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[[File:WrestleMania.png|thumb|250px|right|The Official WrestleMania logo circa 2011]]
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'''WrestleMania''' is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually in late March or early April by [[IWE]], 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, [[IWE WrestleMania 28|WrestleMania XXVIII]], taking place in Miami, Florida in 2012. IWE regards it as a flagship event due to it being the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in the world & history.  WrestleMania was conceptualized by IWE owner [[Grant Mayer]].
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WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform the professional wrestling industry and make IWE the most successful promotion in the world. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of wrestlers including [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]], [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Bret Heart]], [[Ryan Barnhart]], [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]], [[Triple K]] and [[Sam Simkins|The Rock]]. World famous celebrities such as [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Mr. T]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Lawrence Taylor]], [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Mike Tyson]], [[Donald Trump]], [[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]], [[Snoop Dogg]] and others have participated or made special appearances within the events.
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''WrestleMania'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3"|The official WrestleMania logo.
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Nickname(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|''"The Grandest Stage of Them All"<br>"The Showcase of the Immortals"<br>"The Grand Daddy of them all"<br>"The Show of Shows"''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''Information'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[Vince Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]](s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[IWE Brand Extension|Brand]](s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[IWE Raw|Raw]] (2003–2011;<br>2017–present)<br>[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] (2003–2011;<br>2017–present)<br>[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]] (2007–2009)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''First event'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[IWF WrestleMania I|WrestleMania I]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|Event gimmick]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|IWE's flagship event
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'''WrestleMania''' (also known informally as '''Mania''') is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[IWE Network]] event, produced annually between mid-March to early April by [[IWE]], an American [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|professional wrestling promotion]] based in [[Connecticut]]. IWE first produced the event in 1985 and has since produced 32 editions, with the [[IWE WrestleMania 33|thirty-third]] to be held in [[Orlando, Florida]] on April 2, 2017. WrestleMania, IWE's flagship event, is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. It contributes to the worldwide commercial success of IWE through media, merchandise, and shows. WrestleMania was conceptualized by IWE owner [[Vince Matteson]] and long time IWE ring announcer and [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Howard Finkel]] is credited with devising the name "WrestleMania" in 1984.
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WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform professional wrestling. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of several top IWE wrestlers. Celebrities such as [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Mr. T]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Lawrence Taylor]], [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Mike Tyson]], [[Donald Trump]], [[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]], [[Pete Rose]], [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Mickey Rourke]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Sean Combs|Sean "Diddy" Combs]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Fred Durst]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Ronda Rousey]], and [[Shaquille O'Neal]] have participated or made special appearances within the events.
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WrestleMania propels the worldwide commercial success of the IWE 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 [[IWF WrestleMania 1|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. All but two editions have been hosted in U.S. cities—two having been held in Toronto, Ontario.
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The [[IWF WrestleMania I|first WrestleMania]] was held in [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City; the 10th and 20th editions were also held there. [[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]] in the [[Detroit]] suburb of [[Pontiac, Michigan]] 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 [[NBA All-Star Game (2010)|2010 NBA All-Star Game]] broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108,713 at [[Cowboys Stadium]]. In 2016, WrestleMania 32 surpassed WrestleMania III as the highest-attended professional wrestling event ever held, with 101,763 fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. All editions of the event have been hosted in North American cities, with 30 in the United States and two in Canada.
==Organization==
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==Dates, venues, and main events==
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|[[IWF WrestleMania I|WrestleMania]]
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| {{sort|01|[[IWF WrestleMania I|WrestleMania]]}}
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|March 31, 1985
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| March 31, 1985
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|New York, New York
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| [[New York City]]
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|Madison Square Garden
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| [[Madison Square Garden]]
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| 19,121
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| [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Mr. T]] vs. [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Paul Orthmeyer, Jr.|Paul Orndorff]] with [[special guest referee]]s [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]
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|[[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Mr. T]] vs. [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Paul Orthmeyer, Jr.|Paul Orndorff]]
 
