1980s pictured in 1980, competed in the main event at
WrestleMania III in 1987 in front of the then record 93,173 attendance at the
Pontiac Silverdome. The World Wrestling Federation staged the first WrestleMania on March 31, 1985, at
Madison Square Garden in New York City. The main event was a tag-team match between WWF World Heavyweight Champion
Hulk Hogan and
Mr. T, accompanied by
Jimmy Snuka against the team of
Roddy Piper and
Paul Orndorff, who were accompanied by
Cowboy Bob Orton. The financial and critical success of the event secured the company's status as the most successful professional wrestling promotion in the United States, rising above competitors such as the
National Wrestling Alliance and
American Wrestling Association. In attendance were business celebrity Sy Sperling and broadcasting executive Tony D'Angelo. WrestleMania 2 was held the following year and took place in three venues across the country. The
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in
Uniondale, New York, the Rosemont Horizon (now
Allstate Arena) in the
Chicago suburb of
Rosemont, Illinois, and the
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles. They each featured multiple matches that led up to the main event; this saw WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeat
King Kong Bundy in a
Steel Cage match. A world indoor attendance-record of 93,173 fans was set at WrestleMania III, which was also the largest paying attendance in the
history of professional wrestling at the time. The event is widely considered to be the pinnacle of the
1980s wrestling boom. To make certain that every seat in the
Pontiac Silverdome would be filled, WWF decided to exclude the entire state of Michigan from
pay-per-view access to the event, which made attending the event the only way for fans in Michigan to see it. The event featured Hulk Hogan defending the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against
André the Giant and the
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship match between
"Macho Man" Randy Savage and
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. The match between Savage and Steamboat would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history and is acknowledged by many (including Vince McMahon) as having "stolen the show". WrestleMania IV was held at the
Atlantic City Convention Hall in
Atlantic City, New Jersey (though on the broadcast it was billed as being held in the
Trump Plaza because the adjacent
casino hotel was the event's primary sponsor). The event was an all-tournament event to crown a new WWF World Heavyweight Champion, with four non-tournament matches to fill between the gaps in the tournament rounds. The second round of the tournament featured a rematch of the previous year's main event between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant while Randy Savage went on to defeat
Ted DiBiase in the finals to win the championship. The next event, WrestleMania V, returned the event to Atlantic City, in which Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which Savage had won the previous year. To date, this is the only time consecutive WrestleManias were held in the same venue. The event also saw the WrestleMania in-ring debut of
Shawn Michaels, who would later go on to earn the moniker "Mr. WrestleMania".
1990s The first time WrestleMania took place outside of the United States was WrestleMania VI, which was held at the SkyDome (now
Rogers Centre) in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the main event match,
The Ultimate Warrior won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from Hulk Hogan. The following year, the event returned to the United States for WrestleMania VII, which was originally scheduled to be held at the outdoors
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The event was moved to the adjacent indoors Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena after poor ticket sales, sold on television as being for security reasons related to the
Gulf War and
Sgt. Slaughter's storyline defection to
Iraq. The event saw Hulk Hogan face defending champion Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, while
The Undertaker made his WrestleMania debut, defeating
Jimmy Snuka. Following this, The Undertaker went
undefeated in 21 of his WrestleMania matches until he lost to
Brock Lesnar at
WrestleMania XXX in 2014. The next edition, WrestleMania VIII, was held in the
Hoosier Dome with "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeating
Ric Flair for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and Hulk Hogan defeating
Sid Justice via disqualification. holds the record for
21 victories in a row at WrestleMania, with an overall record of 25–2. WrestleMania IX was the first WrestleMania held at an outdoor venue. It was also the first and only time in WrestleMania history that the WWF World Heavyweight Championship switched twice. Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart to become the WWF World Heavyweight Champion, only to lose it to Hulk Hogan in an impromptu match. WrestleMania X saw the event's return to Madison Square Garden. The event featured
Owen Hart defeating his elder brother Bret; a
ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship also headlined, in which
Razor Ramon defeated
