Keith praised the Women's Championship match and Zack Ryder for having his "WrestleMania moment". versus Raw Interpromotional match". Stephanie McMahon then set up a ladder match for the title at WrestleMania, with Owens defending the title against all six competitors. Lesnar executed thirteen suplexes on Ambrose, while Ambrose used kendo sticks and chairs to try to keep Lesnar down. [89] As soon as broadcasting for that event stopped, Reigns reportedly turned on the crowd, yelling angrily at them. Filip Chytil leads Rangers past Lightning in Eastern finals opener. The action favoured both contestants, as each wrestler alternated having the advantage. [87], The post-WrestleMania episode of Raw included Raw debuts of Baron Corbin, Apollo Crews, Enzo Amore, and Colin Cassady. Subsequently, Charlotte was scheduled to defend her title against both ladies in a triple threat match at WrestleMania. Powell listed Mr. T wrestling as his least favorite moment of the pay-per-view, saying the main event match, in which Mr. T took part, was humorous despite its lack of technical wrestling. [87], Meanwhile, Zack Ryder's reign as the new Intercontinental Champion lasted just one day. [42] The following week, Undertaker returned to Raw and said that Shane's blood would be on Vince's hands, not his. It was the first to feature ECW, a relaunch of the former Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion that became a WWE brand in June 2006, subsequently also being the first to feature the ECW World Championship (although it was not defended at this event as the champion competed in a non-title match). The event was presented by PlayStation. To appease angry fans who pelted the screen with garbage, WrestleMania was broadcast in its entirety on local ABC affiliate WTAE-TV two weeks later. In other sports, such as boxing and mixed martial arts, supercards occur more rarely. After the match, which Savage won by disqualification, Honky Tonk Man enlisted the help of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart in attacking Savage. Shocked to see what Elizabeth had done for him, Savage had an emotional reunion with his former manager and held the ring ropes open for her so she could exit, turning Savage into a face for the first time in over two years. The referee disqualified both men, as the match resulted in a double disqualification. On April 11 episode of Raw, Shane McMahon announced a tag team tournament to decide the number one contender to The New Day's Tag Team Championships. It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [25] On the final Raw before WrestleMania, Cena and Michaels would team up to face Batista and Undertaker in a rematch from their match at No Way Out. [14][15] 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. [14] The final design resulted in WrestleMania 23 having the largest set ever built for a WrestleMania event. After the match, the Spider Lady was revealed as the Fabulous Moolah. Brain Busters tried to double-team him but he fought out of their corner. This can be billed as a "double main event" or "double-header" or (rarely) as a "triple main event" or "triple-header". The opening act is a similar concept in non-sports entertainment. The New Day (Non-Title Match)", "Charlotte def. They celebrated too much that Bushwhackers hit Raymond with a battering ram and a rib breaker. The match was later moved to the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show.[47]. MVP then challenged Benoit for the title at WrestleMania 23. At the beginning of the feud, Batista claimed to have great respect for The Undertaker; however, after several attacks by The Undertaker, Batista claimed to have lost all respect for him especially at No Way Out when Batista gained some payback by delivering a Spinebuster to The Undertaker, allowing Raw's WWE Champion, John Cena and Shawn Michaels to deliver their signature moves on The Undertaker for the victory during their inter-promotional WrestleMania 23 tag team main event. In the following weeks, The Usos saved wrestlers from post-match beatdowns by The Dudley Boyz, setting up a tag team match between the two teams for the event. This record stood as the highest attendance for any indoor event until the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, also held at AT&T Stadium, drew 108,713. & Blonde (Emma, Lana, Naomi, Summer Rae, And Tamina). Twin Towers took turns and beat Jannetty. The winner had to be decided by a fan reaction, where Warrior won the posedown. [35] Vince McMahon then forced Reigns to defend the title in the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble with Reigns entering at #1. Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior eventually teamed up at SummerSlam 1991, defeating Slaughter, Mustafa, and their manager, General Adnan, in a two-vs.