WrestleMania X8
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- This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view event. For the Nintendo GameCube video game named after this event, see WWE WrestleMania X8.
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | March 17, 2002 | |
| Venue | SkyDome | |
| City | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Attendance | 68,237 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| No Way Out 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | Backlash 2002 |
WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 17, 2002 from the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. The event was the second WrestleMania to take place in the Toronto metropolitan area (following WrestleMania VI). The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 resulted in gross receipts of approximately $6.1 million CAD ($3.9 million USD).
WrestleMania X8 was the final WrestleMania to be promoted under the World Wrestling Federation name. The tagline for WrestleMania X8 was The One And Only. The theme song for the event was "Tear Away" by Drowning Pool. The recap video theme was "Superstar" by Saliva. Drowning Pool performed the theme song live, as well as "The Game" during Triple H's entrance. Saliva performed "Superstar" live, as well as "Turn the Tables" during The Dudley Boyz's entrance.
The commentators for the event were Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. The Spanish language commentators were Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich. Howard Finkel served as the ring announcer for the event.
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[edit] Results
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert defeated Mr. Perfect, Lance Storm, and Test (w/Jacqueline as special guest referee) (3:06)
- Rikishi pinned Mr. Perfect after a Banzai Drop.
- Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (6:19)
- RVD pinned Regal after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Christian to retain the WWF European Championship (6:08)
- DDP pinned Christian after a Diamond Cutter.
- WWF Hardcore Champion Maven fought Goldust to a no-contest in a Hardcore match (3:15)
- The match ended when Spike Dudley interfered and pinned Maven under 24/7 Rules to win the title.
- The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship continued backstage with The Hurricane pinning Spike Dudley under 24/7 rules to win the title.
- Kurt Angle defeated Kane (10:45)
- Angle pinned Kane with a roll-up using the ropes for leverage.
- The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair in a Street fight (18:47)
- Undertaker pinned Flair after a Tombstone piledriver.
- Edge defeated Booker T (6:32)
- Edge pinned Booker after a Edgecution.
- The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship continued backstage with Mighty Molly pinning The Hurricane under 24/7 rules to win the title.
- Steve Austin defeated Scott Hall (w/Kevin Nash) (9:51)
- Austin pinned Hall after two Stone Cold Stunners.
- Billy and Chuck defeated The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw), The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (w/Stacy Kiebler) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a Four Corners Elimination match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (13:50)
- D-Von pinned Bradshaw after a 3D (3:25)
- Matt pinned Bubba Ray after a Swanton Bomb from Jeff (11:48)
- Billy pinned Jeff after hitting him with one of the title belts. (13:50)
- Saliva performed The Dudley Boyz's entrance music live.
- The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship continued backstage with Christian pinning Mighty Molly under 24/7 rules to win the title.
- The Rock defeated Hulk Hogan (16:23)
- Rock pinned Hogan after two Rock Bottoms and a People's Elbow.
- Afterwards Rock saved Hogan from a beatdown at the hands of Hall and Nash.
- Jazz defeated Trish Stratus and Lita in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Women's Championship (6:16)
- Jazz pinned Lita after a Fisherman's superplex.
- The battle for the WWF Hardcore Championship ended backstage with Maven pinning Christian under 24/7 Rules to win the title.
- Triple H defeated Chris Jericho (w/Stephanie McMahon) to win the WWF Undisputed Championship (18:41)
- Triple H pinned Jericho after a Pedigree.
- Drowning Pool performed Triple H's entrance music live.
[edit] Notes
- This would be the last WrestleMania to use the World Wrestling Federation initials and logo, as the company would change to World Wrestling Entertainment as a way of avoiding the constant court battles with the World Wildlife Fund, which now makes full use of the initials "WWF".
- This is the only WrestleMania to feature the Undisputed Championship. Conversely, it is the last WrestleMania before the WWE Brand Extension.
- Drowning Pool performed their rendition of "The Game" for Triple H's entrance, marking the third time that Triple H has been played to the ring.
- This was the first WrestleMania whose title included a combination of a Roman numeral and Arabic numeral (rather than using purely Roman or Arabic numerals).
- The first three matches in this WrestleMania were for the Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, and Hardcore Championship titles. To this date, this was the last time any of these belts were defended at a WrestleMania.
- A teenage Adam Copeland attended WrestleMania VI, sitting twelfth row ringside. Twelve years later, he would return to the Skydome as a competitor for WrestleMania X8. At WrestleMania VI, Dallas Page drove a pink Cadillac to the ring as a part of the entrance for The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine who performed at the event. Twelve years later, Dallas Page would also return to the Skydome as a competitor for WrestleMania X8.
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