WrestleMania X8
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WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania
professional wrestling
pay-per-view
produced by the World Wrestling Federation
(WWF). It took place on March 17, 2002 at the SkyDome
in Toronto, Ontario
. The event marked the final WrestleMania event under the WWF name. The event was the second WrestleMania to take place in the Toronto
metropolitan area
(following WrestleMania VI
in 1990). The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 grossed
approximately $6.1 million CAD
($3.9 million USD
). WrestleMania weekend also included WWF Fan Axxess at the Canadian National Exhibition's Automotive Building.
The main event was between Chris Jericho
and Triple H
for the Undisputed WWF Championship
, which Triple H won after a Pedigree. The main matches on the undercard featured The Rock versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan
in a match dubbed "Icon vs. Icon", Steve Austin
versus Scott Hall
, and Ric Flair
versus The Undertaker in a No Disqualification match.
The main feud leading into WrestleMania X8 involved Triple H
against the Undisputed Champion
Chris Jericho
and Stephanie McMahon. At the Royal Rumble
, Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to retain the Undisputed Championship on the same event where Triple H earned his opportunity to compete for the Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania by winning the 2002 Royal Rumble
match, last eliminating Kurt Angle
. The following night on Raw
, Triple H interrupted Jericho and warned to prove him that he's worthy enough to be in the main event. Meanwhile, some hostility between Triple H and his wife Stephanie was starting to show, with the face
Triple H tired of Stephanie's heel
characteristics. In order to recover their relationship, Stephanie suggested on Raw that the two should renew their wedding vows on the following week. At first Triple H refused, but Stephanie revealed that she was pregnant
, making him change his mind. To further prove it, the two met a doctor on the next episode of SmackDown! with ultrasound
images. On the February 11 episode of Raw just before the wedding, Triple H was met with a phone call by his mother-in-law Linda McMahon
, who had sent him a video tape revealing that the doctor was in fact an actor and that Stephanie was not pregnant. At the wedding, Triple H turned on Stephanie and attacked her along with her father Vince McMahon
, announcing that their marriage was now over. During these weeks, Kurt Angle was given a match with Triple H's WrestleMania title shot on the line at No Way Out
. In revenge for the ruined wedding, Vince granted Stephanie the chance to be the special guest referee for the match. At No Way Out with clear bias from Stephanie, Kurt Angle defeated Triple H for the title shot, but due to interfernce Ric Flair restarted the match allowing Triple H to win after Kanes music hit and descracted Angle hitting him with the Pedigree.. The following night on Raw, WWF co-owner Ric Flair
granted Triple H a rematch with Stephanie barred from the ring after Angle begged for a rematch, enabling him to regain his title shot at Chris Jericho. On the February 21 episode of SmackDown!, Jericho met with Stephanie and put their differences in the past, ending with Stephanie accepting Jericho's proposal to be his new business partner. To further the feud, Jericho later speculated that he ended the marriage by causing Triple H's quadriceps muscle to (legitimately
) tear during their WWF Tag Team titles match on the May 21, 2001 edition of Raw Is War, thus diverting Triple H's attention to his wife. In the divorce settlement for the two, it was announced that the assets would be split between them "fifty-fifty" to Stephanie's disgust. Among the assets were Triple H's first wrestling robe, Stephanie's Corvette
(which Triple H later gave to her with half of it cut off) and Triple H's bulldog
Lucy. Stephanie managed to win Lucy in the settlement and later on the March 11 episode of Raw sent Jericho to walk the dog. Displeased about this, Jericho tied Lucy to a limousine and ordered the unknowing driver to buy some air fresheners, running Lucy over into a critical condition by accident. Wanting retribution, Triple H stormed into the arena and tried to attack Stephanie but was met with two sledgehammer
shots to his recovered leg by Jericho. On the following episode of SmackDown!, Stephanie noted that the sledgehammer shots had left Triple H's quad in a condition that one false move in his WrestleMania match could reinjure his quadriceps once again. At the end of the show, Triple H and Jericho had a brawl in the ring that almost ended with a Pedigree on Stephanie. However, Jericho saved her and locked the Walls of Jericho
on Triple H, leaving the show with the advantage.
The secondary feud built up in the lead to the event pitted The Rock and Steve Austin
against the New World Order
(Hollywood Hulk Hogan
, Kevin Nash
and Scott Hall
). The Rock's involvement with the nWo started after his win over The Undertaker at No Way Out, when a photo request from Hogan for his son
turned into a trade of insults. On the following episode of Raw, The Rock interrupted Hogan's address to the crowd and challenged Hogan to a match at WrestleMania. When Hogan accepted and shook hands with his future opponent, The Rock kept the hold on and hit the Rock Bottom on Hogan. Before The Rock could leave the arena, Hall and Nash ambushed Rock and spray painted
the nWo initials on The Rock's back. With medics attending to The Rock and loading him into an ambulance van, the nWo furthered the attack by chaining up all possible exits and driving a truck through the van with The Rock trapped inside. Steve Austin's involvement also commenced at No Way Out, when after having their gift of beer refused, the nWo interfered with Austin's Undisputed Championship match against Chris Jericho, helping Jericho to retain the title before spray painting the nWo initials on Austin's back. Austin finally got his revenge on the February 21 edition of SmackDown! when he chased the nWo out of the ring with a tire iron
. Austin manages to catch Hall and attack him with the tire iron but Hogan and Nash saved Hall from being run over by Austin's pickup truck. After the nWo found their limousine spray painted "What?" by Austin, Stone Cold kidnapped Hall and closed the show by embarrassing him in the middle of the ring with "3:16" spray painted on his back. On the following episode of Raw, Hall challenged Austin to a match at WrestleMania which Austin accepted afterwards. The feud between Austin and the nWo continued back and forth for the next couple of weeks with Austin attacked by Hall twice with a cinder block and a wrench
, while Austin fired a netgun
at Nash before beating down Hall. On the March 7 episode of SmackDown!, The Rock made his return and immediately challenged Hogan for a fight. Nash and Hall held Hogan back, leaving Hall to challenge for a match instead. Rock's match with Hall ended in a three-on-one attack by the nWo. The nWo's attack was stopped by Stone Cold, however, who saved The Rock with the aid of a steel chair. On the March 11 edition of Raw, Rock and Austin took on the nWo in a Handicap match, resulting in Hogan pinning The Rock after a leg drop
.
