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
Theme
song(s)
"Rise" by David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey
"Money and the Power" by Kid Ink[1]
Information
PromotionWWE
SponsorMountain Dew
Mountain Dew Kickstart
DateMarch 29, 2015
Attendance76,976 (according to WWE)[a]
VenueLevi's Stadium
CitySanta Clara, California
Pay-per-view chronology
Fastlane (2015) WrestleMania 31 Extreme Rules (2015)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania XXX WrestleMania 31 WrestleMania 32

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

No. Results Stipulations Times[5][6]
1P Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (c) (with Natalya) defeated Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods), and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (with Naomi) by pinfall Fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[7] 9:58
2P Big Show won by last eliminating Damien Mizdow 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal[8] 18:07
3 Daniel Bryan defeated Bad News Barrett (c), Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[9] 13:47
4 Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins (with Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury) by pinfall Singles match[10] 13:15
5 Triple H defeated Sting by pinfall No Disqualification match[11] 18:36
6 AJ Lee and Paige defeated The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) by submission Tag team match[12] 6:42
7 John Cena defeated Rusev (c) (with Lana) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[13] 14:31
8 The Undertaker defeated Bray Wyatt by pinfall Singles match[14] 15:12
9 Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) and Roman Reigns by pinfall[b] Triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[15]
This was Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in match.
16:43
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

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

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dave Meltzer said that actually about 67.000 people attended the event.[2]
  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

  1. Aloe Blacc, Skylar Grey, Kid Ink and Travis Barker join WWE at WrestleMania 31WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. Namako, Jason. Actual reported attendance for Wrestlemania 31 per report. WrestleView (April 2, 2015). Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. WWE WrestleMania record setting againMiami Herald. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  4. WrestleMania 31 breaks attendance and box office recordsWWE. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Laboon, Jeff. Big Show won 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Match). WWE (February 23, 2015). Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. Wortman, James. Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match. WWE (February 25, 2015). Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  10. Melok, Bobby. Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins. WWE (March 12, 2015). Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  11. Powers, Kevin. Triple H def. Sting. WWE (February 22, 2015). Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  12. Adkins, Greg. AJ Lee & Paige def. The Bella Twins. WWE (March 6, 2015). Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. Clapp, John. John Cena def. United States Champion Rusev. WWE (March 9, 2015). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  14. Murphy, Ryan. The Undertaker def. Bray Wyatt. WWE (March 9, 2015). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  15. Benigno, Anthony. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns. WWE (January 25, 2015). Retrieved February 23, 2015.

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