WWE WrestleMania 23 Discussions Thread - April 1, 2007

World Heavyweight Championship
Undertaker vs. Batista

WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena

"Battle of the Billionaires" (Hair vs. Hair Match)
Lashley vs. Umaga
Stone Cold Steve Austin as the Special Guest Referee

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Randy Orton vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Finlay vs. Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk vs. Edge

ECW Originals vs. The New Breed
Sandman, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, & Rob Van Dam vs. Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von, & Matt Striker

WWE Women's Championship
Melina vs. Ashley

Kane vs. The Great Khali

United States Championship
Chris Benoit vs. Montel Vontavious Porter

All available tickets for WrestleMania 23 in Detroit sold out almost instantly, but keep checking back as more tickets may be made available once production needs are determined.
TicketMaster site for WM23 Tickets

(The official theme songs are "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva and "The Memory Will Never Die" by Default.)

This year, WrestleMania is all grown up. Check out the new commercial.....
http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/specialty_clips/wrestlemania/wm23allgrownup

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2007 Inductees
Dusty Rhodes
Mr. Perfect
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Nick Bockwinkel
Mr. Fuji
The Shiek
Afa & Sika, The Wild Samoans

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WWE WrestleMania 23 Fan Axxess Tour schedule
March 24, 2007 - Chicago, IL
Woodfield Mall
5 Woodfield Shopping Center, Schaumburg, IL 60173
12:00pm - 8:00pm
Superstar Autograph Session, time TBD
Pick up a wristband at the Core of the Tour for a guaranteed Superstar autograph. Distribution begins 2 hours prior to the scheduled appearance time. Limit 200 per day.

March 25, 2007 - Chicago, IL
Woodfield Mall
5 Woodfield Shopping Center, Schaumburg, IL 60173
11:00am - 6:00pm
Superstars Gregory Helms and Maria Autograph Session, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Pick up a wristband at the Core of the Tour for a guaranteed Superstar autograph. Distribution begins 2 hours prior to the scheduled appearance time. Limit 200 per day.

March 28, 2007 - Windsor, Canada
Devonshire Mall
3100 Howard Ave. Windsor, Ontario N8X 3Y8
2:00pm - 8:00pm
Superstar Autograph Session, time TBD
Pick up a wristband at the Core of the Tour for a guaranteed Superstar autograph. Distribution begins 2 hours prior to the scheduled appearance time. Limit 200 per day.

March 29, 2007 - Windsor, Canada
Devonshire Mall
3100 Howard Ave. Windsor, Ontario N8X 3Y8
2:00pm - 7:00pm
Superstar Autograph Session, time TBD
Pick up a wristband at the Core of the Tour for a guaranteed Superstar autograph. Distribution begins 2 hours prior to the scheduled appearance time. Limit 200 per day.

March 30, 2007 - Detroit, MI
Ford Field
2000 Brush St., Detroit, MI
3:00pm - 9:00pm
Superstar Autograph Session, time TBD
Pick up a wristband at the Core of the Tour for a guaranteed Superstar autograph. Distribution begins 2 hours prior to the scheduled appearance time. Limit 200 per day.

March 31, 2007 - Detroit, MI
Ford Field
2000 Brush St., Detroit, MI
12:00pm - 8:00pm
Superstar Autograph Session, time TBD
Pick up a wristband at the Core of the Tour for a guaranteed Superstar autograph. Distribution begins 2 hours prior to the scheduled appearance time. Limit 200 per day.

April 1, 2007 - Detroit, MI
Location TBD
Time TBD
Superstar Autograph Session, time TBD

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WRESTLEMANIA RECALLS
Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III
Triple H vs. Chris Jericho at WrestleMania X8
Stone Cold stuns Goldberg at WrestleMania XX
LT vs. Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania XI
Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 22
Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 21
Kane gives Pete Rose a Tombstone at WrestleMania XIV
Butterbean knocks out Bart Gunn at WrestleMania XV
WrestleMania 23 Recall - The debut of WrestleMania

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It's the biggest wrestling event of the year, WrestleMania 23.  The showcase of the immortals returns to Detroit 20 years after "The Slam Heard Around the World" occured at WrestleMania 3.

Discuss your thoughts, predictions, news, and everything else in this thread of WWE's 23rd annual WrestleMania!

Isn't this a bit early? We haven't even hit New Year's Revolution yet..

