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WrestleMania XXVIII

WWE's 2012 WrestleMania pay-per-view

WrestleMania XXVIII was the twenty-eighth yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event made by WWE. It took place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in the Miami suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida.[2][3]

WrestleMania XXVIII
The WrestleMania XXVIII set
Tagline(s)Once in a Lifetime
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PromotionWWE
DateApril 1, 2012
Attendance78,363[1]
VenueSun Life Stadium
CityMiami Gardens, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology
Elimination Chamber (2012) WrestleMania XXVIII Extreme Rules (2012)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania XXVII WrestleMania XXVIII WrestleMania 29

Nine matches happened on the card, with one being a pre-show match that was streamed on YouTube. The main event saw The Rock defeat John Cena and was a year in the making, being set up in the main event of the previous year's WrestleMania XXVII. In other matches, The Undertaker defeated Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho to keep his WWE Championship, Big Show defeated Cody Rhodes to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and in the opening match, Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan to win the World Heavyweight Championship in an 18-second match.

Production

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The city of Miami was one of the two major contenders for hosting WrestleMania XXVII along with Atlanta, Georgia. In the end in February 2010, Atlanta was awarded the right to host the event.[3][4][5] According to the Miami-Dade Sports Commission, WWE management felt that Miami's planning for the event would have been too hectic with many other sporting events held in the area around the same time of the planning, such as Super Bowl XLIV.[5] However, Miami was reportedly considered for the next event because of its international ties, arenas, airports and experience of hosting past major events.[3]

Bidding documents were sent to seventeen cities in mind for hosting a WrestleMania event between 2012 and 2014, with fourteen replying in interest.[5][6][7] Other cities in mind for WrestleMania XXVIII were Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Toronto, Detroit, Tampa, Vancouver, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Orlando and Houston.[3][6] The city of Dallas also showed interest but had to pull out of bidding for the next two years since it hosted events such as the NCAA Final Four.[6]

On February 9, 2011, it was announced by The Miami Herald that Miami had won the right to host the event.[3] WWE would later officially announce the event in a press conference held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.[2][7] WrestleMania XXVIII will be the second event to be hosted in the state of Florida, the fourth event without a closed roof, and the third event to be held entirely outdoors.[3] For hosting the event, WWE will receive a $250,000 cash incentive from the Miami-Dade Sports Commission raised through grants and sponsorships.[7] Along with WrestleMania XXVIII, a series of events grouped as "WrestleMania Week" will be held in the week before the event including WrestleMania's yearly WrestleMania Axxess fan convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the American Airlines Arena, the finals of the WrestleMania Reading Challenge, and a Celebrity Pro-Am Golf tournament.[2][7][8]

Matches

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No. Results Stipulations Times[1]
1P Primo and Epico (c) (with Rosa Mendes) defeated Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) by pinfall Triple threat tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[9] 5:02
2 Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan (c) (with AJ) by pinfall Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[10] 0:18
3 Kane defeated Randy Orton by pinfall Singles match[11] 10:58
4 Big Show defeated Cody Rhodes (c) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[12] 5:19
5 Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos defeated Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres by pinfall Tag team match[13] 6:22
6 The Undertaker defeated Triple H by pinfall Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee.[14] 30:53
7 Team Johnny (David Otunga, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry and The Miz) (with Brie Bella, John Laurinaitis and Vickie Guerrero) defeated Team Teddy (Booker T, Kofi Kingston, The Great Khali, R-Truth, Santino Marella and Zack Ryder) (with Aksana, Eve Torres, Hornswoggle, Nikki Bella and Theodore Long) by pinfall Twelve-man tag team match to determine the general manager of both Raw and SmackDown[15] 10:32
8 CM Punk (c) defeated Chris Jericho by submission Singles match for the WWE Championship
Had Punk been disqualified, he would have lost the championship.[16] 		22:23
9 The Rock defeated John Cena by pinfall Singles match[17] 30:35
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canton, John (March 22, 2022). "WWE WrestleMania 28 Review". TJR Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "WrestleMania is Miami-bound in 2012". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Varsallone, Jim (2011-02-09). "WrestleMania 28 headed to Sun Life Stadium". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  4. ↑ Schoolcraft, Lisa R. (2009-09-25). "Atlanta is bidding for WrestleMania". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rupani, Meena (2010-05-20). "Miami-Dade Sports Commission chair 'relentless' in wrestling showcase bid". Miami Today. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Graser, Marc (2010-03-28). "WrestleMania sets off bidding frenzy". Variety. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Chang, Daniel (2011-02-09). "WWE's WrestleMania heading to Sun Life Stadium in 2012". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  8. ↑ "Diaz, McMahon, Sophia bring WrestleMania 28 to Miami". The Miami Herald. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  9. ↑ "WWE Tag Team Championship Triple Threat Match". WWE. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ Giannini, Alex (February 19, 2012). "World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus". WWE. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Randy Orton vs. Kane". WWE. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show". WWE. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  13. ↑ Artus, Matthew (April 2, 2012). "Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos def. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & Eve". WWE. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Hell in a Cell Match with special referee Shawn Michaels)". WWE. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny". WWE. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  16. ↑ "WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho". WWE. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  17. ↑ "The Rock def. John Cena". WWE. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

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