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 2|WrestleMania 2]]
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|rowspan="3"|{{sort|02|[[IWF WrestleMania 2|WrestleMania 2]]}}
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|April 7, 1986
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|rowspan="3"|April 7, 1986
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|Uniondale, New York<br />Rosemont, Illinois<br/>Los Angeles, California
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| [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
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|Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale)<br/>Rosemont Horizon (Rosemont)<br/>LA Sports Arena (Los Angeles)
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| [[Nassau Coliseum]]
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| 16,585
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| [[Mr. T]] vs. [[Roddy Piper]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Boxing match|boxing match]]
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| [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]], [[Illinois]]
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| [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]]
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| 9,000
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| [[Edward Bobby Lee<!--(1968 pg. 25)-->|Brutus Beefcake]] and [[John <!--Anthony--> Risken<!--, Jr.-->|Greg Valentine]] (c) vs. [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Dynamite Kid <!--Thomas Teddy Flemming-->|Dynamite Kid]]) for the [[IWF Tag Team Championship]]
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| [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
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| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
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| 14,500
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| [[Hulk Hogan]] (c) vs.  [[Christopher LeGreca|King Kong Bundy]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|Steel Cage match]] for the [[IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
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| {{sort|03|[[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]]}}
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| March 29, 1987
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| [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], [[Michigan]]
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| [[Pontiac Silverdome]]
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| 93,173
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| {{sort|04|[[IWF WrestleMania 4|WrestleMania IV]]}}
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| March 27, 1988
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|rowspan="2"| [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[Boardwalk Hall|Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall]]
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| 18,165
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]]
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|March 29, 1987
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| April 2, 1989
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|Pontiac, Michigan
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| 18,946
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|Pontiac Silverdome
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 4|WrestleMania IV]]
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|March 27, 1988
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| April 1, 1990
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|Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
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|Trump Plaza
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| [[Rogers Centre|SkyDome]]
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| 67,678
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 5|WrestleMania V]]
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| {{sort|07|[[IWF WrestleMania 7|WrestleMania VII]]}}
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|April 2, 1989
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| March 24, 1991
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|Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
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|Trump Plaza
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| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
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| 16,158
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 6|WrestleMania VI]]
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| {{sort|08|[[IWF WrestleMania 8|WrestleMania VIII]]}}
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|April 1, 1990
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| April 5, 1992
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|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]
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|SkyDome
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| [[RCA Dome|Hoosier Dome]]
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| 62,167
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 7|WrestleMania VII]]
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| {{sort|09|[[IWF WrestleMania 9|WrestleMania IX]]}}
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|March 24, 1991
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| April 4, 1993
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|Los Angeles, California
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| [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]]
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|LA Sports Arena
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| [[Caesars Palace]]
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| 16,891
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 8|WrestleMania VIII]]
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| {{sort|10|[[IWF WrestleMania 10|WrestleMania X]]}}
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|April 5, 1992
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| March 20, 1994
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|Indianapolis, Indiana
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| [[New York City]]
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|Hoosier Dome
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| [[Madison Square Garden]]
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| 19,444
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 9|WrestleMania IX]]
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| {{sort|11|[[IWF WrestleMania 11|WrestleMania XI]]}}
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|April 4, 1993
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| April 2, 1995
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|Las Vegas, Nevada
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| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Connecticut]]
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|Caesars Palace
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| [[XL Center|Hartford Civic Center]]
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| 16,305
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 10|WrestleMania X]]
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| {{sort|12|[[IWF WrestleMania 12|WrestleMania XII]]}}
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|March 20, 1994
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| March 31, 1996
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|New York, New York
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| [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[California]]
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|Madison Square Garden
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| [[Honda Center|Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]]
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| 18,853
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 11|WrestleMania XI]]
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| {{sort|13|[[IWF WrestleMania 13|WrestleMania 13]]}}
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|April 2, 1995
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| March 23, 1997
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|Hartford, Connecticut
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| [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]], [[Illinois]]
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|Hartford Civic Center
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| [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]]
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| 18,197
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| [[Bret Heart]] (c) vs. [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] in a 60-Minute [[Iron Man Match|Iron Man match]] for the [[IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 12|WrestleMania XII]]
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| {{sort|14|[[IWF WrestleMania 14|WrestleMania XIV]]}}
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|March 31, 1996
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| March 29, 1998
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|Anaheim, California
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| [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]
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|Arrowhead Pond
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| [[TD Garden|FleetCenter]]
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| 19,028
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| [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] (c) vs. [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] for the [[IWF World Heavyweight Championship]] with [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees|special guest enforcer]] [[Mike Tyson]]
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 13|WrestleMania 13]]
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| {{sort|15|[[IWF WrestleMania 15|WrestleMania XV]]}}
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|March 23, 1997
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| March 28, 1999
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|Rosemont, Illinois
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| [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
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|Rosemont Horizon
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| [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|First Union Center]]
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| 19,514
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| [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] (c) vs. [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] for the [[IWF Championship]] with [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees|special guest referee]] [[Jon Foley|Mankind]]
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 14|WrestleMania XIV]]
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| {{sort|16|[[IWF WrestleMania 2000|WrestleMania 2000]]}}
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|March 29, 1998
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| April 2, 2000
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|Boston, Massachusetts
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| [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[California]]
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|FleetCenter
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| [[Honda Center|Arrowhead Pond]]
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| 18,034
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| [[Triple K]] (c) vs. [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] vs. [[Marc Beltran|Big Show]] vs. [[Jon Foley]] in a [[Professional wrestling_match types#Basic elimination matches|Fatal four-way elimination match]] for the [[IWF Championship]]
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 15|WrestleMania XV]]
 
