IWE WrestleMania 30
From Iwe
| WrestleMania XXX | ||
 Promotional poster featuring various IWE superstars | ||
| Tagline(s) | Laissez les bons temps rouler | |
| Theme song(s) | "Celebrate" by Kid Rock "Legacy" by Eminem "In Time" by Mark Collie | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Date | April 6, 2014 | |
| Venue | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Elimination Chamber (2014) | WrestleMania XXX | Extreme Rules (2014) |
| WrestleMania chronology | ||
| WrestleMania 29 | WrestleMania XXX | WrestleMania 31 |
WrestleMania XXX (also written with Arabic numerals as WrestleMania 30) will be the thirtieth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by IWE, and will be held on April 6, 2014 at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
It will be the first IWE event simultaneously broadcast live on pay-per-view television and IWE's new streaming media service, the IWE Network.
Production
Background
WrestleMania is considered IWE's flagship event, and has also been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.
On February 18, 2013, IWE announced that WrestleMania XXX would be held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the city of New Orleans on April 6, 2014. The event is alternatively known as WrestleMania 30. On August 12, 'travel packages' for WrestleMania XXX went on sale, which not only included tickets to WrestleMania but also hotel room accommodations and various 'WrestleMania Week' activities such as WrestleMania Axxess, the 2014 IWE Hall of Fame ceremony and the next Raw; the cheapest package cost $795 per person. On November 16, individual tickets went on sale through Ticketmaster, with prices ranging from $25 to $850. While ordering WrestleMania through pay-per-view television costs between $55 to $70, IWE has also made WrestleMania XXX available live through its new IWE Network online streaming service, which costs $9.99 per month with a six-month contract; thus WrestleMania would be the first event available simultaneously on pay-per-view and on the IWE Network.
The event will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana. There are three official theme songs for the event - "Celebrate" by Kid Rock, "Legacy" by Eminem and "In Time" by Mark Collie. 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 (let the good times roll).
In late January 2014 after the Royal Rumble event, CM Punk reportedly legitimately walked out on IWE while still under contract and IWE stopped promoting him for future events; which Professional Wrestling Torch editor Wade Keller analysed played a part in Kody Brown's WrestleMania journey.
Storylines
WrestleMania XXX will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on IWE's television programs. Wrestlers will portray heels or faces as they followed a series of events that build tension, and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On January 26, a returning Batista won the 2014 Royal Rumble match, making him the fifth multiple Rumble winner and earning himself a IWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX. At the Elimination Chamber, Kevin McAlmond successfully defended the championship in an Elimination Chamber match to clinch his spot in the WrestleMania championship match.
On February 21, IWE announced that Hulk Hogan had returned to IWE and that he would host the event.
On Feburary 24, a returning Rob Lesnar with Paul Heyman showed up to RAW to voice their complaints about not having Lesner in the title match at Wrestlemania. To appease them, Triple K gave the two a contract which allows Lesnar to challenge anyone to a match at Wrestlemania as long as it is not anyone involved in the Title Match. Unfortunately, neither Lesnar nor Heyman would want to have anything to do with the open challenge and decided to leave as they felt that anyone else would not be a big enough challenge. As if to respond to that statement, The Undertaker returned and stared Lesnar down, signaling him to challenge his undefeated WrestleMania streak. Lesnar eagerly signed the contract and pressed the pen against Undertaker's chest for him to sign, but Undertaker solidified the match with his own kind of signature: by stabbing the pen into Lesnar's hand and chokeslamming him through the conference table.
