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{{Infobox Wrestling event
an awful ppv, if you want to know about wrestling check out the attitude era. Edge, Cena, Batista, Orton etc. are all a joke and wouldn't beat any of The Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Mankind, Undertaker, Bret Hart etc.
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|image=WrestlemaniaLogo22.jpg
|promotion=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
|brand=[[WWE Raw|RAW]]<br>[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]
|date=[[April 2]] [[2006]]
|venue=[[Allstate Arena]]
|city=[[Rosemont, Illinois]]
|attendance=17,159
|lastevent=[[WWE No Way Out#2006|No Way Out 2006]]
|nextevent=[[WWE Backlash#2006|Backlash 2006]]
}}

'''WrestleMania 22''' was the twenty-second annual [[WrestleMania]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] produced by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. It took place on [[April 2]] [[2006]] at the [[Allstate Arena]] in the [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] suburb of [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]]. The event was the third WrestleMania to take place in the [[Chicagoland|Chicago]] [[metropolitan area]] (following [[WrestleMania 2]], and [[WrestleMania 13]]). Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing [[United States dollar|US$]]2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 [[U.S. state|states]] attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.

WrestleMania 22 was a [[WWE Brand Extension|joint-promotion]] pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the [[WWE Raw|RAW]] and [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]] brands. The tagline for WrestleMania 22 was ''Big Time''. The official theme song for the event was ''"[[Big Time (song)|Big Time]]"'' by [[Peter Gabriel]]. Secondary theme songs included ''"[[Us and Them (album)|I Dare You]]"'' by [[Shinedown]], ''"[[In the Mouth of the Young|Save Me Sorrow]]"'' by [[Bullets and Octane]], and ''"[[Sleep Is the Enemy|Baby Hates Me]]"'' by [[Danko Jones]].

