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WrestleMania
WrestleMania is the name given to the annual flagship pay-per-view event of World Wrestling Entertainment . It is also known as the grandest event in professional wrestling , started in March 31 , 1985 in New York 's Madison Square Garden by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon .
WrestleMania is to wrestling as the Super Bowl is to the NFL or as the World Series is to Major League Baseball , in the sense that it is the most important event of the year in sports entertainment . It is the largest of all major wrestling events in the world, where participating in its main event marks the pinnacle of a professional wrestler's career.
WrestleMania Dates and Venues
WrestleMania I : March 31 , 1985 - New York City , New York at Madison Square Garden
WrestleMania 2 : April 7 , 1986 - Los Angeles , California at the Los Angeles Sports Arena ; Rosemont, Illinois at the Rosemont Horizon ; Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Coliseum
WrestleMania III : March 29 , 1987 - Pontiac, Michigan at the Pontiac Silverdome
WrestleMania IV : March 27 , 1988 - Atlantic City , New Jersey at Trump Plaza
WrestleMania V : April 2 , 1989 - Atlantic City , New Jersey at Trump Plaza
WrestleMania VI : April 1 , 1990 - Toronto , Ontario , Canada at SkyDome
WrestleMania VII : March 24 , 1991 - Los Angeles , California at the Los Angeles Sports Arena
WrestleMania VIII : April 5 , 1992 - Indianapolis , Indiana at the Hoosier Dome
WrestleMania IX : April 4 , 1993 - Las Vegas , Nevada at Caesar's Palace
WrestleMania X : March 20 , 1994 - New York City , New York at Madison Square Garden
WrestleMania XI : April 2 , 1995 - Hartford , Connecticut at the Hartford Civic Center
WrestleMania XII : March 31 , 1996 - Anaheim , California at Arrowhead Pond
WrestleMania 13 : March 23 , 1997 - Rosemont, Illinois at the Rosemont Horizon
WrestleMania XIV : March 29 , 1998 - Boston , Massachusetts at the FleetCenter
WrestleMania XV : March 28 , 1999 - Philadelphia , Pennsylvania at the First Union Center
WrestleMania XVI : April 2 , 2000 - Anaheim , California at Arrowhead Pond
WrestleMania X-Seven : April 1 , 2001 - Houston , Texas at the Reliant Astrodome
WrestleMania X8 : March 17 , 2002 - Toronto , Ontario , Canada at the SkyDome
WrestleMania XIX : March 30 , 2003 - Seattle , Washington at Safeco Field
WrestleMania XX : March 14 , 2004 - New York City , New York at Madison Square Garden
WrestleMania 21 : April 3 , 2005 - Los Angeles , California at the Staples Center
WrestleMania XXII : April 2 , 2006 - Rosemont, Illinois at the Allstate Arena
Facts and Figures
WrestleMania III set the record for the largest indoor attendance of an event in history: 93,173 . However, the numbers have been contested.
Celebrities like Cyndi Lauper , Mr. T , Aretha Franklin , Donald Trump , Vanna White , Run DMC and many others have attended WrestleMania.
Bands like Motörhead and Limp Bizkit have performed live during WrestleMania.
The Undertaker has never lost a match at WrestleMania. Currently, his record in WrestleMania matches is 13-0. His list of Victims include; 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka , Jake 'The Snake' Roberts , Giant Gonzales , King Kong Bundy , Diesel , Sycho Sid , Kane - WM XIV, Big Bossman , Triple H , Ric Flair , Big Show & A-Train , Kane - WM XX, and most recently Randy Orton .
WrestleMania VI & X-8 are the only two 'Mania's' to be held outside of the United States , both being held at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre ), in Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
Iron Sheik , Hulk Hogan , Jimmy Hart , 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper , 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff , 'Cowboy' Bob Orton Jr. , and Nikolai Volkoff all took part at the inaugural WrestleMania on March 31 , 1985 ; 20 years later, on April 2 , 2005 , all seven Superstars were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame , the night before WrestleMania 21 .
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