WrestleMania

Extracted Attributes

• Namer

  Howard Finkel

• Category

  One of WWE's 'Big Five' annual events

• Frequency

  Annually (between mid-March and mid-April)

• Organizer

  WWE

• Event Type

  Annual professional wrestling event

• Significance

  WWE's flagship event

• Conceptualizer

  Vince McMahon

• Inception Date

  1985-03-31

• Standard Format

  Two-night event (since WrestleMania 36 in 2020)

• Business Strategy

  Emphasizes storytelling and character development over pure competition

• Primary Location Continent

  North America

• Broadcasting Method (Current)

  Livestreaming (since 2014)

• Broadcasting Method (Initial)

  Traditional Pay-Per-View (since 1985)

• Previous Record Attendance (Indoor Sports Event)

  93,173 fans at WrestleMania III (1987) in Pontiac, Michigan

• Record Attendance (Professional Wrestling in America)

  101,763 fans at WrestleMania 32 (2016) in AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Timeline

• The first WrestleMania event was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Web Search)

  1985-03-31

• WrestleMania became WWE's first pay-per-view (PPV) produced. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1985

• WrestleMania III in Pontiac, Michigan, set a record as the highest-attended indoor sports event in the world with 93,173 fans. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1987-03-29

• WrestleMania XXX became the first major WWE event available via livestreaming. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2014-04-06

• WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, surpassed WrestleMania III as the highest-attended professional wrestling event ever held in America with 101,763 fans. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2016-04-03

• WrestleMania 35 featured one of the first women's WrestleMania main event matches, with Ronda Rousey participating. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2019-04-07

• WrestleMania 36 was held without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic and became the first to be split over two nights, a format that subsequently became standard. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2020-04-04

• WrestleMania 37 was WWE's first event back with a live crowd, albeit at a reduced venue capacity. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2021-04-10

• The 41st edition of WrestleMania is scheduled to occur at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, over two nights. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-04-19

• WrestleMania 43 is slated to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the first time the event will emanate from outside North America. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2027

WrestleMania

WrestleMania is a professional wrestling event held annually between mid-March and mid-April by the American company WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Since premiering in 1985, 41 events have been held, with its most recent 41st edition occurring at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on April 19 and 20, 2025. WrestleMania was WWE's first pay-per-view (PPV) produced and is the most successful annual professional wrestling event in history. The event has been broadcast through traditional PPV since 1985 and has been available via livestreaming since WrestleMania XXX in 2014, which was WWE's first major event available through this medium. WrestleMania was conceptualized by former WWE executive chairman Vince McMahon and named by ring announcer and WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel. It is the company's flagship event and along with Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, it is referred to as one of the "Big Five", WWE's five biggest annual events of the year. The widespread success of WrestleMania helped transform professional wrestling. The annual event has facilitated the rise to stardom of several top WWE wrestlers. Celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Snoop Dogg, Rob Gronkowski, Shaquille O'Neal, Ronda Rousey, and Bad Bunny, among many others, have made special appearances within the events, with some participating in matches. Rousey herself would become a wrestler for WWE from 2018 to 2023 and was one of the three women to participate in the first women's WrestleMania main event match, which occurred at WrestleMania 35 in 2019. The first WrestleMania was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York; the 10th and 20th editions were also held there. WrestleMania III in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan, was the highest-attended indoor sports event in the world, with 93,173 fans in attendance. The record stood until February 14, 2010, when the 2010 NBA All-Star Game broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium, since renamed AT&T Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. In 2016, WrestleMania 32 surpassed WrestleMania III as the highest-attended professional wrestling event ever held in America, with 101,763 fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium, although the company revealed that attendance figures are manipulated for marketing purposes through investor calls. All editions of the event thus far have been hosted in North American cities, with 39 in the United States and two in Canada. WrestleMania 43 in 2027 will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which will be the first WrestleMania to emanate from outside of North America. The only WrestleMania in the event's history not to air live and be held without fans in attendance was WrestleMania 36 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it was the first major professional wrestling event to be affected by the pandemic. It was also the first to be held across two nights, which subsequently became the standard format for the annual event. WrestleMania 37 in 2021 was WWE's first event back with a live crowd, but at a reduced venue capacity before the company resumed live touring with full capacity crowds in July that year.

Web Search Results

• All WrestleMania Main Events in History: Full List & Stats

  WrestleMania is the most important professional wrestling event in the world, held yearly by World Wrestling Entertainment between late-March and early-April. Since its debut in 1985, a total of 41 WrestleMania Pay-Per-Views have taken place, with the event also being available via live-streaming since 2014. [...] Most WrestleMania events are held in large stadiums and major cities, although some have taken place in sports arenas.In 2016, WrestleMania 32 set a record as the highest-attended wrestling event in America, drawing 101,763 fans to AT&T Stadium, surpassing the previous record held by WrestleMania III.Since WrestleMania 36, the event has been held overtwo nights. [...] ### No Spoiler ### With Results Scroll buttons to the left Scroll buttons to the right 1WWF WrestleMania IMarch 31, 1985 Mar 31, 1985 Image 6: Hulk HoganHulk Hogan&Image 7: Mr. TMr. Tw/ Jimmy Snuka vs. Image 8: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper"Rowdy" Roddy Piper&Image 9: "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorffw/ Bob Orton 2WWF WrestleMania 2April 7, 1986 Apr 7, 1986 ### WWF World Heavyweight Championship Steel Cage Match

• WrestleMania history: Every date and main event from Hulk Hogan ...