==Results==
*'''[[Dark match]]: [[Viscera (wrestler)|Viscera]] won an 18-man [[WWE Brand Extension|Interpromotional]] [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Battle Royal]] featuring: [[Nick Dinsmore|Eugene]], [[Virgil Runnels III|Goldust]], [[Gene Snitsky|Snitsky]], [[Travis Tomko|Tyson Tomko]], [[Rob Conway]], [[Lance Cade]], [[Trevor Rhodes|Trevor Murdoch]], [[Matthew Kaye|Matt Striker]] from RAW and [[Super Crazy]], [[Dionicio Castellanos|Psicosis]], [[Shoichi Funaki|Funaki]], [[Stevie Richards|Steven Richards]], [[John Hennigan|Johnny Nitro]], [[Adam Birch|Joey Mercury]], [[Road Warrior Animal|The Road Warrior]], [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]], [[Mike Bucci|Simon Dean]] from SmackDown! (9:00)'''
**Viscera eliminated Snitsky last to win.
*'''[[Kane and The Big Show]] defeated [[Carly Colón|Carlito]] and [[Chris Mordetsky|Chris Masters]] to retain the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] (6:41)'''
**Kane pinned Carlito after a [[chokeslam]].
*'''[[Rob Van Dam]] defeated [[Shelton Benjamin]], [[Ric Flair]], [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]], [[Matt Hardy]] and [[Franklin Lashley|Bobby Lashley]] in a [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] (12:21)'''
**Van Dam won by climbing a ladder and taking possession of the [[briefcase]] hanging above the ring.
[[Image:BigShowKane22.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Kane and The Big Show after retaining the World Tag Team Championship]]
*[[Howard Finkel]] introduced the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] class of [[WWE Hall of Fame#2006|2006]]:
**[[Gene Okerlund|"Mean" Gene Okerlund]], [[Sherri Martel|"Sensational" Sherri Martel]], [[Tony Atlas]], [[Verne Gagne]], [[William Perry (American football)|William "The Refrigerator" Perry]] and [[The Blackjacks]] ([[Blackjack Mulligan]] and [[Jack Lanza|Blackjack Lanza]]). The eighth inductee, [[Bret Hart]], did not attend the event. The ninth inductee, [[Eddie Guerrero]], was represented by his widow [[Vickie Guerrero|Vickie]], who was escorted out to the stage by Guerrero's nephew [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]].
*'''[[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (w/[[Jillian Hall]]) defeated [[Chris Benoit]] to win the [[WWE United States Championship]] (9:44)'''
**Layfield pinned Benoit after flipping him over on his back during a [[Professional wrestling holds#Crossface|Crippler Crossface]] and holding onto the middle rope.
*'''[[Adam Copeland|Edge]] (w/[[Amy Dumas|Lita]]) defeated [[Mick Foley]] in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Hardcore match]] (14:37)'''
**Edge pinned Foley after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|spear]] off the apron and through a flaming table on the outside.
*'''[[Marty Wright|The Boogeyman]] defeated [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] and [[Sharmell Sullivan|Sharmell]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|Handicap match]] (3:52)'''
**Boogeyman pinned Booker after a [[Powerbomb#Chokebomb|chokebomb]].
*'''[[Mickie James]] defeated [[Trish Stratus]] to win the [[WWE Women's Championship]] (8:48)'''
**James pinned Stratus after a [[Roundhouse kick|Mick Kick]].
[[Image:JBL22.jpg|right|200px|thumb|John "Bradshaw" Layfield after winning the WWE United States Championship]]
*'''[[The Undertaker]] defeated [[Mark Henry]] in a [[Casket match]] (9:26)'''
**Undertaker rolled Henry into the casket after hitting him with the [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Tombstone piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]].
*'''[[Shawn Michaels]] defeated [[Vince McMahon]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Holds Barred match]] (18:28)'''
**Michaels pinned McMahon after the [[Superkick|Sweet Chin Music]]
**During the match, both the [[Spirit Squad]] and [[Shane McMahon]] interfered on McMahon's behalf.
*'''[[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]] defeated [[Randy Orton]] and [[Kurt Angle]] (c) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] to win the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] (9:18)'''
**Mysterio pinned Orton after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Tiger Feint Kick|619]] and a [[Professional wrestling high-flying techniques#Springboard hurricanrana|West Coast Pop]].
**[[P.O.D.]] performed Rey Mysterio's entrance music live.
*'''[[Torrie Wilson]] defeated [[Candice Michelle]] in a [[Playboy]] [[Pillow fight]] (3:54)'''
**Wilson pinned Michelle with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|roll-up]].
*'''[[John Cena]] defeated [[Triple H]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]] (22:02)'''
**Cena forced Triple H to submit with the [[Professional wrestling holds#STF|STFU]].
**Triple H came out on a throne dressed as a [[Conan the Barbarian]]-type king.
**Cena came out with a [[Thompson submachine gun|tommy gun]] accompanied by a group of "[[gangsters]]" in a [[1940s]] Chicago-era vehicle.

==Other on-screen talent==
[[Image:MysterioRey22.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Rey Mysterio after winning the World Heavyweight Championship]]
{| border=0 |
| valign=top |
;Commentators
*[[Michael Cole]] - ''SmackDown!''
*[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] - ''RAW''
*[[Jim Ross]] - ''RAW''
*[[Joey Styles]] - ''Foley/Edge match''
*[[Tazz]] - ''SmackDown!''
;Spanish commentators
*[[Carlos Cabrera]]
*[[Hugo Savinovich]]
;Interviewers
*[[Jonathan Coachman]]
*[[Todd Grisham]]
*[[Josh Mathews]]
| valign=top |
;Ring announcers
*[[Tony Chimel]] - ''SmackDown!''
*[[Lilian Garcia]] - ''RAW''
*[[Howard Finkel]]- [[WWE Hall of Fame]] inductees
;Referees
*[[Mike Chioda]] - ''RAW''
*[[Jack Doan]] - ''RAW''
*[[Mickie Henson]] - ''RAW''
*[[Chris Kay]] - ''SmackDown!''
*[[Jim Korderas]] - ''SmackDown!''
*[[Nick Hamilton|Nick Patrick]] - ''SmackDown!''
*[[Chad Patton]] - ''RAW''
*[[Charles Robinson (referee)|Charles Robinson]] - ''SmackDown!''
|}

