74,635 went to the Citrus Bowl for WrestleMania XXIV.Tagline(s)The Biggest WrestleMania under The Sun.Themesong(s)' by' byInformationPromotion(s)Date,Attendance74,635VenueCityPay-per-view chronologyWrestleMania XXIVchronologyWrestleMania XXIVWrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth yearly event made by (WWE). It took place on, at the in. It was the first WrestleMania to be held in the of, and the second WrestleMania to be held outdoors the whole time, the other being.
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The official theme songs were ' by and ' by the. The tagline was ' The Biggest WrestleMania Under the Sun.' Tickets went on sale to the public on,. For the second year in a row, WrestleMania broke the record for the highest-grossing pay-per-view in WWE history and for the Citrus Bowl, grossing in 5.85 million in ticket sales. The record-breaking Citrus Bowl attendance record of 74,635 consisting of people from twenty-one countries, all fifty states, and five Canadian provinces, pumped an estimated $30 million into the local economy.
The Central Florida Sports Commission thought that the event created many jobs, and brought around 60,000 visitors to the city for the event. WWE and the city of Orlando hosted festivities that spanned a five-day period within the central Florida area, bringing many branding opportunities and television coverage, leading up to the event at the Citrus Bowl.The event was a pay-per-view, having performers from the, and brands. The main match on the Raw brand was a for the between, and, which Orton won by Cena. The and featured match on the SmackDown brand was versus for the, which Undertaker won by forcing Edge to submit with the.
The main match on the ECW brand was against for the, which Kane won by pinfall after performing a. Main matches on the included versus in a, an interpromotional, and versus.
Contents.Report Background The main heading into WrestleMania on the brand was between, and, with the three feuding over the. At the in January, John Cena won the by last eliminating Triple H to become the number one contender to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXIV. Instead of challenging Randy Orton for the title at WrestleMania, he wanted to challenge him at, the next pay-per-view.
At No Way Out, Orton got himself intentionally by slapping the referee, thus keeping the WWE Championship. Also at No Way Out, Triple H became the new number one contender to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania by winning against five other men in an. The night after on Raw, after Cena argued that he should have another WWE Championship match, Raw said that Cena would face Orton later in the night with the stipulation being if Cena won, he would be added to the WrestleMania match between Triple H and Orton, making it a. If Orton won, however, the main event would stay as Orton versus Triple H.
Cena won the match, pinning Orton after executing an. After the match, Triple H, who was the, executed a to both Cena and Orton.The common feud on the brand was between and, with the two battling over the. On the version of SmackDown, said that at No Way Out, an Elimination Chamber match would be held to find out who was the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. Undertaker won the match, last eliminating after executing a.At No Way Out, made a surprise return to the company. In his return promo, Big Show threatened to give a. Professional, who was in attendance and a close friend of Mysterio's, came to his aid and confronted Big Show. Big Show then got on his knees to allow Mayweather to punch him, which Mayweather did, by hitting him with many different punches, which caused Big Show to bleed from the nose and mouth.
The next night on Raw, the Big Show challenged Mayweather to a match, which Mayweather accepted. Professional took on in a.On the, edition of Raw, challenged to a match at WrestleMania, which the latter accepted after some reluctance, knowing that Flair's career will be on the line.
Flair also said that 'it would be an honor for him to retire at the hands of Shawn Michaels.' Also, on the, edition of Raw, the was 'sent a letter' by the General Manager, issuing a challenge to him for an interpromotional 'Raw vs.
SmackDown' match at WrestleMania XXIV, with each choosing one superstar to represent it. Regal accepted and chose to represent Raw at WrestleMania XXIV. On the version of SmackDown, was chosen as the SmackDown representative by Vickie Guerrero against Umaga at WrestleMania XXIV.On, WWE said using its website that the fourth annual would take place at WrestleMania XXIV, with superstars competing from Raw, SmackDown. The winner will get a contract to challenge for any of the three WWE (the WWE Championship of Raw, the World Heavyweight Championship of SmackDown, or the ) at any time and any place over a one-year period. Qualifying matches were done to find out who were the participants in the match. Jeff Hardy was at first supposed to be a part of the Money in the Bank ladder match, but was excluded from the event due to his suspension.
WWE decided not to fill his spot with another superstar, making this year's Money in the Bank ladder match the first year to only have 7 participants.On the, version of ECW, ECW General Manager announced a twenty-four man at WrestleMania XXIV with the winner going on to face ECW Champion for the following the battle royal. The first announced participant was. WrestleMania XXIV marks the first WrestleMania in which the ECW Championship will be defended. Was at first scheduled to take part in this match, but was removed for unknown reasons. Would also replace, for unknown reasons as well.Money in the Bank qualifying matches Other on-screen talentRole:Name:Commentator(SmackDown)(SmackDown)(Raw)(Raw)(ECW)(ECW)(Spanish)(Spanish)InterviewerHostessRing announcer(ECW)(ECW Championship)(WWE Hall of Fame)(Raw)(Raw vs. SmackDown)(Raw vs. Who put his career on the line in a match against.put his career on the line next against.
At the start of the match, both superstars engaged in a series of counters, and then Flair shoved Michaels in a corner, making ' comments to him. In retaliation, Michaels Flair in the face, which caused him to start bleeding from the mouth. Later, Flair performed a onto Michaels from the top rope for a two count. Then, in a very dangerous spot, when Flair was on the outside, Michaels performed an onto Flair, but missed and landed hard on the Raw announcers' table rib-first. With Flair later on outside the ring again, Michaels successfully attempted another moonsault from the top-rope onto Flair. Back in the ring, Michaels tried to go for his, but stopped in the process and Flair capitalized by trapping him in his.
