WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually in late March or early April by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was first produced in 1985 to be the premiere event of each year, and has since produced twenty-seven editions with the twenty-eighth, WrestleMania XXVIII, scheduled to take place in Miami, Florida in 2012.[1][2] WWE regards it as a flagship event due to it being the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in the world and history. WrestleMania was conceptualized by WWE owner Vince McMahon.
WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform the professional wrestling industry and make WWE the most successful promotion in the world. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of wrestlers including The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock, John Cena, and Batista. Celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, Alice Cooper, Lawrence Taylor, Pamela Anderson, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather, Snoop Dogg and others have participated or made special appearances within the events.
WrestleMania propels the worldwide commercial success of the WWE through media, merchandise and shows. All of the events produced have been sold out within a short period of time, with recent editions being sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale. The first WrestleMania was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City; the 10th and 20th editions were also held there. WrestleMania III in Detroit was the highest-attended indoor sports event in the world, with 93,173 fans in attendance. The record stood until February 14, 2010, when the 2010 NBA All-Star Game broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium.[3] All but two editions have been hosted in U.S. cities—two having been held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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While WrestleMania events have taken place mostly in sports arenas in large cities, a number of them have occurred in large stadiums. The most-attended events include WrestleMania III (93,173) in Pontiac, WrestleMania VI (67,678) in Toronto, WrestleMania VIII (62,167) in Indianapolis, WrestleMania X-Seven (67,925) in Houston, WrestleMania X8 (68,237) also in Toronto, WrestleMania XIX (54,097) in Seattle, WrestleMania 23 (80,103) in Detroit, WrestleMania XXIV (74,635) in Orlando, WrestleMania XXV (72,744) also in Houston, WrestleMania XXVI (72,219) in Glendale and WrestleMania XXVII (71,617) in Atlanta.[4][5]
WrestleMania centers on the main event matches for the WWE Championship, and since WrestleMania XIX, the World Heavyweight Championship. The ECW World Championship was only defended once—at WrestleMania XXIV. Other WWE championships are also contested for, while gimmick matches and personal feud matches also take place on the match card.
Since 1993, the winner of the annual Royal Rumble match has been able to receive a guaranteed WWE Championship match at the same year's WrestleMania. With the introduction of the World Heavyweight Championship in 2002, the winner is also given the option to choose between the world title or the WWE championship. The creation of the ECW brand in June 2006 gave the Rumble winner a third option: to choose to challenge for the ECW World Championship. This option was made available from 2007 until the brand was retired in 2010.[6]
WrestleMania 21 saw the introduction of the Money in the Bank ladder match. This match features six to ten participants and took place at six WrestleManias between 2005 and 2010 before becoming the idea towards a new pay-per-view event, Money in the Bank which incorporated the use of two Money in the Bank ladder matches for both respective WWE brands, SmackDown and Raw. The participant who retrieves the briefcase suspended above the ring wins a contract, which guarantees a world title match at the time and place of the winner's choosing for up to one year, including the following year's WrestleMania.[7]
For five of the first six WrestleManias Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura served as the color commentators (the exception being WrestleMania 2, which was split among three venues and had Monsoon, Ventura, and Vince McMahon split up with guest commentators), while Bobby Heenan and others filled guest roles. For WrestleMania VII and VIII, Monsoon and Heenan provided color commentary. In the mid to late 1990s the commentator team comprised Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler. Since the brand separation in 2002, matches from the Raw brand have been called by Ross and Lawler; the SmackDown matches called by Michael Cole, Tazz, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Jonathan Coachman, and from 2006 to 2010, the ECW matches called by Joey Styles and Tazz. At WrestleMania XXV the first three man inter-brand commentary team since the WWE Brand Extension was used, and consisted of Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and Michael Cole. The following year Jim Ross was replaced by Matt Striker at WrestleMania XXVI. At WrestleMania XXVII Jim Ross returned to commentate, along with Josh Matthews and new SmackDown color commentator Booker T; the sudden change of commentary was due to a singles match between regular commentators Michael Cole and Jerry "The King" Lawler. Howard Finkel has served as the long-standing ring-announcer and has appeared at every event, but since the WWE Brand Extension, Lilian Garcia, Tony Chimel and Justin Roberts have taken over as announcers for their respective brand matches.