==Notes==
[[Image:Cena22.jpg|right|thumb|200px|John Cena after retaining the WWE Championship]]
*[[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]] sang a rendition of ''"[[America the Beautiful]]"'' before the show.
*WrestleMania 22 marked the first WrestleMania not to feature the winner of the Royal Rumble in the final match of the night since [[WrestleMania XV]] in 1999.
*One of the gangsters in John Cena's entrance was [[CM Punk]], who was wrestling in WWE's "farm territory" [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] at the time.
*There were two alternate logos released for the event before the third and final logo was decided. The first<ref name="WM22promologo">{{cite web|url=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/3bulletproof16/1WWEWMXXII.jpg|title=WrestleMania 22 promotional logo|}}</ref> and second<ref name="WM22adlogo">{{cite web|url=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/3bulletproof16/2WWEWM22.jpg|title=WrestleMania 22 advertisement logo|}}</ref> logos were similar to that of WrestleMania 21 and were released in promotional videos and advertisements. The third and final logo released is the first since WrestleMania XV to make use of the classic font from the first fifteen WrestleMania events.
*Celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania 22 included [[Joe Theismann]] and [[P.O.D.]].
*This WrestleMania, along with the preceding two, would all take place from the three locations that hosted [[WrestleMania 2]], New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (This one from Chicago, [[WrestleMania XX]] from New York, and [[WrestleMania 21]] from Los Angeles).

==References==
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*[http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2006/2006_04_02.jsp WrestleMania 22 Is Highest Grossing One-Day Event Ever At Allstate Arena]

==External links==
*[http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wrestlemania22/ The Official Website of WrestleMania 22]

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Revision as of 22:25, 7 June 2007

WrestleMania 22
File:WrestlemaniaLogo22.jpg
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)RAW
SmackDown!
DateApril 2 2006
CityRosemont, Illinois
VenueAllstate Arena
Attendance17,159
Pay-per-view chronology
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WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on April 2 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Rosemont. The event was the third WrestleMania to take place in the Chicago metropolitan area (following WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania 13). Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 states attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.

WrestleMania 22 was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the RAW and SmackDown! brands. The tagline for WrestleMania 22 was Big Time. The official theme song for the event was "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel. Secondary theme songs included "I Dare You" by Shinedown, "Save Me Sorrow" by Bullets and Octane, and "Baby Hates Me" by Danko Jones.

Results

File:BigShowKane22.jpg
Kane and The Big Show after retaining the World Tag Team Championship
File:JBL22.jpg
John "Bradshaw" Layfield after winning the WWE United States Championship

Other on-screen talent

File:MysterioRey22.jpg
Rey Mysterio after winning the World Heavyweight Championship
Commentators
Spanish commentators
Interviewers
Ring announcers
Referees

Notes

File:Cena22.jpg
John Cena after retaining the WWE Championship
  • Michelle Williams sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.
  • WrestleMania 22 marked the first WrestleMania not to feature the winner of the Royal Rumble in the final match of the night since WrestleMania XV in 1999.
  • One of the gangsters in John Cena's entrance was CM Punk, who was wrestling in WWE's "farm territory" Ohio Valley Wrestling at the time.
  • There were two alternate logos released for the event before the third and final logo was decided. The first[1] and second[2] logos were similar to that of WrestleMania 21 and were released in promotional videos and advertisements. The third and final logo released is the first since WrestleMania XV to make use of the classic font from the first fifteen WrestleMania events.
  • Celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania 22 included Joe Theismann and P.O.D..
  • This WrestleMania, along with the preceding two, would all take place from the three locations that hosted WrestleMania 2, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (This one from Chicago, WrestleMania XX from New York, and WrestleMania 21 from Los Angeles).

References

  1. ^ "WrestleMania 22 promotional logo". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ "WrestleMania 22 advertisement logo". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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