WrestleMania 23
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)	Raw SmackDown! ECW
Date	April 1, 2007
Venue	Ford Field
City	Detroit, Michigan
Attendance	80,103[1]
Pay-per-view chronology
No Way Out (2007)	WrestleMania 23	Backlash (2007)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania 22	WrestleMania 23	WrestleMania XXIV

WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events Ford Field is an indoor football Stadium located in Detroit Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. No Way Out (2007 was the ninth annual No Way Out Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Backlash (2007 was the ninth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania XXIV was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on March 30 2008 at This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, It took place on April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ford Field is an indoor football Stadium located in Detroit Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. ^[2] The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field and the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area (following WrestleMania III). The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The tagline for WrestleMania 23 was "All Grown Up". The official theme song for the event was "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva. " Ladies and Gentlemen " is the first single from Saliva 's fifth studio album Blood Stained Love Story. Saliva is an American Alternative rock band formed in Memphis Tennessee in September 1996 and currently under Island/Def Jam Records ^[3] The secondary theme song was "The Memory Will Never Die" by Default. One Thing Remains is Default 's third Album. It was released on October 11, 2005. Default is a Canadian Post-grunge / Alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. ^[4]

The event was a joint-promotion pay-per-view, featuring performers from the Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship, which Cena won by forcing Michaels to submit with the STFU. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. ^[5] The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Undertaker won by pinfall after performing a Tombstone piledriver. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position ^[6] The primary match on the ECW brand was an 8-man tag team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed, which The ECW Originals won. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Much like singles matches, Tag team Professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms The ECW Originals were a Professional wrestling stable in the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE This article is about a wrestling faction For other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. ^[7] The featured matches on the undercard included Bobby Lashley versus Umaga and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match. The undercard or preliminary matches refers to preliminary bouts that occur before the headline or 'Main Event' of a particular Boxing, Wrestling Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr The Money in the Bank ladder match is a Professional wrestling Ladder match held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE at their Pay-per-view ^[8][9]

Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11, 2006. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The all-time attendance record at Ford Field of 80,103 that consisted of people from twenty-four countries, all fifty states, and nine Canadian provinces, pumped an estimated $25 million into the local economy, and, at that time, made this event the highest grossing one-day live event in WWE history, grossing more than $5. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 38 million in ticket sales. ^[10] This made WrestleMania 23, at the time, the highest-grossing pay-per-view in WWE history and the highest-grossing event in professional wrestling history in North America, breaking the previous record of $3. 9 million held at WrestleMania X8. WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF ^[11] With 1. 2 million buys, the event had one of the highest WrestleMania buyrates ever. ^[12]

Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.2 Event 1.3 Aftermath 2 Production 3 Results 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

Report

Background

The main feud heading into WrestleMania 23 was between WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American Business magnate, Socialite, Television personality, and The feud began on the January 1, 2007 episode of Raw, when McMahon returned to WWE TV after several months absent. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is While in a segment with Rob Conway, he stated the Trump is credited with the phrase "You're Fired!" McMahon, however, stated that the phrase was originated on Raw. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. He went on to use that phrase, kayfabe firing Conway in the process. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional ^[13] It was announced at the New Year's Revolution pay-per-view on January 7, 2007, that Trump and his real life rival, Rosie O'Donnell, would face each other on the January 8, 2007 edition of Raw. New Year's Revolution (2007 was the third annual and final New Year's Revolution Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. McMahon stated on WWE's official website that both parties had agreed to the contest. ^[14] Instead of it being the "real" Trump and O'Donnell, local wrestlers portrayed them, as "Trump" won the contest. ^[15] On the January 22, 2007 edition of Raw, McMahon announced that their would be a "Fan Appreciation Night" scheduled for the January 29, 2007 edition of Raw. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[16] He tried to live up to his claim by signing a picture of himself on the cover of the Muscle & Fitness magazine for a female fan. Muscle & Fitness is an American Bodybuilding Magazine founded by Joe Weider but now published by American Media Inc Trump, however, interrupted him from the Titantron, and made it clear that he knew what the WWE fans wanted. A JumboTron is a Large-screen television technology developed by Sony, typically used in Sports stadiums and concert venues to show close up shots of the Trump angered McMahon by dropping huge amounts of his own money into the arena. ^[17] The two eventually met face to face on a special edition of Raw on Thursday, February 15, 2007. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Trump challenged McMahon for a match at WrestleMania, but the challenge was rejected, with McMahon stating that he had a damaged pelvis and broken coccyx that would prevent him from competing. The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known The coccyx (pronounced kok -siks (Latin os coccygis) commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the human vertebral column They came up with another match for WrestleMania, where the stipulations for the match were that they each had to choose a representative to wrestle for them and the loser would have his head shaved bald. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing This match was known as the "Battle of Billionaires. "^[18] McMahon picked Umaga as his representative on the February 19, 2007 edition of Raw. Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Later that night, Umaga defeated Jeff Hardy to become the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ^[19] Leading up to WrestleMania, Umaga was used as McMahon's enforcer, with McMahon ordering Umaga, on the February 23, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, to kayfabe assault the injured Rey Mysterio. Enforcer is a Professional wrestling term for one of two situations Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Oscar Gutierrez (born December 11 1974 In WWE he was a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion, a 3 time Cruiserweight Champion When Gutierrez ^[20] On the February 26, 2007 edition of Raw, Trump announced that he had picked ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley as his representative. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Lashley and Umaga began to brawl at ringside, before security officials, kayfabe broke up the brawl. ^[21][22] McMahon ordered Lashley to defend the ECW World Championship against Hardcore Holly in a Steel Cage match on the February 27, 2007 edition of ECW, with the stipulation that if Lashley failed to win in five minutes, he would lose the title. Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Lashley won the match, pining Holly after executing a powerslam. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent After the match, Lashley charged at the cage and slammed through it, landing on top of Umaga as a result. ^[23] Both Lashley and McMahon appeared on the March 2, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, with McMahon offering a way out of the deal with Trump, offering double the money that Trump had kayfabe originally offered him. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lashley refused, and McMahon slapped him in return. A slap or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand as opposed to a punch that is made with a closed fist Lashley, at the time, was involved in a small feud with Mr. Kennedy, with Kennedy attempting to win the ECW World Championship. Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Lashley kept his title through the small feud, retaining once via pinfall and once by getting himself intentionally disqualified. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff ^[24][25] On the March 5, 2007 edition of Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin was announced as the Special Guest Referee for the "Battle of the Billionaires" match at WrestleMania. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[26] On the March 12, 2007 edition of Raw, after McMahon and Trump signed a contract for the match at WrestleMania, Trump shoved McMahon over a table. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[27] On the same edition of Raw, The Rock made a special appearance on the titantron and give his thoughts on the "Battle of the Billionaires" match. ^[28] Many other celebrities and former wrestlers gave their thoughts on the match, including Norm Macdonald, Jason Alexander, Eric Bischoff, Wil Wheaton, and Brutus Beefcake. Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage Jason Alexander (born September 23 1959 as Jay Scott Greenspan) is an American television cinema and Musical theatre comedic actor best known for his role Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American Writer and Actor. Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation ^[29][30][31] On the March 19, 2007 edition of Raw, after McMahon's representative, Umaga, defeated Eugene, McMahon shaved Eugene's head bald. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975 in Fayette County Kentucky) is a American Professional wrestler who is best McMahon went on to announce that he would face Trump's representative, Lashley, the following week. ^[32] Lashley defeated Chris Masters the following night on ECW, followed by beating Randy Orton and Kennedy in a Handicap Tables match on the March 23, 2007 edition of SmackDown!. Chris Mordetzky (born January 8 1983 showed promo style introductory videos outlining him as The Masterpiece, touting him as having a body so perfect it would appear Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[33] On the March 26, 2007 edition of Raw, McMahon's Executive Assistant, Jonathan Coachman, announced moments before the McMahon versus Lashley match that it would be a No Disqualification match. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In the match, several people interfered on McMahon's behalf, including Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, Chris Masters, Johnny Nitro, and Umaga. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch were a Professional wrestling Tag team that performed for World Wrestling Entertainment on its John Randall Hennigan (born October 3 1979 better known by his Ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestler. This interference allowed McMahon to win the bout. ^[34]