The World Wrestling Federation staged the first WrestleMania on March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The main event was a tag-team match between the WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Mr. T, accompanied by Jimmy Snuka against the team of Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff, who were accompanied by Cowboy Bob Orton. The financial and critical success of the event secured the company's status as the most successful promotion in the United States, rising above competitors such as the National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association. In attendance were business celebrity Sy Sperling and broadcasting executive Tony D'Angelo. WrestleMania 2 was held the following year and took place in three venues across the country. The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. They each featured multiple matches that led up to the main event; this saw WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeat the challenger King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match.
A world indoor attendance-record of 93,173 fans was set at WrestleMania III, which was also the largest paying attendance in the history of professional wrestling at the time. The event is widely considered to be the pinnacle of the 1980s wrestling boom. To make certain that every seat in the Silverdome would be filled, the WWF decided to exclude the entire state of Michigan from pay-per-view access to the event, which made attending the event the only way for fans in Michigan to see it.[8] The event featured Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against André the Giant and the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat.
WrestleMania IV was an all tournament event to crown a new WWF Champion. The second round of the tournament featured a rematch of the previous year's main event between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant while Randy Savage went on to defeat Ted DiBiase in the finals. The event returned the following year to Atlantic City, New Jersey for WrestleMania V, in which Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage for the WWF Championship Savage had won the previous year.
The first time WrestleMania took place outside of the United States was WrestleMania VI, which was held at the SkyDome, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the main event match, The Ultimate Warrior won the WWF Championship from Hulk Hogan. The following year, the event returned to the United States for WrestleMania VII, which was originally scheduled to be held at the outdoors Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The event was moved to the adjacent indoors Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena for security reasons related to the Gulf War. The event saw Hulk Hogan face Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship, while The Undertaker made his WrestleMania debut defeating Jimmy Snuka. Since then, The Undertaker has been undefeated in all of his WrestleMania matches. This feat has been ranked by The Mirror as the seventh greatest winning streak in sports history (it was the only streak from professional wrestling to be ranked in the list).[9] The next edition, WrestleMania VIII, was held in the Hoosier Dome with Macho Man Randy Savage defeating Ric Flair for the WWF Championship and Hulk Hogan defeating Psycho Sid via disqualification.
WrestleMania IX was the first WrestleMania held at an outdoor venue. It was also the first and only time in Wrestlemania history that the WWF title switched twice. Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart to become the WWF Champion, only to lose it to Hulk Hogan. The tenth edition of the event, WrestleMania X saw its return to Madison Square Garden. The event featured Owen Hart defeating his elder brother Bret; a ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship also headlined, in which Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels. Bret having been defeated earlier won the WWF title from Yokozuna in the main event. Bret is the only wrestler in Wrestlemania history to lose his first match and come back to win the WWF title in the main event. Michaels defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF Championship in a 60-minute Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII. The match is considered to be one of the best matches in the history of the event. The event also saw the return of the Ultimate Warrior who defeated Triple H. The following year at WrestleMania 13, a submissions match pitted Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin against one another in a bout that received much acclaim and The Undertaker defeated Psycho Sid for the WWF Championship in the main event.
At WrestleMania XIV, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels to become the new WWF Champion in a match that featured Mike Tyson serving as the special enforcer. Although Tyson had been aligned with Michaels and his stable D-Generation X, Tyson revealed to have been aligned with Austin all along as he personally counted the pinfall and declared Austin the winner. The event became known for starting "The Attitude Era." The following year at WrestleMania XV, Austin defeated The Rock to regain the WWF Championship. The event featured the first of many encounters at WrestleMania between Steve Austin and The Rock in the rivalry of the two most prominent and popular stars of The Attitude Era.
WrestleMania 2000 featured the first ever Triangle Ladder match for the WWF Tag Team Championship, involving the Hardy Boyz, the Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian. The main event featured the WWF Champion Triple H with Stephanie McMahon successfully defending his title against three challengers: The Rock with Vince McMahon, The Big Show with Shane McMahon, and Mick Foley with Linda McMahon.
