Wrestlemania 23: All Grown Up
- Aretha Franklin sings “America The Beautiful”
- There are more fans in the audience than there were for Superbowl 40, which took place in the same arena
- Mr. Kennedy def. CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, King Booker, Matt Hardy, Finlay & Edge in a Money In The Bank Ladder Match
- Match Highlights: Jeff Hardy jumps off a 20-ft ladder onto Edge, who is laying on a ladder outside the ring; Randy Orton delivers an RKO to Finlay from the top of a ladder; Mr. Kennedy delivers a monkeyflip to Hornswoggle off a ladder; CM Punk delivers a dropkick to a ladder Finlay is standing on; Mr. Kennedy hits CM Punk in the face with a ladder while CM Punk has his hand on the suitcase
- The Great Khali def. Kane
- After the match, The Great Khali wraps Kane’s chain around his neck and chokes him
- Backstage, Eugene, Cryme Tyme, Extreme Expose, Mae Young, Dusty Rhodes, The Fabolous Moolah, Sgt. Slaughter and others throw a dance party
- Chris Benoit def. MVP to retain his United States Championship
- Backstage, The Boogeyman appears behind Donald Trump. Trump convinces him to go get Trump a sandwich.
- 80,103 in attendance is a new record for Detroit, MI’s Ford Field
- Howard Finkel introduces the 2007 WWE Hall Of Fame Inductees: “J.R.” Jim Ross, Jerry “The King” Lawler, The wife and 4 children of “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, The wife of The Sheik, Mr. Fuji, Nick Bockwinkel, The Wild Samoans and “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes
- The Undertaker def. Batista to bring his streak at Wrestlemania to 15-0 and to become the new World Heavyweight Championship
- RVD, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu & The Sandman (The ECW Originals) def. Matt Striker, Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn (The New Breed) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match
- Lashley def. Umaga in the Billionaire Hair vs. Hair Match.
- During the match, Umaga attacks special guest referee “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. While Austin is down, Shane McMahon and Umaga attack Lashley. When Austin comes to, he stunners Umaga, setting Lashley up for the win
- After the match, Mr. McMahon tries to sneak away, but Lashley catches him and brings him back to the ring, where he helps Donald Trump shave Mr. McMahon’s head. Afterwards, as newly bald Mr. McMahon makes his way to the back, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin stunners Donald Trump in the ring
- Before Wrestlemania started, Carlito & Ric Flair def. Chavo Guerrero & Gregory Helms in a Tag Team Lumberjack Match
- Melina def. Ashley in a Lumberjill Match to retain her Women’s Championship
- After the match, Ashley attacks Melina, and the rest of the Divas end up getting involved
- John Cena drives a Ford Mustang throw the glass at the back of the arena as his entrance music plays
- John Cena def. Shawn Michaels by submission to retain his WWE Championship, with John Cena dedicating the match to his father.
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