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|date = March 29, 2015
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|city = [[Santa Clara, California]]
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'''WrestleMania 31''' was the 31st annual [[WrestleMania]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It took place on March 29, 2015, at [[Levi's Stadium]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] city of [[Santa Clara, California]]. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two matches on the Kickoff pre-show.
In the main event, [[Seth Rollins]] cashed in his [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank contract]] as the scheduled match between defending champion [[Brock Lesnar]] and [[Roman Reigns]] was in progress, and won the resulting impromptu [[triple threat match]] to capture the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]]. In other prominent matches, [[The Undertaker]] (in his first on-screen appearance since the [[WrestleMania XXX|previous year]]'s event) defeated [[Bray Wyatt]] and [[John Cena]] defeated [[Rusev (wrestler)|Rusev]] to win the [[WWE United States Championship]]. The event was also notable for [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]'s debut match in WWE, as well as his only WrestleMania match, in which he was defeated by [[Triple H]].
Despite criticism for its build-up, the event received highly positive reviews from fans and critics alike; some critics called it one of the greatest WrestleManias of all time. Praise was focused on the quality of a vast majority of the matches, as well as the ending of the main event. Another point of praise were the lack of matches considered to be "filler" and making the most of their time, while the women's tag team match was subject to this very criticism. Retrospective criticism has been focused on Triple H's win over Sting, which was viewed as an unnecessary ode to WWE winning the [[Monday Night War]]. WWE reported that the show was the highest grossing WWE event ever, drawing a revenue of $12.6 million. The company also claimed an attendance figure of 76,976. This was also the first WrestleMania to incorporate WWE's current logo that was originally used for the [[WWE Network]].
== Production ==
===Background===
[[File:160201-H-NI589-1353 (24398261729).jpg|thumb|The event was held at [[Levi's Stadium]] in [[Santa Clara, California]].]]
[[WrestleMania]] is [[WWE]]'s flagship [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]], having first been held in [[WrestleMania I|1985]]. It was the company's first pay-per-view produced and was also WWE's first major event available via livestreaming when the company launched the [[WWE Network]] in February 2014. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|last2=Clapp|first2=John|date=April 3, 2013|title=WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/wrestlemania-press-conference-radio-city-music-hall|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407013602/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/wrestlemania-press-conference-radio-city-music-hall|archive-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|quote=... WWE's flagship event lights up MetLife Stadium ... WrestleMania}}</ref> It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes [[Royal Rumble]], [[SummerSlam]], and [[Survivor Series]], referred to as the "Big Four".<ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p. 160)</ref> The event has been described as the [[Super Bowl]] of [[sports entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gelston|first=Dan|date=April 4, 2013|title=WrestleMania is Super Bowl of sports entertainment|url=https://apnews.com/article/f7ba8479c0434c7ba347a50c5a75c65e|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331101111/https://bigstory.ap.org/article/wrestlemania-super-bowl-sports-entertainment|archive-date=March 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Much like the Super Bowl, cities bid for the right to host the year's edition of WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/wrestlemania-sets-off-bidding-frenzy-1118016995/|title=WrestleMania sets off bidding frenzy|last=Graser|first=Marc|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 28, 2010|access-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060816/https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/wrestlemania-sets-off-bidding-frenzy-1118016995/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Announced on December 9, 2013, WrestleMania 31 was scheduled to be held on March 29, 2015, at [[Levi's Stadium]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] city of [[Santa Clara, California]]. It was the first WrestleMania event to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area, the sixth to be held in the state of [[California]] (after [[WrestleMania 2|2]], [[WrestleMania VII|VII]], [[WrestleMania XII|XII]], [[WrestleMania 2000|2000]], and [[WrestleMania 21|21]]) and the sixth to be held in an [[Amphitheatre|open-air venue]] (after [[WrestleMania IX|IX]], [[WrestleMania XXIV|XXIV]], [[WrestleMania XXVI|XXVI]], [[WrestleMania XXVIII|XXVIII]], and [[WrestleMania 29|29]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Melok|first=Bobby|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/levis-stadium-to-host-wrestlemania-31|title=WrestleMania 31 to take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on March 29, 2015|date=December 9, 2013|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213084036/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/levis-stadium-to-host-wrestlemania-31-26168989|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