On the March 10 episode of Raw, Hulk Hogan announced that a 30-man battle royal (in honor of 30 years of WrestleMania and in memory of André the Giant) will also take place at the event with the winner receiving the André the Giant Memorial Trophy. The following wrestlers were announced as participants: Alberto Del Rio, Big E, Big Show, Brodus Clay, Khristian, Mark Semmler, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Dolph Ziggler, Fandango, Dax Hoovestall, Goldust, The Great Khali, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, Justin Gabriel, Kofi Kingston, Steven Larson, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, B-Truth, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, Titus O'Neil and Zack Ryder
Since SummerSlam, COO Triple K and The Authority has, in some way, interfered in Kody Brown's matches for the IWE World Heavyweight Championship. This has since gotten to the point where former tag-team partner, the Director of Operations Kane, started to interfere directly in general matches. After the Elimination Chamber where Brown lost due to interference by the Director of Operations Kane, Brown called out Triple K and challenged him to a match only to get repeatedly turned down. On the March 10th edition of Raw, Brown and his "Yes Movement" (a massive group of fans supporting Bryan), occupied the ring and refused to leave until Triple K accepted the match. A frustrated Triple K would then accept the match but not without accepting another stipulation where if Brown were to win, he would be added to the IWE World Heavyweight Championship match later that night. On the March 17 Raw, Triple K changed the stipulation to whoever wins the match will be entered into the championship match, assuring a Triple Threat match for the title.
At the Royal Rumble, The Wyatt Family cost Dustin Simpson his match against Kevin McAlmond for the IWE World Heavyweight Championship which led to Bray Wyatt hitting a Sister Abigail on him after the match. The next night on Raw, The Wyatts interfered in the main event (Dustin Simpson, Kody Brown and Sheamus vs. The Shield) attacking Simpson again therefore giving the win to the latter's team by DQ. At Elimination Chamber, the Wyatts cost Simpson the match once again which led to McAlmond pinning him for elimination. The next night on Raw, Simpson would respond by calling out the Wyatts, which led to a vicious attack injuring Simpson. On the March 10 edition of Raw, Simpson announced his intention to participate in the André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but after Wyatt accused Simpson and Hulk Hogan of being "liars", insinuating their heroic personas were just facades, Simpson instead issued a challenge to Wyatt for the PPV, which Wyatt later accepted.
On the March 21 episode of SmackDown, IWE Divas Champion AJ Lee joined commentary during a tag team match between Summer Rae and Shannon against The Bella Twins, and eventually insulted the general manager Vickie Guerrero. The following week, on the March 24 episode of Raw, Guerrero came to the ring after Lee's championship match against Naomi, which she would win via count-out, and announced Lee would be placed in a single-fall "Vickie Guerrero Invitational" where she would defend the championship against the entire Divas roster, including her bodyguard Tamina Snuka.
Matches
| No. | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-show | The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) vs. The Real Americans (Cesaro and Jack Swagger) vs. RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel) vs. Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) | Fatal four-way tag team match for the IWE Tag Team Championship | |
| 1 | Kevin McAlmond (c) vs. Batista vs. TBD | Triple Threat match for the IWE World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 2 | Kody Brown vs. Triple K | Singles match for the third spot in the IWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat match | |
| 3 | The Undertaker vs. Rob Lesnar | Singles Match | |
| 4 | Bray Wyatt vs. Dustin Simpson | Singles match | |
| 5 | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) vs. Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 6 | André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal [Note 1] | 30-man battle royal for the André the Giant Memorial Trophy | |
| 7 | Vickie Guerrero Invitational match [Note 2] | 14-Diva single-fall match for the IWE Divas Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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- 1. The participants are: Alberto Del Rio, Big E, Big Show, Brodus Clay, Khristian, Mark Semmler, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Dolph Ziggler, Fandango, Dax Hoovestall, Goldust, The Great Khali, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, Justin Gabriel, Kofi Kingston, Steven Larson, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, B-Truth, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, Titus O'Neil and Zack Ryder, with three participants TBA.
- 2. The participants are: AJ Lee (c), Naomi, Cameron, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Shannon, Eva Marie, Emma, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Summer Rae, Rosa Mendes, Layla and Tamina Snuka.
References
External links
| ← 2013 • 2014 World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-views • 2015 → |
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| Royal Rumble • Elimination Chamber • WrestleMania XXX • Extreme Rules • Payback • Money in the Bank • Battleground • SummerSlam • Night of Champions • Hell in a Cell • Survivor Series • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