Shawn Michaels. Bret having been defeated earlier won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from Yokozuna in the main event. Bret is the first wrestler in WrestleMania history to lose his first match and come back to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in the main event. After failing to capture the title from
Diesel at WrestleMania XI, Michaels defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in a 60-minute
Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII. The match was widely praised. The event also saw the return of the Ultimate Warrior, who defeated
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (later known as Triple H) in the latter's WrestleMania debut. At
WrestleMania 13, a
submission match pitted Bret Hart and
Stone Cold Steve Austin against one another, and The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in the main event. The match between Hart and Austin is considered by many fans as one of the best professional wrestling matches of all time and has been voted by
IGN as the greatest match in WrestleMania history, and was number 1 among their list of top 20 WrestleMania matches of all time. Various other sources also names the match as the greatest WrestleMania match of all time. At
WrestleMania XIV, Austin defeated Shawn Michaels to become the new WWF World Heavyweight Champion in a match that featured
Mike Tyson serving as the special enforcer. Although Tyson had been aligned with Michaels and his
stable D-Generation X, Tyson revealed to have been aligned with Austin all along as he personally counted the pinfall and declared Austin the winner. The Undertaker and
Kane fought for the first time at this event where The Undertaker won. The following year at
WrestleMania XV, Austin defeated
The Rock to regain the WWF Championship. The event featured the first of three encounters at WrestleMania between Austin and The Rock in a rivalry of the two most prominent and popular stars of the Attitude Era.
2000s WrestleMania 2000 featured the first-ever Triangle Ladder match for the
WWF Tag Team Championship, involving
The Hardy Boyz (
Jeff Hardy and
Matt Hardy),
The Dudley Boyz (
Bubba Ray Dudley and
D-Von Dudley), and
Edge and Christian. The main event featured WWF Champion Triple H successfully defend his title in a fatal four-way match against The Rock,
Big Show, and
Mick Foley. This match was billed as having 'a McMahon in every corner' as Triple H was accompanied by
Stephanie McMahon, The Rock by Vince McMahon, Big Show by
Shane McMahon, and Mick Foley by
Linda McMahon. At
WrestleMania X-Seven, Stone Cold defeated The Rock and regained the WWF Championship, aligning himself with his former nemesis Vince McMahon in the process. The event also featured Vince and Shane McMahon in a
Street Fight, while Edge and Christian won the WWF Tag Team Championship against the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz in the second
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. The event was the pinnacle of the 1990s wrestling boom. It was also the first WrestleMania held after the dissolution and WWF's subsequent purchase of the company's rival,
World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the end of the
Monday Night War. The event was highly praised. In 2013, WWE released a list of their "15 best pay-per-views ever", with WrestleMania X-Seven ranked at number one.
WrestleMania X8 was the last WrestleMania to be produced under the WWF name, and featured Triple H defeating
Chris Jericho to win the
Undisputed WWF Championship. Austin, The Rock, and The Undertaker defeated Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair respectively, all of whom had rejoined the company after their stints with WCW. Also,
Rob Van Dam won his first
Intercontinental Championship in his WrestleMania debut.
WrestleMania XIX, which was the first after the company was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), saw Stone Cold's last match, as he faced The Rock for a third time at WrestleMania, ending their long-running feud. Additionally, Hulk Hogan defeated Vince McMahon and
Shawn Michaels participated in his first WrestleMania match in five years, defeating
Chris Jericho. The World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013 version) was defended for the first time at the event, with Triple H retaining against
Booker T, while
Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Championship. vs.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin at
WrestleMania XIX in their third and final WrestleMania encounter WWE celebrated the 20th edition of WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden with
WrestleMania XX. The event featured The Undertaker (who returned to his Deadman persona) defeating the unmasked Kane in their second encounter and the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship victories of
Eddie Guerrero and
Chris Benoit, respectively, with Guerrero defeating Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Championship and Benoit defeating Triple H and Shawn Michaels to win the World Heavyweight Championship. The event also featured the
Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mick Foley) versus
Evolution (
Batista,
Randy Orton, and Ric Flair) in a 2-on-3 handicap match, which was The Rock's last match for over seven years, as well as Stone Cold as the guest referee in an inter-promotional singles match between the departing superstars Brock Lesnar (who would return to the company eight years later) and
Goldberg (who would return 12 years later). The