The logo for the event included a red "play" button. According to a ''San Jose Mercury News'' article, [[Vince McMahon]] explained that the play button highlighted the technical prowess of [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Mike|title=WWE and 49ers hold WrestleMania event similar to Super Bowl halftime show|date=December 10, 2013|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24695994/wwe-and-49ers-hold-wrestlemania-event-similar-super|work=Mercury News|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211184311/https://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24695994/wwe-and-49ers-hold-wrestlemania-event-similar-super|archive-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> There were two theme songs for the event. The main theme was "Rise" by [[David Guetta]] featuring [[Skylar Grey]], while the secondary theme was "[[Money and the Power]]" by [[Kid Ink]]. The event included live musical performances from Skylar Grey, Kid Ink, [[Travis Barker]], and [[Aloe Blacc]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Skylar Grey, Kid Ink, Travis Barker will be at WrestleMania 31|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53687-skylar-grey-kid-ink-travis-barker-to-perform-at-wrestlemania/|work=WrestleView|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327112644/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53687-skylar-grey-kid-ink-travis-barker-to-perform-at-wrestlemania/|archive-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Grammy Award]] winner [[LL Cool J]] appeared in the opening video package for the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE teams with LL Cool J for WrestleMania open|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/ll-cool-j-wrestlemania|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>
Travel Packages for the event went on sale on September 29 with the exclusive California Dreamin' Travel Package ranging from $5,500. The VIP Package, Platinum Premium Package, Gold Package and Silver Package was available on October 6 with prices starting from $3,250, $1,650, $1,150 and $900 respectively including tickets to WrestleMania, hotel accommodation, airfare, and other activities through [[WrestleMania Axxess]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/videos/wrestlemania-31-california-dreamin-travel-packages-available-this-monday|title=WrestleMania 31 California Dreamin' Travel Packages Available This Monday! (1:08)|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="WM31Tix"/> Individual tickets went on sale on November 15 ranging from $35 to $1,000.<ref name="WM31Tix">{{cite web|title=Get WrestleMania 31 tickets|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wrestlemania-31-tickets|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref>
===Storylines===
The event comprised nine matches, including two on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Tweener (professional wrestling)|less distinguishable characters]] in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers,<ref>{{cite web|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks|date=January 13, 2006|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]|access-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218142749/https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref> while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''.
[[File:Brock Lesnar WWE Champion 2014.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Brock Lesnar]] was scheduled to defend his [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Roman Reigns]].]]
At the [[Royal Rumble (2015)|Royal Rumble]], [[Brock Lesnar]] successfully defended his [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[John Cena]] and [[Seth Rollins]] in a [[triple threat match]]. Rollins was also the holder of the Money in the Bank briefcase, guaranteeing him a future title match at a time of his choosing. Meanwhile, the 2015 [[Royal Rumble match]] was won by [[Roman Reigns]], granting him a main event match for Lesnar's title at WrestleMania, but also a bad reception from almost all the WWE fans, even bigger than the winner of the last Royal Rumble, Batista.<ref name="RR2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Royal Rumble PPV Report 1/25: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Cena vs. Rollins for WWE Title, Royal Rumble, post-PPV Network show|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_82945.shtml#.ZGqd4HbMJPY|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=January 25, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127230727/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_82945.shtml|archive-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Troy L.|title=WWE Royal Rumble 2015: Live coverage, results, photos, reaction & more|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/wwe_royal_rumble_2015_live_cov.html|access-date=January 26, 2015|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113921/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/wwe_royal_rumble_2015_live_cov.html|archive-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Nick|title=Daniel Bryan was eliminated early from the Royal Rumble and fans are furious|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/wwe-daniel-bryant-royal-rumble-eliminated-reaction|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 26, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126100348/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/wwe-daniel-bryant-royal-rumble-eliminated-reaction|archive-date=January 26, 2015}}</ref> On the February 2 episode of ''Raw'', due to this uncomfortable atmosphere, Reigns agreed to put his #1 contendership on the line in a match at [[Fastlane (2015)|Fastlane]]. Later in the night, [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] (the biggest fan-favorite to win the Royal Rumble and face Lesnar for his title at WrestleMania) defeated Rollins to face Reigns at the event.<ref name="raw2022015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 2/2/15 (Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/52871-wwe-raw-results-2-2-15-live-results-from-denver/|work=WrestleView|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203063000/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/52871-wwe-raw-results-2-2-15-live-results-from-denver/|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> But at Fastlane, Reigns defeated Bryan to ensure his title shot against Lesnar at WrestleMania, enraging even more almost all the WWE fans.<ref name="Fastlane2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Fast Lane PPV Results 2/22: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Bryan vs. Reigns, Cena vs. Rusev, Sting-Hunter confrontation, final PPV before WM31|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_83486.shtml#.ZFash3bMJPY|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=February 22, 2015|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223050336/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_83486.shtml|archive-date=February 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Reigns had only two face-to-face interactions with Lesnar prior to WrestleMania, with his title match described as "being built on whether or not he is even worthy of being in the match in the first place".