At WrestleMania X-Seven, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock and regained the WWF Championship. The event also featured Vince and Shane McMahon in a Street Fight, while Edge and Christian won the WWF Tag Team Championship against the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz in the second Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. The event was the pinnacle of the 1990s wrestling boom, concluding The Attitude Era. It was also the first WrestleMania held after the dissolution of the company's rival, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the Monday Night Wars. WrestleMania X8 was the last WrestleMania to be produced under the WWF name and featured Triple H defeating Chris Jericho to win the Undisputed Championship. Steve Austin, The Rock and The Undertaker defeated Scott Hall with Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair respectively, all whom had rejoined the company after their stints with WCW. WrestleMania XIX saw Steve Austin's last match to date as he faced The Rock for a third time at WrestleMania, ending their long-running feud. Hulk Hogan defeated Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels participated in his first WrestleMania match in five years, defeating Chris Jericho. The World Heavyweight Championship was defended for the first time at the event with Triple H retaining against Booker T, while Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Championship.
World Wrestling Entertainment celebrated the twentieth edition of WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden with WrestleMania XX. The event featured The Undertaker defeating Kane and the World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship victories of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero, respectively. The event also featured The Rock and Mick Foley versus Batista, Randy Orton, and Ric Flair of Evolution, as well as Steve Austin as the guest referee in a singles match between Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg. The event saw The Rock's last match (until 2011,) as well as Lesnar and Goldberg's last match with WWE. The annual WWE Hall of Fame was reintroduced with an annual induction show held the night before WrestleMania.
At WrestleMania 21, the concept of the Money in the Bank ladder match was introduced as a six-man ladder match that featured a briefcase suspended above the ring containing a contract that guaranteed the winning Raw brand participant a world title match at any time and place of their choosing within one year up to the next year's WrestleMania. In the main events, the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship passed on to John Cena and Batista respectively by defeating John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Triple H in their respective matches. The event also featured the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin after a year long hiatus, while Kurt Angle defeated Shawn Michaels in a highly acclaimed match. The Money in the Bank ladder match was also held at WrestleMania 22 as a six-man interpromotional match where the winner would get a world title match of their choosing, regardless of the brand they were on. The Money in the Bank ladder match was also held at WrestleMania 23 as an interpromotional eight-man match where superstars from Raw, ECW, and SmackDown competed. John Cena would go on to retain his WWE Championship at both WrestleMania 22 and 23, while the same events would see Rey Mysterio and The Undertaker win the World Heavyweight Championship respectively. Representing Donald Trump, ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley defeated Umaga, who represented Vince McMahon, in a match billed as the "battle of the billionaires" and arbitrated by Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 23.
At WrestleMania XXIV, Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair in match which was highly acclaimed, while the Money in the Bank ladder match was featured as an interpromotional match with seven participants from Raw, ECW, and SmackDown. With the ECW Championship being defended for the first time at a WrestleMania event, Kane emerged as the new ECW Champion in a record 8 seconds, while Randy Orton retained the WWE Championship and The Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship for the second consecutive year, defeating Edge. In an encounter that featured major media coverage, boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. defeated The Big Show. The event was the second WrestleMania to be held at an outdoor venue. WrestleMania XXV featured Chris Jericho defeating WWE Hall of Famers Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, and Ricky Steamboat in a match, with appearances by Ric Flair and actor Mickey Rourke. Shawn Michaels attempted to hand The Undertaker's first defeat at a WrestleMania in a universally acclaimed match, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship was defended for the first time since WrestleMania X8 with Rey Mysterio defeating John "Bradshaw" Layfield. John Cena defeated Edge and The Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, while Triple H retained the WWE Championship against Randy Orton.
At WrestleMania XXVI, the professional wrestling career of Shawn Michaels came to an end as he faced The Undertaker in a highly acclaimed re-match of their encounter from the previous year. The event also featured John Cena winning the WWE Championship and Chris Jericho retaining the World Heavyweight Championship. Following Bret Hart's return to WWE in over twelve years since the Montreal Screwjob incident, Bret Hart defeated Vince McMahon in a No-Holds Barred match with members of the Hart wrestling family present.
WrestleMania XXVII featured the return of The Rock following a seven year hiatus to serve as host for the event. Trish Stratus competed in her first WrestleMania since the twenty-second edition, teaming with John Morrison and Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi to defeat LayCool and Dolph Ziggler. Longtime WWE announcers Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler brawled in a match officiated by Stone Cold Steve Austin, while Triple H attempted to avenge Shawn Michaels' loss to The Undertaker from a year prior in a No-Holds Barred match. World Heavyweight Champion Edge defeated the challenger Alberto Del Rio in what would be Edge's last match before his retirement on April 11, and The Rock closed out the event saluting the fans after laying out John Cena and The Miz following Miz retaining the WWE Championship.
