IWE WrestleMania

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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.

Contents

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.

Commentators

History

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Future

Celebrity involvement

WrestleMania Axxess

Dates and venues

Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event
WrestleMania
March 31, 1985 		Manhattan, New York City Madison Square Garden 19,121 Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff with special guest enforcer Muhammad Ali and special guest referee Pat Patterson
WrestleMania 2
April 7, 1986 		Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,585 Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon 9,000
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,500
WrestleMania III
March 29, 1987 		Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome 93,173
WrestleMania IV
March 27, 1988 		Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City Convention Hall 18,165
WrestleMania V
April 2, 1989 		18,946
WrestleMania VI
April 1, 1990 		Toronto, 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, New York Madison Square Garden 18,065
WrestleMania XI
April 2, 1995 		Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center 16,305
WrestleMania XII
March 31, 1996 		Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond 18,853 Bret Heart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels in an 60-Minute Iron Man match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
WrestleMania 33
April 2, 2017 		Orlando, Florida Camping World Stadium TBD TBD

See also

References

Further reading

External links

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Accomplishments Current champions • Former championships • Royal Rumble match • Money in the Bank • WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal • André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal • Brawl for All • Cruiserweight Classic • Diva Search • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic • King of the Ring • Mae Young Classic • Mixed Match Challenge • Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament • Tough Enough • Slammy Award • NXT Year-End Award • Triple Crown • Grand Slam • IWE tournaments
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See also Attendance records • The Streak • Titan Towers • Women in IWE • WrestleMania Axxess • IWE in Australia

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