WWE Hall of Fame was also reintroduced and became an annual induction show held the night before or week of WrestleMania. At
WrestleMania 21, the concept of the Money in the Bank ladder match was introduced; a six-man
ladder match that featured a briefcase suspended above the ring containing a contract that guaranteed the winning Raw brand participant a world title match at any time and place of their choosing within one year up to the next year's WrestleMania, in which
Edge went on to win this match. In the main events, the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship passed on to
John Cena and
Batista, respectively, by defeating John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Triple H in their respective matches. Eddie Guerrero's last WrestleMania match took place at WrestleMania 21 against Rey Mysterio, before he died later that year. The event also featured the return of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin after a year-long hiatus, while Kurt Angle defeated Shawn Michaels. The Money in the Bank ladder match was also held at
WrestleMania 22 as a six-man
interpromotional match where the winner would get a world title match of their choosing, regardless of the brand they were on, with this match was won by Rob Van Dam. The main events of WrestleMania 22 featured
Rey Mysterio win the World Heavyweight Championship against Kurt Angle and
Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match, and John Cena retained the WWE Championship against Triple H. Edge defeated Mick Foley in a Hardcore Rules match, where Edge infamously speared Foley off the ring apron through a flaming table at ringside. WrestleMania 22 also featured Shawn Michaels defeating Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match, Undertaker defeating
Mark Henry in a casket match, and
Mickie James defeat
Trish Stratus to win the original
WWE Women's Championship. earned the moniker "Mr. WrestleMania". At
WrestleMania 23, the Money in the Bank match expanded to include eight men and would include stars from the new ECW brand, which was won by
Mr. Kennedy. John Cena would go on to retain his WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels, while The Undertaker would win the World Heavyweight Championship from Batista. Representing
Donald Trump, ECW World Champion
Bobby Lashley defeated
Umaga, who represented Vince McMahon, in a match billed as the "Battle of the Billionaires" and arbitrated by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. This was also the last WrestleMania where the original WWE Women's Championship was defended when
Melina defeated
Ashley Massaro in a lumberjills match. At
WrestleMania XXIV, Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair in a retirement match, while the Money in the Bank ladder match included seven participants from all three brands which was won by
CM Punk, who would also win the match again at WrestleMania 25. The ECW Championship was defended for the only time at a WrestleMania event, when Kane emerged as the new champion in a record 8 seconds, while Randy Orton retained the WWE Championship and The Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship for the second consecutive year, defeating Edge. In an encounter that featured major media coverage, boxing world champion
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Big Show. The event was the second WrestleMania to be held at an outdoor venue. This was also the last WrestleMania event of the Ruthless Aggression era since later on in Mid-2008 the era ended as the WWE shifted towards a more "kid-friendly" product.
WrestleMania 25 featured Chris Jericho defeating WWE Hall of Famers
Roddy Piper,
Jimmy Snuka, and
Ricky Steamboat in a match that featured appearances by Ric Flair and actor
Mickey Rourke. Shawn Michaels unsuccessfully attempted to hand The Undertaker his first defeat at a WrestleMania which received the 2009 Match of the Year award by both
Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The WWE Intercontinental Championship was defended at the event for the first time since WrestleMania X8 with Rey Mysterio defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield. John Cena defeated Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship also involving the Big Show, while Triple H retained the WWE Championship against Randy Orton.
2010s At
WrestleMania XXVI, the professional wrestling career of Shawn Michaels came to an end as he faced The Undertaker in a highly acclaimed re-match of their encounter from the previous year. The event also featured John Cena winning the WWE Championship and Chris Jericho retaining the World Heavyweight Championship. Following Bret Hart's return to WWE in over twelve years since the
Montreal Screwjob incident, Bret Hart defeated Vince McMahon in a
No Holds Barred match with members of the
Hart wrestling family present. The Money in the Bank ladder match included ten participants from both Raw and SmackDown (the ECW brand was retired in February), and this match was won by
Jack Swagger. This was the last Money in the Bank ladder match to be held at a WrestleMania event due to the creation of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July that year. is the only wrestler to face and defeat
Hulk Hogan,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and
John Cena at WrestleMania.
WrestleMania XXVII featured the return of The Rock following a seven-year hiatus to serve as
host for the event.
