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WrestleMania (also known informally as Mania) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually between mid-March to early April by WWE, an American professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. WWE first produced the event in 1985 and has since produced 32 editions, with the thirty-third to be held in Orlando, Florida on April 2, 2017. WrestleMania, WWE's flagship event, is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. It contributes to the worldwide commercial success of WWE through media, merchandise, and shows. WrestleMania was conceptualized by WWE owner Vince McMahon and long time WWE ring announcer and Hall of Famer Howard Finkel is credited with devising the name "WrestleMania" in 1984.
WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform professional wrestling. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of several top WWE wrestlers. Celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, Alice Cooper, Lawrence Taylor, Pamela Anderson, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather, Pete Rose, Burt Reynolds, Mickey Rourke, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kid Rock, Fred Durst, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronda Rousey, and Shaq have participated or made special appearances within the events.
The first WrestleMania was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City; 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. In 2016, Wrestlemania 32 surpassed Wrestlemania III as the highest-attended professional wrestling event ever held, with 101,763 fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. All editions of the event have been hosted in North American cities, with 30 in the United States and two in Canada.
WrestleMania is the annual flagship professional wrestling pay-per-view event of WWE.
WrestleMania may also refer to:
- WrestleMania I - the original "WrestleMania", chronologically known as "WrestleMania I"
In video games:
- WWE Legends of WrestleMania
- WWE Road to WrestleMania X8
- WWE WrestleMania X8
- WWE WrestleMania XIX
- WWE WrestleMania 21
- WWF Road to WrestleMania
- WWF Super WrestleMania
- WWF WrestleMania (NES game)
- WWF WrestleMania (1991 video game)
- WWF WrestleMania 2000
- WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
- WWF WrestleMania Challenge
- WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge
In albums:
- WrestleMania: The Album
In television:
- "WrestleMania", an episode of Hogan Knows Best