Triple H won the match after pinning RVD following a Pedigree. In the final match of the tournament, held on the February 20 edition of RAW, Triple H faced Rob Van Dam (RVD) and The Big Show in a Triple Threat match. After failing to win the Royal Rumble match, Triple H participated in the 2006 Road to WrestleMania Tournament, where the winner would become the number-one contender to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. On the February 13 edition of RAW, Cena retained the WWE title by defeating Edge with Mick Foley serving as the special guest referee. The main feud heading into WrestleMania on the RAW brand was between John Cena and Triple H over the WWE Championship. More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 states attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. WrestleMania 22 was the third WrestleMania to take place in the Chicago metropolitan area (following WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania 13). Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Mysterio won the match and the World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Orton following a 619 and a West Coast Pop. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between champion Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. The main match on the RAW brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship, which Cena won after forcing Triple H to submit to the STFU. There were two main events which were the main matches for each brand.
The event was a joint-promotion pay-per-view (PPV) featuring performers from the RAW and SmackDown! brands. It took place on Apat the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.
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WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). All editions of the event have been hosted in North American cities, with 30 in the United States and two in Canada.Promotional poster featuring Booker T and John Cena 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. 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. 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 first WrestleMania was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City the 10th and 20th editions were also held there.
T, Alice Cooper, Lawrence Taylor, Pamela Anderson, Mike Tyson, former present Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather, Pete Rose, Burt Reynolds, Mickey Rourke, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kid Rock, Fred Durst, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronda Rousey, Rob Gronkowski and Shaquille O'Neal have participated or made special appearances within the events.
Celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Mr. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of several top WWE wrestlers. WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform the professional wrestling sport. 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. It contributes to the worldwide commercial success of WWE through media, merchandise, and shows. WrestleMania, WWE's flagship event, is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. 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, (also known informally as Mania and frequently abbreviated to WM) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually between mid-March to early April by WWE, a professional wrestling event produced by the WWE, a Connecticut–based promotion, and broadcast live and available through pay-per-view and the WWE Network.