The main feud on the Raw brand was between John Cena and Shawn Michaels, with the two feuding over the WWE Championship that Cena was holding at the time. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Michaels was one of the last two superstars left in the 2007 Royal Rumble match, but failed to win as The Undertaker eliminated Michaels to win the contest. Royal Rumble (2007 was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. ^[35] The following night, on the January 29, 2007 edition of Raw, Michaels cut a promo, stating that he would somehow win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 23. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. He teamed with Cena to take on Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) for the World Tag Team Championship. Rated-RKO was a Professional wrestling Tag team, who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand between October Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Cena and Michaels won the title, after performing an FU to Orton. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of After the match, The Undertaker rose from underneath the ground and stared at Cena and the WWE Championship. ^[17] The Undertaker also made an appearance on the January 30, 2007 edition of ECW, chokeslamming Test. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. ^[36] Cena made an appearance on the February 2, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, and demanded to know who Undertaker was going to face at WrestleMania. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As Undertaker looked set to make his decision, Shawn Michaels came out and stated that he wanted to know as well. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. The two, along with World Heavyweight Champion Batista, never got an answer, as WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced that Michaels and Cena would team up to take on Batista and Undertaker at No Way Out. The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional No Way Out (2007 was the ninth annual No Way Out Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[37] Undertaker finally made his decision on the February 5, 2007 edition of Raw, opting to face Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As a result, McMahon announced that Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton would face each other in a Triple Threat match to determine the number one contender to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 23. Michaels won the match by pinning Orton. ^[38] Cena and Michaels defeated Batista and Undertaker at No Way Out after Batista turned on The Undertaker and performed a Spinebuster on him. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of ^[39] The following night, on Raw, Cena faced Orton in a singles match. Cena looked set to win after locking in the STFU, but Orton's partner, Edge, interfered and caused a disqualification. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff The two attempted to execute a con-chair-to Cena, but Michaels ran-in and attacked them with steel chairs. The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches ^[19] Michaels and Cena were booked to defend the World Tag Team Championship against Edge and Orton on the February 26, 2007 edition of Raw. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Before the match, Orton played a video that highlighted the past friendships that Michaels was involved in, before turning on the friend. In the match, Michaels nearly Superkicked Cena after Orton moved. A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in Professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike Due to a later disagreement, Edge left Orton and walked off backstage, allowing Cena and Michaels to retain the World Tag Team Championship. ^[21] The following week, Michaels responded to the video set-up by Randy Orton, and made comments to do with John Cena. ^[26]

I will have your back until WrestleMania. This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. I’ve turned against all my partners and more importantly, I’ve stabbed all my friends in the back. But with you, John, it’s different.

