Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery

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movie2014

52%

WISE Score

Scooby and the gang solve a paint-by-numbers mystery while WWE stars flex in the background. It's fine, but also completely forgettable.

7.3

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Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery

movie

2014

52%

WISE Score

Scooby and the gang solve a paint-by-numbers mystery while WWE stars flex in the background. It's fine, but also completely forgettable.

7.3

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, this is a perfectly safe, perfectly wholesome, perfectly boring direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movie that exists solely because someone at Warner Bros. had a meeting with WWE and thought 'synergy!'

The Letterboxd rating of 2.9/5 tells you everything you need to know—this is not a hidden gem. It's the same Scooby formula you've seen a hundred times, but with John Cena and Triple H standing around looking confused about why they're in a cartoon. The mystery is predictable, the jokes are stale, and the whole thing feels like it was made by a marketing department rather than storytellers.

That said, if you have a 6-8 year old who loves both Scooby-Doo AND WWE (a very specific Venn diagram), they might enjoy this for exactly one viewing. Everyone else should probably just rewatch one of the better Scooby movies. It won't hurt your kid to watch this, but it also won't enrich their life in any meaningful way. It's visual oatmeal—bland, safe, and instantly forgettable.

Age Fit

Common Sense Media says 7+, which seems right for kids who can handle very mild cartoon spookiness. But honestly, most kids over 9 will find this painfully boring unless they're huge WWE or Scooby fans. It's that awkward zone where it's too simple for older elementary kids but maybe a bit long for kindergarteners.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

Classic Scooby-Doo formula with teamwork, friendship, and problem-solving. The gang works together to solve the mystery, models cooperation, and maintains the franchise's signature gentle humor. WWE crossover adds some theatrical wrestling action but stays within the family-friendly tone. Pacing is typical animated mystery fare—not overly chaotic. Loses a few points for being a fairly blatant corporate crossover with WWE, which feels more like brand synergy than genuine storytelling.

Imaginative

This is a pretty paint-by-numbers Scooby-Doo movie with a WWE skin slapped on it. The 'Ghost Bear' mystery follows the exact same formula as every other Scooby episode—there's zero originality here. The WWE crossover is more about celebrity cameos than creative storytelling. It doesn't invite kids to build, explore, or think differently. It's competent but completely uninspired. Kids might enjoy spotting WWE stars, but there's no real creative spark or curiosity-building happening.

Safe

Very safe for the target audience. Scooby-Doo mysteries are famously non-threatening—the 'monsters' are always people in costumes, and the 'scary' moments are played for laughs. WWE wrestling is theatrical and staged, not graphic. Common Sense Media rates it for age 7, which tracks. No gore, no real violence, no inappropriate content. The only mild concern is some cartoonish wrestling action and very mild spooky moments, but nothing that would surprise or disturb kids familiar with the franchise. Extremely predictable and safe.

Enriching

This is basically a feature-length commercial for WWE wrapped in a Scooby-Doo package. There's minimal cognitive challenge—the mystery is solved exactly like every other episode. No real ethical dilemmas, no meaningful character growth, no skill-building. The entertainment value is there for WWE fans and Scooby completists, but there's nothing enriching happening. Kids won't learn anything, gain any insights, or develop empathy. It's pure, empty-calorie entertainment. The 'mystery-solving' aspect offers a tiny bit of logical thinking, but it's so formulaic that even that feels hollow.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Classic Scooby-Doo formula means it's predictable, safe, and won't surprise you with anything inappropriate
WWE cameos will delight kids who are into wrestling (all five of them under age 10)
The mystery structure does model basic problem-solving and teamwork, even if it's the exact same plot as 500 other Scooby episodes
Short 84-minute runtime means it won't overstay its welcome

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What to Watch For

This is a corporate crossover through and through—it's basically a WWE commercial with Scooby characters guest-starring
Very mild cartoon wrestling action and spooky moments (guy in a bear costume), but nothing genuinely scary
The 2014 animation style already feels a bit dated, and the whole thing has strong 'direct-to-video' energy
Kids unfamiliar with WWE will be confused about who all these random adults are

Conversation Starters

"Why do you think the 'monster' always turns out to be a person in disguise in Scooby-Doo?"
"Which WWE wrestler was your favorite character? What made them interesting?"
"If you could solve a mystery with Scooby and the gang, what kind of mystery would it be?"
"Do you think wrestling is real or fake? How can you tell?"

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