Another major feud for WrestleMania X8 was the rivalry between The Undertaker and the WWF co-owner, Ric Flair. The feud started over The Undertaker's ambush on The Rock during the build up to No Way Out, with Undertaker giving The Rock a Chokeslam
and a Tombstone Piledriver onto a car. Shortly afterwards, Ric Flair openly detested The Undertaker's actions. At the No Way Out event, Flair interfered with Undertaker's match against The Rock, finally hitting Undertaker with a lead pipe to aid The Rock in victory. Far from pleased over this result, The Undertaker challenged Flair to a match at WrestleMania. Flair refused, stating that he is an owner and no longer a wrestler. However, Undertaker tried to convince Flair by attacking select members of Flair's friends and family. Following a match on the February 25 edition of Raw, Flair's friend Arn Anderson
was ambushed by The Undertaker during his road agent duties. The Undertaker followed this the following week by attacking Flair's son David
, threatening that the rest of Flair's children would follow. Upon this attack, Flair accepted the match on the March 7 edition of SmackDown!. Later that night, the two ended up brawling into the audience, resulting in Flair punching out a fan by accident. As a result, Flair was arrested to Undertaker's delight. On the March 11 episode of Raw, Flair's rival co-owner Vince McMahon asked for an emergency board meeting with the WWF board of directors
citing that Flair's attack of a fan was unacceptable and that either he or Flair should have absolute authority and power over the company. With Flair still keen on taking on Undertaker at WrestleMania, CEO Linda McMahon
had no choice but to give Vince total control over the company. Despite this, Linda also stated that the ownership situation will also be reviewed after WrestleMania with a final decision. To add further insult, Vince McMahon booked David Flair in a match against The Undertaker on the March 14 episode of SmackDown!. The Undertaker almost gave David a Last Ride, but was stopped by Ric Flair who saved his son with some steel chair shots.
Before the event aired live
on pay-per-view, a six-man tag team match was aired on Sunday Night Heat
between the team of Mr. Perfect
, Billy Kidman and Test and the team of Rikishi
, Tajiri
and Albert. Rikishi won the match for his team after pinning Mr. Perfect following a Banzai Drop.
The pay-per-view started with a live performance of "Superstar
" by rock band Saliva
. The first match of the event had Intercontinental Champion
Rob Van Dam
defending his title against William Regal. RVD hits early and often, kicking the brass knuckles away from Regal but missing an early Five Star Frog Splash. Regal counters; couple of near falls. William's hits a nice neckbreaker and RVD kicks out. The crowd chants for RVD; Regal is bleeding from the mouth, as he seems to do every match. Regal counters Rolling Thunder; near fall. Regal waves and the crowd boos; funny. RVD attacks but Regal hits an awesome suplex while countering RVD's step-over spin-kick. Regal gets the knucks but fights with the ref, who takes them away. Regal goes for another set of knucks, but RVD hits the spin-kick. RVD wins the match after a Five-Star Frog Splash to win his first Intercontinental Championship.
A European Championship
match between the champion Christian and DDP followed. DDP gets a low blow and dropped on the turnbuckle. DDP is hung out to dry and knocked to the rail. Christian starts kicking ass. DDP rebounds, punks Christian but he reverses and continues to dominate. Christian gets caught on the top rope and power-slammed off in a very nice spot. DDP hits an awesome sit-out power-bomb. Christian goes for his finisher but DDP reverses twice, Christian finally hits but DDP kicks out.Christian is rolled up for a two-count, but is hit with the Diamond cutter by Page, who wins the match. Christian then throws a temper tantrum in ring as DDP leaves via the audience still the European champion.
The Hardcore Champion
Maven
defended his title next against Goldust in a Hardcore match
. The match ended up short with Goldust standing on the ring apron, preparing to hit a downed Maven with a trash can lid. However on his turn, Maven had his own can lid to use on Goldust, effectively knocking each other out. With Maven down and Goldust outside of the ring, Spike Dudley
came out and pinned Maven for a three count. Under the title's 24/7 rules, Spike became the new Hardcore Champion. His celebration was short lived when Crash Holly
came out and chased Spike through the crowd with Maven and Goldust shortly following the two. In a promotion for the show's main event, rock band Drowning Pool
made a live performance of "Tear Away
" with a video package playing in the background. After the performance, the show cut to backstage where Crash Holly and Spike Dudley continued to fight. Al Snow
tried to interfere by driving a golf cart (along with referee Teddy Long
) towards the two but ended up crashing into some boxes. Spike successfully fought off Crash by throwing him into a steel door, but ended up getting kicked by The Hurricane
who swung off a rope. Hurricane then pinned Spike to become the new Hardcore Champion under 24/7 rules.
The fourth match was Kurt Angle
versus Kane
. During the match, Angle successfully hit Kane with Kane's signature flying clothesline. Confidently, Angle tried another but Kane countered with a clothesline of his own. Later on, Kane lifted Angle up for a Tombstone Piledriver but Angle grabbed a hold of Kane's mask, distracting him enough for Angle to hit an Angle Slam. Angle locked on the ankle lock on Kane, which was stopped when Kane reached the ropes. With Angle still holding the foot, Kane used the other foot to hit an Enzuigiri. A top rope attack by Kane was prevented when Angle rushed to the corner and hit a belly to belly suplex on him. Kane tried to go for a Chokeslam
but Angle reversed it into a roll-up and with the ropes as leverage, Angle won the match.
Ric Flair
took on The Undertaker afterwards in a No Disqualification match. The match started with a brawl outside the ring with Flair's back getting smashed into the ring post. Undertaker tried his Old School maneuver on Flair, but Flair retaliated by pulling him off the top turnbuckles. Later on in the ring, Flair locked Undertaker in a figure-four leglock. Undertaker, however, countered it by holding Flair's throat and hitting a Chokeslam. Near the end of the match, Arn Anderson
dashed out into the ring and hit a Spinebuster on The Undertaker. Despite this, the move only gave Flair a two-count and soon after, Undertaker locked Anderson in a Dragon sleeper. Flair broke them up with a few chair shots on Undertaker's back. The Undertaker retaliated with a big boot and failing a Last Ride attempt, Undertaker hit the Tombstone Piledriver on Flair and pinned him to increase his WrestleMania winning streak to 10-0.
The fifth match is Booker T vs. Edge
. Edge hits a nice face-first flapjack. Booker T hits a nice missile dropkick and eventually a wicked spinebuster-type slam on Edge. Edge goes for a hurricanranna but Booker messes it up and lands on Edge. Nice combo where Booker misses a scissors kick and Edge hits a reverse face-buster. Some good counters and a spinarooni. A couple nice reversals. Booker kicks out of a spear. Edge does the spinarooni and then hits Booker with an Edgecution (an impaler DDT) for the 3-count and the win.
