wrestlemania fourth annual wrestlemania professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_entertainment wwe event took place march orlando florida wrestlemania held state florida second wrestlemania held outdoors wrestlemania held palace las_vegas nevada professional wrestling matches scheduled event featured scheduling main bout matches singles match smackdown brand featured undertaker defeating world heavyweight champion edge win title second triple threat match raw brand randy_orton defeated triple john_cena retain championship singles match ecw brand kane defeated ecw champion guerrero win ecw title scheduled bouts received promotion disqualification match defeated big second match involved wrestlers brands fighting money bank ladder match won match retirement match shawn_michaels defeated leading flair departure wwe period retirement active wrestling tickets event commenced sale public november wwe hosted festivities spanned day period central florida region second consecutive year wrestlemania broke record highest grossing pay view wwe history set gate record grossing million ticket sales according study toronto record breaking attendance brought estimated million surpassing projected million local economy generated million local tax revenue reported event created jobs brought approximately visitors city million people ordered event pay view grossing million revenue background featured professional wrestling matches wrestlers involved pre existing scripted feuds plots storylines wrestlers portrayed villains fan favorites followed series tension building events culminated wrestling match series matches wrestlers belonged raw smackdown ecw brand storyline divisions wwe assigned employees different programs predominant rivalry scripted wrestlemania raw brand randy_orton john_cena triple royal rumble pay view event january randy_orton successfully defended event john_cena returned injury won royal_rumble match thirty wrestlers competed ring eliminated thrown rope eliminated triple winning match contender wrestlemania instead challenging randy_orton title wrestlemania decided challenge way match got intentionally disqualified referee retaining wwe regulations night triple contender defeating men match featured wrestlers fighting ring surrounded chains night raw argued deserved wwe championship match raw general manager portrayed rules announced face later night added stipulation match won added wrestlemania match triple making triple threat match standard match involves wrestlers won main event remain versus triple singles match won match added bout wrestlemania match triple special guest referee executed pedigree february episode raw unlikely team triple defeated wwe champion randy_orton kennedy tag team brawl triple kennedy took check triple intervene march episode raw raw general manager allowed triple threat permit randy_orton triple john_cena establish rules matches leading march wrestlemania night charge pitted triple match charged ring lifted triple overhead dropped march episode raw wrestlemania wind night randy_orton charge arranged match triple wrestlemania opponent kane triple won executing pedigree kane watching ringside threw john_cena match wrestlemania opponent shawn_michaels attempt throwing victory attacked went countered leveled following week episode raw triple got turn charge pitting entire raw roster match men forced work eliminate rest roster charged ropes handing victory triple entered ring standing spent bodies look satisfaction episode raw ordered disqualification man tag team match pitting triple john_cena shawn_michaels randy_orton big triple john_cena team won flair forced tap modified figure victory predominant rivalry smackdown brand edge undertaker world heavyweight championship episode smackdown undertaker defending world championship defeated world title wrestlemania match resulted draw men escaped cage feet touched floor time match unexpected return injury ambushed undertaker henry left ring edge defeated kennedy days earlier raw win money bank contract entered smackdown brand cash defeated undertaker win world championship armageddon edge won second world championship pinned champion triple threat match involved undertaker interference edge heads december episode smackdown royal rumble event edge successfully defended world title february episode smackdown assistant general manager announced way match held determine number contender world heavyweight championship wrestlemania undertaker won match eliminating following episode smackdown edge predicted undertaker undefeated streak wrestlemania come end defeated weeks later march episode smackdown team edge defeated undertaker handicap match wrestler faces team wrestlers edge pinned undertaker following variation called spear following week group aligned wrestlers defeated shawn_michaels match ring surrounded walls steel match undertaker interfered attacked guerrero undertaker double guerrero undertaker attacking guerrero edge escaped cage won match team week smackdown edge held mock burial entitled burial undertaker wrestlemania undefeated streak celebrate edge early victory undertaker burial undertaker emerged inside ring attacked edge