*Cena is the second man in history to retain the WWE Championship at back-to-back WrestleManias. [[Hulk Hogan]] was the first, retaining the Championship at [[Wrestlemania 2]] and [[WrestleMania III|III]].[[Image:Cena23.jpg|right|thumb|200px|John Cena after retaining the WWE Championship]]
*Cena is the second man in history to retain the WWE Championship at back-to-back WrestleManias. [[Hulk Hogan]] was the first, retaining the Championship at [[Wrestlemania 2]] and [[WrestleMania III|III]].[[Image:Cena23.jpg|right|thumb|200px|John Cena after retaining the WWE Championship]]
*This was the second year in a row that Cena was in the WrestleMania main event, and both times he won with the [[Professional wrestling holds#STS|STFU]]. It is also the second year in a row that the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] has changed hands, but not the [[WWE Championship]].
*This was the second year in a row that Cena was in the WrestleMania main event, and both times he won with the [[Professional wrestling holds#STS|STFU]]. It is also the second year in a row that the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] has changed hands, but not the [[WWE Championship]].
*This was the WrestleMania in a row that the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] has changed hands.
*This was the fourth year in a row that the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] has changed hands.
*This is the fifth consecutive WrestleMania without an Intercontinental Championship match, fourth with the championship being active.
*This is the fifth consecutive WrestleMania without an Intercontinental Championship match, fourth with the championship being active.
*This was the first WrestleMania to use all white ring ropes.
*This was the first WrestleMania to use all white ring ropes.
Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11, 2006. The all-time attendance record at Ford Field of 80,103 consisted of people from 24 countries, all 50 states and 9 Canadian provinces, pumped an estimated US$25 million into the local economy, and made this event the highest grossing one-day live event in WWE history, grossing more than $5.38 million in ticket sales. [1] This made WrestleMania 23 the highest-grossing pay-per-view in WWE history as well as the highest-grossing event in professional wrestling history in North America, breaking the previous record of $3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8.[2]
Cena is the second man in history to retain the WWE Championship at back-to-back WrestleManias. Hulk Hogan was the first, retaining the Championship at Wrestlemania 2 and III.File:Cena23.jpgJohn Cena after retaining the WWE Championship
This was the second year in a row that Cena was in the WrestleMania main event, and both times he won with the STFU. It is also the second year in a row that the World Heavyweight Championship has changed hands, but not the WWE Championship.
