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Revision as of 22:02, 25 March 2014
| WrestleMania XXX | |||
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 Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | April 6, 2014 | ||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Venue | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | |||
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| WrestleMania chronology | |||
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WrestleMania XXX will be the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE to be held, on April 6, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana.[4] This will also be the first WWE pay-per-view to broadcast live on the WWE Network service.[5]
Tickets for the event went on sale November 16, 2013.[6]
Background
WrestleMania XXX will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension, and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On January 26, a returning Batista won the 2014 Royal Rumble match, making him the fifth multiple Rumble winner and earning himself a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX. At the Elimination Chamber, Randy Orton successfully defended the championship in an Elimination Chamber match to clinch his spot in the WrestleMania championship match.
On February 21, WWE announced that Hulk Hogan had returned to WWE and that he would host the event.[7]
On February 24, a returning Brock Lesnar, along with his manager Paul Heyman, showed up to Raw to voice their complaints about not having Lesnar in the title match at WrestleMania. To appease them, Triple H had given them a contract which allowed Lesnar to challenge anyone to a match at WrestleMania as long as it did not involve Orton or Batista in the title match. Neither Lesnar nor Heyman wanted anything to do with the open challenge and decided to leave as they felt that anyone else would not be a big enough challenge. As if to respond to that statement, The Undertaker returned and stared Lesnar down, signaling him to challenge his undefeated WrestleMania streak. Lesnar signed the contract and pressed the pen against Undertaker's chest for him to sign; Undertaker answered by stabbing the pen into Lesnar's hand and chokeslamming him through the conference table.[8]
On the March 10 episode of Raw, Hulk Hogan announced that a 30-man battle royal (in honor of 30 years of WrestleMania and in memory of André the Giant) will also take place at the event with the winner receiving the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.[9] The following wrestlers were announced as participants: Big E, Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Fandango, Damien Sandow, Titus O'Neil, Christian, Sheamus, Big Show, Mark Henry, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre.[10] Ryback and Curtis Axel has pulled out of the match after they were granted a tag team title opportunity against The Usos.
Since SummerSlam, COO Triple H and The Authority have, in various ways, interfered in Daniel Bryan's matches for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. After Elimination Chamber where Bryan lost due to interference by the Director of Operations Kane, Bryan called out Triple H and challenged him to a match only to get repeatedly turned down. On the March 10th edition of Raw, Bryan and his "Yes Movement" (a massive group of fans supporting Bryan), occupied the ring and refused to leave until Triple H accepted the match. A frustrated Triple H would then accept the match but not without accepting another stipulation where if Bryan were to win, he would be added to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match later that night.[11] On the March 17 edition of Raw, Triple H changed the stipulation, declaring that whoever wins will then be added to the championship match, thus assuring a Triple Threat match for the title.
At the Royal Rumble, The Wyatt Family cost John Cena his match against Randy Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship which led to Bray Wyatt hitting a Sister Abigail on him after the match. The next night on Raw, The Wyatts interfered in the main event (John Cena, Daniel Bryan and Sheamus vs. The Shield) attacking Cena again therefore giving the win to the latter's team by DQ. At Elimination Chamber, the Wyatts cost Cena the match once again which led to Orton pinning him for elimination. The next night on Raw, Cena would respond by calling out the Wyatts, which led to a vicious attack injuring Cena. On the March 10 edition of Raw, Cena announced his intention to participate in the André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but after Wyatt accused Cena and Hulk Hogan of being "liars", insinuating their heroic personas were just facades, Cena instead issued a challenge to Wyatt for the PPV, which Wyatt later accepted.
After insulting SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero, it was announced that Divas Champion AJ Lee would be placed in a single-fall "Vickie Guerrero Invitational" where she would defend the championship against the entire Divas roster, including her bodyguard Tamina Snuka.
Matches
Battle Royal Participants
As of December 27, 2014, 26 out of the 30 have announced their participation in this match. The names, date and event are listed below:
| Wrestler | Date | Event |
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| Big E | March 10 | Raw |
| Fandango | March 14 | SmackDown |
| Alberto Del Rio | ||
| Dolph Ziggler | ||
| Damien Sandow | March 17 | Raw Pre-Show |
| Titus O'Neil | Raw | |
| Christian | ||
| Sheamus | ||
| Big Show | ||
| Mark Henry | ||
| The Miz | March 21 | SmackDown |
| Kofi Kingston | ||
| Cody Rhodes | ||
| Goldust | ||
| Heath Slater | ||
| Jinder Mahal | ||
| Drew McIntyre | ||
| Brodus Clay | March 24 | Raw |
| Darren Young | ||
| Justin Gabriel | ||
| Rey Mysterio | ||
| R-Truth | ||
| Santino Marella | ||
| The Great Khali | ||
| Zack Ryder | ||
| Sin Cara |
References
- ^ "WWE: Check out when the big events are being shown on Sky Sports". SkySports.com. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "'Celebrate' on the grandest stage". WWE. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
Kid Rock's "Celebrate" is an official theme song of WrestleMania XXX! Let the good times roll and get the rowdy anthem for The Show of Shows today.
- ^ "Listen to 'Legacy'". WWE. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
Eminem's "Legacy" is one of WrestleMania 30's official theme songs. Watch the John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt hype video now!
- ^ "New Orleans to host WrestleMania XXX". Shreveport Times. February 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "CES: WWE Network to Launch in February as Streaming Service". Variety. January 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/10/tickets_go_on_sale_november_16.html
- ^ "Breaking news: Hulk Hogan returns to WWE!". WWE. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ Andrew Meoloa. "Monday Night Raw Results". Mstarz. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Benigno, Anthony. "Hulk Hogan announced the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal for WrestleMania 30". WWE. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ a b Grate, Jake. "The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Benigno, Anthony. "Raw results: Bryan occupies Raw and Triple H says 'YES!' ... with a twist". WWE. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Winner of Daniel Bryan-Triple H Match". WWE. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar". WWE. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H (Winner gets entered into the WWE World Heavyweight Title Match)". WWE. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt". WWE. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Scott. "Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational". WWE. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Scott. "The Shield vs. Kane & The New Age Outlaws l". WWE. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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