—Shawn Michaels commenting on his future WWE Championship match against John Cena. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows ^[26]

Michaels later defeated Orton, pinning him with a roll-up pin. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling After the end of the contest, Edge and Orton attacked Michaels, with Orton performing an RKO on a steel chair. In Professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term which refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver A folding chair is a light portable chair that can be stored in a stack row or on a specially designed Cart (or dolley Cena then ran-down to the ring and sent Edge and Orton to the outside. ^[26] The same night, Cena defeated Johnny Nitro by disqualification. After the match, Nitro, Nitro's partner, Joey Mercury, and Edge, kayfabe assaulted Cena. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Adam Birch Extreme Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling (2000-2001 His first national exposure came after he left OMEGA and formed a Tag team Michaels ran-down to the ring looking to make the save, but stopped just moments away. After hesitating for a moment, Michaels eventually entered the ring and saved Cena from the trio. ^[26] Two weeks later, on the March 19 edition of Raw, Michaels was booked to face John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) in a singles match. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. John Charles Layfield (born November 29 1966 known by his current Ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American JBL, however, backed out the contest, stating that he would only come out of retirement on his terms. JBL continued to talk, stating that Michaels "can’t beat John Cena. " Michaels then proceeded to Superkick JBL. Later in the night, Cena defeated WWE United States Champion Chris Benoit. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a After the bout, Michaels entered the ring and attempted to Superkick Cena. Cena countered and attempted to perform a FU, but Michaels countered before Cena was able to execute. ^[32] On the final Raw, before WrestleMania, Cena and Michaels would team up to face Batista and Undertaker in a rematch from No Way Out. Cena and Michaels looked set to win, performing a synchronized 5-Knuckle Shuffle; however, Michaels turned on Cena and Superkicked him. ^[34]

The main feud on the SmackDown! brand was between Batista and The Undertaker, with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship, which was held by Batista. The feud started when The Undertaker won the 2007 Royal Rumble match, thus earning him a shot at any of WWE's three World Championships. The storyline started with The Undertaker appearing on all three brands, taunting each of the champions. On the February 5, 2007 episode of Raw, The Undertaker decided that he would challenge Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In the weeks prior to WrestleMania, the situation on SmackDown! mirrored that of Raw, with champion and challenger taking part in tag team matches. The two were able to work effectively together, though on SmackDown, no tag team titles were involved. In the beginning of the feud, Batista claimed to have great respect for The Undertaker. Due to several attacks by The Undertaker, two nights before WrestleMania, Batista claimed to have lost all respect for the legendary Undertaker.

The main feud on the ECW brand was The ECW Originals stable feuding with The New Breed over who was the dominant force in the revived ECW brand. The ECW Originals were a Professional wrestling stable in the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE This article is about a wrestling faction For other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. The feud started on the January 30, 2007 edition of ECW, when Vince McMahon declared Elijah Burke the "future of ECW. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Elijah Burke World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE he was sent to their developmental territory " After the two posed for photos, several superstars that had competed in the original ECW ran down to the ring, including Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney and Sabu. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Jonathan Rechner (born April 11, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey) better known by his Ring name Balls Mahoney, Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. The Originals proceeded to attack Burke. ^[36]

The two factions of four faced off in several tag team matches throughout the weeks prior, using various combinations. The New Breed dominated for several weeks before ECW Originals leader, Rob Van Dam, defeated New Breed leader Elijah Burke in a singles match. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam ECW Original Tommy Dreamer issued the challenge to the New Breed for an 8-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania, which was accepted by Burke on behalf of the New Breed.

The last major feud involved eight men. Several weeks before WrestleMania, it was announced that the Money in the Bank ladder match would be held again, as it was in the last two years. The Money in the Bank ladder match is a Professional wrestling Ladder match held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE at their Pay-per-view This year, however, there would be eight men involved, rather than six the two previous years had. Throughout the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, qualifying matches took place on all three shows. On an edition of Raw, Edge, the winner of the match held in 2005, defeated Rob Van Dam, the winner of the match held in 2006, to earn the first spot in the match. The next night on ECW, another cross-brand match took place, with CM Punk defeating Johnny Nitro to qualify. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage On that week's SmackDown!, King Booker became the third man to qualify, defeating Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere match following interference from The Great Khali. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand.

On the next edition of Raw, Jeff Hardy pinned Shelton Benjamin in a match to become the fourth man to qualify. Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Shelton Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE working The next night on ECW, Mr. Kennedy defeated Sabu in an Extreme Rules match to earn the fifth spot. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using On the next SmackDown!, two qualifying matches took place, with Matt Hardy and Finlay winning their respective match to qualify. Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley. The final qualifying match took place on Raw between Carlito and Ric Flair. Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion The match was deemed a no-contest after The Great Khali interfered and attacked both men. Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand. The match was rescheduled for the next week on Raw, with Randy Orton kayfabe bribing his way into the match up, which was to be an Elimination match. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Orton pinned both Flair and Carlito after performing an RKO to each of them. Edge and Randy Orton had recently stopped teaming together and there was a lot of tension between them. They both attempted to get the other taken out of the Money in the Bank ladder match; however, both men failed, as Edge won a "last chance" Battle Royal to retain his spot and Orton won a match on ECW to retain his. In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type

At No Way Out, WWE United States Champion Chris Benoit and The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). The Hardy Boyz (also known as the The Hardys and Team Xtreme) are an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team in World Wrestling MNM (Mercury Nitro & Melina) was a Professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment that consisted of Joey Mercury (previously Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad After Benoit and MVP had some matches with the two in them (tag team and triple threat matches), MVP decided to start showing he is the true United States Champion. MVP would then have matches against the "champions" of other countries (including Luxembourg and Scotland, which in reality were jobbers), beating them within minutes. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match MVP then challenged Benoit for the title at WrestleMania, which led to Benoit and MVP getting in mind games and, in some instances, physical retaliation.