Trish Stratus competed in her first WrestleMania since WrestleMania 22, teaming with
John Morrison and
Jersey Shores
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi to defeat
LayCool and
Dolph Ziggler. Longtime WWE announcers Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler brawled in a match officiated by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, while Triple H failed in his attempt to avenge Shawn Michaels' loss to The Undertaker from a year prior. This was the first WrestleMania in history in which both the World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Champion were able to successfully retain their titles. World Heavyweight Champion Edge defeated the challenger
Alberto Del Rio in what would be Edge's last match before his retirement on April 11, and The Rock closed out the event saluting the fans after laying out John Cena and
The Miz with his
signature move, the
Rock Bottom, following Miz retaining the WWE Championship. This incident would set up the main event for the following year's WrestleMania.
WrestleMania XXVIII had three matches in the upper card. In the first main event, The Undertaker defeated Triple H in a
Hell in a Cell match via pinfall, officiated by Shawn Michaels and extending
his WrestleMania streak to 20–0. The second main event featured CM Punk retaining the WWE Championship against Chris Jericho, via submission. The third main event featured The Rock defeating John Cena via pinfall in a "Once in a Lifetime" match, announced a year in advance. In 2013,
WrestleMania 29 had 80,676 fans in attendance, becoming the third-highest attended WrestleMania ever. This WrestleMania had three main events. The first saw The Undertaker extend his undefeated streak to 21–0 by defeating CM Punk. Triple H, with the help of Shawn Michaels, defeated Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred match; had Triple H lost, he would have had to retire from in-ring competition. In the final match, John Cena avenged his loss from the previous year by defeating The Rock for the WWE Championship, winning the title a record
11th time and setting a record of four victories as a challenger in a world title match at WrestleMania. Other matches included Alberto Del Rio successfully defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Jack Swagger, and
Fandango pulling off an upset win over veteran Chris Jericho. In the opening bout,
The Shield (
Dean Ambrose,
Seth Rollins, and
Roman Reigns) defeated the team of Big Show,
Sheamus, and Randy Orton in their WrestleMania debut.
WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania event produced by WWE on April 6, 2014, at the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome in
New Orleans,
Louisiana. The event was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana. It saw
Daniel Bryan defeat Triple H in the opening match. Per the stipulation, this gave Bryan a spot in the main event, where he won the
WWE World Heavyweight Championship by making Batista submit in a triple threat match which also included Randy Orton. It was the only WrestleMania where the
WWE Divas Championship was defended, with
AJ Lee retaining the title in the "
Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational". WrestleMania XXX also saw the end of
The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania as he was defeated by Brock Lesnar in what was described as 'the most shocking result in sports-entertainment history'. At WrestleMania XXX,
Bray Wyatt's undefeated streak since his debut came to an end at the hands of John Cena. Also, at WrestleMania XXX, The Shield defeated Kane and
The New Age Outlaws (
Road Dogg and
Billy Gunn) in a six-man tag team match, and
Cesaro won the first-ever
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by body-slamming Big Show over the top rope in similar fashion to Hulk Hogan bodyslamming André the Giant at WrestleMania III.
WrestleMania 31 was held at
Levi's Stadium in
Santa Clara, California, on March 29, 2015. Brock Lesnar defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the main event against Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns, with Seth Rollins cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase, turning the bout into a Triple Threat, ending with Rollins pinning Reigns to win the championship. Other main bouts included
Sting's first-ever WWE match against Triple H, which he lost, The Undertaker returned and defeated Bray Wyatt to get his 22nd victory at the event's history, Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins and
Rusev lost the
United States Championship and his unbeaten streak to John Cena. Another important promoted match was the 7-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship, which was won by Daniel Bryan. Also at WrestleMania 31, AJ Lee teamed with
Paige to defeat
The Bella Twins (
Brie Bella and
Nikki Bella) in a tag team match, while Big Show won the second annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, by last eliminating
Damien Mizdow.
