WWE WrestleMania 23

The story

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.

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J John CenaJohn Cena M Michael HickenbottomShawn Michaels D Dave BautistaBatista M Mark CalawayThe Undertaker E Edward FatuUmaga V Vince McMahonVince McMahon F Franklin Roberto LashleyBobby Lashley D Donald TrumpDonald Trump S Steve AustinStone Cold Steve Austin C Chris BenoitChris Benoit H Hassan Hamin AssadMVP R Rob SzatkowskiRob Van Dam

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T Tom LaughlinTommy Dreamer T Terry BrunkSabu J Jim FullingtonThe Sandman M Montaque BrownMarcus Cor Von K Kevin FertigKevin Thorn E Elijah BurkeElijah Burke M Matthew KayeMatt Striker R Randy OrtonRandy Orton K Ken AndersonMr. Kennedy P Phil BrooksCM Punk A Adam CopelandEdge B Booker Huffman, Jr.King Booker J Jeff HardyJeff Hardy M Matt HardyMatt Hardy D Dave FinlayFinlay G Glenn JacobsKane D Dalip SinghThe Great Khali A Ashley MassaroAshley M Melina PerezMelina H Hazem AliArmando Alejandro Estrada S Shelly MartinezAriel S Sharmell HuffmanQueen Sharmell C Candice MichelleCandice Michelle M Maria Kanellis-BennettMaria T Torrie WilsonTorrie Wilson B Brooke AdamsBrooke J Jillian Faye HallJillian Hall B Barbie BlankKelly Kelly K Kristal MarshallKristal L Layla ElLayla M Michelle CalawayMichelle McCool M Mickie JamesMickie James S Stephanie FinochioTrinity L Lisa Marie VaronVictoria