WWE WrestleMania 23 (2007)
WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania PPV. It took place on April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view, featuring performers from the Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the ECW brand was an Eight Man Tag Team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed. The featured matches on the undercard included Bobby Lashley versus Umaga and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match. It set an all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103. WrestleMania 23 grossed US$5.38 million in ticket sales, breaking the previous record of $3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8. With about 1.25 million buys, the event is the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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John Cena as John Cena |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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Mark Calaway as The Undertaker |
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Edward Fatu as Umaga |
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Vince McMahon as Vince McMahon |
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Franklin Roberto Lashley as Bobby Lashley |
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Donald Trump as Donald Trump |
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Steve Austin as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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Chris Benoit as Chris Benoit |
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Hassan Hamin Assad as MVP |
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Rob Szatkowski as Rob Van Dam |
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Tom Laughlin as Tommy Dreamer |
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Terry Brunk as Sabu |
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Jim Fullington as The Sandman |
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Montaque Brown as Marcus Cor Von |
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Kevin Fertig as Kevin Thorn |
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Elijah Burke as Elijah Burke |
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Matthew Kaye as Matt Striker |
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Randy Orton as Randy Orton |
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Ken Anderson as Mr. Kennedy |
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Phil Brooks as CM Punk |
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Adam Copeland as Edge |
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Booker Huffman, Jr. as King Booker |
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Jeff Hardy as Jeff Hardy |
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Matthew Hardy as Matt Hardy |
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Dave Finlay as Finlay |
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Glenn Jacobs as Kane |
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Dalip Singh as The Great Khali |
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Ashley Massaro as Ashley |
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Melina Perez as Melina |
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Hazem Ali as Armando Alejandro Estrada |
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Shelly Martinez as Ariel |
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Sharmell Huffman as Queen Sharmell |
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Candice Michelle as Candice Michelle |
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Maria Kanellis-Bennett as Maria |
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Torrie Wilson as Torrie Wilson |
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Brooke Adams as Brooke |
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Jillian Faye Hall as Jillian Hall |
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Barbie Blank as Kelly Kelly |
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Kristal Marshall as Kristal |
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Layla El as Layla |
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Michelle Calaway as Michelle McCool |
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Mickie James as Mickie James |
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Stephanie Finochio as Trinity |
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Lisa Marie Varon as Victoria |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Producer |