WrestleMania 32 was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 3, 2016. WrestleMania 32 broke the attendance record at 101,763 as announced by The Rock at the event. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Triple H to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Other bouts included the Undertaker defeating Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match. Had Shane won, he would have gained control of
Raw, while had Undertaker lost, this would have been his last WrestleMania. Brock Lesnar defeated Dean Ambrose in a No Holds Barred Street Fight,
Charlotte defeated
Becky Lynch and
Sasha Banks to win the inaugural
WWE Women's Championship, Chris Jericho defeated
AJ Styles in a singles match,
The League of Nations (Sheamus, Rusev, and Alberto Del Rio) (with
King Barrett) defeated
The New Day (
Xavier Woods,
Kofi Kingston, and
Big E) in a six-man tag match,
Zack Ryder won a 7-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship, and The Rock defeated
Erick Rowan in a record-breaking 6-second match. Also at WrestleMania 32,
Baron Corbin won the third annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, by last eliminating Kane.
WrestleMania 33 took place on April 2, 2017, at
Camping World Stadium in
Orlando, Florida. It was the first WrestleMania since
WrestleMania 29 in 2013 to feature two
world championships on the line: Raw's
Universal Championship, defended for the first time at WrestleMania, and SmackDown's WWE Championship. The main event saw Roman Reigns defeat The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania. Elsewhere on the event's card, Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg in a rematch from WrestleMania XX to become the new Universal Champion, Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship, and
Mojo Rawley won the fourth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating
Jinder Mahal. The event also marked the unannounced return of The Hardy Boyz, who won the
Raw Tag Team Championship at the event in a fatal four-way tag team ladder match.
WrestleMania 34 was held on April 8, 2018, at the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the main event, Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. In another main event promoted match, AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against
Shinsuke Nakamura. Other marquee matches saw Kurt Angle and
Ronda Rousey defeat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag team match, which was Rousey's WWE debut match, and Daniel Bryan had his in-ring return after three years, teaming with Shane McMahon to defeat
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Also, The Undertaker defeated John Cena in an impromptu match. In another prominent match, Charlotte Flair retained the
SmackDown Women's Championship against
Asuka, ending Asuka's two-year undefeated streak, and Nicholas, a 10-year old fan, became the youngest champion in WWE history when he teamed with
Braun Strowman to defeat
Cesaro and Sheamus for the Raw Tag Team Championship, The
SmackDown Tag Team Championship was also defended for the first time at WrestleMania, where
The Bludgeon Brothers (
Harper and
Rowan) defeated
The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and The New Day to win the titles, Matt Hardy last eliminated Baron Corbin to win fifth André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal as well as first-ever
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal contested where
Naomi won by last eliminating
Bayley. at
MetLife Stadium WrestleMania 35 was held on April 7, 2019, at
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. At the event,
Kofi Kingston became the first African-born WWE Champion after defeating Daniel Bryan, while Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship. The event also saw the retirement of veteran WWE stars Kurt Angle and Batista. For the first time, the main event of WrestleMania was a women's match, with Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey, SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch facing off in a
Winner Takes All Triple Threat match for both championships, in which Lynch emerged victorious.
2020s (with
Paul Heyman) holds the record for most WrestleMania main events with ten. He is also the first person to successfully defend a world championship thrice in a row at WrestleMania, and the first to enter four consecutive WrestleManias as world champion, both in the same title reign. For the first time in WrestleMania's history,
WrestleMania 36 was taped and held across two nights. The tapings occurred on March 25 and 26, 2020, at multiple locations including the
WWE Performance Center in
Orlando, Florida. It then aired on
tape delay on April 4 and 5. It was originally scheduled to take place solely on April 5 at the
Raymond James Stadium in
Tampa, Florida, and to air live, but was moved due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. It was only attended by essential personnel, and was the first WWE pay-per-view event
unattended by fans. It was the first WrestleMania to promote the NXT brand, which was formerly WWE's developmental brand, but this would be the only to promote NXT as the brand was not featured at the next WrestleMania and it returned to being the developmental brand in September 2021. In the main event for Part 1 of WrestleMania 36, The Undertaker defeated AJ Styles in a
Boneyard match, which was produced as a
cinematic match and was one of two matches not filmed at the Performance Center—this would in turn be The Undertaker's final match. Braun Strowman also defeated Goldberg to win the Universal Championship while Becky Lynch retained the Raw Women's Championship over NXT's Shayna Baszler. In the main event for Part 2,
Drew McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship; after the show went off the air, a
dark match occurred wherein McIntyre retained the title over Big Show in a match described by WWE as the "hidden WrestleMania main event" (which was shown on the April 6 episode of
Raw). Also on the show, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defeated John Cena in a Firefly Fun House match, which was the other match not filmed at the Performance Center and also produced as a cinematic match, and Charlotte Flair defeated
Rhea Ripley to win the
NXT Women's Championship, which was the first and thus far only time an NXT title was defended at WrestleMania. Also on Part 2, Edge had his first singles match since 2011 in which he defeated Randy Orton in a
Last Man Standing match. Following this, WrestleMania would become a two-night event.