knocking outside ring edge way big return company taking time injuries beginning december return promotional interview big threatened professional boxer champion floyd attendance close friend came aid confronted big big dropped knees attacked combination punches caused big bleed nose mouth following night raw big challenged wrestling match accepted storyline big arranged exhibition match fighter similar size stature unimpressed display dominance hill told wrestlemania going break jaw weigh wrestlemania match threw crowd wrestlers emphasise size february episode flair challenged shawn_michaels match wrestlemania michaels accepted reluctance knowing previous announcement wwe chairman mcmahon match flair lost result forced retirement flair said honor retire hands shawn_michaels february wwe announced website fourth annual money bank ladder match place wrestlemania match objective retrieve suspended air ladder match involved wrestlers wwe brands winner earn contract challenge wwe world championships world heavyweight championship smackdown ecw championship ecw time place year period qualifying matches occurred determine participants match wrestlemania starting night raw kennedy defeating respectively qualify participant defeated following episode smackdown weeks raw defeated defeated qualify non televised smackdown ecw house held march qualified defeated march episode ecw seventh defeated big daddy final person qualify beat march episode smackdown later removed match legitimate suspension wwe drug violation company wwe decided add superstar place making year money bank ladder match year seven participants event production march press conference held city hall orlando florida formally announcing event orlando citrus bowl according interview beach press conference wwe chairman vince_mcmahon mentioned orlando runners host event las_vegas paris mcmahon explained orlando chosen geographically wrestlemania held southeast second wrestlemania held entirely outdoors vince_mcmahon announced taken place regardless weather conditions march issue wwe set designer revealed steel rig roof built ring prevent rain falling ring issue initial design ring setup revealed showing larger rig surrounding rig lighting giant screens attached final design lighting video screens rig sound system interview wwe production manager mentioned video reinforcement prevent view steel structure seven generators power set design entrance stage north end stadium consisted steel structure video screens hanging steel beams structure custom built belgium shipped orlando according times raw restriction roof shot high feet compared height feet fireworks set boats lakes nearby stadium wwe said spent estimated fireworks citrus bowl locker rooms south entrance set north square feet mini city outside north end served backstage area included air conditioning trailers areas showers consequence road north end zone closed day event numerous roads closed allow trucks fork lifts mega equipment event ring built yard line citrus bowl best view fans heavy duty plastic field protect turf provide seating serve steel structures foundation development set design began middle building actual set began middle march people worked hours day construct set event construction finished march wrestlemania event filmed high definition wwe sports related title released blu ray disc format wrestlemania led increase sales musical artists related event including album album live philadelphia theory single light fuel single leave memories tribute pre aired live pay view kane won man elimination style match person remaining winner win ecw championship match later night point shannon moore eliminated threw ropes noble ran feet didn hit floor eliminated straight kicked apron event officially began singing rendition america beautiful preliminary matches match aired live pay view belfast brawl match match outcomes occurred accompanied ring storyline son returning scripted injury suffered hands match hit trash lid perform suicide dive ropes outside later tossed table set earlier got involved match hitting stick later threw trash attacking knee stick delivered hell score successful pinfall match match evening fourth annual money bank ladder match way win match climb ladder ring retrieve contract hanging match featured kennedy raw brand ecw brand mvp smackdown brand supposed match violated program taken match early match morrison climbed performed competitors outside ring holding ladder chest later kennedy morrison battling ladder benjamin climbed ladder placed adjacent performed sunset flip kennedy turn morrison ladder later kennedy flipped benjamin ladder ring sending crashing ladder set ring apron mvp close contract returning action suffering legitimate injury entered ring crowd climbed ladder delivered twist fate mvp ladder soon morrison started climb ladder ladder flipped morrison landed ring ropes groin performed punk ladder end punk fought ladder punk trapped leg ladder steps retrieved win match match match billed battle brand supremacy smackdown raw early match exchanged blows knocked outside shoulder block later kicked face caused fall outside ring ring apron result started targeting injured end tried hit