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|March 28, 1999
 
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 2000|WrestleMania 2000]]
 
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 17|WrestleMania X-Seven]]
 
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|April 1, 2001
 
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|Houston, Texas
 
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|[[IWF WrestleMania 18|WrestleMania X8]]
 
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|March 17, 2002
 
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|Toronto, Ontario
 
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|SkyDome
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 19|WrestleMania XIX]]
 
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|March 30, 2003
 
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|Seattle, Washington
 
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|Safeco Field
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 20|WrestleMania XX]]
 
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|March 14, 2004
 
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|New York, New York
 
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|Madison Square Garden
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 21|WrestleMania 21]]
 
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|April 3, 2005
 
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|Los Angeles, California
 
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|Staples Center
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 22|WrestleMania 22]]
 
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|April 2, 2006
 
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|Rosemont, Illinois
 
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|Allstate Arena
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 23|WrestleMania 23]]
 
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|April 1, 2007
 
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|Detroit, Michigan
 
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|Ford Field
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 24|WrestleMania XXIV]]
 
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|March 30, 2008
 
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|Citrus Bowl
 
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|April 5, 2009
 
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|Houston, Texas
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 26|WrestleMania XXVI]]
 
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|March 28, 2010
 
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|Glendale, Arizona
 
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|University of Phoenix Stadium
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]]
 
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|April 3, 2011
 
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|Georgia Dome
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 28|WrestleMania XXVIII]]
 
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|April 1, 2012
 
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 29|WrestleMania 29]]
 
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==See also==
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* [[List of IWE pay-per-view events]]
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* [[List of IWE Network events]]
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* [[WCW Starcade|Starrcade]]: the premier event produced by the defunct [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]].
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* [[XCW November to Remember|November to Remember]]: the premier event produced by the defunct [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]].
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* [[TNA Bound for Glory|Bound for Glory]]: the premier event produced by [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA Wrestling]].
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* [[ROH Final Battle|Final Battle]]: the premier event produced by [[Ring of Honor]].
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* [[NJPW January 4 Dome Show|January 4 Dome Show]]: the premier event produced by [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]].
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* [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Shows|CMLL Anniversary Show]]: the premier event produced by [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|CMLL]].
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* [[Triplemanía]]: the premier event produced by [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración|AAA]].
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* [[Ultima Lucha 1|Ultima Lucha]]: the premier event produced by [[Lucha Underground]].
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==References==
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==Further reading==
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==External links==
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Current revision as of 12:10, 20 April 2021

