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.

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chris_22_03

This was one of the worst Wrestlemania's I've seen. It just didn't stand out at all, really. Card wise, I thought it was going to be pretty good, but every match just seemed to fall short.Chris Benoit vs. MVP One of the better matches. Benoit carried it. I just didn't think MVP was that great, but Benoit saved this match. Kane vs. Khali Wow, these two guys don't mix. Or maybe it's Khali and any other person alive don't mix. Awful match.Melina vs. Ashley I'm not a fan of female wrestling.ECW Originals vs. New Breed I was excited about this match, until I saw it. Really, Really disappointing.Edge vs. CM Punk vs. King Booker vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Finlay vs. Randy Orton Absolutely the worst MITB match so far. Just a major let down, to many people in the ring at the same time. It just didn't live up.Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga O.K. not extremely impressive, but not the worst of the night.Batista vs. Undertaker This was maybe the best match of the night. Very, very, very nice to see something good for a change. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels I really feel like this match deserved to be last. People make a case for Batista vs. Undertaker, but this match was just as good. I am starting to get sick of seeing Cena win every match though. It's getting a little old. Now, I have to say, I feel this match is the best of the night, but I'm a huge Shawn Michaels fan, so I'm a little biased. Batista vs. 'Taker may have been better, but I'm biased, so...sorry. The last two were undoubtedly the best matches of the night and most everything else really came up short.

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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!!

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J Graywhiskey

All the main matches lived up to the hype and then some. MITB3 was outstanding. Including Hardy's leg drop from the ladder putting Edge through the table. Taker/Batista was great as well. Finally, Batista showed and performed better than the average "roid head" he is. Hair vs. Hair was also good. Thanks for adding the "Coast to Coast" by Shane O' Mac, it made the match that much better. And finally, HBK/Cena had some excellent bumps in their match including the pile driver on to the steps by HBK which busted Cena wide open. Overall 8 out 10, right up there with WM17 and WM22, two of the highest rated WMs on this site. As for the under cards: Beniot/MVP 5 out 10; Khali/Kane 1 out 10 (Wrestlecrap.com here we come!); Lumberjill match 3 out 10; ECW match 4 out 10 (kinda stunk); Pre-wrestlemania tag-team lumberjack match- 5 out of 10 (only because of the Nature Boy! WOOOOOOOOOOO!)

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Roger_Sterling

This year's mania came from Detroit. To recap (heavy spoilers):Money In The Bank: Arguably the best match of the night. All 8 superstars gave it their all, and Mr. Kennedy emerged as the winner.Ashley vs. Melina (Women's championship): The shortest match of the night, not half bad. Melina retains her title.MVP vs. Chris Benoit (United States Championship): A good match with technical maneuvers involved. One of the better matches of the night, Benoit also retains his belt.Kane vs. The Great Khali: Didn't really expect much out of this one, just 2 big guys going at it. Homage to Wrestlemania III with Kane body slamming Khali, even though Khali ended up winning.ECW Originals vs. The New Breed: Not bad, but could've been better. The Originals take the win.The much ballyhooed Battle Of The Billionaires. Vince McMahon's representative, the Intercontinental champion Umaga, took on ECW champion Bobby Lashley, with Stone Cold as the guest referee. Shane McMahon tried to pull a fast one by posing as ref, but it didn't work. McMahon loses his hair. For all the hype, it was half decent.Undertaker vs. Batista (World Heavyweight Championship): Not bad, it was a relief to see Taker win the world heavyweight championship and stay undefeated for at least 1 more year at Wrestlemania.Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena (WWE Championship): One of the best matches of the night, HBK made Cena work. Terrible ending, though, with HBK not only losing, but tapping out to the STFU. Shawn deserves better.Overall 8/10.

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