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[['''Dark Match''']] : [[Carilto]] & [[Ric Flair]] Def. [[Gregory Helms]] & [[Chavo Guerrero]] in a [[tag-team lumberjack match]] |
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Revision as of 23:39, 1 April 2007
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | April 1, 2007 | ||
| City | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Venue | Ford Field | ||
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WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field, but the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area (following WrestleMania III, where a reported record-setting 93,173 fans filled the Pontiac Silverdome in 1987).
WrestleMania 23 was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the RAW, SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The tagline for was All Grown Up. The official theme song was "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva. The secondary theme song was "The Memory Will Never Die" by Default.
Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11, 2006. As of February 15, 2007, ticket sales for WrestleMania 23 stand at approximately US$5 million, with more than 63,000 tickets sold.[1] This makes WrestleMania 23 the highest-grossing pay-per-view in WWE history as well as the highest-grossing event in professional wrestling history, shattering the previous record of US$3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8.[2] WWE has announced on its website and in its television programs that the event is sold out.[3] Recent WWE.com articles have reported the expected attendance to be more than 70,000 or 75,000, either of which would make this the largest WrestleMania attendance since WrestleMania III.[4][5]
Matches
- 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
- Kennedy grabbed the suitcase to win.
- World Heavyweight Championship: Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker
- WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels
- Hair vs. Hair match: Bobby Lashley (w/Donald Trump) vs. Umaga (w/Vince McMahon and Armando Estrada) (w/Steve Austin as Special Guest Referee)
- In this "Battle of the Billionaires", either Trump or McMahon will have his head shaved if his representative loses.
- The ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, The Sandman and Rob Van Dam) vs. The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von, Matt Striker and Kevin Thorn) (w/ Ariel)
- Lumberjill match for the WWE Women's Championship: Melina (c) vs. Ashley Massaro
- Lumberjills: Victoria, Layla, Jillian Hall, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, Trinity, Torrie Wilson, Brooke, Michelle McCool, Mickie James
- Kane vs. The Great Khali
- WWE United States Championship: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Montel Vontavious Porter
'''Dark Match''' : Carilto & Ric Flair Def. Gregory Helms & Chavo Guerrero in a tag-team lumberjack match
Other on-screen talent
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Notes
- Soul legend Aretha Franklin performed "America the Beautiful" at the start of the event, reprising her role from twenty years earlier at WrestleMania III.
References
- ^ "WWE's WrestleMania 23 Breaks Record, Tops $5 Million In Ticket Sales". Retrieved February 15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "WrestleMania X8 Sets Revenue, Attendance Records". Retrieved January 16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "WrestleMania 23 press conference". Retrieved March 28.
From the sold out Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, ladies and gentlemen, this is WrestleMania 23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Game time". Retrieved March 16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Trump vs. McMahon Official". Retrieved March 16.
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