Event

Before the event went live on pay-per-view, a dark match was held. The Raw tag team of Ric Flair and Carlito defeated SmackDown tag team Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms in a Lumberjack match, in which every WWE Superstar not booked on the card surrounded the ring. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Chavo Guerrero Jr (born Salvador Guerrero III on October 20, 1970) Guerrero engaged in a memorable feud against "Sugar" Shane Helms Gregory "Shane" Helms The trio was a Parody of the Boy bands the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing This is a list of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE employees, organized by role within the promotion and assigned brands including its developmental Carlito pinned Guerrero after a Backcracker to win the match for him and Flair. A backbreaker refers to Professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the ^[40][41] The event officially began with Aretha Franklin singing a rendition of "America the Beautiful," reprising her role from twenty years earlier at WrestleMania III. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the " America the Beautiful " is an American Patriotic song. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ^[41]

The first televised match of the night was the third-annual Money in the Bank ladder match, this time featuring eight participants; Edge, Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton from Raw, King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell), Mr. Kennedy, Matt Hardy and Finlay from SmackDown!, and CM Punk from ECW. The Money in the Bank ladder match is a Professional wrestling Ladder match held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE at their Pay-per-view Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2 1974) is an American professional wrestling valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The match featured many notable spots, including points where Edge performed the Spear on all the other opponents, followed by Randy Orton doing the same by leveling many of the participants with his RKO later in the match. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. In Professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term which refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver Mr. Kennedy missed a Kenton Bomb and landed on a ladder on the back of his neck. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler He instead received a Swanton Bomb from Jeff Hardy. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Several dangerous ladder spots were also featured, including Orton hitting an RKO to CM Punk whilst standing on the ladder, and King Booker hitting his Book End to Orton from the top of the ladder as well. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Midway through the match, Jeff Hardy climbed a fifteen foot-high ladder inside the ring and on his brother, Matt Hardy's urging, he performed a leg drop off of that ladder onto Edge, who was lying prone on another ladder outside the ring, set-up on the ring apron and the barricade. A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's Due to the impact, the ladder on which Edge was placed, broke in half and he, along with Jeff, were severely injured. They were carried off on stretchers by the paramedics. Later, when Booker was about to retrieve the contract briefcase, Matt Hardy held Booker's wife, Queen Sharmell as a hostage, threatening to perform his Twist of Fate on her. A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security In Professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term which refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver Booker went to her aid and received the Twist of Fate from Matt. Finlay fought Matt for sometime in the ring, and also performed his Celtic Cross to Matt onto a ladder. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Finlay's associate Hornswoggle emerged from under the ring and attempted to retrieve the briefcase for Finlay. He was stopped by Kennedy, who performed his Green Bay Plunge on Hornswoggle. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Kennedy went on to win the match, only after knocking CM Punk off a ladder by hitting him with another ladder. ^[40][41]

The next match was billed as a "SmackDown! vs. Raw Interpromotional match. " Raw superstar The Great Khali faced SmackDown! superstar Kane. Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest It was a short match, but contained a notable spot. In homage to Hulk Hogan slamming André the Giant twenty years earlier at WrestleMania III, Kane picked up Khali for the first time and body-slammed him to the mat. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The match ended with Khali pinning Kane after a Giant Chokeslam. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's After the match, Khali choked Kane out with Kane's chained hook, which was a reference to Kane's movie, See No Evil, where his character used said hook as a signature weapon. See No Evil is a 2006 Horror film directed by Gregory Dark, written by Dan Madigan, produced by Joel Simon ^[40][41]

A backstage segment was featured next, which involved Cryme Tyme persuading Eugene to dance with Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah, who were dressed as strippers as Cryme Tyme danced with Exposé. Cryme Tyme (also spelled Crime Time) is a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Shad Gaspard and JTG. Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975 in Fayette County Kentucky) is a American Professional wrestler who is best Johnnie Mae Young (born March 12 1923) is a former female Professional wrestler. Mary Lillian Ellison ( July 22 1923 &ndash November 2 2007) better known by her Ring name The Fabulous Moolah, was Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Also featured in the segment were WWE Legends Slick, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Hart, Irwin R. Schyster, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter, Howard Finkel, Gene Okerlund, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, many of whom had not been seen on television in years. Kenneth Johnson (born December 8, 1943) better known to wrestling fans as " Slick - The Doctor Of Style " is a former American Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) is a Professional wrestling Ring announcer. Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund (born November 29 1942) is a semi-retired American Professional wrestling Interviewer Pat Patterson may refer to Jacob E "Pat" Patterson, former Mayor of Minden Louisiana Pat Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco (born September 19 1946) is a former American professional wrestler, now working as a road agent

Following the segment was the WWE United States Championship match, with Chris Benoit defending the title against Montel Vontavious Porter. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad The match started off with a chain of takedowns, holds, and reversals, with MVP keeping up with Benoit, even going for some submission holds. Submission wrestling (also called Grappling or submission fighting and technically referred to as submission grappling is a Wrestling style and a general term The match lasted almost ten minutes, with Benoit attempting to lock in some of his signature submission holds, but MVP successfully reversed them, including the Crippler Crossface. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. The two exchanged suplexes and holds until Benoit was able to ascend the top rope and execute a Diving headbutt on MVP, which led to Benoit getting the pinfall victory to retain the WWE United States Championship. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling ^[40][41]

Long time ring announcer Howard Finkel then introduced the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007. A ring announcer is a paid in-ring (and sometimes on-camera employee for a Boxing, Professional wrestling, or Mixed martial arts event or promotion Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) is a Professional wrestling Ring announcer. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of members of The next match featured Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. The match started with Batista performing a Spear, which he had recently adopted as a secondary finisher, to The Undertaker as the bell sounded. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. The match went back and forth, with both men countering each other and performing their finishers. Undertaker thought he had the match won after a Chokeslam, but Batista kicked out of the pin attempt. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's The Undertaker was then able to perform a Last Ride to Batista, but again failed to win the match. A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first Batista was also able to execute his finisher, the Batista Bomb, but failed to get the pinfall victory. A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first Midway through the match, The Undertaker vaulted over the top rope and onto Batista. At one point, Batista was able to perform a running powerslam on The Undertaker through an announce table. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Back in the ring, Batista executed a Spinebuster, followed by a Batista Bomb, but still failed to get the pin. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of After some more back and fort action, Undertaker pinned Batista following a Tombstone piledriver to become the World Heavyweight Champion and emerge from WrestleMania with his winning streak intact. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Undertaker's win made him the only wrestler to have won both the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship at a WrestleMania. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE ^[40][41]

The ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman) took on The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von and Matt Striker) next. The ECW Originals were a Professional wrestling stable in the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P This article is about a wrestling faction For other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. Elijah Burke World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE he was sent to their developmental territory Kevin Matthew Fertig (born January 17, 1977) World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2005 Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002-2004 In April Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker Matthew Kaye However he resigned from his position as a teacher when the High School found out that Kaye was using sick leave days as an excuse to keep up with his wrestling commitments The short match was fast-paced and had many high and low points for each team. Van Dam pinned Striker after a Five-Star Frog Splash to win the match for The ECW Originals. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler ^[40][41]

The match that WWE billed as the "Battle of the Billionaires" was next, as Umaga (representing Vince McMahon) fought Bobby Lashley (representing Donald Trump), with Stone Cold Steve Austin serving as the special guest referee. Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American Business magnate, Socialite, Television personality, and Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the A professional wrestling referee is the official figure that makes sure that wrestling matches move smoothly in an attempt to maintain Kayfabe. Umaga was accompanied to the ring by Vince McMahon and by his "handler" Armando Alejandro Estrada. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Lashley was being managed by Donald Trump, who was attended to by Tara Connor. Tara Elizabeth Conner (born on 18 December 1985 in Dallas Texas) She was allowed to retain her title and entered a drug rehabilitation program Midway through the match, Austin took a bump and was taken out of the match for several minutes. In Professional wrestling, a bump occurs whenever a wrestler hits the mat or the arena floor after receiving a move from his/her opponent Shane McMahon, who attempted to replace him as referee, called the match while being biased towards Umaga. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings After Umaga got a near-fall on Lashley, Austin pulled Shane out of the ring, gave him a Stunner, and continued refereeing the match. A stunner is a common term in Professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver predominately used by Lashley won the match after a Stunner from Austin and a Spear. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. ^[40][41] After the match, Trump and Lashley shaved McMahon's bald, followed by Austin executing a Stunner on Trump. ^[40][41] The next match was for the WWE Women's Championship. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the Raw brand of WWE Ashley took on champion Melina. Ashley Marie Massaro She was a contestant on the fifteenth season of Survivor in the People's Republic of China, but was the second contestant Melina Nava Perez (born March 9 1979 better known simply as Melina, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling The match was a short, as Melina pinned Ashley with a Bridge pin to retain the WWE Women's Championship. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling ^[40][41]

Other on-screen talent

Role:	Name:
Commentator	Michael Cole (SmackDown!)
	Jim Ross (Raw)
	Jerry "The King" Lawler (Raw)
	John "Bradshaw" Layfield (SmackDown!)
	Joey Styles (ECW)
	Tazz (ECW)
Spanish commentator	Carlos Cabrera
	Hugo Savinovich
Interviewer	Jonathan Coachman
	Todd Grisham
Ring announcer	Tony Chimel (SmackDown!)
	Howard Finkel (WWE Hall of Fame)
	Lilian Garcia (Raw / Money in the Bank)
	Theodore Long (Batista vs. Michael Sean Coulthard Due to his war zone experience in 1995 he was also selected to cover the aftermath of the bombing of the Alfred P James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling John Charles Layfield (born November 29 1966 known by his current Ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American Joseph Carmine Bonsignore On the May 1, 2006 edition of RAW, Styles announced that he was quitting by delivering a worked shoot promo in which Peter Senerchia (born October 11 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler and current Color commentator best known Carlos Rodrigo Cabrera (born October 18, 1959) is a former newsman and currently one half of the WWE Spanish announcing team in which he is the play-by-play announcer Hugo Savinovich (born February 15, 1959 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former Ecuadorian professional wrestler and currently one Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. Todd Grisham (born January 9 1976) is an American presenter/announcer working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on its ECW Anthony (Tony Chimel (born October 11 1967 is an American Professional wrestling Ring announcer, and the current ECW ring Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) is a Professional wrestling Ring announcer. Lilian Annette García (born August 19 1966 is an American Singer and Ring announcer. Theodore Long (born September 15 1947 is a former American Professional wrestling referee and manager, who is currently working for Undertaker)
	Justin Roberts (ECW)
Referee	Scott Armstrong (ECW)
	Mike Chioda (Raw)
	Jack Doan (Raw)
	Marty Elias (Raw)
	Mickie Henson (SmackDown!)
	Jim Korderas (SmackDown!)
	Charles Robinson (SmackDown!)

The main event was John Cena defending the WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels. Justin Jason Roberts (born December 29, 1979) is an American ring announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Scott Armstrong may refer to J Scott Armstrong (born 1937 Wharton Business School professor Scott Armstrong (journalist, former Washington Michael Jason Chioda, (born August 1 1964) is a senior referee who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment to referee on the John Michael "Jack" Doan (born June 12 1972) is a Professional wrestling Referee working for World Wrestling Entertainment Jim "Jimmy" Korderas (born March 19, 1962) is a Canadian Professional wrestling referee currently signed to World John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. The match contained several notable spots, including Michaels piledriving Cena onto the steel steps outside the ring. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Cena was unable to execute the FU during the match, and Michaels also failed to execute Sweet Chin Music several times. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in Professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike Twice during the match, Cena managed to lock in his STFU submission hold, with Michaels reaching the ropes to break the hold the first time, but tapping out the second time, resulting in John Cena retaining the WWE Championship. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. ^[40][41]

Aftermath

John Cena and Shawn Michaels continued their feud, with Michaels betraying Cena the night after WrestleMania on Raw. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is During the second of two battle royals, Michaels eliminated himself and Cena, resulting in The Hardys winning the World Tag Team Championship. In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type The Hardy Boyz (also known as the The Hardys and Team Xtreme) are an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team in World Wrestling The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ^[42] On the Raw before Backlash, Cena and Michaels wrestled an hour long non-title match, which Michaels won. Backlash (2007 was the ninth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[43]

