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Saturday, April 27, 2013

WrestleMania XXIV




WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The event took place on March 30, 2008, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida and was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida. WrestleMania XXIV was also the second WrestleMania to be held outdoors, with the first being WrestleMania IX, held in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the third being WrestleMania XXVIII in Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Tickets for the event commenced sale to the public on November 3, 2007. WWE and the City of Orlando hosted festivities that spanned a five-day period within the central Florida region. For the second consecutive year, WrestleMania broke the record for the highest-grossing pay-per-view in WWE history, as well as for the Citrus Bowl, grossing US$5.85 million in ticket sales. 


According to a study by Enigma Research Corporation of Sydney, the Citrus Bowl's record-breaking attendance pumped an estimated $51.5 million – surpassing the projected $25 million – into the local economy and generated $1.8 million in local juice stop. The Central Florida Sports Commission reported that the event created jobs and brought approximately 60,000 visitors to the city. Over one million people ordered the event on pay-per-view, grossing $23.8 million in revenue.





The show featured nine professional wrestling matches


* Pre-Show

24-man interpromotional battle royal, with the winner receiving an ECW Championship match later on in the night  
Kane won by last eliminating Mark Henry
The other participants were: Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim Duggan, Festus, The Great Khali, Hardcore Holly, Jesse, Brian Kendrick, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Shannon Moore, Trevor Murdoch, Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Cody Rhodes, Snitsky, Stevie Richards, Val Venis and Jimmy Wang Yang

* Belfast Brawl

John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated Finlay (with Hornswoggle)



* Money in the Bank ladder match
CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho, Carlito, Montel Vontavious Porter, Mr. Kennedy, and John Morrison



* Battle for Brand Supremacy

Batista (representing Smackdown) defeated Umaga (representing Raw)



* ECW Championship

Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero (c)



* Career Threatening Match

Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair



* Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match 

Beth Phoenix and Melina (with Santino Marella) defeated Maria and Ashley
The lumberjills were: Cherry, Eve Torres, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Victoria, Mickie James, Jillian Hall, Katie Lea Burchill, Kelly Kelly, and Layla



* Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship

Randy Orton (c) defeated John Cena and Triple H



* No Disqualification match; decided by either knockout or submission

Floyd Mayweather defeated The Big Show by knockout



* World Heavyweight Championship

The Undertaker defeated Edge (c) (with Vickie Guerrero, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder) by submission 



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