Steve Austin
versus Scott Hall
was the sixth match for the night. Hall comes out with Nash (who's dressed to wrestle). Austin jumps Hall; many punches. Austin punks Nash. Hall gets punked until he gets his vest off, then it's payback. Nash exposes a turnbuckle and Austin goes into it. Hall hits a number of his patented moves. Nash punks Austin throughout. Austin hits a passably spinebuster. More punching. Austin hits a stunner and Nash nails the ref and jumps Austin. Austin fights on and stuns everyone. Nash punks the next ref. Hall goes for "the edge" but gets back body dropped to the floor. A pack of refs drive off Nash. Austin goes for the stunner but Hall hits one instead; two count. Hall goes for another but goes into the exposed turnbuckle and Austin then delivers the Stone Cold Stunner to Hall, which left the latter dazed but staggering. Austin then delivered a second stunner for the victory, and celebrated with a beer bash.
The next match tornado tag for way for the WWF Tag Team Championship Billy & Chuck, The Hardy Boyz
, The Dudley Boyz, and the APA. Bradshaw beats on Chuck then Billy. Nice suplex by Bradshaw. APA double-team. Billy goes for his finisher but gets powerbombed. Bradshaw hits an awesome Clothesline From Hell on Billy but gets 3D from the Dudleys; APA is eliminated. Hardy's double-team while D-Von sets up a table. Whisper in the Wind on Bubba. Jeff takes off his shirt, exposing his very pasty skin. Stacy shows her butt but gets it smacked by Jeff. Doomsday Device by Billy and Bubba on Jeff. Bubbabomb on Billy. Bubba beats on Jeff. Jeff does the Shawn Michael's flip into the turnbuckle; Bubba to the outside. Jeff counters D-Von's reverse DDT. Hot tags to Billy and Matt. Matt cleans house. Dudley's go for "What's Up?" but D-Von gets thrown off the top rope and goes through a table. The Hardy's hit their finishers on Bubba, thus eliminating the Dudley's, then again on Chuck, but Billy nails his fameasser. Jeff kicks out but gets nailed with the belt, allowing Billy and Chuck to retain their titles.
The match between The Rock and Hollywood Hulk Hogan
, dubbed "Icon vs. Icon", was next. Despite the portrayals by Rock and Hogan as the face
and heel
for the match respectively, the Canadian crowd chose to cheer Hulk Hogan over The Rock instead. During the match, The Rock locked on the Sharpshooter
, causing Hogan to tap out. However, the referee was down and unable to acknowledge the submission. The Rock let go of the hold and tried to revive the referee, but Hogan gave him a low blow followed by his own version of The Rock's finisher, the Rock Bottom for a two-count. The two tried their respective finishers, the Rock Bottom and the leg drop
but each kicked out. After two more Rock Bottoms and a People's Elbow, The Rock pinned Hogan and won the match. After the match, the two shook hands in respect. As The Rock left the ring, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came and attacked Hogan. The Rock returned and saved Hogan from further attack. As a sign of respect, The Rock stopped Hulk from leaving the ring and asked him to pose for the crowd, turning Hogan back into a face again.
The penultimate match for the night was a Triple Threat match between the Women's Champion
Jazz
, Trish Stratus
and Lita
. Near the end of the match, a Stratusfaction attempt from Trish on Lita was prevented when Lita threw Trish into the corner and out of the ring. With Lita by the corner, Jazz followed and hit a then climbed the top turnbuckle and delivered a Fisherman's Superplex, allowing her to pin Lita and remain Women's Champion. At the parking lot, Christian gets ready to leave the stadium in a taxi. However, Maven pulled Christian out and quickly pinned him to win the Hardcore Championship. Maven then hopped into the taxi and left, leaving him the final Hardcore Champion for the night and Christian in another tantrum.
The main event of the night was the Undisputed Championship
match between Chris Jericho
and Triple H
. For his entrance, Triple H had Drowning Pool perform their version of his theme song, "The Game
", live. With Triple H's leg bandaged, both Jericho and Stephanie McMahon gave numerous shots at the leg during the match. Triple H outsmarted the two by dodging Jericho's attack, causing him to collide with Stephanie who was standing on the apron. Outside the ring, Triple H went for the Pedigree on Jericho through the announcers' table. However, Jericho reversed it into a back drop, sending Triple H through the Spanish announcers' table. Stephanie tried to hit Triple H with a steel chair but had it removed by referee Earl Hebner
. Stephanie pushed Hebner aside but then, she was met by a Pedigree from Triple H. Jericho tried his own Pedigree on Triple H but ended up having it reversed into a catapult. Triple H then hit the Pedigree on Jericho and pinned him to become the new Undisputed Champion.
, essentially splitting the entire WWF roster into two separate entities. Vince took control of the SmackDown! brand while Flair controlled the Raw brand. A draft was held with each owner would get a total of thirty picks between the wrestlers. The draft was held on the March 25 edition of Raw, while the brand extension officially began on April 1.
Triple H's feud with Stephanie would conclude on the March 25 episode of Raw when he defeated her and Jericho in a Triple Threat match for the Undisputed Championship. By pinning her, Stephanie was forced to leave the WWF by accordance to the match stipulations. Triple H's feud with Jericho would continue with Jericho interfering with Triple H's championship match at Backlash
against Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Their feud would finish with a Hell in a Cell match at Judgment Day.
Until the brand extension separated both parties, The Rock and Hulk Hogan feuded with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. On the final SmackDown! before the brand extension, the team of Rock, Hogan and Kane defeated Nash, Hall and new nWo member X-Pac
in a six-man tag match. The Rock left shortly after the WWF draft for three months to go on a media tour to promote his movie, The Scorpion King
.
After being drafted to the Raw brand, Steve Austin would get himself involved in the feud between The Undertaker and Ric Flair, fighting Undertaker at Backlash for an Undisputed Championship shot. The storyline itself evolved into a feud between Austin and Flair, with the nWo's involvement on Flair's behalf.