  On a Sunday afternoon in early Spring of 1985, the then-World Wrestling Federation put on a crossover showcase featuring its bigger-than-life professional wrestlers and some of the biggest entertainers in the world. WrestleMania has only grown in the 37 years since, consistently upping the ante in terms of in-ring performance and attracting some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, music and sports like Muhammad Ali, Bad Bunny, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Lawrence Taylor, [...] Here's a trip down memory lane: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement ## WrestleMania Date: March 31, 1985 Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York Attendance: 19,121 Main event: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T def. Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff and Rowdy Roddy Piper (with Cowboy Bob Orton) in 13:34 with Pat Patterson as guest referee and Muhammad Ali the ringside “enforcer” ## WrestleMania 2 [...] Date: April 3, 2016 Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Attendance: 101,763 Main event: Roman Reigns def. Triple H (C) (with Stephanie McMahon) in 27:11 to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship ## WrestleMania 33 Date: April 2, 2017 Venue: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 75,245 Main event: Roman Reigns def. The Undertaker in 23:00 of a No Holds Barred match ## WrestleMania 34

• WrestleMania history: All-time matches, locations, WWE stats - ESPN

  Date: April 2, 2017 Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida Main event: Roman Reigns defeats The Undertaker in no holds barred match WrestleMania 32 Date: April 3, 2016 Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Main event: Roman Reigns defeats Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) for the WWE world heavyweight championship WrestleMania 31 Date: March 29, 2015 Location: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California [...] Location: SkyDome in Toronto Main event: The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan to retain intercontinental championship and become new WWF champion WrestleMania V Date: April 2, 1989 Location: Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey Main event: Hulk Hogan defeats Randy "Macho Man" Savage (with Miss Elizabeth in a neutral corner) to become new WWF world heavyweight championship WrestleMania IV Date: March 27, 1988 Location: Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey [...] Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles Main event: Batista defeats Triple H to become new world heavyweight champion WrestleMania XX Date: March 14, 2004 Location: Madison Square Garden in New York City Main event: Chris Benoit defeats Triple H (c) and Shawn Michaels in triple-threat match to become new world heavyweight champion WrestleMania XIX Date: March 30, 2003 Location: Safeco Field in Seattle Main event: Brock Lesnar defeats Kurt Angle to become new WWE champion

• WrestleMania Statistics - Adelphi University

  | | | | | | | --- --- --- | | EVENT | LOCATION | VENUE | DATE | ATTENDANCE | MILESTONE/RECORDS | | WRESTLEMANIA I | New York City, NY | Madison Square Garden | March 31, 1985 | | First WrestleMania | | WRESTLEMANIA II | Uniondale, NY Rosemont, IL Los Angeles, CA | Nassau Coliseum Rosemont Horizon LA Memorial Sports Arena | April 7, 1986 | 16,585 (Nassau) 9,000 (Rosemont) 14,500 (Los Angeles) | Only WrestleMania with multiple locations | [...] | WRESTLEMANIA X8 | Toronto, Canada | SkyDome | March 17, 2002 | 68,237 | The 2nd WrestleMania held outside of the U.S. | | WRESTLEMANIA XIX | Seattle, WA | Safeco Field | March 30, 2003 | 54,097 | N/A | | WRESTLEMANIA XX | New York City, NY | Madison Square Garden | March 14, 2004 | 20,000 | 20th edition of WrestleMania 3rd WrestleMania in MSG (Most used venue) | | WRESTLEMANIA 21 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center | April 3, 2005 | 20,193 | N/A | [...] | WRESTLEMANIA XXX | New Orleans, LA | Mercedes Benz Superdome | April 6, 2014 | 75,167 | 30th edition of WrestleMania First loss of The Undertaker’s 20 year win streak | | WRESTLEMANIA 31 | Santa Clara, CA | Levi’s Stadium | March 29, 2015 | | N/A | | WRESTLEMANIA 32 | Arlington, TX | AT&T Stadium | April 3, 2016 | | Set all time attendance record for a WrestleMania | | WRESTLEMANIA 33 | Orlando, FL | Camping World Stadium | April 2, 2017 | | N/A |

• History of WrestleMania - Pro Wrestling Wiki - Fandom

  | WrestleMania | [...] | WWF Championship | WrestleMania 8 | 1992 | Ric Flair (c) v Randy Savage | Singles | Randy Savage | | Tag Team Championship | WrestleMania 8 | 1992 | The Natural Disasters (c) v Money Inc. | Tag Team | The Natural Disasters | | Intercontinental Championship | WrestleMania 9 | 1993 | Shawn Michaels (c) v Tatanka | Singles | Tatanka by countout | | Tag Team Championship | WrestleMania 9 | 1993 | Money Inc. v The Mega-Maniacs | Tag Team | Money Inc. by DQ | [...] ## WrestleMania Logo Gallery[] WrestleMania 15 (1999) WrestleMania 20 (2004) WrestleMania 24 (2008) WrestleMania 24 (2008) WrestleMania 24 (2008) WrestleMania 25 (2009) WrestleMania 26 (2010) WrestleMania 27 (2011) WrestleMania 28 (2012) WrestleMania 29 (2013) WrestleMania 30 (2014) ## DVD & Video releases[] WrestleMania I (VHS) WrestleMania II (VHS) WrestleMania III (VHS) WrestleMania IV (VHS) WrestleMania V (VHS) WrestleMania VI (VHS) WrestleMania VII (VHS)

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• Instance Of

  Q10676514

• Inception Date

  3/31/1985