WWE WrestleMania 23

Overview

WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania PPV. It took place on April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view, featuring performers from the Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the ECW brand was an Eight Man Tag Team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed. The featured matches on the undercard included Bobby Lashley versus Umaga and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match. It set an all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103. WrestleMania 23 grossed US$5.38 million in ticket sales, breaking the previous record of $3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8. With about 1.25 million buys, the event is the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history.

Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Michael Hickenbottom

Shawn Michaels

Dave Bautista

Batista

Mark Calaway

The Undertaker

Edward Fatu

Umaga

Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon

Franklin Roberto Lashley

Bobby Lashley

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Steve Austin

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit

Hassan Hamin Assad

MVP

Rob Szatkowski

Rob Van Dam