<ref>{{cite web|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|title=TUCKER'S RAW INSTANT REACTION: WWE limps toward WM Play Button, but what bright spots can WWE build on?|date=March 3, 2015|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_83637.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304051257/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_83637.shtml|archive-date=March 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Reigns was also described as having "experienced no adversity on his journey", as he "chatted with (Lesnar's manager) [[Paul Heyman]] one week, got a shirt and then, played [[tug o' war]]" with Lesnar (a reference to the final in-ring confrontation between Lesnar and Reigns on the March 23 episode of ''Raw'' in which the two grappled with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt).<ref>{{cite web|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|title=TUCKER'S INSTANT REACTION: Raw Before Mania - WWE tries to hide Roman Reigns amongst well-developed Mania Feuds|date=March 24, 2015|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_84044.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326160559/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_84044.shtml|archive-date=March 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It was acknowledged in the storyline that Lesnar's contract was set to expire not long after WrestleMania, but less than a week before the event, amid speculation that he would be returning to [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]], Lesnar signed a new WWE contract and retired from [[MMA]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Laboon|date=March 24, 2015|first=Jeff|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/brock-lesnar-re-signs-with-wwe|title=Brock Lesnar re-signs with WWE|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326182905/https://www.wwe.com/inside/brock-lesnar-re-signs-with-wwe|archive-date=March 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
On the March 2 episode of ''Raw'', [[Paige (wrestler)|Paige]] defeated [[WWE Divas Championship|Divas Champion]] [[Nikki Bella]] by disqualification in a title match after [[Brie Bella]] attacked Paige; therefore, Nikki retained the title. Brie and Nikki then continued to attack Paige in the ring until [[AJ Lee]] returned from injury and saved Paige.<ref name="raw3022015"/> On the March 5 episode of ''SmackDown'', AJ defeated Brie after Paige kept Nikki from interfering in the match.<ref name="sd3052015"/> On March 9, AJ and Paige were scheduled to face The Bellas at WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite news|last=Namako|first=Jason|title=Divas tag team match added to WrestleMania 31 card|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53406-divas-tag-match-added-to-wrestlemania-31-card/|access-date=May 6, 2023|work=WrestleView|date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311151548/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53406-divas-tag-match-added-to-wrestlemania-31-card/|archive-date=March 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Sting Wrestlemania 31.jpg|thumb|[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]'s debut match in WWE resulted in a loss to [[Triple H]].]]
At [[Survivor Series (2014)|Survivor Series]], [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] made his first WWE appearance in the main event [[Survivor Series#Survivor Series match|Survivor Series elimination match]], attacking [[Triple H]] and aiding [[Dolph Ziggler]] in pinning Seth Rollins, giving Team Cena the win and causing [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|The Authority]] to be out of power, which was a secondary stipulation of the match.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_81932.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE S. Series PPV results 11/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Team Cena vs. Team Authority, more|date=November 23, 2014|access-date=November 23, 2014|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126142750/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_81932.shtml|archive-date=November 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the January 19 episode of ''Raw'', Sting made his ''Raw'' debut, appearing backstage during the main event, a 3-on-1 handicap match between Cena and the team of [[Big Show]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], and Rollins. The lights in the arena darkened as Sting entered the stage and gestured to The Authority at ringside. The distraction allowed Cena to pin Rollins for the win, which reinstated the jobs of the recently (kayfabe) fired Ziggler, [[Ryback]], and [[Erick Rowan]].<ref name="raw1192015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 1/19/15 (Sting debuts on Raw)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/52614-wwe-raw-results-1-19-15-live-results-from-dallas/|work=WrestleView|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120085025/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/52614-wwe-raw-results-1-19-15-live-results-from-dallas|archive-date=January 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 26, Triple H challenged Sting to a "face-to-face" confrontation at Fastlane. On the February 9 episode of ''Raw'', Triple H again called Sting out to accept his challenge. The lights went out, and a group of Sting impersonators appeared around the arena and inside the ring, illuminated by spotlights, while a video message of Sting accepting Triple H's challenge played on the [[Jumbotron|TitanTron]].<ref name="raw2092015">{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Raw Results – 2/9/15 (5-on-2 Handicap Match)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/52972-wwe-raw-results-2-9-15-live-results-from-columbus/|work=WrestleView|date=February 10, 2015|access-date=February 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210064811/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/52972-wwe-raw-results-2-9-15-live-results-from-columbus/|archive-date=February 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> At Fastlane, the two brawled until Sting got control of Triple H. Sting then pointed to the WrestleMania sign in the rafters with his signature baseball bat, issuing a challenge, which Triple H accepted. Later that night, the match was confirmed.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/>
