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The annual pay-per-view wrestling spectacle WrestleMania is billed as "one of the world's largest annual pop culture events" and the Super Bowl of wrestling. Though the event is scripted by World Wrestling Entertainment, fans could care less. Millions of viewers across the country and around the world tune in to see which of their favorite stars will be crowned a champion.
The first WrestleMania was held March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden with a bevy of celebrities. Liberace made his grand entrance with the Rockettes, and rocker Cyndi Lauper participated in one of the matches. The first main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff. The...
The first WrestleMania was held March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden with a bevy of celebrities. Liberace made his grand entrance with the Rockettes, and rocker Cyndi Lauper participated in one of the matches. The first main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff. The...
The annual pay-per-view wrestling spectacle WrestleMania is billed as "one of the world's largest annual pop culture events" and the Super Bowl of wrestling. Though the event is scripted by World Wrestling Entertainment, fans could care less. Millions of viewers across the country and around the world tune in to see which of their favorite stars will be crowned a champion.
The first WrestleMania was held March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden with a bevy of celebrities. Liberace made his grand entrance with the Rockettes, and rocker Cyndi Lauper participated in one of the matches. The first main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff. The Hulk and Mr. T were victorious.
The Undertaker holds the best WrestleMania record of all-time, going 15-0. Two of the most memorable WrestleMania matches happened at WrestleMania 3, when Hulk Hogan body slammed previously unbeaten Andre the Giant to retain the WWE championship.
Then there was the brawl between Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in their Intercontinental Championship match. Savage seemed to have the advantage, having seriously injured Steamboat in a match a few months earlier. But Steamboat somehow came from the brink of losing to win, giving fans memories they would never forget.
In 2007, WrestleMania 23 was held in Detroit and billed as "The Battle of the Billionaires" between Donald Trump and WWE chairman Vince McMahon. Each picked a wrestler to represent them in the ring, with the loser billionaire having his head shaved. Unfortunately for McMahon, he lost and had his head shaved on stage at Ford Field.
WrestleMania 24 will be held in Orlando on March 30, 2008, in the Citrus Bowl, just the second time in WrestleMania history that the event will take place outdoors.
The first WrestleMania was held March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden with a bevy of celebrities. Liberace made his grand entrance with the Rockettes, and rocker Cyndi Lauper participated in one of the matches. The first main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff. The Hulk and Mr. T were victorious.
The Undertaker holds the best WrestleMania record of all-time, going 15-0. Two of the most memorable WrestleMania matches happened at WrestleMania 3, when Hulk Hogan body slammed previously unbeaten Andre the Giant to retain the WWE championship.
Then there was the brawl between Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in their Intercontinental Championship match. Savage seemed to have the advantage, having seriously injured Steamboat in a match a few months earlier. But Steamboat somehow came from the brink of losing to win, giving fans memories they would never forget.
In 2007, WrestleMania 23 was held in Detroit and billed as "The Battle of the Billionaires" between Donald Trump and WWE chairman Vince McMahon. Each picked a wrestler to represent them in the ring, with the loser billionaire having his head shaved. Unfortunately for McMahon, he lost and had his head shaved on stage at Ford Field.
WrestleMania 24 will be held in Orlando on March 30, 2008, in the Citrus Bowl, just the second time in WrestleMania history that the event will take place outdoors.
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Coliseum hosts WWE's The Great American Bash
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comAhh, summer on Long Island. Lazy afternoons at Jones Beach. Barbecues in the backyard. And "New York City Parking Lot Brawls" in Uniondale? Sunday night, World Wrestling Entertainment brings one of pro wrestling's oldest summer traditions to Long...Tags: Ted Turner, Long Island, Wrestling, Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment Incorporated
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On The Cutting Edge
Special to The Los Angeles TimesEven though the Electronic Entertainment Expo returned to its roots at the Los Angeles Convention Center last week, the scale was smaller (the event imploded in 2006) and the spectacle was gone. And because there were no surprising announcements or...Tags: EA Tiburon, Electronics, Wrestling, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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The name of the game at Electronic Entertainment Expo: sequels and music
Special to The TimesThis is a "transformative year," Mike Griffith, chief executive officer of Activision Publishing, said during a news conference this week. And while he was referring to his own newly expanded company (Activison recently merged with Vivendi Universal),...Tags: Video Games, EA Tiburon, Electronics, Wrestling, Vivendi Universal
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Looking back at yesterday
Roch Around the ClockYou knew Tiger was going to sink that putt, right? I’m rooting for Rocco in today's 18-hole playoff. Love the name. And he’s so quotable. If I was a golf writer, I’d follow that guy anywhere. Tiger vs. Rocco. Sounds......Tags: Melvin Mora, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Hernandez, Memorial Stadium
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Orton taps bad side to raise upside
Sun reporterA lot of the bad guys of pro wrestling aren't really bad guys at all. They just play them on TV. World Wrestling Entertainment champion Randy Orton, however, says the arrogant jerk that he portrays on WWE television shows has never been that much of a...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Wrestling, Citrus Bowl, World Wrestling Entertainment Incorporated, 1st Mariner Arena
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The great escape
Sun ReporterWhen wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son and hanged himself last summer, some wondered if his former employer, World Wrestling Entertainment, would face congressional scrutiny or even financial peril. Dozens of Benoit's peers, including...Tags: Government, Health Treatments, National Government, Therapies, Medicine
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Super Crazy se llevó una noche de 'locura' en México
El carácter, el corazón y la entrega mexicana se hicieron presentes tanto en el cuadrilátero como en la tribuna.
A falta de Rey Mysterio, Super Crazy se hizo cargo de demostrar que la lucha libre nacional pesa en cualquier cuadrilátero.
Y a sobra de...
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