Over the years, WrestleMania has featured many celebrity appearances with varying levels of involvement. The main event of the first WrestleMania showcased numerous celebrities along with the wrestlers. Billy Martin served as ring announcer with Liberace as timekeeper, and Muhammad Ali served as an official. Mr. T competed in the main event alongside tag team partner, Hulk Hogan. WrestleMania 2 featured a 20-man battle royal pitting several NFL players against WWF wrestlers, while Lawrence Taylor faced Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania XI. Mike Tyson appeared at WrestleMania XIV as the special guest enforcer for the WWF Championship bout between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin, while professional boxer Butterbean was challenged to a boxing match by Bart Gunn at WrestleMania XV. At WrestleManias XIV, XV and 2000, Pete Rose became involved in a short feud with Kane that became a running gag with each appearance ending with Rose receiving a Tombstone Piledriver or Chokeslam from Kane. The Big Show faced sumo wrestling yokozuna Akebono in a sumo contest at WrestleMania 21 and fought professional welterweight boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at WrestleMania XXIV. Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi competed in a 6-person tag team match teaming with Trish Stratus and John Morrison in a winning effort against Dolph Ziggler and LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool).
The event has also featured live musical performances. Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, Little Richard, Boyz II Men, Ashanti, Boys Choir of Harlem, Michelle Williams, John Legend, Nicole Scherzinger, Fantasia Barrino, and Keri Hilson have each renditioned the song "America the Beautiful" before the show. Robert Goulet performed "O Canada" at WrestleMania VI. Meanwhile acts such as Motörhead, Limp Bizkit, Saliva, Run–D.M.C., Salt-n-Pepa, Ice-T, Drowning Pool, P.O.D., and Kid Rock have also performed during the live entrances of competitors.
In 1999 the WWF held its first Saturday pre-WrestleMania event taking place on March 27, 1999. WrestleMania Rage Party as it was known was televised live on the USA Network from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (EST). The event was to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The idea of the event was "...to celebrate the final WrestleMania of the millennium..."[10][11]
The following year the WWF held its first WrestleMania Axxess event at the Anaheim Convention Center expanding upon the party idea of WrestleMania Rage Party. The event included autograph signings and mementos to inductees of the WWE Hall of Fame. There were also activities where fans could enter a wrestling ring and commentate a wrestling match.[12] In 2001, WrestleMania Axxess was held at the Reliant Hall which expanded upon the event by adding numerous activities including areas where attendees could buy special merchandise, see a production truck and check out special WWE vehicles.[13] From 2002, WrestleMania Axxess would be extended to a three-day event (March 14-16) and would be held at the Canadian National Exhibition.[14][15] The three-day event included similar activities to that of the one day line-up.[15]
^1. With the introduction of a second world heavyweight titlein September 2002, every WrestleMania since has featured at least two main-events on the card. ^2. Promotional materials for the PPV highlight an additional main-event that does not involve a heavyweight title: Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant at WrestleMania IV,[39]Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock at WrestleMania X8,[40]Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahonat WrestleMania XIX,[41]Bobby Lashley vs Umaga at WrestleMania 23,[42]Floyd Mayweather vs The Big Show at WrestleMania XXIV,[43]The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV and WrestleMania XXVI,[44]and The Undertaker vs Triple H at WrestleMania XXVII. ^3. Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna was the scheduled main event, but an impromptu match between Yokozuna and Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship occurred after it.