On the February 23 episode of ''Raw'', a second annual [[André the Giant]] Memorial Battle Royal was scheduled for WrestleMania. Over the following month, [[The Miz]], [[Curtis Axel]], [[Ryback]],<ref name="raw2232015">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Raw Results – 2/23/15 (Fallout from Fastlane PPV)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53183-wwe-raw-results-2-23-15-live-results-from-nashville/|access-date=February 24, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224082720/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53183-wwe-raw-results-2-23-15-live-results-from-nashville/|archive-date=February 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fandango (wrestler)|Fandango]], [[Adam Rose]],<ref name="sd2262015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 2/26/15 (Fastlane rematch)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-smackdown-results/53233-wwe-smackdown-results-2-26-15-fastlane-rematch/|access-date=February 27, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227094817/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/53233-wwe-smackdown-results-2-26-15-fastlane-rematch/|archive-date=February 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Zack Ryder]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Zack Ryder to enter Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal| website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152775018001443|access-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Jack Swagger]], [[Titus O'Neil]], [[Darren Young]], Big Show, Kane,<ref name="sd3052015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 3/5/15 (Tag Team Main Event)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-smackdown-results/53366-wwe-smackdown-results-3-5-15-tag-team-main-event/|access-date=May 6, 2023|work=WrestleView|date=March 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307020816/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/53366-wwe-smackdown-results-3-5-15-tag-team-main-event/|archive-date=March 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Erick Rowan]], [[Hunico|Sin Cara]], [[Damien Sandow|Damien Mizdow]],<ref name="raw3092015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Raw Results – 3/9/15 (Orton gets revenge on Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53407-wwe-raw-results-3-9-15-live-results-from-pittsburgh/|access-date=March 10, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312045112/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53407-wwe-raw-results-3-9-15-live-results-from-pittsburgh/|archive-date=March 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Goldust]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Mark Henry]],<ref name="raw3162015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Raw Results – 3/16/15 (Sting/Orton fight The Authority)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53537-wwe-raw-results-3-16-15-live-results-from-des-moines/|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319180501/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53537-wwe-raw-results-3-16-15-live-results-from-des-moines/|archive-date=March 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[The Ascension (professional wrestling)|The Ascension]] were announced as participants. On March 26, the match was set for the Kickoff pre-show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WM31 news: Andre Battle Royal bumped to PPV pre-show|date=March 26, 2015|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84109.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> That same day, [[Kenta Kobayashi|Hideo Itami]] won a [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] tournament at WrestleMania Axxess to earn a spot in the match.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WM31 NEWS: NXT star qualifies for Andre Battle Royal; updated line-up|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84113.shtml#.VRThv-Hm6aE|date=March 26, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329111437/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84113.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
On February 26, [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] [[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] was scheduled to defend his title in a multiple-man [[ladder match]] at the event, in which a storyline was made when several contenders stole the title, claiming that they won it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152766076576443|title=Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania 31!|website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> Between the March 2 episode of ''Raw'' and the March 12 episode of ''SmackDown'', [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]],<ref name="raw3022015">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Raw Results – 3/2/15 (Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53300-wwe-raw-results-3-2-15-live-results-from-newark/|access-date=March 3, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304091244/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53300-wwe-raw-results-3-2-15-live-results-from-newark/|archive-date=March 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Luke Harper]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wwe/status/573196287807492097|title=UPDATE: The field is four so far at @WrestleMania for the HUGE #LadderMatch for the #ICTitle!|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=New names confirmed for matches at WrestleMania 31|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53332-new-names-confirmed-for-matches-at-wrestlemania-31|website=WrestleView|date=March 4, 2015|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref> Dolph Ziggler,<ref name="sd3052015"/> [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]], and Daniel Bryan<ref name="sd3122015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 3/12/15 (Six Man Tag Match)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-smackdown-results/53465-wwe-smackdown-results-3-12-15-six-man-tag-match/|access-date=March 13, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315212037/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/53465-wwe-smackdown-results-3-12-15-six-man-tag-match/|archive-date=March 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> were added to the match.
