the tagline laissez les bons temps rouler.

They hijacked shows until Vince had no choice but to change his plans... Daniel Bryan's eight-month road to WrestleMania began at SummerSlam in August 2013, when he started feuding with Triple H and Randy Orton.

Since June, Bryan had been praised as one of the top performers in WWE by critics and veterans of the professional wrestling industry,[26][27][28] as his rise in status led him to a title shot at SummerSlam.

[29] At SummerSlam, Bryan defeated John Cena to win his first WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee.

[35] At Battleground, a match between Bryan and Orton for the vacant title ended in a no contest when Big Show (who had been manipulated by the Authority in the weeks prior) attacked both men.

[42][44] Frustrated over being constantly cost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by the Authority, Bryan challenged Triple H to a match at WrestleMania XXX.

Renee Young directed social media discussion, while Byron Saxton and Tom Phillips conducted backstage interviews.

[60] The second consisted of wrestlers involved in the main event match at WrestleMania I, with Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.

[62] Meanwhile, WWE Hall of Famers Bruno Sammartino, Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Dusty Rhodes, and Bret Hart were shown at ringside.

[62] The pay-per-view event started when host Hulk Hogan came down to the ring for a segment, at one point accidentally calling the Superdome the "Silverdome".

[57][63] Next, The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and Kane faced The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns).

The match started out with Lesnar clotheslining Undertaker over the top rope, with the latter landing on his feet; both men went into early chokeslam and F-5 teases, but easily avoided the finishers.

[73] Bandwidth optimizing company Qwilt reported that WrestleMania XXX led to WWE accounting for 6.5% of all online video traffic in North America on that day, ranking third below Netflix and YouTube but above Amazon, Hulu, and HBO.

Hogan was "overseeing the mayhem for 75,000-plus fans, and countless more watching on TV ... and what a scene it was", referring to Cesaro winning the Andre the Giant battle royal "by heaving the sizeable Big Show over the top rope".

Guillot described the first moment which started the show as "classic" when "the three biggest stars in the history of the business were in the same ring"; The Rock, Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

For the battle royal, Meltzer noted the lack of (surprise) entrants such as Rob Van Dam, Alexander Rusev, Christian, or Wade Barrett.

LaBar also commented that "Antonio Cesaro is here to stay" and described WWE as "the ultimate puppet master" because "Daniel Bryan finally wins the world title and it still isn't the top story from that event.

Tucker commented that the lack of hype before the event of the Streak being in jeopardy made it less of a defining moment when Lesnar broke it and more of "an indictment on whoever okay'ed the decision to let this happen".

However, "Bryan was there to save the day" with two well-executed matches, making those in "attendance momentarily forget about Taker and root for the underdog who was finally getting his chance to shine".

In Koch's view, these interactions added authenticity to the worked shoot storyline, allowing fans to suspend disbelief despite the generally cartoonish nature of the performance.

On April 8, the day after making his last public appearance on Raw to speak to the fans, Warrior suddenly collapsed and died at age 54 in Arizona.

[95] In May 2014, Shawn Michaels said that Vince McMahon made the final decision to end the Undertaker's streak about four hours before WrestleMania XXX.

The decision was made due to McMahon believing that it would make a huge deal out of Brock Lesnar to set up the next WrestleMania event.

[109] Brock Lesnar returned on July 21[110] and proceeded to decisively defeat Cena at SummerSlam to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Later that night, Seth Rollins turned on his Shield teammates and allied himself with Triple H's Authority,[112] eventually winning the Money in the Bank briefcase.

[115] Paige and AJ had exchanged the Divas Championship several times after WrestleMania, firstly on the June 30 episode of Raw and secondly at SummerSlam.

[117][118] In February, Reigns defeated Bryan at Fastlane to receive a WrestleMania main event title match against Lesnar, while Cesaro and Tyson Kidd won the Tag Team Championship from the Usos.

[119] At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015, the main event began as a singles match for champion Brock Lesnar against challenger Roman Reigns.

On the pre-show, Cesaro and Tyson Kidd successfully defended the tag titles, while Big Show won the second Andre the Giant memorial battle royal.