WrestleMania XXVII

WrestleMania XXVII was the twenty-seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), held on April 3, 2011 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was the first WrestleMania in the state of Georgia and the second to be held in Southeastern United States, following WrestleMania XXIV. 

This was the final WrestleMania and the final pay-per-view promoted under the "World Wrestling Entertainment" banner, which was changed to WWE less than four days later.

WrestleMania XXVII was a joint-promotion event, featuring performers both from the Raw and SmackDown brands.

Tickets for the event commenced sale to the public on November 13, 2010. 

According to WWE's second-quarter earnings report, WrestleMania XXVII generated 1,059,000 PPV buys, up roughly 30% domestically and 15% internationally from the previous year. The event grossed US$6.6 million in revenue with 71,617 in attendance, making it the second highest grossing event in WWE behind WrestleMania XXV. It generated $62.1 million in economic impact for Atlanta, a $17 million increase from the previous WrestleMania event, and also generated approximately $7.8 million in local, state and county taxes.



The show featured eight professional wrestling matches

* Dark Match
Lumberjack match for the WWE United States Championship
King Sheamus (c) wrestled Daniel Bryan to a no-contest

* Dark Match
23-Man Battle Royal
The Great Khali won by last eliminating Sheamus
The Battle Royal featured the following 23 superstars; Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters, Curt Hawkins, Daniel Bryan, David Hart Smith, Drew McIntyre, Evan Bourne, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Johnny Curtis, JTG, Mark Henry, Primo, R-Truth, Sheamus, Ted DiBiase, The Great Khali, Trent Barreta, Tyler Reks, Tyson Kidd, William Regal, Yoshi Tatsu, and Zack Ryder. With the Exception of Bryan and Sheamus, these men were the Lumberjacks for the United States title match as well.

* World Heavyweight Championship
Edge (c) (with Christian) defeated Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez and Brodus Clay)



* Cody Rhodes defeated Rey Mysterio



* 8-Man Tag Team match
Kane, Big Show, Santino Marella and Kofi Kingston defeated The Corre (Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater)



* Randy Orton defeated CM Punk



* Special Guest Referee Stone Cold Steve Austin
Michael Cole (with Jack Swagger) defeated Jerry Lawler by Disqualification



* No Holds Barred match
The Undertaker defeated Triple H by submission



* 6-Person Mixed Tag Team match
John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi defeated Dolph Ziggler and LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) (with Vickie Guerrero)



*  WWE Championship
The Miz (c) defeated John Cena
The WWE Championship match was restarted under no disqualification rules following the original double count-out decision by guest host The Rock although he performed the Rock Bottom on John Cena leading to The Miz scoring the pinfall shortly after it resumed.