Several VHS and DVD box sets have been released since WrestleMania began:
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| WrestleMania | March 31, 1985 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff[16] | |||||||
| WrestleMania 2 | April 7, 1986 | Uniondale, New York Rosemont, Illinois Los Angeles, California |
Nassau Coliseum Rosemont Horizon LA Sports Arena |
Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Championship[17] |
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| WrestleMania III | March 29, 1987 | Pontiac, Michigan | Pontiac Silverdome | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André The Giant for the WWF Championship[18] | |||||||
| WrestleMania IV | March 27, 1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Trump Plaza | Hulk Hogan vs. André The Giant[Note 2] Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase in a tournament final for the vacant WWF Championship[19][Note 2] |
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| WrestleMania V | April 2, 1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Trump Plaza | Randy Savage (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship[20] | |||||||
| WrestleMania VI | April 1, 1990 | Toronto, Ontario | SkyDome | Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF and Intercontinental Championships[21] | |||||||
| WrestleMania VII | March 24, 1991 | Los Angeles, California | LA Sports Arena | The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage in a Retirement match Sgt. Slaughter (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship[22] |
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| WrestleMania VIII | April 5, 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Hoosier Dome | Ric Flair (c) vs Randy Savage for the WWF Championship Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice[23] |
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| WrestleMania IX | April 4, 1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Caesars Palace | Bret Hart (c) vs. Yokozuna for the WWF Championship[Note 3] Yokozuna (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship[24][Note 3] |
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| WrestleMania X | March 20, 1994 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF Championship[Note 4] Yokozuna (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF Championship[25] |
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| WrestleMania XI | April 2, 1995 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford Civic Center | Diesel (c) vs Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow[26] |
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| WrestleMania XII | March 31, 1996 | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond | Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels in a 60 Minute Iron Man match for the WWF Championship[27] | |||||||
| WrestleMania 13 | March 23, 1997 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin in a No Disqualification Submission match Sycho Sid (c) vs. The Undertaker in a No disqualification match for the WWF Championship[28] |
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| WrestleMania XIV | March 29, 1998 | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter | Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Steve Austin for the WWF Championship[29] | |||||||
| WrestleMania XV | March 28, 1999 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | First Union Center | The Rock (c) vs. Steve Austin for the WWF Championship[30] | |||||||
| WrestleMania 2000 | April 2, 2000 | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond | Triple H (c) vs. The Rock vs. Big Show vs. Mick Foley for the WWF Championship[31] | |||||||
| WrestleMania X-Seven | April 1, 2001 | Houston, Texas | Astrodome | The Rock (c) vs. Steve Austin in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship[32] |
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| WrestleMania X8 | March 17, 2002 | Toronto, Ontario | SkyDome | The Rock vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan[Note 2] Chris Jericho (c) vs. Triple H for the Undisputed Championship[33][Note 2] |
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| WrestleMania XIX | March 30, 2003 | Seattle, Washington | Safeco Field | Triple H (c) vs. Booker T for the World Heavyweight Championship Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon[Note 2] The Rock vs. Steve Austin Kurt Angle (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship[34] |
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| WrestleMania XX | March 14, 2004 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg Kane vs. Undertaker Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship Triple H (c) vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship[35] |
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| WrestleMania 21 | April 3, 2005 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) vs John Cena for the WWE Championship[36] Triple H (c) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship[36] |
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| WrestleMania 22 | April 2, 2006 | Rosemont, Illinois | Allstate Arena | Kurt Angle (c) vs Rey Mysterio vs Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship John Cena (c) vs. Triple H for the WWE Championship |
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| WrestleMania 23 | April 1, 2007 | Detroit, Michigan | Ford Field | Batista (c) vs The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship Bobby Lashley (for Donald Trump) vs Umaga (for Vince McMahon)[Note 2] John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship |
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| WrestleMania XXIV | March 30, 2008 | Orlando, Florida | Citrus Bowl | Randy Orton (c) vs John Cena vs Triple H for the WWE Championship Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair[Note 2] Floyd Mayweather vs The Big Show[Note 2] Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship |
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| WrestleMania XXV | April 5, 2009 | Houston, Texas | Reliant Stadium | Edge (c) vs John Cena vs The Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels[Note 2] |
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| WrestleMania XXVI | March 28, 2010 | Glendale, Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium[1] | Chris Jericho (c) vs Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship Batista (c) vs John Cena for the WWE Championship The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels[Note 2] |
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| WrestleMania XXVII | April 3, 2011 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | Edge (c) vs Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship The Undertaker vs Triple H The Miz (c) vs John Cena for the WWE Championship |
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| WrestleMania XXVIII | April 1, 2012 | Miami Gardens, Florida[37][38] | Sun Life Stadium[37][38] | John Cena vs. The Rock | |||||||
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