WrestleMania 31

WrestleMania 31
Theme
song(s)		"Rise" by David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey
"Money and the Power" by Kid Ink
Information
PromotionWWE
SponsorMountain Dew
Mountain Dew Kickstart
DateMarch 29, 2015
Attendance76,976 (according to WWE)
VenueLevi's Stadium
CitySanta Clara, California
Pay-per-view chronology
Fastlane (2015) WrestleMania 31 Extreme Rules (2015)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania XXX WrestleMania 31 WrestleMania 32

WrestleMania 31 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on March 29, 2015 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It was the thirty-first WrestleMania event held by WWE. According to WWE, the event earned a record gate of $12.6 million and also broke Levi's Stadium's attendance record by 6,177 people.

The main event saw Roman Reigns face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. During the match, Seth Rollins ran to the ring and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract which made the match a triple threat match. Rollins won the match and the championship. Another match on the card saw Sting compete in his first WWE match where he was defeated by Triple H.

Matches

No. Results Stipulations Times
1P Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (c) (with Natalya) defeated Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods), and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (with Naomi) by pinfall Fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship 9:58
2P Big Show won by last eliminating Damien Mizdow 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal 18:07
3 Daniel Bryan defeated Bad News Barrett (c), Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 13:47
4 Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins (with Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury) by pinfall Singles match 13:15
5 Triple H defeated Sting by pinfall No Disqualification match 18:36
6 AJ Lee and Paige defeated The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) by submission Tag team match 6:42
7 John Cena defeated Rusev (c) (with Lana) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE United States Championship 14:31
8 The Undertaker defeated Bray Wyatt by pinfall Singles match 15:12
9 Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) and Roman Reigns by pinfall Triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
This was Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in match.		 16:43
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show

Battle Royal order of eliminations

Order Eliminated By
1Curtis AxelEveryone
2Adam RoseFandango
3FandangoAdam Rose
5Zack RyderBo Dallas
6Bo DallasHideo Itami
7Hideo ItamiBig Show
8DiegoKane
9FernandoKane
10Sin CaraCesaro
12Mark HenryViktor and Konnor
13KonnorRyback
14ViktorRyback
17Titus O'NeilRyback
18Jack SwaggerBig Show
19Big EBig Show
20Xavier WoodsBig Show
21Kofi KingstonBig Show
22Erick RowanBig Show
23GoldustRyback
24KaneCesaro
25Jimmy UsoBig Show
26CesaroBig Show
28The MizDamien Mizdow
29Damien MizdowBig Show
30Big ShowWinner

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Dave Meltzer said that actually about 67.000 people attended the event.
  2. ↑ This match was at first a singles match between Lesnar and Reigns. Rollins ran down to the ring during it and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract which made it a triple threat match.

References

  1. ↑ "Aloe Blacc, Skylar Grey, Kid Ink and Travis Barker join WWE at WrestleMania 31". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. ↑ Namako, Jason (April 2, 2015). "Actual reported attendance for Wrestlemania 31 per report". WrestleView. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "WWE WrestleMania record setting again". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  4. ↑ "WrestleMania 31 breaks attendance and box office records". WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ↑ Caldwell, James (March 29, 2015). "Caldwell's WM31 PPV Report 3/29 (Pre-Show): Tag Title match, Andre Battle Royal, final WM31 hype, Stooges, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Caldwell, James (March 29, 2015). "Caldwell's WM31 PPV Results 3/29: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of WWE World Title match, Taker's return, Sting vs. Triple H, Cena vs. Rusev, Rock/UFC surprise, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Scott (March 16, 2015). "WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd & Cesaro def. The Usos, Los Matadores and The New Day's Big E & Kofi Kingston". WWE. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ Laboon, Jeff (February 23, 2015). "Big Show won 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ Wortman, James (February 25, 2015). "Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match". WWE. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Melok, Bobby (March 12, 2015). "Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins". WWE. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Powers, Kevin (February 22, 2015). "Triple H def. Sting". WWE. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Adkins, Greg (March 6, 2015). "AJ Lee & Paige def. The Bella Twins". WWE. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ Clapp, John (March 9, 2015). "John Cena def. United States Champion Rusev". WWE. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ Murphy, Ryan (March 9, 2015). "The Undertaker def. Bray Wyatt". WWE. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ Benigno, Anthony (January 25, 2015). "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns". WWE. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.

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