Batista also continued his feud with The Undertaker, facing off against him in a Last Man Standing match the following month at Backlash. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The match ended in a no-contest after both men failed to answer the ten count, therefore resulting in Undertaker retaining the title. ^[44] The two faced each other in a Steel cage match on the May 11, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, which ended in a draw after both men escaped the cage at the same time. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing ^[45] The feud ended when The Undertaker dropped the World Heavyweight Championship due to a legitimate injury. The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer Edge, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, defeated The Undertaker after the Steel cage match to win the title. Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler The Money in the Bank ladder match is a Professional wrestling Ladder match held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE at their Pay-per-view ^[45]

Bobby Lashley's feud with Vince McMahon continued for a further three months after the event. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Vince, livid after being embarrassed at WrestleMania, vowed to destroy Bobby Lashley and take his ECW Title. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. At Backlash, Vince, his son Shane and Umaga teamed up a Three on one handicap match against the champion, and after two Samoan Splashes by Umaga from the top rope, Vince pinned Lashley to win the title. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler ^[44] The feud continued for a further two pay-per-views, with Lashley pinning Shane in a repeat match from Backlash at Judgment Day, but Vince ruled that as he didn't get pinned, Lashley didn't win the title. Judgment Day (2007 was the ninth annual Judgment Day Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[46] At One Night Stand, Lashley finally defeated Vince in a Street Fight to reclaim the championship. One Night Stand (2007 was the third annual One Night Stand Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[47]

The match between Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter expanded into a lengthy feud for the WWE United States Championship, resulting in Benoit retaining via pinfall at Backlash and Porter winning the title in a Two out of three falls match at Judgment Day, winning 2-0. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. In Professional wrestling, a two out of three falls match, or a best of three falls match, is a series of three matches (often between two wrestlers or two teams of ^[46]

The feud between the ECW Originals and the New Breed continued, with the New Breed defeating the Originals in an Extreme Rules match on the next edition of ECW. The ECW Originals were a Professional wrestling stable in the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE This article is about a wrestling faction For other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Sabu was released from the company shortly after WrestleMania, and The Sandman was drafted to Raw a few months later in the 2007 WWE Draft. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Draft took place at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on June 11 Kevin Thorn left the New Breed shortly after WrestleMania and Marcus Cor Von was also released shortly thereafter. Kevin Matthew Fertig (born January 17, 1977) World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2005 Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002-2004 In April Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker By this point, Elijah Burke and Matt Striker had ceased associating with one another, with Striker eventually being relegated to a manager role for Big Daddy V. Elijah Burke World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE he was sent to their developmental territory Matthew Kaye However he resigned from his position as a teacher when the High School found out that Kaye was using sick leave days as an excuse to keep up with his wrestling commitments In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Nelson Frazier Jr Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling In addition, Rob Van Dam left the company when his contract expired shortly after One Night Stand. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam One Night Stand (2007 was the third annual One Night Stand Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment As a result of all of this, the feud eventually puttered out and was rarely mentioned again.

Production

The set design for WrestleMania 23 began development in October 2006 after WWE set designer, Jason Robinson, first received the final logo for the event. Stagecraft is a generic term referring to the technical aspects of theatrical film and video production Scenic design (also known as stage design, set design or production design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as Film or ^[48] Robinson and his team first surveyed Ford Field in July 2006 and began planning out the staging and lighting designs. Ford Field is an indoor football Stadium located in Detroit Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. Set construction is a process by which a set designer works in collaboration with the director of the production to create the set for a theatrical film or television Lighting includes both artificial Light sources such as lamps and natural illumination of interiors from Daylight. After returning to the stadium in January 2007 for more site surveying, Robinson and his team finalized the set's design in February. ^[48] The final design resulted in WrestleMania 23 having the largest set ever built for a WrestleMania event. ^[49] It incorporated 414 LED video screens and automated lights, 10 spotlights, 56 searchlights, 50,000 ft of cable for pyrotechnics and other use, and 35 stage flamethrowers used to produce 30 ft high and 6 ft wide flames, all which gave the set a unique look for each performer's entrance and an expanded stage lighting element of 300 ft in width and 100 ft in height using the specialized stage lighting instruments. Intelligent lighting refers to Stage lighting that has automated or mechanical abilities beyond those of traditional stationary illumination A followspot, sometimes known as a Spot Light, is a powerful stage light which can be controlled by a human Spotlight operator to "follow" actors A searchlight is an apparatus with Reflectors for projecting a powerful beam of Light of approximately parallel rays in a particular A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit A cable is one or more Wires or Optical fibers bound together typically in a common protective jacket or sheath The term "pyrotechnics" can also be used for Fireworks events A flame is often defined as the visible (light-emitting part of a Fire. Modern stage lighting is a flexible Tool in the production of Theatre, Dance, Opera and other Performance arts Height is the measurement of vertical Distance, but has two meanings in common use Stage lighting instruments are used in Stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions rock Concerts ^[50][49] The ramp used to reach the ring from the entrance set was 187 ft in length. This article deals with the physical structure For related terms see Canal inclined plane, Cable railway, Funicular, or Fixed-wing Length is the long Dimension of any object The length of a thing is the distance between its ends its linear extent as measured from end to end ^[51]

The ring used for WrestleMania 23 was the first to use all-white ring rope as oppose to the recent usual black color scheme. Following two previous designs, the final logo used for the event was completely redesigned from the traditional variations of the WrestleMania logo used throughout the years. This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. ^[50]

Though it took three weeks to fully prepare Ford Field, set assembly began the week before WrestleMania 23 and was completed shortly before the day of the event. ^[50] It took a week for three hundred staff members, unloading and working from forty semi-trucks, to build the set and assemble the event's lighting within Ford Field, far more than the usual forty hours, one hundred staff members, and fourteen semi-trucks required for the production of WWE's weekly television events. truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer. ^[49][48] After the event concluded, it took around thirty hours to disassemble the set and lighting, also far more than the usual three hours required for WWE's weekly television events. ^[48][50]

Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Dark match: Ric Flair and Carlito defeated Gregory Helms and Chavo Guerrero in a Tag Team Lumberjack match (5:13)
  • Carlito pinned Guerrero after a Back Cracker. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown Gregory "Shane" Helms The trio was a Parody of the Boy bands the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Chavo Guerrero Jr (born Salvador Guerrero III on October 20, 1970) Guerrero engaged in a memorable feud against "Sugar" Shane Helms Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing A backbreaker refers to Professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the
  • Lumberjacks: Viscera, Shad Gaspard, JTG, Chris Masters, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Robbie McAllister, Rory McAllister, Super Crazy, Val Venis, Johnny Nitro, Jim Duggan, Eugene, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch and Kenny Dykstra from Raw. Nelson Frazier Jr Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling Shad Chad Javier Jesus Roman Chittick Gaspard (born January 13 1981) Biography Early life and career Shad is the son of Benjamin Gaspard "JTG" redirects here JTG also stands for Jordan Telecom Group Jayson Paul. Chris Mordetzky (born January 8 1983 showed promo style introductory videos outlining him as The Masterpiece, touting him as having a body so perfect it would appear Shelton Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE working Charles Doyle "Charlie" Haas II (born on March 27 1972 is an American professional wrestler and former Amateur wrestler currently signed to The Highlanders were a Scottish Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kayfabe Cousins Robbie (Derek Graham-Couch The Highlanders were a Scottish Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kayfabe Cousins Robbie (Derek Graham-Couch Francisco Pantoja Islas They then attacked Chavo Guerrero and Paul London during their WWE Cruiserweight Championship match Sean Allen Morley (born March 6 1971) European Championship once and World Tag Team Championship once with Lance John Randall Hennigan (born October 3 1979 better known by his Ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestler. James Stuart Duggan (born January 14, 1954) and in WCW he was a 1 time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and a 1 time Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975 in Fayette County Kentucky) is a American Professional wrestler who is best Lance K McNaught (born March 2 1981 Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler Kenneth George Doane Early career Doane made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of fifteen Daivari, Shannon Moore, Sylvain Grenier, Deuce, Domino, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, The Miz, Vito, Scotty 2 Hotty, William Regal, Dave Taylor, Jimmy Wang Yang, Jamie Noble and Funaki from SmackDown!. Shawn Daivari Career Daivari grew up admiring Mick Foley and Bret Hart. Shannon Brian Moore is an American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW as a member of 3 Count Sylvain Grenier, (born March 26, 1977) Independent Circuit & Life Beyond Wrestling (2007-present On the September 5, 2007 James William Reiher Jr, Career Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005-2006 Reiher as Deuce Shade, made his debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling Clifford Compton On the February 2 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated the then WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick in Paul Sanchez-Garcia London While there he helped create the school's first-ever wrestling team where he was the captain first Varsity letterman and still holds the record Brian David Kendrick Together they also held the World Tag Team Championship for a brief period Michael "Mike" Mizanin Biography Mizanin a native of Parma Ohio, graduated from Normandy High School and attended Miami University Vito Joseph LoGrasso World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007 2005-2007 In early 2005 Vito worked dark matches for the now renamed World Wrestling Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion David Steven Taylor (born May 1 1957) He held the title for two years before losing to Tony St James Carson Yun They made their pay-per-view debut at New Blood Rising, losing a ladder match to 3 Count James Gibson.He is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor, where he won its World Championship, and World Championship Wrestling in its (Kung Fu Naki World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998-present Kai En Tai (1998-2001 In March 1998 Funaki along with Teioh and Togo joined the World Balls Mahoney, Little Guido Maritato, Hardcore Holly and Snitsky from ECW. Jonathan Rechner (born April 11, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey) better known by his Ring name Balls Mahoney, James Maritato As the ( Kayfabe) heel cousin of Jamie Noble, he attacked then babyface Crash Holly after he defeated Noble in a match on the December Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the Eugene Alan (Gene Snisky At Survivor Series 2004, Snitsky had an encounter with another psychotic individual from SmackDown!, Heidenreich
• Mr. Kennedy defeated Edge, CM Punk, King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell), Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Finlay and Randy Orton in a Money in the Bank ladder match (19:05)
  • Kennedy won by retrieving the suspended briefcase. Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2 1974) is an American professional wrestling valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern The Money in the Bank ladder match is a Professional wrestling Ladder match held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE at their Pay-per-view
  • During the match, Jeff Hardy performed a leg drop off a 20 foot ladder in the ring through Edge on a ladder outside of the ring. Both men were removed from the match on stretchers.
• The Great Khali defeated Kane (5:31)
  • Khali pinned Kane after a Khali Bomb. Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's
• Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) to retain the WWE United States Championship (9:19)
  • Benoit pinned MVP after a Diving Headbutt. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler
  • MVP came out accompanied by a squad of cheerleaders.
• Howard Finkel introduced the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2007:
  • Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Nick Bockwinkel, Mr. Fuji, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika). Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) is a Professional wrestling Ring announcer. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling Nicholas Warren Francis Bockwinkel (born December 6 1934) is a former American Professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Nick Harry Fujiwara (born May 4 1935) As a manager he would often throw salt in the eyes of face wrestlers Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American The Wild Samoans was the Tag team of Afa & Sika in Mid-South Wrestling the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and the World Wrestling Arthur "Afa" Anoa'i Sr (born November 21 1942) is a Samoan American retired Professional wrestler and Professional wrestling Leati "Sika" Anoa'i (born April 5 1945 in Leone American Samoa) One of 4 children Sika moved to the United States when he was 14 The Sheik was represented by his widow Joyce Farhat, and "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig was represented by his widow Leonice and his father Larry Hennig. Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr Larry "The Axe" Hennig (born June 18, 1932) is an American retired Professional wrestler.