WrestleMania
The official WrestleMania logo.
Nickname(s) "The Grandest Stage of Them All"
"The Showcase of the Immortals"
"The Grand Daddy of them all"
"The Show of Shows"
Information
Created by Vince Matteson
Promotion(s) IWE
Brand(s) Raw (2003–2011;
2017–present)
SmackDown (2003–2011;
2017–present)
XCW (2007–2009)
First event WrestleMania I
Event gimmick IWE's flagship event

WrestleMania (also known informally as Mania) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and IWE Network event, produced annually between mid-March to early April by IWE, an American professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. IWE first produced the event in 1985 and has since produced 32 editions, with the thirty-third to be held in Orlando, Florida on April 2, 2017. WrestleMania, IWE's flagship event, is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. It contributes to the worldwide commercial success of IWE through media, merchandise, and shows. WrestleMania was conceptualized by IWE owner Vince Matteson and long time IWE ring announcer and Hall of Famer Howard Finkel is credited with devising the name "WrestleMania" in 1984.

WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform professional wrestling. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of several top IWE wrestlers. Celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, Alice Cooper, Lawrence Taylor, Pamela Anderson, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather, Pete Rose, Burt Reynolds, Mickey Rourke, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kid Rock, Fred Durst, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronda Rousey, and Shaquille O'Neal have participated or made special appearances within the events.

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 the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan 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. In 2016, WrestleMania 32 surpassed WrestleMania III as the highest-attended professional wrestling event ever held, with 101,763 fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. All editions of the event have been hosted in North American cities, with 30 in the United States and two in Canada.

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[edit] Organization

File:WrestleManiaLogos.jpg
The WrestleMania logos used for the 1985-2011 events

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.

WrestleMania centers on the main event matches for the IWE Championship, and since WrestleMania XIX, the World Heavyweight Championship. The XCW World Championship was only defended once - at WrestleMania XXIV. Other IWE 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 IWE 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 IWE championship. The creation of the XCW brand in June 2006 gave the Rumble winner a third option - to choose to challenge for the XCW World Championship. This option was made available from 2007 until the brand was retired in 2010.

WrestleMania 21 saw the introduction of the Money in the Bank ladder match. This match features six to ten participants and took place at five WrestleMania's 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 IWE 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.

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Event Date Location Venue Claimed attendance Final match
WrestleMania March 31, 1985 New York City Madison Square Garden 19,121 Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff with special guest referees Muhammad Ali and Pat Patterson
WrestleMania 2 April 7, 1986 Uniondale, New York Nassau Coliseum 16,585 Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a boxing match
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 9,000 Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine (c) vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Aldrich and Dynamite Kid) for the IWF Tag Team Championship
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,500 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
WrestleMania III March 29, 1987 Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 93,173
WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988 Atlantic City, New Jersey Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall 18,165
WrestleMania V April 2, 1989 18,946
WrestleMania VI April 1, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada SkyDome 67,678
WrestleMania VII March 24, 1991 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16,158
WrestleMania VIII April 5, 1992 Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome 62,167
WrestleMania IX April 4, 1993 Paradise, Nevada Caesars Palace 16,891
WrestleMania X March 20, 1994 New York City Madison Square Garden 19,444
WrestleMania XI April 2, 1995 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center 16,305
WrestleMania XII March 31, 1996 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 18,853
WrestleMania 13 March 23, 1997 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 18,197 Bret Heart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels in a 60-Minute Iron Man match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
WrestleMania XIV March 29, 1998 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter 19,028 Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship with special guest enforcer Mike Tyson
WrestleMania XV March 28, 1999 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Union Center 19,514 The Rock (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Disqualification match for the IWF Championship with special guest referee Mankind
WrestleMania 2000 April 2, 2000 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond 18,034 Triple K (c) vs. The Rock vs. Big Show vs. Jon Foley in a Fatal four-way elimination match for the IWF Championship

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