WrestleMania 31
WrestleMania 31 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on March 29, 2015 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It was the thirty-first WrestleMania event held by WWE. According to WWE, the event earned a record gate of $12.6 million and also broke Levi's Stadium's attendance record by 6,177 people.[3][4][a]
| WrestleMania 31 | ||||
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| Theme song(s) | "Rise" by David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey "Money and the Power" by Kid Ink[1] | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | |||
| Sponsor | Mountain Dew Mountain Dew Kickstart | |||
| Date | March 29, 2015 | |||
| Attendance | 76,976 (according to WWE)[a] | |||
| Venue | Levi's Stadium | |||
| City | Santa Clara, California | |||
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The main event saw Roman Reigns face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. During the match, Seth Rollins ran to the ring and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract which made the match a triple threat match. Rollins won the match and the championship. Another match on the card saw Sting compete in his first WWE match where he was defeated by Triple H.
Matches
Battle Royal order of eliminations
| Order | Eliminated | By |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Axel | Everyone |
| 2 | Adam Rose | Fandango |
| 3 | Fandango | Adam Rose |
| 5 | Zack Ryder | Bo Dallas |
| 6 | Bo Dallas | Hideo Itami |
| 7 | Hideo Itami | Big Show |
| 8 | Diego | Kane |
| 9 | Fernando | Kane |
| 10 | Sin Cara | Cesaro |
| 12 | Mark Henry | Viktor and Konnor |
| 13 | Konnor | Ryback |
| 14 | Viktor | Ryback |
| 17 | Titus O'Neil | Ryback |
| 18 | Jack Swagger | Big Show |
| 19 | Big E | Big Show |
| 20 | Xavier Woods | Big Show |
| 21 | Kofi Kingston | Big Show |
| 22 | Erick Rowan | Big Show |
| 23 | Goldust | Ryback |
| 24 | Kane | Cesaro |
| 25 | Jimmy Uso | Big Show |
| 26 | Cesaro | Big Show |
| 28 | The Miz | Damien Mizdow |
| 29 | Damien Mizdow | Big Show |
| 30 | Big Show | Winner |
WrestleMania 31 Media
The event was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Brock Lesnar was scheduled to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns.
In his WrestleMania debut, Rusev lost the United States Championship to John Cena in his first pinfall loss since he debuted on WWE's main roster the previous year.
WrestleMania 31 set during The Rock's entrance
nWo members Kevin Nash (left), Hulk Hogan (center), and Scott Hall (right) making their way to the ring
The Rock (left) celebrating with Ronda Rousey (right) after clashing with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dave Meltzer said that actually about 67.000 people attended the event.[2]
- ↑ This match was at first a singles match between Lesnar and Reigns. Rollins ran down to the ring during it and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract which made it a triple threat match.
References
- ↑ Aloe Blacc, Skylar Grey, Kid Ink and Travis Barker join WWE at WrestleMania 31WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Namako, Jason. Actual reported attendance for Wrestlemania 31 per report. WrestleView (April 2, 2015). Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ WWE WrestleMania record setting againMiami Herald. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ WrestleMania 31 breaks attendance and box office recordsWWE. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. Caldwell's WM31 PPV Report 3/29 (Pre-Show): Tag Title match, Andre Battle Royal, final WM31 hype, Stooges, more. Pro Wrestling Torch (March 29, 2015). Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. Caldwell's WM31 PPV Results 3/29: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of WWE World Title match, Taker's return, Sting vs. Triple H, Cena vs. Rusev, Rock/UFC surprise, more. Pro Wrestling Torch (March 29, 2015). Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Taylor, Scott. WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd & Cesaro def. The Usos, Los Matadores and The New Day's Big E & Kofi Kingston. WWE (March 16, 2015). Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ Laboon, Jeff. Big Show won 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Match). WWE (February 23, 2015). Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Wortman, James. Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match. WWE (February 25, 2015). Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Melok, Bobby. Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins. WWE (March 12, 2015). Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Powers, Kevin. Triple H def. Sting. WWE (February 22, 2015). Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Adkins, Greg. AJ Lee & Paige def. The Bella Twins. WWE (March 6, 2015). Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ Clapp, John. John Cena def. United States Champion Rusev. WWE (March 9, 2015). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Murphy, Ryan. The Undertaker def. Bray Wyatt. WWE (March 9, 2015). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Benigno, Anthony. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns. WWE (January 25, 2015). Retrieved February 23, 2015.
Other websites
- Official WrestleMania 31 website Archived 2015-03-12 at the Wayback Machine