Wrestlemania is the biggest show of the year, with the WWE putting on a spectacle unlike any other every April. This yearly event has seen some of the biggest icons in pro-wrestling competing in huge Wrestlemania main events, like Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Andre the Giant, John Cena and many, many more.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the main event of every Wrestlemania that has taken place since it’s debut in 1985 all the way forward to Wrestlemania 40 in 2024. We’ll also look at what date the event took place, which stadium and city it was held in and if there were any special stipulations in the final match at the end of that years Wrestlemania.
Wrestlemania Main Events
Wrestlemania 1
Date: March 31, 1985
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, New York
Main Event – Hulk Hogan & Mr T vs Paul Orndorff & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Wrestlemania 2
Date: 7 April 1986
Venue: Nassau Coliseum; Rosemont Horizon; Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena;
Location: Uniondale, New York; Rosemont, Illinois; Los Angeles, California;
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage Match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 3
Date: 29 March 1987
Venue: Silverdome
Location: Pontiac, Michigan
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 4
Date: 27 March 1988
Venue: Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Main Event: Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase For the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 5
Date: April 2, 1989
Venue: Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 6
Date: April 1, 1990
Venue: Skydome
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 7
Date: March 24, 1991
Venue: Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Location: Los Angeles, California
Main Event: Sgt. Slaughter vs Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 8
Date: April 5, 1992
Venue: Hoosier Dome
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice
Wrestlemania 9
Date: April 4, 1993
Venue: Caesars Palace
Location: Paradise, Nevada
Main Event: Yokozuna vs Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship (impromptu match after Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart moments prior)
Wrestlemania 10
Date: March 20, 1994
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, New York
Main Event: Yokozuna vs Bret Hart For the WWF Championship (Special Guest Referee Roddy Piper)
Wrestlemania 11
Date: April 2, 1995
Venue: Hartford Civic Center
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Main Event: Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam Bigelow with Special Guest Referee Pat Patterson
Wrestlemania 12
Date: March 31, 1996
Venue: Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Location: Anaheim, California
Main Event: Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels in a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 13
Date: March 23, 1997
Venue: Rosemont Horizon
Location: Rosemont, Illinois
Main Event: Sycho Sid vs The Undertaker in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 14
Date: March 29, 1998
Venue: FleetCenter
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Main Event: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 15
Date: March 28, 1999
Venue: First Union Center
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Main Event: The Rock vs “Stone Cold” Steve Austin No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship (Special Guest Referee Mankind)
Wrestlemania 2000
Date: April 2, 2000
Venue: Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Location: Anaheim, California
Main Event: Triple H vs The Rock vs Mick Foley vs Big Show for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 17
Date: April 1, 2001
Venue: Reliant Astrodome
Location: Houston, Texas
Main Event: The Rock vs “Stone Cold” Steve Austin No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 18
Date: March 17, 2002
Venue: Skydome
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Main Event: Triple H vs Chris Jericho for the WWF Championship
Wrestlemania 19
Date: March 30, 2003
Venue: Safeco Field
Location: Seattle
Main Event: Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar for the Undisputed WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 20
Date: March 14, 2004
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York City
Main Event: Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 21
Date: April 3, 2005
Venue: Staples Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Main Event: Triple H vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 22
Date: April 2, 2006
Venue: Allstate Arena
Location: Rosemont, Illinois.
Main Event: John Cena vs Triple H for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 23
Date: April 1, 2007
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Main Event: John Cena vs Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 24
Date: March 30, 2008
Venue: Florida Citrus Bowl
Location: Orlando, Florida
Main Event: Edge vs The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 25
Date: April 5, 2009
Venue: Reliant Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas
Main Event: Randy Orton vs Triple H for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 26
Date: March 28, 2010
Venue: University of Phoenix Stadium
Location: Glendale, Arizona
Main Event: Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker in a Career vs Streak match
Wrestlemania 27
Date: April 3, 2011
Venue: Georgia Dome
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Main Event: The Miz vs John Cena for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 28
Date: April 1, 2012
Venue: Sun Life Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida.
Main Event: John Cena vs The Rock (Once In A Lifetime)
Wrestlemania 29
Date: April 7, 2013
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Main Event: The Rock vs John Cena for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 30
Date: April 6, 2014
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Main Event: Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 31
Date: March 29, 2015
Venue: Levi’s Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California
Main Event: Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank mid-match)
Wrestlemania 32
Date: April 3, 2016
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Main Event: Triple H vs Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 33
Date: April 2, 2017
Venue: Camping World Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida
Main Event: Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker
Wrestlemania 34
Date: April 8, 2018
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Main Event: Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
Wrestlemania 35
Date: April 7, 2019
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Main Event: Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch for the WWE Raw & Smackdown Women’s Championships
Wrestlemania 36
Date: March 25 and 26, 2020
Venue: WWE Performance Center
Location: Orlando, Florida
Main Event Night 1: AJ Styles vs The Undertaker in a Boneyard Match
Main Event Night 2: Brock Lesnar vs Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 37
Date: April 10 and 11, 2021
Venue: Raymond James Stadium
Location: Tampa, Florida
Main Event Night 1: Sasha Banks vs Bianca Belair for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
Main Event Night 2: Roman Reigns vs Edge vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship
Wrestlemania 38
Date: April 2 and 3, 2022
Venue:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Location: Arlington, Texas
Main Event Night 1: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs Kevin Owens in a No Holds Barred Match
Main Event Night 2: Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE & Unviersal Championship
Wrestlemania 39
Date: April 1 and 2, 2023
Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California
Main Event Night 1: TBD
Main Event Night 2: TBD
Wrestlemania 40
Date: April 6 and 7, 2024
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Main Event Night 1: TBD
Main Event Night 2: TBD
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