• The Undertaker defeated Batista to win the World Heavyweight Championship (15:47)
  • Undertaker pinned Batista after a Tombstone Piledriver. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position
  • Undertaker came out surrounded by druids. A druid was a member of the priestly and learned class in the ancient Celtic societies
• The ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, The Sandman and Rob Van Dam) defeated The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von, Matt Striker and Kevin Thorn) (w/Ariel) (6:25)
  • Van Dam pinned Striker after a Five-Star Frog Splash. The ECW Originals were a Professional wrestling stable in the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam This article is about a wrestling faction For other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. Elijah Burke World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE he was sent to their developmental territory Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker Matthew Kaye However he resigned from his position as a teacher when the High School found out that Kaye was using sick leave days as an excuse to keep up with his wrestling commitments Kevin Matthew Fertig (born January 17, 1977) World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2005 Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002-2004 In April Shelly Lenore Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is an Mexican-American model, professional wrestler and valet. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler
• Bobby Lashley (w/Donald Trump) defeated Umaga (w/Vince McMahon and Armando Alejandro Estrada) (w/Steve Austin as Special Guest Referee) in a "Battle of the Billionaires" Hair vs. Hair match (13:04)
  • Lashley pinned Umaga after a Stone Cold Stunner from Austin and a Spear from Lashley. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American Business magnate, Socialite, Television personality, and Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing A stunner is a common term in Professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver predominately used by Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw.
  • Shane McMahon interfered on Umaga's behalf wearing referee attire. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings
  • After the match, Trump and Lashley shaved Vince bald followed by Austin giving both Trump and Vince a Stunner. Baldness involves the state of lacking hair where it often grows especially on the head
• Melina defeated Ashley Massaro in a Lumberjill match to retain the WWE Women's Championship (3:13)
  • Melina pinned Ashley with a Bridge Pin. Melina Nava Perez (born March 9 1979 better known simply as Melina, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Ashley Marie Massaro She was a contestant on the fifteenth season of Survivor in the People's Republic of China, but was the second contestant Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the Raw brand of WWE A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling
  • After the match, the lumberjills got into a catfight.
  • Lumberjills: Victoria, Layla, Jillian Hall, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, Trinity, Torrie Wilson, Brooke Adams, Kristal Marshall, Michelle McCool, Maria and Mickie James. Lisa Marie Varon As an amateur bodybuilder Varon won her first competition in 1995 as a middleweight Layla El (born June 25 1978 is a British Dancer, model and Professional wrestler of North African heritage Before joining Jillian Faye Fletcher, (born September 6 1980 Career Early Years Fletcher was trained by Dave Finlay at his Professional wrestling school Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (born September 30 1978 better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is an American model actress, and Barbara Jean "Barbie" Blank (born January 15 1987 is an American model and Professional wrestling valet, dancer and wrestler Stephanie Finochio (born December 1, 1971) is an Italian American stuntwoman and retired professional wrestler and valet Torrie Wilson (born July 24 1975 is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model perhaps best known for her work with Brooke Adams (born December 4, 1984) is an American model, Dancer and former WWE Diva. Kristal Marshall (born November 11 1983) is an American model and former WWE Diva best known for her work in World Wrestling Michelle Leigh McCool is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown brand Maria Kanellis (born February 25 1982 is an American professional wrestler and model of Greek heritage currently signed to World Wrestling
• John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Championship (28:20)
  • Cena forced Michaels to submit with the STFU. John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission.
  • Cena entered the stadium in a Shelby GT-H Mustang. The Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang, built by Ford from 1968 through 1970

Notes

• Celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania 23 included: Franklin, Trump and Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner (for the Hair vs. Hair match), Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, Miss Teen USA 2006 Katie Blair, Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera, members of the Detroit Tigers, Thomas Hearns, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hašek, and Rev. Run from Run DMC. The Miss USA Beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant Tara Elizabeth Conner (born on 18 December 1985 in Dallas Texas) She was allowed to retain her title and entered a drug rehabilitation program Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville Tennessee who won the Miss USA pageant in 2007 Miss Teen USA is a Beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15–19 Katie Blair (born December 29, 1987) from Billings Montana is an American Beauty queen, who held the Miss Teen USA Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and raised in Salinas, Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, raised in Detroit) is an American 8-time world champion professional The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. Dominik Hašek (ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦaʃɛk in Czech born January 29 1965 is a Czech retired Ice hockey Goaltender. Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14 1964) is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run-D Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D

References

External links

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World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This is a chronological list of pay-per-views promoted by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE No Way Out is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced every February by the American Professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. Backlash is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which started in 1999 and is held normally Judgment Day is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. One Night Stand is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Night of Champions is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The Great American Bash is an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. SummerSlam is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event held in August by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the No Mercy is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The Survivor Series is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Armageddon is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF sixth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event and the first to WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. WrestleMania XI was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF at the Hartford Civic Center WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania XV was was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF which took place on March 28 WrestleMania 2000 was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania XXIV was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on March 30 2008 at WrestleMania XXV is a forthcoming Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which is scheduled to The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF Pay-per-view (PPV event that took place on November 7 1985 from the Rosemont This Tuesday in Texas was a World Wrestling Federation Pay-per-view event that took place on December 3 1991 at the Freeman Coliseum King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event that was held in 1997 2003 Fully Loaded was an annual WWF event which started in July 1998 and was held for a further two years Over the Edge was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every May by the American Professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Federation Invasion (also typeset as InVasion) was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF December to Dismember (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on December 3 WWF One Night Only was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WWF Mayhem in Manchester, was a UK -only Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF that took place on April WWF Capital Carnage was a UK -only Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF that took place No Mercy is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Rebellion was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that was exclusively for the United Kingdom Insurrextion was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment exclusively for the

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