Until then, I remain unopinioned till matches are announced..

wow, looks like WWE's website designers also go to psdprotocol.com :P

So, who do you guys pick on victim to be buried this year by Taker?SeriousThreat

The thread does seem premature, but whatever.

WWE has got some work to do to get me interested.  I can tell you right now, another Triple H main event is not the answer.

WWE has got some work to do to get me interested. I can tell you right now, another Triple H main event is not the answer.

The_Dude14

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]

WWE has got some work to do to get me interested. I can tell you right now, another Triple H main event is not the answer.

keiblerfan69

Well, there's always the Royal Rumble that can change it, although I think that'll set aside for Umaga/Cena II.

OMG!! The fan thing is NOT coming to Boston! That really sucks! It would be awesome if they came on my b-day, January 25JoHn-CeNa346

OMG!! The fan thing is NOT coming to Boston! That really sucks! It would be awesome if they came on my b-day, January 25JoHn-CeNa346

I know. They're also going to LA like 4 times but not San Diego. Esta no bien!

Also, I can see it now. The WWE willl hype HBK vs. "a Legend" and hype it up to be The Rock, for like, 9 weeks, then at Wrestlemania McMahon comes out and says "April Fools Day", and brings out Kamala.

i really hope Cena Loses the title by Mania (maybe at the Rumble)cj-cox

Umaga is gonna beat him this Sunday. Cena beating Umaga back for the title and ending his streak is gonna be "huge draw" for WWE.

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]WWE has got some work to do to get me interested. I can tell you right now, another Triple H main event is not the answer.keiblerfan69

Edit: In all likely hood, imagine it will be Cena-Orton, Cena-Edge or Cena-Orton-Edge. Whatever the case, knowing how WWE is these days, John Cena and/or Triple H will be in the main event picture.

[QUOTE="keiblerfan69"][QUOTE="The_Dude14"]WWE has got some work to do to get me interested. I can tell you right now, another Triple H main event is not the answer.Link256

Edit: In all likely hood, imagine it will be Cena-Orton, Cena-Edge or Cena-Orton-Edge. Whatever the case, knowing how WWE is these days, John Cena and/or Triple H will be in the main event picture.

Yeah, just look at the poster..not an ECW wrestler in sight.

It's way too early to predict what matches might happen. I'm guessing some of these happening:

1. Mick Foley vs. Vince McMahon
2. Maybe another MITB Ladder match or a TLC match I want to see between MNM, Londricks, and the Hardys!
3. Undertaker vs. someone
4. John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
5. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H vs. Edge for the no. 1 contendership to the WWE Championship (I feel DX will probably break up by the time WM role around)

Those are I what I would guess would happen or what I might want to see happening. I think this show will be 4 hours like usual.

yaTwistOfFaith2

Ya, what? Please be more specific as to what you're trying to say.

And I'm not going to go all anal on everyone and say "No one-word posting" Because, that's aloud in GS ToS. AS LONG AS it contributes to the conversation.

But as I said, please be more specific.

It's way too early to predict what matches might happen. I'm guessing some of these happening:

1. Mick Foley vs. Vince McMahon
2. Maybe another MITB Ladder match or a TLC match I want to see between MNM, Londricks, and the Hardys!
3. Undertaker vs. someone
4. John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
5. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H vs. Edge for the no. 1 contendership to the WWE Championship (I feel DX will probably break up by the time WM role around)

Those are I what I would guess would happen or what I might want to see happening. I think this show will be 4 hours like usual.

KevyR

[QUOTE="KevyR"]

It's way too early to predict what matches might happen. I'm guessing some of these happening:

1. Mick Foley vs. Vince McMahon
2. Maybe another MITB Ladder match or a TLC match I want to see between MNM, Londricks, and the Hardys!
3. Undertaker vs. someone
4. John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
5. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H vs. Edge for the no. 1 contendership to the WWE Championship (I feel DX will probably break up by the time WM role around)

Those are I what I would guess would happen or what I might want to see happening. I think this show will be 4 hours like usual.

JoHn-CeNa346

[QUOTE="KevyR"]

It's way too early to predict what matches might happen. I'm guessing some of these happening:

1. Mick Foley vs. Vince McMahon
2. Maybe another MITB Ladder match or a TLC match I want to see between MNM, Londricks, and the Hardys!
3. Undertaker vs. someone
4. John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
5. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H vs. Edge for the no. 1 contendership to the WWE Championship (I feel DX will probably break up by the time WM role around)

Those are I what I would guess would happen or what I might want to see happening. I think this show will be 4 hours like usual.