WrestleMania 37 took place on April 10 and 11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, the original location of WrestleMania 36, to allow for fan attendance—making it the first WWE event to have ticketed fans in attendance during the pandemic, though to a limited capacity of 25,000 for each night. In the main event for WrestleMania 37 Night 1,
Bianca Belair defeated
Sasha Banks to win the SmackDown Women's Championship, which was the first time two African Americans headlined WrestleMania. Also on the card, Bobby Lashley defeated Drew McIntyre by
technical submission to retain the WWE Championship and celebrity
Bad Bunny teamed with
Damian Priest and defeated
The Miz and John Morrison. In the main event of Night 2, Roman Reigns retained the Universal Championship against Edge and Daniel Bryan in a triple threat match.
WrestleMania 38 took place on April 2 and 3, 2022, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As most COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted by that point, this was the first full capacity WrestleMania since 2019, and established a new format for WrestleMania Weekend—a special live
WrestleMania SmackDown featuring the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (a recent WrestleMania night staple) immediately followed by the WWE Hall of Fame inductions, and then NXT holding its now annual WrestleMania event,
Stand & Deliver, the afternoon of Night 1, and then followed by
Raw After WrestleMania on Monday. At WrestleMania 38 itself,
Cody Rhodes returned as Seth Rollins' "mystery opponent", defeating Rollins in Night 1. In the main event of Night 1, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin came out of retirement for a one match return to defeat
Kevin Owens. In the main event of Night 2, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar in a Winner Takes All match for the WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship, becoming the first wrestler to hold both titles simultaneously and becoming recognized as the
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, although both titles retained their individual lineages. at
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WrestleMania 39 took place on April 1 and 2, 2023, at
SoFi Stadium in
Inglewood, California—the original location of WrestleMania 37 before the pandemic forced it to be relocated. As was established the previous year, the WrestleMania Weekend festivities included a live
WrestleMania SmackDown (including the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal) immediately followed by the
2023 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday March 31, then on the afternoon of Saturday April 1, NXT held their
Stand & Deliver event, all at the
Crypto.com Arena in nearby
Los Angeles, which also hosted the post WrestleMania edition of
Raw on April 3. The main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania saw Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeat The Usos for the
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, marking the first time a tag team title match was the main event of a WrestleMania, and only the second time a tag team match was the main event, after WrestleMania I. The match was well received. It was also the first WrestleMania match since
1997 to earn a
five stars rating from sports journalist
Dave Meltzer. In Night 2's main event, Roman Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes, after Reigns' cousin
Solo Sikoa interfered on his behalf. won his first world title by beating
Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
WrestleMania XL took place on April 6 and 7, 2024 at
Lincoln Financial Field in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Following precedent, the WrestleMania Weekend festivities included a live
WrestleMania SmackDown (including the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal) immediately followed by the
2024 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday April 5, then on the afternoon of Saturday April 6, NXT held their
Stand & Deliver event, all at the
Wells Fargo Center in Philly, which also hosted the post WrestleMania edition of
Raw on Monday April 8. The main event of Night 1 saw
The Bloodline (
The Rock and
Roman Reigns) defeat
Cody Rhodes and
Seth "Freakin" Rollins. This match determined the stipulation of Night 2's main event. Since Rock and Reigns won, the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match was a
Bloodline Rules match. Had Rhodes and Rollins won, all members of The Bloodline would have been barred from ringside during the championship match. Night 2 witnessed a rematch from last years WrestleMania, as Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns in the Bloodline Rules match to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and end Reigns' generational 1,316 day-long title reign, following interference from Reigns' cousins
Jimmy Uso,
Solo Sikoa, and The Rock on his behalf, and
Jey Uso,
John Cena, Seth Rollins and
The Undertaker on Rhodes' behalf. Other marquee matches during the two-night event saw
Drew McIntyre defeat Rollins for the
World Heavyweight Championship before
Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and won the title from McIntyre, becoming only the second wrestler to successfully win a world championship after a cash-in at WrestleMania, and
Sami Zayn defeating
Gunther in Night 1 to end the latter's 666-day reign as
Intercontinental Champion. Also on the card,
Rhea Ripley successfully defended the
Women's World Championship against
Becky Lynch in the opening match of the first night, Jey Uso defeated his twin brother Jimmy Uso in Night 1, in only the third WrestleMania to feature a match between two real-life brothers after
Owen Hart vs
Bret Hart at
WrestleMania X and
Matt Hardy vs.