, John Powell gave the overall event 7 out of 10 stars, which was a lower rating than the previous year's event
. The main event between Chris Jericho and Triple H for the WWF Undisputed Championship received the highest rating out of all the matches on the card of 8 out of 10 stars, the match between The Rock and Hulk Hogan received a rating of 7 out of 10 stars, the match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Scott Hall received a rating of 6 out of 10 stars, the No disqualification match between The Undertaker and Ric Flair was rated 7.5 out of 10 stars and Four way tornado tag match for the WWF Tag Team Championship between Edge and Christian, The APA, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz being rated 5 out of 10 stars. Robert Leighty Jr of 411mania gave the event a score of 6.8 out of 10.0 and cited how "This show is remembered for one match, and one match alone, but damn if it wasn't an Epic match. The Main Event and a good showing from Taker/Flair add to the depth of the show, but everything else was hurt by a lack of time. This felt like the early marathon Manias where you had to sit through a lot of filler to get to the high points."
WrestleMania
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pay-per-view
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produced by the World Wrestling Federation
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(WWF). It took place on March 17, 2002 at the SkyDome
Rogers Centre
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in Toronto, Ontario
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. The event marked the final WrestleMania event under the WWF name. The event was the second WrestleMania to take place in the Toronto
Greater Toronto Area
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metropolitan area
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(following WrestleMania VI
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in 1990). The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 grossed
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approximately $6.1 million CAD
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($3.9 million USD
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). WrestleMania weekend also included WWF Fan Axxess at the Canadian National Exhibition's Automotive Building.
The main event was between Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
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and Triple H
Triple H
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for the Undisputed WWF Championship
Undisputed Championship
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, which Triple H won after a Pedigree. The main matches on the undercard featured The Rock versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
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in a match dubbed "Icon vs. Icon", Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
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versus Scott Hall
Scott Hall
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, and Ric Flair
Ric Flair
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versus The Undertaker in a No Disqualification match.
Background
Triple H
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against the Undisputed Champion
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Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
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and Stephanie McMahon. At the Royal Rumble
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, Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to retain the Undisputed Championship on the same event where Triple H earned his opportunity to compete for the Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania by winning the 2002 Royal Rumble
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match, last eliminating Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
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. The following night on Raw
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, Triple H interrupted Jericho and warned to prove him that he's worthy enough to be in the main event. Meanwhile, some hostility between Triple H and his wife Stephanie was starting to show, with the face
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Triple H tired of Stephanie's heel
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characteristics. In order to recover their relationship, Stephanie suggested on Raw that the two should renew their wedding vows on the following week. At first Triple H refused, but Stephanie revealed that she was pregnant
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, making him change his mind. To further prove it, the two met a doctor on the next episode of SmackDown! with ultrasound
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images. On the February 11 episode of Raw just before the wedding, Triple H was met with a phone call by his mother-in-law Linda McMahon
Linda McMahon
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, who had sent him a video tape revealing that the doctor was in fact an actor and that Stephanie was not pregnant. At the wedding, Triple H turned on Stephanie and attacked her along with her father Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
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, announcing that their marriage was now over. During these weeks, Kurt Angle was given a match with Triple H's WrestleMania title shot on the line at No Way Out
No Way Out (2002)
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. In revenge for the ruined wedding, Vince granted Stephanie the chance to be the special guest referee for the match. At No Way Out with clear bias from Stephanie, Kurt Angle defeated Triple H for the title shot, but due to interfernce Ric Flair restarted the match allowing Triple H to win after Kanes music hit and descracted Angle hitting him with the Pedigree.. The following night on Raw, WWF co-owner Ric Flair
Ric Flair
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granted Triple H a rematch with Stephanie barred from the ring after Angle begged for a rematch, enabling him to regain his title shot at Chris Jericho. On the February 21 episode of SmackDown!, Jericho met with Stephanie and put their differences in the past, ending with Stephanie accepting Jericho's proposal to be his new business partner. To further the feud, Jericho later speculated that he ended the marriage by causing Triple H's quadriceps muscle to (legitimately
Shoot (professional wrestling)
A shoot in professional wrestling is a term that refers to any unplanned, unscripted or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event. Contrary to popular belief, the name does not originate from "shooting in" for a takedown, as in amateur wrestling - rather it is a carny term shortened from...
) tear during their WWF Tag Team titles match on the May 21, 2001 edition of Raw Is War, thus diverting Triple H's attention to his wife. In the divorce settlement for the two, it was announced that the assets would be split between them "fifty-fifty" to Stephanie's disgust. Among the assets were Triple H's first wrestling robe, Stephanie's Corvette
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors that has been produced in six generations. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after...
(which Triple H later gave to her with half of it cut off) and Triple H's bulldog
Bulldog
Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
Lucy. Stephanie managed to win Lucy in the settlement and later on the March 11 episode of Raw sent Jericho to walk the dog. Displeased about this, Jericho tied Lucy to a limousine and ordered the unknowing driver to buy some air fresheners, running Lucy over into a critical condition by accident. Wanting retribution, Triple H stormed into the arena and tried to attack Stephanie but was met with two sledgehammer
Sledgehammer
A sledgehammer is a tool consisting of a large, flat head attached to a lever . The head is typically made of metal. The sledgehammer can apply more impulse than other hammers, due to its large size. Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area...
shots to his recovered leg by Jericho. On the following episode of SmackDown!, Stephanie noted that the sledgehammer shots had left Triple H's quad in a condition that one false move in his WrestleMania match could reinjure his quadriceps once again. At the end of the show, Triple H and Jericho had a brawl in the ring that almost ended with a Pedigree on Stephanie. However, Jericho saved her and locked the Walls of Jericho
Boston crab
The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent lying supine on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down,...
on Triple H, leaving the show with the advantage.
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
against the New World Order
New World Order (professional wrestling)
The New World Order was a professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled for World Championship Wrestling . The group later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation after the purchase of WCW by the WWF...
(Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
and Scott Hall
Scott Hall
Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...
). The Rock's involvement with the nWo started after his win over The Undertaker at No Way Out, when a photo request from Hogan for his son
Nick Hogan
Nicholas Allan Bollea , also known as Nick Hogan, is an American reality personality & actor, best known as the son of semi-retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and for his appearances on the reality show Hogan Knows Best alongside his father, mother Linda, and older sibling Brooke.Bollea was...
turned into a trade of insults. On the following episode of Raw, The Rock interrupted Hogan's address to the crowd and challenged Hogan to a match at WrestleMania. When Hogan accepted and shook hands with his future opponent, The Rock kept the hold on and hit the Rock Bottom on Hogan. Before The Rock could leave the arena, Hall and Nash ambushed Rock and spray painted
Spray painting
Spray painting is a painting technique where a device sprays a coating through the air onto a surface. The most common types employ compressed gas—usually air—to atomize and direct the paint particles. Spray guns evolved from airbrushes, and the two are usually distinguished by their size and the...
the nWo initials on The Rock's back. With medics attending to The Rock and loading him into an ambulance van, the nWo furthered the attack by chaining up all possible exits and driving a truck through the van with The Rock trapped inside. Steve Austin's involvement also commenced at No Way Out, when after having their gift of beer refused, the nWo interfered with Austin's Undisputed Championship match against Chris Jericho, helping Jericho to retain the title before spray painting the nWo initials on Austin's back. Austin finally got his revenge on the February 21 edition of SmackDown! when he chased the nWo out of the ring with a tire iron
Tire iron
A tire iron is a specialized metal tool used in working with tires that have inner tubes.Tire irons have not been in common use for automobile tires since the shift to the use of tubeless tires in the late 1950s...
