WRESTLEMANIA XXIV
WrestleMania XXIV took place on March 30, 2008, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. It was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida. There were 9 matches in total. It was also the second WrestleMania to be held outdoors, with the first being WrestleMania IX.
WrestleMania XXIV featured a supercard – meaning more than one main event. In the final match of the event, which was the main match from SmackDown, The Undertaker defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship. RAW’s main match was a triple threat match, in which Randy Orton defeated Triple H and John Cena to retain the WWE Championship.
Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
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Brand(s) | RAW, SmackDown, ECW |
Date | March 30, 2008 |
City | Orlando, Florida |
Venue | Florida Citrus Bowl |
Attendance | 74,635 |
WRESTLEMANIA XXIV RESULTS
RESULTS | STIPULATIONS | TIMES |
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Kane won by last eliminating Mark Henry | Battle Royal to determine the #1 contender for the ECW Championship | 06:22 |
John “Bradshaw” Layfield defeated Finlay (with Hornswoggle) | Belfast Brawl | 08:43 |
CM Punk defeated Carlito, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, Mr. Kennedy, Montel Vontavious Porter and Shelton Benjamin | Money in the Bank ladder match | 15:12 |
Batista (SmackDown) defeated Umaga (Raw) | Interpromotional singles match | 07:03 |
Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero (c) | Singles match for the ECW Championship | 00:11 |
Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair | Career Threatening match Since Flair lost, he had to retire from in-ring competition. | 20:34 |
Beth Phoenix and Melina (with Santino Marella) defeated Ashley and Maria | Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match | 05:00 |
Randy Orton (c) defeated John Cena and Triple H | Triple threat match for the WWE Championship | 14:10 |
Floyd “Money” Mayweather defeated Big Show by knockout | No Disqualification challenge match | 11:40 |
The Undertaker defeated Edge (c) by submission | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 24:03 |