-three handicap match. Sabu began to manhandle Striker and executed a leg drop from the top rope. [3] Other celebrity guests in attendance included Donald Trump, whose Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino was the main sponsor of the event, and Morton Downey Jr.[citation needed]. Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship match, one of the matches from the double main event, was rated 7.5 out of 10 stars. They continued to beat each other. Savage took advantage and hit Hogan with a knee in the corner. A main event usually takes place as the final match of a title-match-system sporting event. Rude hooked on a surfboard but Warrior grabbed the ropes. [29] Kyle Fowle of The A.V. The second match was between Rocky Maivia and The Sultan for Maivia's WWF Intercontinental Championship. WrestleMania 32 was the 32nd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It took place on April 3, 2016, at the AT&T Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas.This was the last WrestleMania event to be held before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July.. Twelve matches were contested at the event, The main feud on the ECW brand was between two teams of four; The ECW Originals and The New Breed. Sports of Canada, who chalked up the venue change to poor advanced ticket sales, and the company having difficulty filling the estimated 100,000 seats available. In professional wrestling, undercard matches usually last for five to ten minutes: the audience does not have to wait too long for the main event and the promoters often have to fulfill contractual television agreements. [19] After the No Holds Barred cage match, Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan would meet one last time in a WrestleMania V rematch for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on The Main Event III. Shortly thereafter, on an episode of Prime Time Wrestling, Heenan claimed to want to break off their relationship amicably but it was a ruse to set Rooster up to be ambushed by Heenan's new protg, long-time enhancement talent Steve Lombardi, who had just been reinvented as The Brooklyn Brawler. When it became apparent Andr was deathly afraid of the snake, Roberts threw the snake onto Andr, causing him to collapse to the mat and pass out from a (kayfabe) heart attack. [3] This was dismissed by outlets such as SLAM! Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady debuted by confronting the Dudley Boyz, who had just defeated the Usos in WrestleMania rematch, albeit in a tables match.[87]. The main feud on the SmackDown! WrestleMania 32 was the 32nd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. catchphrase. He delivered Rude a backbreaker and tried to lift him up, but dropped him clumsily in the ropes. Flair and Carlito controlled the early part of the match until Helms threw Flair over the top rope. Virgil and Ted DiBiase feuded with each other until November 1991, including facing off at SummerSlam 1991 when DiBiase lost his Million Dollar Belt to Virgil. Back in the ring, Batista executed a Spinebuster followed by a Batista Bomb for a near-fall. brands divisions.The event took place on March 14, 2004, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.It was the third WrestleMania at Madison Square After the posedown, a furious and angry Rude attacked Warrior. Hogan chased Savage around the ringside before Savage hid behind Miss Elizabeth. Virgil hopped up on the apron, distracting Beefcake. Later, Hogan faced Andre the Giant in a rematch of their championship bout from WrestleMania III on the premiere episode of The Main Event, which was broadcast live on February 5, 1988, in Indianapolis. Andr got tied up in the ropes and Roberts took full advantage and got his snake Damien (in the storyline, Andr was deathly afraid of snakes though in reality he actually had some snakes as pets on his ranch) and attempted to throw him on a struggling and terrified Andr, but Studd stopped Roberts. The two-hour WrestleMania 32 Kickoff show was hosted by Renee Young, with Booker T, Corey Graves, and Lita as analysts, while Tom Phillips and Cathy Kelley served as social media correspondents. Valentine tagged in and blocked a roll-up by Hart. 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 the hook as a signature weapon.[30][31]. MVP would then have matches against the "champions" of other countries (including Luxembourg and Scotland, who in reality were jobbers), beating them within minutes. Akeem took advantage and hit Michaels with an Air Africa and pinned him to win the match.[13][14][15]. Brown hit Duggan a Ghetto Blaster but Duggan avoided it and instead hit his three-point stance clothesline. The Indy Lights series supports the IndyCar Series, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series effectively support the top-tier NASCAR Cup Series. They defeated Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the titles at WrestleMania IV. Fuji tagged in and hit a chop on Ax followed by a diving headbutt to the groin. They moved up the steps high into the crowd. This was the last WrestleMania event to be held before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July. Once again, the Mega Powers and Twin Towers squared off. Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart went into singles competition. Flair and Guerrero took each other out of the ring, and before the lumberjacks could throw them back in the ring, Carlito hit the Backstabber on Guerrero to pick up the win for himself and Flair. That changed when Cor Von tagged Striker, who missed an elbow after whipping Sabu into the ropes, allowing Sandman to get tagged. [15] 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 30ft high and 6ft wide flames, all which gave the set a unique look for each performer's entrance and an expanded stage lighting element of 300ft in width and 100ft in height using the specialized stage lighting instruments. The main event was Hulk Hogan versus "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWF He was stopped by Kennedy, who performed his Green Bay Plunge on Hornswoggle. Lawsuits related to the 2020 presidential election: This page was last edited on 8 November 2022, at 06:31. This movie led to a feud between Hogan and Zeus in the WWF because Zeus wanted to take revenge from Hogan of the movie in real-life. DiBiase hit him a clothesline and applied a chokehold on Beefcake, and followed it up with a Million Dollar Drop for a near-fall. They usually involve a "dream fight" and multiple title defenses. [43] A rematch on the next episode of SmackDown ended in a no contest when Charlotte attacked both women. Though McMahon motioned for Undertaker to "bring it", he had no strength left to fight. The main matches on the undercard were Bret Hart versus "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a submission match, Legion of Doom and Ahmed Johnson versus Nation of Domination in a Chicago Street Fight, and Rocky Maivia versus The Sultan for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Stephanie then handed Triple H his trademark sledgehammer but the referee warned him that he'd be disqualified if he used it (although he would retain the WWE Championship). [76][77][78], Troy L. Smith of cleveland.com wrote that "WrestleMania 32 was a night that defied low expectations, thanks in large part a ton of WWE nostalgia", but added that "some of that early goodwill was squandered by odd booking decisions". Vader took advantage and hit Bulldog with Paul Bearer's urn and dragged him into the ring. Wrestlers portrayed faces (heroes) or heels (villains) as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a match or a series of matches. He busted out of a crucifix and got another near-fall and then he began arguing with the referee. [10] At The War to Settle the Score, which aired on February 18, 1985, Leilani Kai, accompanied by Moolah, defeated Richter, again accompanied by Lauper, to win the Women's Championship. Cor Von tagged Thorn again, and Thorn resumed the beat down on Dreamer. Praise went towards the opening ladder match, Styles vs. Jericho, and the Women's Championship match; criticism was focused on the main event, Ambrose vs. Lesnar, the Hell in a Cell match, the overall length of the event, and what were seen as questionable booking decisions, which were focused on the amount of heel victories outside of the opening match and main event. Warrior continually refused to do so and Savage decided to seek another remedy. [7] The main event title match drew particular criticism and resulted in negative and angry crowd reactions. WWE's attempts to get Reigns the "level of recognition" of name like Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and John Cena met its "toughest opponent" in the wrestling audience which started a "fan rebellion" in opposition to WWE's support of Reigns, with fans preferring Dean Ambrose instead. Guerrero tried to end it with his frog splash, but Flair moved. [6] Hart and Austin were booked to wrestle in a submission match at WrestleMania, but Hart got a shot at the WWF Championship in a steel cage match on the March 17 edition of Raw Is War, with the winner defending the title against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 13. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! Thus, a tournament was conceived for WrestleMania IV for the vacant title. [21] The following month, the two came up with a 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. As part of the storyline, Piper recruited Bob Orton to be his bodyguard. WWE runs three other supercards per year (Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and Survivor Series), but does not promote these at the level of WrestleMania. [Note 1] A total of 14 matches were contested at the event. Trump won the contest, although local wrestlers portrayed Trump and O'Donnell. This coincided with the increasing tension in the Middle East that was going on at that time, which eventually would lead to Operation Desert Storm and American involvement in the conflict. Blanchard ducked and Santana accidentally hit Martel. The card featured twelve matches, including three on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers. After the match, Sultan and his managers, Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik attacked Maivia before his father, Rocky Johnson, came out to help his son. Neidhart hit Valentine with a slingshot shoulder block for a near-fall. Perfect for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 1991, and later in 1992 would win the WWF Championship when he defeated Ric Flair in his father's home town of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. [45], On the February 8 episode of Raw, after defeating The New Day and Mark Henry in a tag team tables match, The Dudley Boyz turned heel and betrayed their teammates The Usos. Valentine ran in and nailed Neidhart on the apron. Wrestling supercards often recur annually; WWE's WrestleMania, arguably the most famous of these, has run since 1985. Smith felt that the HHH-Reigns main event was "extremely boring one of the worst main events ever at WrestleMania", with the ending saw "WWE found itself stuck in a moment it couldn't get out of with more boos than cheers". The final qualifying match took place on Raw between Carlito and Ric Flair. [14], Forbes speculated that WrestleMania 32 could break the WWE attendance record of 93,173 set at WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Hart had originally eliminated Austin from the match but Austin's elimination was considered unofficial because the officials did not see it as they were busy attending to a brawl between eliminated wrestlers Mankind and Terry Funk. Next was the Andr the Giant Memorial Battle Royal which saw several surprise entrants in the match, including legends Diamond Dallas Page and Tatanka, NXT call-up Baron Corbin making his main roster debut and former basketball player Shaquille O'Neal as a celebrity entry. One of the main undercard matches was a Chicago Street Fight featuring Ahmed Johnson and Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) against Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush and Savio Vega). [67] On the post-WrestleMania Raw, also held in Dallas but a day later, Vince McMahon asked the live crowd what they thought of WrestleMania 32. The primary match on the ECW brand saw ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley (representing Donald Trump) defeat Raw's Intercontinental Champion Umaga (representing Vince McMahon) in a match where either Trump or McMahon would be shaved bald if their wrestler lost. They were carried off on stretchers by the paramedics. The New Day defended their WWE Tag Team Championship against Sheamus and King Barrett of The League of Nations. Slaughter and The Ultimate Warrior and "Macho King" Randy Savage, and in a way, both were intertwined. This interference allowed McMahon to win the bout. He did not bother to check on the injured Hogan, however, and left the ring. Early life. Thorn entered next and almost performed his finishing move called the Original Sin. Meanwhile, Crews defeated Tyler Breeze. The main event of the show, which was the main match from [6] The next night on Monday Night Raw, Austin cost Hart the WWF Championship against Sycho Sid when Hart had applied the Sharpshooter on Sid, Austin nailed Hart with a steel chair followed by Sid powerbombing Hart for the win. Slaughter's portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War. This event along with the previous year's WrestleMania IV were advertised as being held at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, with both events taking place next door at Convention Hall, but sponsored by Donald Trump. Elizabeth assisted Hogan backstage, which again angered Savage. [65], Dave Scherer of Pro Wrestling Insider commented on responses that WrestleMania 32 was "great", countering that "unless you are putting the framework in place for the future, you will reach a point where most of your assets are gone and you will be in a barren place". Also, Wendi Richter (accompanied by manager Cyndi Lauper) defeated Leilani Kai to win the WWF Women's Championship, and Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. 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. Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter wrote that between 11,900 and 15,000 tickets were sold before the move. Despite the lackluster reviews towards the event, the submission match between Hart and Austin was highly praised. Nikki Bella, who was inactive due to a neck injury, came out to celebrate with her sister and the rest of the team. Scott Rechsteiner was born in Bay City, Michigan, on July 29, 1962. [45], Bobby Lashley's feud with Vince McMahon continued for a further three months after the event. 