. Austin manages to catch Hall and attack him with the tire iron but Hogan and Nash saved Hall from being run over by Austin's pickup truck. After the nWo found their limousine spray painted "What?" by Austin, Stone Cold kidnapped Hall and closed the show by embarrassing him in the middle of the ring with "3:16" spray painted on his back. On the following episode of Raw, Hall challenged Austin to a match at WrestleMania which Austin accepted afterwards. The feud between Austin and the nWo continued back and forth for the next couple of weeks with Austin attacked by Hall twice with a cinder block and a wrench
Wrench
A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning....
, while Austin fired a netgun
Netgun
A net gun is a non-lethal weapon designed to fire a net which entangles the target. Net guns have a long history of being used to capture wildlife, for research purposes...
at Nash before beating down Hall. On the March 7 episode of SmackDown!, The Rock made his return and immediately challenged Hogan for a fight. Nash and Hall held Hogan back, leaving Hall to challenge for a match instead. Rock's match with Hall ended in a three-on-one attack by the nWo. The nWo's attack was stopped by Stone Cold, however, who saved The Rock with the aid of a steel chair. On the March 11 edition of Raw, Rock and Austin took on the nWo in a Handicap match, resulting in Hogan pinning The Rock after a leg drop
Leg drop
A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area...
.
Another major feud for WrestleMania X8 was the rivalry between The Undertaker and the WWF co-owner, Ric Flair. The feud started over The Undertaker's ambush on The Rock during the build up to No Way Out, with Undertaker giving The Rock a Chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
and a Tombstone Piledriver onto a car. Shortly afterwards, Ric Flair openly detested The Undertaker's actions. At the No Way Out event, Flair interfered with Undertaker's match against The Rock, finally hitting Undertaker with a lead pipe to aid The Rock in victory. Far from pleased over this result, The Undertaker challenged Flair to a match at WrestleMania. Flair refused, stating that he is an owner and no longer a wrestler. However, Undertaker tried to convince Flair by attacking select members of Flair's friends and family. Following a match on the February 25 edition of Raw, Flair's friend Arn Anderson
Arn Anderson
Martin Anthony Lunde better known by his ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler and author. His career has been highlighted by his alliances with Ric Flair and various members of the wrestling stable, The Four Horsemen, in the NWA/WCW...
was ambushed by The Undertaker during his road agent duties. The Undertaker followed this the following week by attacking Flair's son David
David Flair
David Richard Fliehr better known by his ring name David Flair is a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling , where he held the United States and World Tag Team championships...
, threatening that the rest of Flair's children would follow. Upon this attack, Flair accepted the match on the March 7 edition of SmackDown!. Later that night, the two ended up brawling into the audience, resulting in Flair punching out a fan by accident. As a result, Flair was arrested to Undertaker's delight. On the March 11 episode of Raw, Flair's rival co-owner Vince McMahon asked for an emergency board meeting with the WWF board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
citing that Flair's attack of a fan was unacceptable and that either he or Flair should have absolute authority and power over the company. With Flair still keen on taking on Undertaker at WrestleMania, CEO Linda McMahon
Linda McMahon
Linda Marie McMahon is an American professional wrestling magnate and politician. She is notable for her career developing WWE with her husband Vince McMahon. She was in the company from 1980 to 2009. During this time, WWE grew from a small regional business in New York to a large multinational...
had no choice but to give Vince total control over the company. Despite this, Linda also stated that the ownership situation will also be reviewed after WrestleMania with a final decision. To add further insult, Vince McMahon booked David Flair in a match against The Undertaker on the March 14 episode of SmackDown!. The Undertaker almost gave David a Last Ride, but was stopped by Ric Flair who saved his son with some steel chair shots.
Event
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| Commentator | Jerry Lawler Jerry Lawler Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional... |
| Jim Ross Jim Ross James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, former professional wrestling referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he currently works as a commentator on the WWE Raw brand... |
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| Carlos Cabrera Carlos Cabrera Carlos Rodrigo Cabrera is a former newsman and currently employed with WWE, where he is one half of the company's Spanish announce team in which he is the play-by-play announcer. His longtime broadcast partner was the former Ecuadorian professional wrestler Hugo Savinovich, who was the color... |
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| Hugo Savinovich Hugo Savinovich Hugo Savinovich is a former Ecuadorian professional wrestler, formerly employed with WWE, where he was one half of the Spanish announce team for the company's TV shows and pay-per-view events. He was a color commentator and partner of Carlos Cabrera and occasionally Marcelo Rodríguez. When he... |
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| Interviewer | Jonathan Coachman Jonathan Coachman Jonathan William Coachman , also known as "The Coach", is a former professional wrestling color commentator and authority figure. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer... |
| Michael Cole Michael Cole Michael Sean Coulthard , better known by his ring name Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator, currently signed to WWE on both its Rawand SmackDown brands. Coulthard is a former news journalist.... |
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| Lilian Garcia Lilian Garcia Lilian Annette García , is a Spanish-American singer. She is best known as the former ring announcer for WWE's Raw brand. During her time in WWE, she became the first Diva to remain with the promotion for ten years.-Early life and career:... |
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| Ring announcer | Howard Finkel Howard Finkel Howard Finkel is a professional wrestling ring announcer currently working with WWE in a variety of roles. Hired in 1975 by Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation, "The Fink" was the first person brought in to Vincent K... |
| Referee | Mike Chioda Mike Chioda Michael Joseph "Mike" Chioda, is a senior referee who is currently signed to WWE. While not refereeing, Chioda, as well as the other referees in WWE, help set up the arena before shows, constructing the ring and stage areas.-WWF:... |
| Jack Doan Jack Doan John Michael "Jack" Doan is a veteran professional wrestling referee currently signed with WWE.-Career:Doan joined WWE in October 1991 as a truck driver. From there, he took robes from Superstars at ringside, played music at shows, worked as part of the ring crew, and continued to drive the... |
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| Brian Hebner | |
| Earl Hebner Earl Hebner Earl William Hebner is a professional wrestling referee currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and the twin brother of Dave Hebner... |
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| Jacqueline Jacqueline Moore Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an inactive American professional wrestler, who was most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
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| Jim Korderas Jim Korderas __FORCETOC__Demetrius Korderas , better known by his referee name, Jim "Jimmy" Korderas is a Canadian professional wrestling referee who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment for over 22 years.-Early career:... |
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| Teddy Long Theodore Long Theodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:... |
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| Nick Patrick Nick Hamilton Joseph Nicholas "Nick" Patrick Hamilton Jr. , better known by his ring name Nick Patrick, is a professional wrestling referee. He is a former referee for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment... |
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| Chad Patton | |
| Charles Robinson Charles Robinson (referee) Charles Shane Robinson is an American professional wrestling referee currently signed to WWE.- Beginnings and World Championship Wrestling :... |
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| Mike Sparks | |
| Tim White Tim White (wrestling) Timothy Rhys White is a former professional wrestling referee. He worked with World Wrestling Entertainment as a producer on the SmackDown! brand... |
Before the event aired live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
on pay-per-view, a six-man tag team match was aired on Sunday Night Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
between the team of Mr. Perfect
Curt Hennig
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
, Billy Kidman and Test and the team of Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
, Tajiri
Tajiri
Tajiri is a fairly common Japanese surname. Some people with this family name include:* Satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokémon* Shinkichi Tajiri, Japanese-American artist and photographer* Yoshihiro Tajiri, professional wrestler* Yūji Tajiri, Japanese director...
