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Friday, April 19, 2013

WrestleMania XX




WrestleMania XX was the twentieth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 14, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The event was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.


WrestleMania XX was the third WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden but the fourth to take place in the New York metropolitan area (following WrestleMania I, WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania X). The event grossed US$2.4 million in ticket sales, making the Pay-Per-View the highest grossing event ever for WWE at Madison Square Garden. More than 20,000 people from 16 countries, 48 states attended the event, which was also televised in more than 90 countries. The event generated an estimated $13.5 million of economic activity for New York City and created an equivalent of 96 full-year jobs.




The show featured twelve professional wrestling matches

* WWE United States Championship

John Cena defeated Big Show (c)



* Fatal Four-Way match for the World Tag Team Championship
Booker T and Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and La Résistance (René Duprée and Rob Conway) 


* Christian defeated Chris Jericho



* Handicap match
Evolution (Randy Orton, Batista, and Ric Flair) defeated Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mick Foley)


* Playboy Evening Gown match
Torrie Wilson and Sable defeated Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie


* Cruiserweight Open for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Chavo Guerrero (c) (with Chavo Guerrero Sr.) defeated Último Dragón, Shannon Moore, Jamie Noble, Funaki, Nunzio, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Tajiri, and Akio


* Interpromotional singles match with special guest referee Steve Austin
Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar 



* Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Too Cool (Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty) (c) defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin), The Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug) and The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq)


* Hair vs. Title match for the WWE Women's Championship
Victoria (c) defeated Molly Holly 



* WWE Championship
Eddie Guerrero (c) defeated Kurt Angle




* The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Kane



* Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Benoit defeated Triple H (c) and Shawn Michaels



WrestleMania XIX




WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was presented by Snickers Cruncher and took place on March 30, 2003 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The event was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Washington, and the first Wrestlemania to use the WWE name. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all fifty states and numerous countries from around the world at Safeco Field resulted in a gate attendance grossing US$2.76 million.

WrestleMania XIX was the first WrestleMania to be promoted under the WWE name and the first to have taken place after the WWE Brand Extension. It was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The tagline for WrestleMania XIX was "Dare To Dream". The official theme song for the event was "Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit performed the theme song live, as well as "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" during The Undertaker's entrance.



The show featured nine professional wrestling matches

* Heat

World Tag Team Championship
Lance Storm and Chief Morley (c) (with Dudley Boyz) defeated Kane and Rob Van Dam

* WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Matt Hardy (c) (with Shannon Moore ) defeated Rey Mysterio



* Handicap match
The Undertaker defeated Big Show and A-Train



* Triple Threat match for the WWE Women's Championship
Trish Stratus defeated Victoria (c) (with Steven Richards) and Jazz



* Triple Threat tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) (c) defeated Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) and Chris Benoit and Rhyno



* Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho



* World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (c) (with Ric Flair) defeated Booker T



* Street Fight
Hulk Hogan defeated Vince McMahon



* The Rock defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin



* WWE Championship with the added stipulation that Angle would lose the title if he were counted-out or disqualified
Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle(c)



WrestleMania X8




WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was presented by Sour Skittles and took place on March 17, 2002 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. The event marked the final WrestleMania event under the WWF name. The event was the second WrestleMania to take place in the Toronto metropolitan area (following WrestleMania VI in 1990). The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 grossed approximately $6.1 million CAD ($3.9 million USD). WrestleMania weekend also included WWF Fan Axxess at the Canadian National Exhibition's Automotive Building.


The show featured eleven professional wrestling matches

* Sunday Night Heat

Six-Man Tag Team match with Jacqueline as the Special Guest Referee
Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Albert defeated Mr. Perfect, Lance Storm and Test

* WWF Intercontinental Championship

Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal (c)



* WWF European Championship
Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Christian


* Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship
Maven (c) fought Goldust to a no contest



* Kurt Angle defeated Kane



* No Holds Barred match
The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair



* Edge defeated Booker T



* Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Scott Hall (with Kevin Nash)



* Four Corners Elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championship
Billy and Chuck (c) defeated The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw), The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (with Stacy Keibler) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy)




* The Rock defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan




* Triple Threat match for the WWF Women's Championship
Jazz (c) defeated Trish Stratus and Lita


* Undisputed WWF Championship
Triple H defeated Chris Jericho (c) (with Stephanie McMahon)