WrestleMania XXVI

WWE's 2010 WrestleMania pay-per-view

WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-sixth yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.[3]

WrestleMania XXVI
The WrestleMania XXVI set
Tagline(s)"Destruction in the Desert"[1]
"History Will Be Made. Will You Be There?"
Theme
song(s)
"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" by Kevin Rudolf featuring Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne[2]
"Be Yourself" by Audioslave
"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
"The Show" by Since October
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown
DateMarch 28, 2010
VenueUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
CityGlendale, Arizona
Pay-per-view chronology
Elimination Chamber (2010) WrestleMania XXVI Extreme Rules (2010)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania XXV WrestleMania XXVI WrestleMania XXVII

Eleven matches took place on the card. The main event saw The Undertaker defeat Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match. Therefore, Michaels was forced to retire from wrestling and The Undertaker won his 18th match in his undefeated streak. In other matches, Chris Jericho defeated Edge to keep his World Heavyweight Championship, John Cena defeated Batista to win his seventh WWE Championship, Triple H defeated Sheamus, and Jack Swagger won the sixth yearly Money in the Bank ladder match.[4] This was the last WrestleMania event to feature the latter match type, because the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event was established that July.[5]

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Global Spectrum, University of Phoenix Stadium's operator, had worked in past years with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to get the event to its venue. On January 18, 2008, Global Spectrum publicly announced that it wants to hold WrestleMania in 2010.[6] The event became more widely known weeks prior when a photo of Wayne Gretzky wearing a shirt showing the event was seen in the Swedish newspaper Expressen.[6][7] A press conference happened on February 24, 2009 at the University of Phoenix Stadium to officially tell people about the event for Glendale, Arizona at the University of Phoenix Stadium; this event is the first time WrestleMania would happen in the state of Arizona.[3] Tickets for the event went on sale November 7, 2009 at 10:00am MST.[8] Advertisements telling people about the date tickets would go on sale used the song "Welcome to the World" by Kevin Rudolf.[9]

Along with WrestleMania, a group of events known as "WrestleMania Week" was held in the week before the event. The third yearly WrestleManiArt, an art show and auction featuring work by WWE superstars, was held on March 24. WrestleMania's yearly fan convention, WrestleMania Axxess, was held from March 25 through to March 27. On March 27, WWE hosted its yearly WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the Dodge Theater, where the class of 2010 was inducted.[1][10]

Results

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No. Results Stipulations Times[4]
1P Yoshi Tatsu won by last eliminating Zack Ryder[a] 26-man battle royal[11] 8:31
2 ShoMiz (The Miz and Big Show) (c) defeated John Morrison and R-Truth Tag team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship[12] 3:20
3 Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Triple Threat match[13] 9:01
4 Jack Swagger defeated Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Evan Bourne, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin Money in the Bank ladder match[14] 13:40
5 Triple H defeated Sheamus Singles match[15] 12:06
6 Rey Mysterio defeated CM Punk (with Luke Gallows and Serena) Singles match
Had Mysterio lost, he would have had to join the Straight Edge Society[16]
6:30
7 Bret Hart defeated Mr. McMahon by submission No Holds Barred Lumberjack match with Bruce Hart as special guest referee[17] 11:09
8 Chris Jericho (c) defeated Edge Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[18] 15:45
9 Alicia Fox, LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool), Maryse, and Vickie Guerrero defeated Beth Phoenix, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, and Mickie James 10-Diva tag team match[19] 3:26
10 John Cena defeated Batista (c) by submission Singles match for the WWE Championship[20] 13:30
11 The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match[21]
Since Michaels lost, he was forced to retire from wrestling.
24:00
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 McClay, Bob (2009-02-24). "WrestleMania to be held in Glendale". KTAR. Retrieved 2009-02-25. WrestleMania "Destruction in the Desert," scheduled for March 28, 2010, will be a week-long event featuring a street party, a wrestling hall of fame, and an art exhibition created by several WWE wrestlers.
  2. "WrestleMania: "I Made It" by Kevin Rudolf is the official theme song of WrestleMania 26". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Arizona Hosts WrestleMania XXVI". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2009-02-24. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Canton, John (March 20, 2022). "WWE WrestleMania 26 Review". TJR Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. McNamara, Andy (July 19, 2010). "Kane, Miz make most of Money In The Bank". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Watters, Carrie (2008-01-18). "Talks ongoing to bring WrestleMania in 2010". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  7. (in Swedish) Nordström, Gunnar (2007-12-30). "Fel att satsa på Foppa". Expressen. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. "WWE Presents WrestleMania XXVI". University of Phoenix Stadium. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  9. "WrestleMania: The WWE Universe lines up for their tickets to WrestleMania XXVI in Phoenix". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2009-11-09. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  10. "WrestleMania Week". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  11. Murphy, Ryan (March 28, 2010). "Yoshi Tatsu wins 26-Superstar WrestleMania Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  12. Passero, Mitch (March 4, 2010). "Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show & The Miz def. John Morrison & R-Truth". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  13. Passero, Mitch (March 29, 2010). "Randy Orton wins Triple Threat Match vs. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  14. "Jack Swagger wins Money in the Bank Ladder Match". WWE. February 22, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  15. "Triple H def. Sheamus". WWE. February 22, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  16. "Rey Mysterio def. CM Punk". WWE. March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  17. Passero, Mitch (March 1, 2010). "Bret Hart def. Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  18. "World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho def. Edge". WWE. February 22, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  19. Murphy, Ryan (March 26, 2010). "Vickie Guerrero's team wins the 10-Diva Tag Team Match". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  20. Passero, Mitch (February 22, 2010). "John Cena def. Batista (New WWE Champion)". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  21. McAvennie, Mike (February 22, 2010). "The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

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