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'''WrestleMania XII''' was the twelfth [[WrestleMania]] event produced by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]. It took place on [[March 31]] [[1996]] at the [[Honda Center|Arrowhead Pond]] in [[Anaheim, California]]. |
'''WrestleMania XII''' was the twelfth [[WrestleMania]] event produced by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]. It took place on [[March 31]] [[1996]] at the [[Honda Center|Arrowhead Pond]] in [[Anaheim, California]]. It is widely referred to amognst wrestling fans as "Restholdmania 12". |
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The main attraction of this WrestleMania was the novelty of the WWF championship match that was guaranteed to last at least one hour. On-screen WWF president [[Roddy Piper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]] had announced on an edition of ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night RAW]]'' that reigning champion [[Bret Hart]], who had retained the WWF Championship against [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] at WWF In Your House in [[February 1996]], must defend the title against [[Shawn Michaels]], who had won the [[Royal Rumble (1996)|1996 Royal Rumble]] and had defeated [[Owen Hart]] at February's In Your House for the right to keep the WrestleMania title shot in the first ever [[Iron Man match|"WWF Iron Man Match"]]; whereby the winner would be the man with the most decisions over a sixty minute time limit. |
The main attraction of this WrestleMania was the novelty of the WWF championship match that was guaranteed to last at least one hour. On-screen WWF president [[Roddy Piper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]] had announced on an edition of ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night RAW]]'' that reigning champion [[Bret Hart]], who had retained the WWF Championship against [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] at WWF In Your House in [[February 1996]], must defend the title against [[Shawn Michaels]], who had won the [[Royal Rumble (1996)|1996 Royal Rumble]] and had defeated [[Owen Hart]] at February's In Your House for the right to keep the WrestleMania title shot in the first ever [[Iron Man match|"WWF Iron Man Match"]]; whereby the winner would be the man with the most decisions over a sixty minute time limit. |
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | March 31 1996 | ||
| City | Anaheim, California | ||
| Venue | Arrowhead Pond | ||
| Attendance | 18,853[1] | ||
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WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 31 1996 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. It is widely referred to amognst wrestling fans as "Restholdmania 12".
The main attraction of this WrestleMania was the novelty of the WWF championship match that was guaranteed to last at least one hour. On-screen WWF president "Rowdy" Roddy Piper had announced on an edition of Monday Night RAW that reigning champion Bret Hart, who had retained the WWF Championship against Diesel at WWF In Your House in February 1996, must defend the title against Shawn Michaels, who had won the 1996 Royal Rumble and had defeated Owen Hart at February's In Your House for the right to keep the WrestleMania title shot in the first ever "WWF Iron Man Match"; whereby the winner would be the man with the most decisions over a sixty minute time limit.
The main event was built on Bret Hart wanting to retain the WWF Championship against Shawn Michaels, who had suffered a number of setbacks over the course of the previous year, including, losing his match the previous year at WrestleMania XI, being accosted by a group of thugs at a Syracuse, New York nightclub, forfeiting the WWF Intercontinental Championship at In Your House in October 1995 to Dean Douglas, suffering a storyline concussion at the hands of Owen Hart, and being betrayed by close friend Diesel at a house show at Madison Square Garden.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| Free for All | The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (with Sunny) defeated The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) (with Hillbilly Jim). | Tag team match for the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship | 05:21 |
| 1 | Camp Cornette (Vader, Owen Hart and British Bulldog) (with Jim Cornette) defeated Yokozuna, Jake Roberts and Ahmed Johnson (with Mr. Fuji). | Tag team match | 12:51 |
| 2 | Steve Austin (with Ted DiBiase) defeated Savio Vega. | Singles match | 10:00 |
| 3 | The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Sable). | Singles match | 01:36 |
| 4 | The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Diesel. | Singles match | 16:46 |
| 5 | Roddy Piper defeated Goldust (with Marlena). | Hollywood Backlot Brawl | n/a |
| 6 | Shawn Michaels (with Jose Lothario) defeated Bret Hart. | Iron Man match for the WWF Championship | 1:01:52 |
Other on-screen talent
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Notes
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (July 2008) |
- The match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels is the longest match in the history of WrestleMania.
- Portions of the Hollywood Backlot Brawl used stock footage of the LAPD freeway chase involving O.J. Simpson.
- The WrestleMania XII logo is a parody of the 20th Century Fox logo.
- This was the only WrestleMania to feature only one championship match (excluding the Free for All match).
- The event is the only WrestleMania to feature a logo on the ring canvas. Following the event, the canvas was cut into segments and sold through the WWF's retail shopping number.
- WWE Superstars and fans voted the Iron Man match as the greatest match in WrestleMania history in a show hosted by Ric Flair in 2004.
References
- ^ "WrestleMania XII Results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-02-26.