and Albert. Rikishi won the match for his team after pinning Mr. Perfect following a Banzai Drop.
The pay-per-view started with a live performance of "Superstar
Superstar (Saliva song)
"Superstar" is a song by the post-grunge/hard rock band Saliva. It was released in 2001 on their second album Every Six Seconds. Superstar is featured in various movies, events, and games. It was featured in the movie The Fast and the Furious. The song was also featured and performed live at...
" by rock band Saliva
Saliva (band)
Saliva is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in September 1996 and currently under Island Records. Saliva released their self-titled debut album on August 26, 1997, under Rocking Chair Records....
. The first match of the event had Intercontinental Champion
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
defending his title against William Regal. RVD hits early and often, kicking the brass knuckles away from Regal but missing an early Five Star Frog Splash. Regal counters; couple of near falls. William's hits a nice neckbreaker and RVD kicks out. The crowd chants for RVD; Regal is bleeding from the mouth, as he seems to do every match. Regal counters Rolling Thunder; near fall. Regal waves and the crowd boos; funny. RVD attacks but Regal hits an awesome suplex while countering RVD's step-over spin-kick. Regal gets the knucks but fights with the ref, who takes them away. Regal goes for another set of knucks, but RVD hits the spin-kick. RVD wins the match after a Five-Star Frog Splash to win his first Intercontinental Championship.
A European Championship
WWE European Championship
The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was...
match between the champion Christian and DDP followed. DDP gets a low blow and dropped on the turnbuckle. DDP is hung out to dry and knocked to the rail. Christian starts kicking ass. DDP rebounds, punks Christian but he reverses and continues to dominate. Christian gets caught on the top rope and power-slammed off in a very nice spot. DDP hits an awesome sit-out power-bomb. Christian goes for his finisher but DDP reverses twice, Christian finally hits but DDP kicks out.Christian is rolled up for a two-count, but is hit with the Diamond cutter by Page, who wins the match. Christian then throws a temper tantrum in ring as DDP leaves via the audience still the European champion.
The Hardcore Champion
WWE Hardcore Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship is a hardcore wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and is contested under "hardcore" rules, meaning there is no disqualifications, no countouts, and pin falls could be counted anywhere...
Maven
Maven Huffman
Maven Klint Huffman is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between October 2001 and July 5, 2005 under the name Maven. In 2008 he became a guest expert on the Home Shopping Network.-Early life:Maven was born to an African-American...
defended his title next against Goldust in a Hardcore match
Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted...
. The match ended up short with Goldust standing on the ring apron, preparing to hit a downed Maven with a trash can lid. However on his turn, Maven had his own can lid to use on Goldust, effectively knocking each other out. With Maven down and Goldust outside of the ring, Spike Dudley
Matt Hyson
Matthew "Matt" Hyson is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his performances in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Spike Dudley and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brother Runt.In ECW, he was a two-time...
came out and pinned Maven for a three count. Under the title's 24/7 rules, Spike became the new Hardcore Champion. His celebration was short lived when Crash Holly
Mike Lockwood
Michael John "Mike" Lockwood was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment under the ring name Crash Holly....
came out and chased Spike through the crowd with Maven and Goldust shortly following the two. In a promotion for the show's main event, rock band Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band from Dallas, Texas.-Early days :Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks...
made a live performance of "Tear Away
Tear Away
"Tear Away" is the second single by nu metal band Drowning Pool off their debut album, Sinner, in 2001.A music video was produced for "Tear Away" which features the band performing in a room surrounded in mirrors...
" with a video package playing in the background. After the performance, the show cut to backstage where Crash Holly and Spike Dudley continued to fight. Al Snow
Al Snow
Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven...
tried to interfere by driving a golf cart (along with referee Teddy Long
Theodore Long
Theodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:...
) towards the two but ended up crashing into some boxes. Spike successfully fought off Crash by throwing him into a steel door, but ended up getting kicked by The Hurricane
Gregory Helms
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms...
who swung off a rope. Hurricane then pinned Spike to become the new Hardcore Champion under 24/7 rules.
The fourth match was Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
versus Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
. During the match, Angle successfully hit Kane with Kane's signature flying clothesline. Confidently, Angle tried another but Kane countered with a clothesline of his own. Later on, Kane lifted Angle up for a Tombstone Piledriver but Angle grabbed a hold of Kane's mask, distracting him enough for Angle to hit an Angle Slam. Angle locked on the ankle lock on Kane, which was stopped when Kane reached the ropes. With Angle still holding the foot, Kane used the other foot to hit an Enzuigiri. A top rope attack by Kane was prevented when Angle rushed to the corner and hit a belly to belly suplex on him. Kane tried to go for a Chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
but Angle reversed it into a roll-up and with the ropes as leverage, Angle won the match.
Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
took on The Undertaker afterwards in a No Disqualification match. The match started with a brawl outside the ring with Flair's back getting smashed into the ring post. Undertaker tried his Old School maneuver on Flair, but Flair retaliated by pulling him off the top turnbuckles. Later on in the ring, Flair locked Undertaker in a figure-four leglock. Undertaker, however, countered it by holding Flair's throat and hitting a Chokeslam. Near the end of the match, Arn Anderson
Arn Anderson
Martin Anthony Lunde better known by his ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler and author. His career has been highlighted by his alliances with Ric Flair and various members of the wrestling stable, The Four Horsemen, in the NWA/WCW...
dashed out into the ring and hit a Spinebuster on The Undertaker. Despite this, the move only gave Flair a two-count and soon after, Undertaker locked Anderson in a Dragon sleeper. Flair broke them up with a few chair shots on Undertaker's back. The Undertaker retaliated with a big boot and failing a Last Ride attempt, Undertaker hit the Tombstone Piledriver on Flair and pinned him to increase his WrestleMania winning streak to 10-0.
The fifth match is Booker T vs. Edge
Adam Copeland
Adam Joseph Copeland is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Edge. He is currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract....
. Edge hits a nice face-first flapjack. Booker T hits a nice missile dropkick and eventually a wicked spinebuster-type slam on Edge. Edge goes for a hurricanranna but Booker messes it up and lands on Edge. Nice combo where Booker misses a scissors kick and Edge hits a reverse face-buster. Some good counters and a spinarooni. A couple nice reversals. Booker kicks out of a spear. Edge does the spinarooni and then hits Booker with an Edgecution (an impaler DDT) for the 3-count and the win.
Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
versus Scott Hall
Scott Hall
Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...
was the sixth match for the night. Hall comes out with Nash (who's dressed to wrestle). Austin jumps Hall; many punches. Austin punks Nash. Hall gets punked until he gets his vest off, then it's payback. Nash exposes a turnbuckle and Austin goes into it. Hall hits a number of his patented moves. Nash punks Austin throughout. Austin hits a passably spinebuster. More punching. Austin hits a stunner and Nash nails the ref and jumps Austin. Austin fights on and stuns everyone. Nash punks the next ref. Hall goes for "the edge" but gets back body dropped to the floor. A pack of refs drive off Nash. Austin goes for the stunner but Hall hits one instead; two count. Hall goes for another but goes into the exposed turnbuckle and Austin then delivers the Stone Cold Stunner to Hall, which left the latter dazed but staggering. Austin then delivered a second stunner for the victory, and celebrated with a beer bash.
The next match tornado tag for way for the WWF Tag Team Championship Billy & Chuck, The Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional teenage brothers and amateur detectives who appear in various mystery series for children and teens....
, The Dudley Boyz, and the APA. Bradshaw beats on Chuck then Billy. Nice suplex by Bradshaw. APA double-team. Billy goes for his finisher but gets powerbombed. Bradshaw hits an awesome Clothesline From Hell on Billy but gets 3D from the Dudleys; APA is eliminated. Hardy's double-team while D-Von sets up a table. Whisper in the Wind on Bubba. Jeff takes off his shirt, exposing his very pasty skin. Stacy shows her butt but gets it smacked by Jeff. Doomsday Device by Billy and Bubba on Jeff. Bubbabomb on Billy. Bubba beats on Jeff. Jeff does the Shawn Michael's flip into the turnbuckle; Bubba to the outside. Jeff counters D-Von's reverse DDT. Hot tags to Billy and Matt. Matt cleans house. Dudley's go for "What's Up?" but D-Von gets thrown off the top rope and goes through a table. The Hardy's hit their finishers on Bubba, thus eliminating the Dudley's, then again on Chuck, but Billy nails his fameasser. Jeff kicks out but gets nailed with the belt, allowing Billy and Chuck to retain their titles.
The match between The Rock and Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, dubbed "Icon vs. Icon", was next. Despite the portrayals by Rock and Hogan as the face
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
and heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
for the match respectively, the Canadian crowd chose to cheer Hulk Hogan over The Rock instead. During the match, The Rock locked on the Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)
The Sharpshooter, originally named Sasori-gatame, Scorpion Hold in English, is a professional wrestling submission hold. The move is also known by several other names: cloverleaf leg-lace Boston crab, standing reverse figure-four leglock, and, the most commonly known alternative, Scorpion Deathlock...
, causing Hogan to tap out. However, the referee was down and unable to acknowledge the submission. The Rock let go of the hold and tried to revive the referee, but Hogan gave him a low blow followed by his own version of The Rock's finisher, the Rock Bottom for a two-count. The two tried their respective finishers, the Rock Bottom and the leg drop
Leg drop
A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area...
but each kicked out. After two more Rock Bottoms and a People's Elbow, The Rock pinned Hogan and won the match. After the match, the two shook hands in respect. As The Rock left the ring, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came and attacked Hogan. The Rock returned and saved Hogan from further attack. As a sign of respect, The Rock stopped Hulk from leaving the ring and asked him to pose for the crowd, turning Hogan back into a face again.
The penultimate match for the night was a Triple Threat match between the Women's Champion
WWE Women's Championship
The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion. Created in 1956, it was the oldest active professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment history until its retirement in 2010 as a result from a unification...
Jazz
Carlene Begnaud
Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored under the ring name Jazz...
, Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
and Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
. Near the end of the match, a Stratusfaction attempt from Trish on Lita was prevented when Lita threw Trish into the corner and out of the ring. With Lita by the corner, Jazz followed and hit a then climbed the top turnbuckle and delivered a Fisherman's Superplex, allowing her to pin Lita and remain Women's Champion. At the parking lot, Christian gets ready to leave the stadium in a taxi. However, Maven pulled Christian out and quickly pinned him to win the Hardcore Championship. Maven then hopped into the taxi and left, leaving him the final Hardcore Champion for the night and Christian in another tantrum.
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
match between Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
. For his entrance, Triple H had Drowning Pool perform their version of his theme song, "The Game
WWF Forceable Entry
WWF Forceable Entry is a compilation album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 2002. This was the last album sold under the WWF name . It features mostly rock bands performing versions of each wrestlers entrance music. The album had a sequel released in May 2006...
