WrestleMania 23
Posted: Mar 25, 2007 12:51pm
April 1st,2007 at ford field in Detroit, Michigan.
The theme song for the event is "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva.
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. 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. 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. As part of the promotion for this event, a fan rally press conference was held at the Ford Field on July 25, 2006.
Soul legend Aretha Franklin will perform "America the Beautiful" at the start of the event, reprising her role from twenty years earlier at WrestleMania III.
Announced matches: (Listed as last to first. I.E. Batista Vs. Undertaker is the last match and Benoit vs. MVP is the first.
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8.Main Event: World Heavyweight Championship: Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker
7.Main Event:WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels
6.Hair vs. Hair match: Bobby Lashley (w/Donald Trump) vs. Umaga (w/Vince McMahon and Armando Alejandro 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.
5.Money in the Bank ladder match: Edge vs. CM Punk vs. King Booker vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Randy Orton
*The Winner of the Money in the Bank match will get to challenge the champion of any brand to a title match WHENEVER he so chooses.
4.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)
3.WWE Women's ChampionshipLumberjill match for the WWE Women's Championship: Melina (c) vs. Ashley Massaro
*Lumberjills: Victoria, Layla El, Jillian Hall, Kristal Marshall, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, Trinity, Torrie Wilson, Brooke Adams, Maria, Michelle McCool, Mickie James
2.Kane vs. The Great Khali
1.WWE United States Championship: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Montel Vontavious Porter
The theme song for the event is "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva.
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. 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. 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. As part of the promotion for this event, a fan rally press conference was held at the Ford Field on July 25, 2006.
Soul legend Aretha Franklin will perform "America the Beautiful" at the start of the event, reprising her role from twenty years earlier at WrestleMania III.
Announced matches: (Listed as last to first. I.E. Batista Vs. Undertaker is the last match and Benoit vs. MVP is the first.
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8.Main Event: World Heavyweight Championship: Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker
7.Main Event:WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels
6.Hair vs. Hair match: Bobby Lashley (w/Donald Trump) vs. Umaga (w/Vince McMahon and Armando Alejandro 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.
5.Money in the Bank ladder match: Edge vs. CM Punk vs. King Booker vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Randy Orton
*The Winner of the Money in the Bank match will get to challenge the champion of any brand to a title match WHENEVER he so chooses.
4.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)
3.WWE Women's ChampionshipLumberjill match for the WWE Women's Championship: Melina (c) vs. Ashley Massaro
*Lumberjills: Victoria, Layla El, Jillian Hall, Kristal Marshall, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, Trinity, Torrie Wilson, Brooke Adams, Maria, Michelle McCool, Mickie James
2.Kane vs. The Great Khali
1.WWE United States Championship: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Montel Vontavious Porter
