WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE WrestleMania 23
| 01 April 2007 (USA)
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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.

Reviews
GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible
Executscan Expected more
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Tom-AVA You know, every once in a while you get that one Wrestling event that beats everything you have seen in the past few years. I mean, Wrestlemania 21 was OK, Wrestlemania 22 was just not up to Wrestlemania standards, and then Wrestlemania 23 came along from Ford Field Detroit. I had my reservations about it. First off, half of the matches on the card did not have good enough build up to them or not a good enough story behind them. However the show was opened with an amazing Money in the Bank match, most notably Jeff Hardys jump off the ladder onto Edge lying on the ladder outside the ring, simply amazing. Khali vs. Kane was everything we expected it to be- rubbish! Then there was a wildcard match that really surprised me. The US title match between Benoit and MVP was simply brilliant for good technical wrestling and applauds to MVP for one brilliant performance. And then there was the World Heavyweight Championship match. This was another match i did not have high expectations for, generally because i'm not a huge fan of the Undertaker but we all new he was going to win it. However i have never been more glad to be proved wrong. The match was an incredible roller coaster ride. And i really have to hand it to Batista for one hell of a show and watch out for his powerslam through the announcers table. Sadly that will be the last time the Animal holds the title, but you've really gotta give it up for him!I'll keep my review of the next match short and sweet, ECW originals Vs The New Breed. Again, rubbish!And then the Battle of the Billionaires. Sadly this match was the one that i was most excited for and didn't quite live up to the hype in my view, but still awesome all the same with a few twists that not even i expected.The Lumberjill match for the Womens title was great on the eyes but sadly not long enough, but oh well.Then my biggest surprise of the evening in the Main Event. Yerse i am one of those weird John Cena fans and not even i know why i am, i just like him. Anyway, this match again i didn't feel had enough build up or hype to it even though there was a fairly good story behind it. First off, HBK's entrance was awesome, watch out for it, and John Cena's entrance was simply brilliant. The match itself had me on the edge of my seat cos i really had no idea who was gunna win it, and it was just brilliant, i have never seen Cena and Shawn wrestle so well and this one was truly a matter of heart and wills and who wanted to win it most and i am glad to say that The Champ is still here!So really overall, one of the best Wrestlemania's in recent memory and you really must look out for the amazing entrance stage and the fireworks and screen effects and light and sound for the entrances, truly spectacular. Really, you have to see this Wrestlemania, simply amazing!
scotty2207 this was a fanctastic event, yes not all the matches were top notch but overall this was an outstanding show of athletic talent and show-stopping, jaw dropping moves! Money in the bank = not a surprise that kennedy picked up the win but it dint matter after the unbelievable display throughout the whole match 10/10Kane v Khale = poor but expected as it is impossible for khali to be carried through a match with great succession good slam from kane just a shame to see khali win 5/10USA championship = great mat wrestle with quick moves and good display of grapple holds. maybe could have had more to it but benoit delivers a great flying head butt to pick up a well earned win 7/10WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP = fantastic! great to see my favourite undertaker win and in such a well fought battle. This fight was great as many finishers did not end the match making a heart racing match which left me on the edge of my seat 10/10ecw original v ecw new breed = generally a good match, maybe not the best way to do it as it would have been good as an elimination tag match. well fought with good finishing display by winners ORIGINALS also could have been longer 7/10Battle of the billionaires = fantastic, bit of an expected result but generally a very good match with twists and turns. good to see a head being shaved! 9/10women championship = short! poor! not a great match, could have been longer, but agreeably not the worst ever! ashley should have won,shame she didn't, rematch guaranteed! 4/10WWE championship = also a fantastic match just a shame shawn michaels did not prevail as champ at the end of it!!! 10/10All in all superb ppv, WATCH IT!!
spanos68 Money in the bank 2 start off... was a surprise. Jeffs leap AMAZING... all the finishers going around didn't like and the ending was predictable... Kennedy.Kane V khali... why? main highlight Kane scoop slamming kahli.. shades of mania 3. khali wins with a choke bomb MVP V Benoit: i was actually enjoying this match but the finish ruined it. i was pulling for MVP but then it just ended suddenly after Benoit hit the head but of the top.Undertaker V Batista: was expecting a crappy slug fest but i was really impressed.. great match with the dead man going 15-0 originals v new breed: was short but exciting... RVD wins with a 5-STAR Lashley V Umaga: nothing to great.. Austin made the match fun :D lashley gets the win after a stunner from Austin and then spearing umaga. BALD GOES VINCE!! Austin then stunner's TRUMP :O Ashley v Melina: great toilet break :) HBK V cena: TOP MATCH!! cena wins with an stfu.. great counters all over the ring... match had me on my feet!! Wrestlemania 23... 1st half wasn't the best... 2nd half GREAT!!
scarface-killah-1 *spoilers* Wrestlemania 23 Mr. Kennedy defeated Edge, CM Punk, King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell), Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Finlay and Randy Orton in a Money in the Bank ladder match (19:10) Kennedy grabbed the suitcase to win. The Great Khali defeated Kane (5:31) Khali pinned Kane after a Two-Handed Chokeslam. Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter to retain the WWE United States Championship (9:19) Benoit pinned MVP after a Diving Headbutt. Howard Finkel introduced the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2007: "Good Ole J.R." Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Nick Bockwinkel, Mr. Fuji, The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika). The Sheik was represented by his wife and "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig was represented by his wife and children. The Undertaker defeated Batista to win the World Heavyweight Championship (15:47) Undertaker pinned Batista after a Tombstone Piledriver. The Undertaker came out to "O Fortuna" with druids surrounding him. The ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, The Sandman and Rob Van Dam) defeated The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von, Matt Striker and Kevin Thorn) (w/Ariel) (6:26) Van Dam pinned Striker after a Five-Star Frog Splash. Bobby Lashley (w/Donald Trump and Tara Conner) defeated Umaga (w/Vince McMahon and Armando Estrada) (w/Steve Austin as Special Guest Referee) in a Hair vs. Hair match Lashley pinned Umaga after a Stunner from Austin and a Spear from Lashley. During the match, Shane McMahon interfered on Umaga's behalf. After the match, Trump and Lashley shaved Vince bald followed by Austin giving Trump a Stone Cold Stunner. Melina defeated Ashley Massaro in a Lumberjill match to retain the WWE Women's Championship (3:14) Melina pinned Ashley with a Victory Roll After the match, all of the lumberjills got in a cat fight. Lumberjills: Victoria, Layla, Jillian Hall, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, Trinity, Torrie Wilson, Brooke Adams, Kristal Marshall, Michelle McCool, Maria and Mickie James. John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Championship Cena forced Michaels to submit with the STFU. theirs the winners the matches them selves were pretty good, except f0r one thing..........John Cena wins again god hes had it a straight year now i think that it should change hands. secondly-Vince madman vs Donald trump=LoL there was punching interferences loads even Donald beating the hell out of Vince. and Vince looks like a EGG HEAD. So if u haven't ordered it yet order it now while u got the chance.