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Revision as of 11:20, 13 May 2012
WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on April 2 2006 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The event was the third WrestleMania to take place in the Chicago metropolitan area (following WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania 13). Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing $2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 U.S. states attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.
WrestleMania 22 was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The tagline for WrestleMania 22 was "Big Time". The official theme song for the event was "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel. Secondary theme songs included "I Dare You" by Shinedown, "Save Me Sorrow" by Bullets and Octane, and "Baby Hates Me" by Danko Jones.
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Results
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Dark match: Viscera won an 18-man Interpromotional Battle Royal featuring: Eugene, Goldust, Snitsky, Tyson Tomko, Rob Conway, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Matt Striker from Raw and Super Crazy, Psicosis, Funaki, Steven Richards, Johnny Nitro, Joey Mercury, The Road Warrior, William Regal, Simon Dean from SmackDown! (9:00)
- Kane and The Big Show defeated Carlito and Chris Masters to retain the World Tag Team Championship (6:41)
- Rob Van Dam defeated Shelton Benjamin, Ric Flair, Finlay, Matt Hardy and Bobby Lashley in a Money in the Bank ladder match (12:21)
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Chris Benoit to win the WWE United States Championship (9:44)
- Edge (w/Lita) defeated Mick Foley in a Hardcore match (14:37)
- The Boogeyman defeated Booker T and Sharmell in a Handicap match (3:52)
- Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus to win the WWE Women's Championship (8:48)
- The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry in a Casket match (9:26)
- Shawn Michaels defeated Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match (18:28)
- Rey Mysterio defeated Kurt Angle (c) and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship (9:18)
- Torrie Wilson defeated Candice Michelle in a Playboy Pillow fight (3:54)
- John Cena defeated Triple H to retain the WWE Championship (22:02)
Notes
- Other celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania 22 included Joe Theismann and P.O.D..
- WrestleMania 22 marked the first WrestleMania not to feature the winner of the Royal Rumble in the final match of the night since WrestleMania XV in 1999.
- One of the gangsters in John Cena's entrance was CM Punk, who was wrestling in WWE's "farm territory" Ohio Valley Wrestling at the time.
- There were two alternate logos released for the event before the third and final logo was decided. The first logos were similar to that of WrestleMania 21 and were released in promotional videos and advertisements. The third and final logo released is the first since WrestleMania XV to make use of the classic font from the first fifteen WrestleMania events.
- This WrestleMania, along with the preceding two, would all take place from the three locations that hosted WrestleMania 2, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (This one from Chicago, WrestleMania XX from New York, and WrestleMania 21 from Los Angeles.
- WrestleMania 22 marked the last Wrestlemania event not to be hosted in a football stadium, with WrestleMania 23 being hosted in Michigan's Ford Field, Wrestlemania XXIV being hosted in Florida's Citrus Bowl, and Wrestlemania XXV being hosted in Texas's Reliant Stadium.
Other on-screen talent
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Also See
DVD release
External links
WrestleMania 22 Offical Website
WrestleMania 22 at CAGEMATCH.net
WrestleMania 22 at Online World of Wrestling
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