Wrestlemania XXVIII - Miami Gardens, FL - Sun Life Stadium (Formerly Dolphin Stadium) - Apr 01, 2012
WrestleMania will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that will be played out on WWE's primary television programs. Wrestlers will portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The city of Miami Gardens was one of the two major contenders for hosting WrestleMania XXVII along with Atlanta, Georgia. Ultimately in February 2010, Atlanta was awarded the right to host the event. According to the Miami-Dade Sports Commission, WWE management felt that Miami's planning for the event would have been too hectic with many other sporting events held in the area around the same time of the planning, such as Super Bowl XLIV. However, the Miami area was reportedly considered for the next event due to its international ties, facilities, airports and experience of hosting previous major events.
Bidding documents were sent to seventeen cities in consideration for hosting a WrestleMania event between 2012 and 2014, with fourteen replying in interest. Other cities under consideration for WrestleMania XXVIII included Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Toronto, Detroit, Tampa, Vancouver, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Orlando and Houston. The city of Dallas also showed interest but had to pull out of bidding for the next two years due to hosting events such as the NCAA Final Four.
On February 9, 2011, it was announced by The Miami Herald that Miami had won the right to host the event. WWE would later officially announce the event in a press conference held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. WrestleMania XXVIII will be the second event to be hosted in the state of Florida, the fourth open-air event, and the third event to be held entirely outdoors. For hosting the event, WWE will receive a $250,000 cash incentive from the Miami-Dade Sports Commission raised through grants and sponsorships. Along with WrestleMania XXVIII, a series of events grouped as "WrestleMania Week" will be held in the week preceding the event including WrestleMania's annual WrestleMania Axxess fan convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the American Airlines Arena, the finals of the WrestleMania Reading Challenge, and a Celebrity Pro-Am Golf tournament.
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On the April 4, 2011 edition of Raw, following The Rock's involvement in the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII between the champion The Miz and John Cena that resulted in Cena's defeat, John Cena challenged The Rock to a match at WrestleMania XXVIII. With The Rock subsequently accepting, the match was officially announced on WWE.com. The following week, Cena announced his intent to defend the WWE Championship against The Rock in their match at WrestleMania XXVIII, and thus challenged the reigning WWE Champion The Miz. A five-man gauntlet match was arranged by the Raw brand General Manager involving Cena, Randy Orton, R-Truth, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler to determine the number one contender to face The Miz at the 2011 Extreme Rules event. Though the gauntlet match ended in disqualification due to interference from Miz and protégé Alex Riley, the title match at Extreme Rules became a triple threat Steel Cage match between Cena, R-Truth and Miz.On May 1, 2011 at Extreme Rules, Cena defeated The Miz and John Morrison (who had subsequently defeated R-Truth for his number one contender spot), thus winning the WWE Championship for the eighth time. On the May 2 edition of Raw celebrating The Rock's birthday, John Cena confronted The Rock and declared his intent to keep the title until their match.Daniel Bryan has said he will cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase in WrestleMania XXVIII.
WrestleMania was created in 1985 by WWE lead man Vince McMahon. WrestleMania is one of the most well known professional wrestling events. Produced annually since 1985, Wrestlemania is the championship that brings together all the WWE brands in a final showdown. Typically, two wrestlers will match up to win the championship title, but during the 2000 Wrestlemania, Triple H, The Rock, The Big Show, and Mick Foley faced each other in a "fatal four-way elimination match." The type of match is pre-determined and has ranged from a "no disqualification match" to a "steel cage match" over the years. WestleMania has made stars of many of it participants, including Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and The Rock.
The championship has traditionally seen many celebrities attend in varying levels of participation. Some attending celebrities, including Donald Trump, have coached wrestlers. Others, such as Mr. T, have participated in matches alongside the wrestlers. Although WrestleMania is typically held in United States venues, it has twice taken place outside the U.S., in Toronto, Canada.
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