countered attempt gave won match pinning match fourth match event featured defending ecw championship kane kane surprised emerging underneath ring instead entrance stage ring entrance kane instantly pinned won ecw championship seconds ecw match main event matches career threatening match shawn_michaels stipulated flair retire wrestling lost start match superstars engaged series flair michaels corner making old comments retaliation michaels flair face caused start bleeding mouth later michaels tried sweet chin music stopped process flair capitalized trapping figure afterward michaels finally delivered sweet chin music flair kicked pinfall attempt michaels trapped flair modified figure flair delivered thumb eye michaels break submission flair delivering michaels chest michaels hit second getting feet worried face michaels said flair sorry love final pinning flair end year long wrestling career match michaels left quickly flair got standing ovation crowd emotional flair embraced family ringside proceeded backstage thanked crowd support sixth match playboy match maria faced accompanied ring served official master ceremonies match match wwe divas surrounded ring able interfere match technical difficulties lights citrus bowl temporarily went match near end pin attempt maria prevented pulled maria leg response raw commentator approached knocked punch phoenix hooked maria leg vertically lifted slammed mat pinned maria win match match hit ring kissed maria leaving main events randy_orton defending wwe championship triple john_cena triple threat match standard match involving wrestlers entrance marching band perform instrumental version theme song time live match triple held sleeper hold picked triple triple dropped low dominated match time highlight match featured performing rope held triple shoulders seating position performed ddt second rope triple simultaneously tried perform countered threw triple triple started targeting legs submissions match came end triple shoulders countered pedigree triple pin come triple head pinned win match retain match disqualification match big early match repeatedly escaped big grasp delivered body shots tried walk match big walked ramp brought ring big struck steel chair big retaliation distraction grabbed chair hit big multiple times head finally removed right glove pair brass hit big face result big knocked answer referee count declared winner main event night saw edge putting world heavyweight championship line undertaker early going match slow paced superstars countered maneuvers match undertaker ran rope ring edge outside match edge able counter undertaker numerous signature moves including ride variation near end edge hit undertaker television camera referee knocked proceeded deliver undertaker countered version successfully delivered edge count came ring edge aid undertaker took distraction edge able hit spear undertaker unable pin edge delivered spear undertaker caught hell gate submission hold forced edge tap new world heavyweight champion improve wrestlemania record aftermath wwe criticized malfunction undertaker victory celebration celebration hot cable sent flying audience members upper seating bowl stadium leaving injured hospitalized accident apparently cable fireworks traveling snapping resulting fireworks exploding rows upper bowl stadium wwe corporate website released statement afterward stating investigate incident results investigation released following episode raw farewell speech led triple introducing people flair past horsemen coming emotional farewell afterward entire wwe roster came thank flair including undertaker came raw went air flair kneeling stance shawn_michaels clearly upset retiring flair flair despite flair forgiveness protégé later started feud michaels citing michaels wrestlemania laying flair match booked backlash wwe scheduled pay view event confrontation michaels later added match special guest referee michaels won feud randy_orton john_cena triple continued wrestlemania added involvement leading fatal way elimination match backlash elimination style match person remaining winner event triple won seventh wwe championship pinning return wrestlemania feud started july revived match booked backlash hardy won rivalries undertaker edge kane continued successful title defenses backlash episode smackdown general manager stripped undertaker world heavyweight championship continued use illegal claiming protect wrestlers reception event received critical acclaim approximately people ordered grossing million revenue number fewer buys wrestlemania achieved canadian online explorer professional wrestling section gave entire event stars rating higher wrestlemania received stars main event undertaker edge world heavyweight championship rated stars career threatening match shawn_michaels rated perfect big rated stars triple threat match randy_orton triple john_cena rated stars dvd blu ray release event released dvd blu ray disc wwe home video completed broadcast pay view wwe event released blu ray format event dvd release features bonus material form hall fame ceremony entirety battle royal took place event results man battle royal
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