JoHn-CeNa346

Then would that mean that the MITB match would be for a Tag Team Title shot for one year?

I think if anyone should be in it, it should be two wrestlers from each brand Nitro or Jeff Hardy who ever isn't holding the IC Championship, and Kenny or Carlito or Masters (RAW). Mr Kennedy, and Finlay (Smackdown!). Sabu and CM Punk (ECW).

I also heard that it was going to be Lashley Vs. Khali for the ECW World Championship, has anyone else say they've heard this?

hey is anyone going to WM 23? i might since i'll be in Detroit for the ROH shows that weekend. if not, i'll hopefully go to all the fan stuff they'll have for it to get autographs.

i hope i get to meet Punk because i'll definitely be wearing my Punk shirt from ROH

hey is anyone going to WM 23? i might since i'll be in Detroit for the ROH shows that weekend. if not, i'll hopefully go to all the fan stuff they'll have for it to get autographs.

i hope i get to meet Punk because i'll definitely be wearing my Punk shirt from ROH

sephy37

well..all I can say is that you should put a wwe sticker over that ROH logo or they might have to let you go in to the fan access topless.. :P

MITB 3, which will mostly likely happen, won't be one of the Main events this year now that ECW came into the mix, while this is obvious, I thought it was interesting.

Also, this MITB could be the best yet. With the the three brands means we will probably get 2 superstars from each brand. Which also means the winner could use it on any of the 3 Championship titles.

The wrestlers that I want to see in The Money In The Bank Ladder match are:

1.RVD.

2. Randy Orton.

3. Shelton Benjamin.

4. Chris Benoit.

5. Mr. Kennedy.

6. Test.

I'm glad this year's 'Mania returns to a large stadium venue, unlike the past three years.



Should be an awesome automosphere for WM23.
Rage11

If WWE uses that whole stadium I will be shocked.

[QUOTE="Rage11"]I'm glad this year's 'Mania returns to a large stadium venue, unlike the past three years.



Should be an awesome automosphere for WM23.
WWEMAN101

If WWE uses that whole stadium I will be shocked.

[QUOTE="WWEMAN101"]

[QUOTE="Rage11"]I'm glad this year's 'Mania returns to a large stadium venue, unlike the past three years.



Should be an awesome automosphere for WM23.
Rage11

If WWE uses that whole stadium I will be shocked.

Wouldn't be one bit surprised if ECW has a very bloody match like a Barbwire match or something to those standards. wwe4ever_in05

With Bobby Lashley as the "face of ECW," I wouldn't be surprised to see ECW's match at Mania be an Extreme Pillow Fight.  But you know that Van Daminator through the pillow's going to rule.

RVD at wrestlemania... hahahaha good one.

In all seriousness, Smackdown may actually have the last match for once

RVD at wrestlemania... hahahaha good one.

In all seriousness, Smackdown may actually have the last match for once

Kotenks

No it won't, Raw still has Cena.

[QUOTE="Kotenks"]RVD at wrestlemania... hahahaha good one.

In all seriousness, Smackdown may actually have the last match for onceWWEMAN101

RVD at wrestlemania... hahahaha good one.

In all seriousness, Smackdown may actually have the last match for once

Kotenks

I'm assuming WM will have a MITB3. I'm also assuming since there's three brands, two superstars from each brand will appear in it.

I don't see why it couldn't be RVD, with the other spot occupied by Cm Punk. Unless they really want to piss people off and put in Holly or Test(whichever isn't facing Lashley for the title)

But then again, it works out so that each brand can send one face and one heel. So who knows. Unless you guys were talking about a singles match, then that probably won't happen.

Carry on.

[QUOTE="WWEMAN101"][QUOTE="Kotenks"]RVD at wrestlemania... hahahaha good one.

In all seriousness, Smackdown may actually have the last match for onceThe_Dude14

So, Cena is still a bigger star than anybody SD has. The only way I can see SD having the last match is a Batista v Undertaker match.

[QUOTE="Kotenks"]

RVD at wrestlemania... hahahaha good one.

In all seriousness, Smackdown may actually have the last match for once

Rage11

Nice statistic there Rage..

Here's another one for ya..

Did you know that the locations of Wrestlemania XX, XXI and XXII were all in the same cities as those in the ones of the three cities in Wrestlemania 2?

RVD better be at WM. He should be winning the ECW title back on April 1st if the WWE was smart.