WrestleMania(R) XXIV Crushes Records, Careers



    Champions were crowned, the legendary Ric Flair was forced to
    retire, boxer Floyd Mayweather prevailed, and Undertaker extended his
    undefeated streak as World Wrestling Entertainment(R) set both
    attendance and ticket sale records at WrestleMania XXIV tonight at the
    Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

    WWE(R) grossed more than $5.85 million in ticket sales, making it
    the highest grossing live event in WWE history and in the history of
    the Citrus Bowl. WWE set an attendance record for the Citrus Bowl with
    74,635 fans from all 50 states, five Canadian provinces and 21
    countries invading Orlando, pumping up to $30 million into the local
    economy. The WWE´s annual pay-per-view, pop culture extravaganza is
    televised to more than 100 countries.

    In the match billed as a showdown between the greatest fighter in
    the world and one of the largest athletes on Earth, undefeated WBC
    Welterweight Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather barely survived against
    7-foot, 441-lb. Big Show, eventually knocking him out with brass
    knuckles. Flair, a 16-time World Champion and 2008 WWE Hall of Fame
    Inductee, lost to another legendary star, Shawn Michaels, in an
    emotion-filled match, forcing him into retirement as one of the
    greatest pro wrestling stars of all-time. Undertaker defeated Edge(R)
    to become the new World Heavyweight Champion, extending his undefeated
    streak at WrestleMania to 16-0. Randy Orton(R) retained the WWE
    Championship in a Triple Threat match against Triple H(R) and John
    Cena(R). Kane became the new ECW Champion, crushing Chavo Guerrero.

    Always a star-studded event, WrestleMania XXIV featured several
    celebrity participants in addition to Mayweather. John Legend
    performed "America The Beautiful" to open the event, Snoop Dogg served
    as Master of Ceremonies for the BunnyMania Lumberjack Match, Kim
    Kardashian was a special guest hostess, and Raven-Symone played host
    to 50 Make-A-Wish kids being honored by WWE in its largest wish
    granting event ever.

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