Afterwards, Michaels finally delivered a Sweet Chin Music to Flair, but the latter kicked out to the pinfall attempt. Michaels then, trapped Flair in his, but Flair delivered a to Michaels to break the submission. As Flair was delivering to Michaels, the latter hit a second Sweet Chin Music. After getting up on his feet with a worried face, Michaels said to Flair 'I'm sorry, I love you', before nailing a final Sweet Chin Music and thus pinning Flair to end his 36-year long wrestling career. After the match, Michaels left quickly and Flair got a standing ovation from the crowd. An emotional Flair embraced his family at ringside and then, as he proceeded to go backstage, thanked the crowd for their support.The sixth match was the, in which and faced and, who were accompanied to the ring. Served as the official ' for this match.
Due to some technical difficulties, the lights at Citrus Bowl temporarily went out during the match. Near the end, a pin attempt by Maria was prevented when Santino pulled Maria's leg.
In response, Raw commentator approached and knocked Marella down with a punch. With a, Phoenix pinned Maria to win the match. After the match, Snoop Dogg clotheslined Marella in the ring and kissed Maria, before leaving with her and Ashley.defended his against and in a next. For his entrance, Cena had a perform an instrumental version of his theme song ' ' live. During the match, when Triple H had held Orton in a, Cena picked up both Orton and Triple H for an, but Triple H dropped down and him. Orton dominated the match for some time.
One hightlight of the match featured Orton performing a from the top rope on Cena, while the latter was held on Triple H's shoulders in an position. Also, Orton delivered a from the second rope to both Cena and Triple H simultaneously. Orton then tried to Cena, but he countered and threw Orton onto Triple H. Then, Triple H started targeting Orton's legs and using some submissions on him. The match's finish came when Triple H countered Cena's FU into a, but when he covered Cena, Orton on Triple H's head and himself pinned Cena to retain his WWE Championship.The next match was the between.
Early in the match, Mayweather repeatedly escaped Big Show's grasp and delivered body shots to him. Soon, Mayweather put a on Big Show, but the latter escaped out of it before passing out and on Mayweather's hand. Mayweather and his accomplices tried to 'walk out' of the match, but Big Show walked up the ramp and brought Mayweather back in the ring. As Big Show was about to Mayweather, one of Mayweather's accomplices struck a on Big Show's back, and the latter chokeslammed him in retaliation.
Capitalizing from this distraction, Mayweather grabbed that chair and hit Big Show multiple times on the head with it. Finally, Mayweather removed his right glove and put on a pair of to hit Big Show in the face. Thus, Big Show was as he could not answer the referee's ten count and Mayweather was declared the winner.The and last match of the night was putting his on the line against the number one contender.Production As the second WrestleMania to be held outdoors the whole time, WWE chairman early on said that the show will go on, no matter what the weather is. In the March 2008 issue of, WWE Jason Robinson revealed that a steel rig with a roof would be built above the ring itself to prevent rain. In that same issue, an initial design of the ring setup was revealed showing a bigger rig surrounding the tarpaulin rig, with and two giant screens attached. The bigger rig was dropped from the final design with the lighting and video screens now featuring on the tarpaulin rig as well as the sound system. During an interview, WWE production manager Brian Petree mentioned that video reinforcement should prevent anyone from being obstructed by the steel structure.
Up to seven were used to power up the show.The for the entrance stage was at the north end of the stadium and consisted of another steel structure with various video screens hanging from it. The steel beams for the structure were custom built in and shipped over to Orlando. According to WWE Magazine, the amount of used would be ten times that of the amount used on Raw. Without the restriction of a roof, the pyrotechnics for the show shot as high as 2,000 as compared to 's height of 150 ft. The fireworks were set off from boats on one of the lakes nearby the stadium.
WWE has been said to have spent an estimated $300,000 on the fireworks alone. After the show, WWE was criticized for a malfunction in the pyrotechnics during The Undertaker's victory celebration. During the celebration, a hot cable for pyrotechnics was sent flying into audience members in the upper seating bowl of the stadium, leaving 45 injured with some hospitalized. The accident was apparently due to a cable which fireworks were travelling across snapping, thus resulting in the fireworks exploding into the top rows of the upper bowl of the stadium. WWE's corporate website released a statement afterwards stating that they will investigate the incident.With the Citrus Bowl's locker rooms on the south side and the entrance set on the north side, a tented 40,000 mini-city outside the north end served as the show's backstage area and included air conditioning, trailers, VIP areas, showers and restrooms.
As a consequence, the road next to the north end zone, W. Church Street, was closed down until a day after the event. Numerous other roads were also closed to allow trucks and fork lifts to move in mega equipment for the event.
The ring itself was built on the of the Citrus Bowl to give the best view for fans. Heavy-duty plastic flooring had been put over the field, to protect the turf, provide seating and serve as the steel structures' foundation.Development on the set design began in the middle of 2007.
The building of the actual set began in the middle of March. 100 people worked 16 hours a day to construct the set for the event. The construction finished on.WrestleMania XXIV was the first WrestleMania event to be filmed in. It will also be the first WWE show to be released on the format. ↑ Plummer, Dale (March 30, 2008). Retrieved April 8, 2008.
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