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.
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WWE WrestleMania 23 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Dave Bautista
He was 38, now 55 years old
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as Batista |
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John Cena
He was 29, now 47 years old
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as Himself |
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Glenn Thomas Jacobs
He was 39, now 57 years old
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as Kane |
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Donald Trump
He was 60, now 78 years old
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as Himself |
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Randy Orton
He was 27, now 44 years old
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as Himself |
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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
He was 41, now 59 years old
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as Himself |
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Adam Copeland
He was 33, now 51 years old
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as Edge |
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Phillip Jack Brooks
He was 28, now 46 years old
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as CM Punk |
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Matt Hardy
He was 32, now 50 years old
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as Himself |
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Jeffrey Nero Hardy
He was 29, now 47 years old
|
as Himself |
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Vince McMahon
He was 61, now 79 years old
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as Himself |
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Rob Van Dam
He was 36, now 53 years old
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as Himself |
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Jim Fullington
He was 43, now 61 years old
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as The Sandman |
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Terry Michael Brunk
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as Sabu |
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Ashley Massaro
She was 27, 39 years old when she died
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as Herself |
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Dalip Singh Rana
He was 34, now 52 years old
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as The Great Khali |
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Booker Huffman
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as King Booker |
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Ken Anderson
He was 31, 16 years old when he died
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as Mr. Kennedy |
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Thomas Laughlin
He was 36, now 53 years old
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as Tommy Dreamer |
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Chris Benoit
He was 39, 40 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Franklin Lashley
He was 30, now 48 years old
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as Himself |
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Melina Perez
She was 28, now 45 years old
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as Herself |
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Matthew Kaye
He was 32, now 50 years old
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as Matt Striker |
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Umaga
He was 34, 36 years old when he died
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as Umaga |
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The Undertaker
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as The Undertaker |
WWE WrestleMania 23 Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kevin Dunn as Director. He was 50 (now 68) years old
|
Directing |