", live. With Triple H's leg bandaged, both Jericho and Stephanie McMahon gave numerous shots at the leg during the match. Triple H outsmarted the two by dodging Jericho's attack, causing him to collide with Stephanie who was standing on the apron. Outside the ring, Triple H went for the Pedigree on Jericho through the announcers' table. However, Jericho reversed it into a back drop, sending Triple H through the Spanish announcers' table. Stephanie tried to hit Triple H with a steel chair but had it removed by referee Earl Hebner
Earl Hebner
Earl William Hebner is a professional wrestling referee currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and the twin brother of Dave Hebner...
. Stephanie pushed Hebner aside but then, she was met by a Pedigree from Triple H. Jericho tried his own Pedigree on Triple H but ended up having it reversed into a catapult. Triple H then hit the Pedigree on Jericho and pinned him to become the new Undisputed Champion.
Aftermath
After WrestleMania, the WWF board of directors made their final decision over the control of the company. Due to the conflicts between Vince McMahon and Ric Flair making bad business, Linda McMahon proposed a brand extensionWWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
, essentially splitting the entire WWF roster into two separate entities. Vince took control of the SmackDown! brand while Flair controlled the Raw brand. A draft was held with each owner would get a total of thirty picks between the wrestlers. The draft was held on the March 25 edition of Raw, while the brand extension officially began on April 1.
Triple H's feud with Stephanie would conclude on the March 25 episode of Raw when he defeated her and Jericho in a Triple Threat match for the Undisputed Championship. By pinning her, Stephanie was forced to leave the WWF by accordance to the match stipulations. Triple H's feud with Jericho would continue with Jericho interfering with Triple H's championship match at Backlash
Backlash (2002)
Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation promotion, which took place on April 21, 2002 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The event starred talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. It was the fourth event under the Backlash...
against Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Their feud would finish with a Hell in a Cell match at Judgment Day.
Until the brand extension separated both parties, The Rock and Hulk Hogan feuded with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. On the final SmackDown! before the brand extension, the team of Rock, Hogan and Kane defeated Nash, Hall and new nWo member X-Pac
Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
in a six-man tag match. The Rock left shortly after the WWF draft for three months to go on a media tour to promote his movie, The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King is a 2002 American action film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan...
.
After being drafted to the Raw brand, Steve Austin would get himself involved in the feud between The Undertaker and Ric Flair, fighting Undertaker at Backlash for an Undisputed Championship shot. The storyline itself evolved into a feud between Austin and Flair, with the nWo's involvement on Flair's behalf.
Reception
WrestleMania X8 was met with generally positive critical reception. Writing for SLAM! WrestlingCanadian Online Explorer
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, John Powell gave the overall event 7 out of 10 stars, which was a lower rating than the previous year's event
WrestleMania X-Seven
WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on April 1, 2001 at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The event was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Texas...
. The main event between Chris Jericho and Triple H for the WWF Undisputed Championship received the highest rating out of all the matches on the card of 8 out of 10 stars, the match between The Rock and Hulk Hogan received a rating of 7 out of 10 stars, the match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Scott Hall received a rating of 6 out of 10 stars, the No disqualification match between The Undertaker and Ric Flair was rated 7.5 out of 10 stars and Four way tornado tag match for the WWF Tag Team Championship between Edge and Christian, The APA, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz being rated 5 out of 10 stars. Robert Leighty Jr of 411mania gave the event a score of 6.8 out of 10.0 and cited how "This show is remembered for one match, and one match alone, but damn if it wasn't an Epic match. The Main Event and a good showing from Taker/Flair add to the depth of the show, but everything else was hurt by a lack of time. This felt like the early marathon Manias where you had to sit through a lot of filler to get to the high points."
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikishi Solofa Fatu Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:... , Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert defeated Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World... , Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Timothy Evers known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling... and, Test. |
6-man tag team match with Jacqueline Jacqueline Moore Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an inactive American professional wrestler, who was most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... as the guest referee |
07:19 | |
| 1 | Rob Van Dam Rob Van Dam Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... defeated William Regal (c) . |
Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship WWE Intercontinental Championship The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand... |
06:19 |
| 2 | DDP Diamond Dallas Page Dallas Page , better known by his ring name "Diamond" Dallas Page , is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor... (c) defeated Christian. |
Singles match for the WWF European Championship WWE European Championship The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was... |
06:08 |
| 3 | Maven Maven Huffman Maven Klint Huffman is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between October 2001 and July 5, 2005 under the name Maven. In 2008 he became a guest expert on the Home Shopping Network.-Early life:Maven was born to an African-American... (c) fought Goldust to a no contest. |
Hardcore match Hardcore wrestling Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted... for the WWF Hardcore Championship WWE Hardcore Championship The World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship is a hardcore wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and is contested under "hardcore" rules, meaning there is no disqualifications, no countouts, and pin falls could be counted anywhere... |
03:15 |
| 4 | Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion... defeated Kane Kane (wrestler) Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury.... . |
Singles match | 10:45 |
| 5 | The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair Ric Flair Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world.... . |
No disqualification match | 15:47 |
| 6 | Steve Austin Steve Austin Stephen, Steven, or Steve Austin may refer to:* Stone Cold Steve Austin , American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler* Steve Austin , Australian dog trainer* Stephen F... defeated Scott Hall Scott Hall Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name... . |
Singles match | 09:12 |
| 7 | Edge Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... defeated Booker T. |
Singles match | 6:33 |
| 8 | Billy and Chuck Billy and Chuck Billy and Chuck was the professional wrestling tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment.-History:Near the end of the Invasion storyline, Chuck Palumbo was kicked out of the WCW/ECW coalition. In response, he defected to the WWF, where he began teaming with Gunn... (c) defeated The APA Acolytes Protection Agency The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004.... (Faarooq Ron Simmons Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,... and Bradshaw John Layfield John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News... ), Dudley Boyz Dudley Boyz Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals... and The Hardy Boyz Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy... (Matt Matt Hardy Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... and Jeff Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion... ). |
Four Corners Elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | 13:50 |
| 9 | The Rock defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... . |
Singles match | 20:23 |
| 10 | Jazz Carlene Begnaud Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored under the ring name Jazz... (c) defeated Trish Stratus Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model.... and Lita Amy Dumas Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006.... . |
Triple Threat match for the WWF Women's Championship WWE Women's Championship The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion. Created in 1956, it was the oldest active professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment history until its retirement in 2010 as a result from a unification... |
06:16 |
| 11 | Triple H Triple H Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley... defeated Chris Jericho Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer... (c) (with Stephanie McMahon). |
Singles match for the Undisputed WWF Championship WWE Championship The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963... |
23:41 |