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He decried the HHH-Reigns main event as a "dull, slow-paced match" and described Reigns' babyface push as "absurd" and "an embarrassing failed experiment for the company", with "the crowd still being given no reason to feel anything for the guy outside of sheer ambivalence or venomous hatred". [63] The main event also saw the disinterested crowd chanting for various wrestlers uninvolved in the match or storyline: Sami Zayn, Bayley, and Shinsuke Nakamura. The Card (sports) this match was the co- main event The sixth match of the event was a Chicago Street Fight between the Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and Ahmed Johnson and Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush and Savio Vega). "The 50 Greatest Moments at Madison Square Garden". Carlito dominated Helms, leading to Guerrero coming in to help Helms, but Flair came in and fought Guerrero. [3][4][5][6] In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Triple H to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Garvin took him to the corner and went for ten-count-corner punches. Steamboat took the early advantage in the match-up, until Borne flipped him over and slammed him to the mat using a belly-to-belly suplex. Savage, meanwhile, found a new manager. With about 1.2 million buys, the event, at the time, was the most bought WWE pay-per-view in history. It took place on April 2, 2000, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.A total of nine matches were contested on the event's card. The tagline for the event was "Superstars and Stripes Forever," and is remembered for its theme of American patriotism in the wake of the Gulf War. After Morton blew constant smoke from his cigarette into Piper's face during the interview (despite Piper's repeated requests not to), finally, Piper put out the cigarette and Morton with a fire extinguisher. Ultimately, Smith concluded that "WrestleMania 32 proves Zack Ryder (or anyone) is better than Roman Reigns". But Van Dam gave Striker an Van Daminator when he kicked the chair into Striker's face. [41] After Shane accepted, Vince named The Undertaker as his opponent and made the match a Hell in a Cell match;[39] Shane's last match was in May 2009. Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield (main show), Mauro Ranallo, Jerry "The King" Lawler (pre-show), and Byron Saxton (all matches) served as the English commentators, while Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Japanese commentators also called the matches live at the stadium. During the second of two battle royals, Michaels eliminated himself and Cena, resulting in The Hardys winning the World Tag Team Championship. Savage went back in the ring and began taunting Hogan. . Cor Von tagged in Burke who almost pinned Dreamer. [45] The feud ended when The Undertaker dropped the World Heavyweight Championship due to a legitimate injury. [28] They held the title until August, when the team of Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine, later known as the Dream Team, became the new champions. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WrestleMania_32&oldid=1120882603, Professional wrestling in the DallasFort Worth metroplex, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 9 November 2022, at 09:36. Savage applied an armbar on Hogan until Hogan yanked Savage out to the floor. [13] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that WrestleMania 32 broke the WWE's record for most tickets sold with at least 84,000 tickets sold. The third match was a non-title match between Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, the self-proclaimed Million Dollar Champion. Supercards serve as the focal point of professional wrestling promotions and can function as a primary source of revenue for such promotions. Hogan celebrated with Savage afterward, cementing their union.[4]. A total of 14 matches were contested at the event. [22], Gene Okerlund opened the event by singing the national anthem. In the end, Corbin won the match by last eliminating Kane. He won the match by eliminating his old rival Earthquake last, then went backstage to be interviewed by Gene Okerlund. After The Undertaker, the winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble match, made his decision to face Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, a match to determine the next challenger to the WWE Championship was announced. Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, "WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall", "CANOE -- SLAM! It was the first time DiBiase's Million Dollar Championship belt had appeared on pay-per-view. [14] At Revenge of the 'Taker, Hart and Austin had a match which Austin won by disqualification. The eleventh match was a WWF Intercontinental Championship match between defending champion The Ultimate Warrior and "Ravishing" Rick Rude with Bobby Heenan in his corner.
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