Jeff Hardy at
WrestleMania 25, social media influencer and professional boxer
Logan Paul beat
Randy Orton and
Kevin Owens in a triple threat match to retain the
United States Championship on the second night, and
Bayley defeating
Iyo Sky in Night 2 for the
WWE Women's Championship to mark her first world title victory at WrestleMania. , who won his first and record 17th
world championship at WrestleMania
WrestleMania 41 took place on April 19 and 20, 2025, at
Allegiant Stadium in the
Las Vegas suburb of
Paradise, Nevada. While still roughly in mid-April, this is the latest April date for a WrestleMania, which subsequently marks the first WrestleMania to be held during
Easter weekend. Following tradition, the WrestleMania Weekend festivities included a live
WrestleMania SmackDown (including the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal) immediately followed by the
2025 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday April 18, then on the afternoon of Saturday April 19, NXT's
Stand & Deliver event. A post WrestleMania edition of
Raw on Monday April 21 followed, with all WrestleMania week festivities concluding with the Tuesday April 22 episode of
NXT.
SmackDown, Stand & Deliver and
Raw all took place at the nearby
T-Mobile Arena near Vegas, whilst the Hall of Fame ceremony and
NXT took place at the
Fontainebleau Las Vegas in the BleauLive Theatre. The main event of Night 1 saw
Seth Rollins defeat
Roman Reigns and
CM Punk, the lattermost of which main evented WrestleMania for the first time in his career, in a
triple threat match with help from his new manager
Paul Heyman, who betrayed both Reigns and Punk to align with Rollins. Night 2 saw
John Cena, who had recently turned heel for the first time in 23 years, defeat
Cody Rhodes to win the
Undisputed WWE Championship and become a record 17 time world champion, breaking the record for most world championship reigns recognized by WWE. This was also Cena's last WrestleMania match due to his retirement from professional wrestling at the end of 2025. In other marquee matches,
Jey Uso defeated
Gunther to win the
World Heavyweight Championship,
Tiffany Stratton defeated
Charlotte Flair to retain the
WWE Women's Championship, and
Iyo Sky defeated
Rhea Ripley and
Bianca Belair in a triple threat match to retain the
Women's World Championship.
WrestleMania 42 was to be held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, which would have marked the third WrestleMania in New Orleans and at the stadium, after WrestleMania XXX in 2014 and WrestleMania 34 in 2018; however, on May 22, 2025, it was announced that New Orleans would no longer be hosting the event but is earmarked for a future WrestleMania. On June 7, 2025, it was confirmed that following WrestleMania 41's success, WrestleMania 42 would return to the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for a second consecutive year, scheduled for April 18 and 19, 2026.
WrestleMania 43 will be held in
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia and is scheduled for 2027. This will be the first WrestleMania held outside of North America and the first in the Middle East, done as part of a
10-year partnership that began in 2018 with the Kingdom in support of
Saudi Vision 2030 and as part of the annual
Riyadh Season festival. Additionally, a future WrestleMania will be held at the
Lucas Oil Stadium in
Indianapolis, Indiana as part of a partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp, which saw the
2025 Royal Rumble, as well as a future SummerSlam, held at the stadium. ==Celebrity involvement==