wrestlemania

WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually in late March or early April by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was first produced in 1985 to be the premiere event of each year, and has since produced twenty-seven editions with the twenty-eighth, WrestleMania XXVIII, scheduled to take place in Miami, Florida in 2012. WWE regards it as a flagship event due to it being the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in the world and history. WrestleMania was conceptualized by WWE owner Vince McMahon. WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform the professional wrestling industry and make WWE the most successful promotion in the world. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of wrestlers including The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock, John Cena, and Batista. Celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali, Mr. T,...