[[File:Lana & Rusev cropped.jpg|thumb|left|180px|In his WrestleMania debut, [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] lost the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] to [[John Cena]] in his first [[pinfall]] loss since he debuted in the WWE's main roster the previous year.]]
At Fastlane, [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] defeated [[John Cena]] to retain the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] after hitting Cena with a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Low blow|low blow]] (while the referee was distracted with [[CJ Perry|Lana]]) and making him pass out to the ''Accolade'' submission hold.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> In the following weeks, Cena challenged Rusev to a rematch, which Rusev declined. On the March 2 episode of ''Raw'', [[Stephanie McMahon]] decreed that Cena would not compete at WrestleMania unless Rusev agreed to a match.<ref name="raw3022015"/> On the March 9 episode of ''Raw'', after Rusev defeated Curtis Axel, Rusev made several insulting remarks towards the US, drawing the ire of Cena. Following the insults, Cena went into the ring and placed Rusev in the ''[[Professional wrestling holds#STF|STF]]'' submission hold until Rusev passed out. Cena then picked up a bottle of water, used it to revive Rusev and then placed him into the ''STF'' again. Although Rusev submitted, Cena refused to break the hold until Lana granted Cena a title rematch at WrestleMania on Rusev's behalf.<ref name="raw3092015"/>
[[File:The Undertaker WM30 entrance.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=|[[The Undertaker]] wrestled [[Bray Wyatt]] at WrestleMania in his first appearance since losing to [[Brock Lesnar]] at the [[WrestleMania XXX|previous year's event]].]]
At Fastlane, [[Bray Wyatt]] challenged [[The Undertaker]] to a match at WrestleMania after sending messages to the Undertaker weeks prior.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> On the March 9 episode of ''Raw'', The Undertaker accepted Wyatt's challenge to a match at the event.<ref name="raw3092015"/>
On the October 20 episode of ''Raw'', The Authority members [[Randy Orton]], Kane, and Seth Rollins defeated Cena and Ambrose in a 3-on-2 handicap street fight. Immediately after the match, Rollins performed a ''[[Professional wrestling attacks#Curb Stomp|Curb Stomp]]'' on Orton after dissension between the two.<ref name="raw102014">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE RAW Results – 10/20/14 (Handicap Tag Main Event)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/51277-wwe-raw-results-10-20-14-live-results-from-kansas-city/|website=WrestleView|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023021620/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/51277-wwe-raw-results-10-20-14-live-results-from-kansas-city/|archive-date=October 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the October 27 episode of ''Raw'', Orton performed an [[Cutter (professional wrestling)#Jumping cutter|RKO]] on Rollins, thus directly defying The Authority's orders.<ref name="raw102714">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE RAW Results – 10/27/14 (John Cena vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/51368-wwe-raw-results-10-27-14-live-results-from-san-antonio/|website=WrestleView|date=October 28, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028065107/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/51368-wwe-raw-results-10-27-14-live-results-from-san-antonio/|archive-date=October 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the November 3 episode of ''Raw'', after increasing frustration, Orton attacked Rollins during his Intercontinental Championship match against Ziggler. Orton then demanded a match with Rollins to settle their dispute, which Triple H granted in order to keep Orton on The Authority's side. Rollins won the match, and Orton then attacked the Authority before Rollins Curb Stomped him, causing a (kayfabe) injury which forced Orton to miss several months of competition.<ref name="raw110314">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE RAW Results – 11/3/14 (Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/51473-wwe-raw-results-11-3-14-live-results-from-buffalo/|website=WrestleView|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104052258/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/51473-wwe-raw-results-11-3-14-live-results-from-buffalo/|archive-date=November 4, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> At Fastlane, Orton returned to WWE and attacked The Authority.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> Over the next weeks, Orton teased a renewed alliance with The Authority, before attacking Rollins after a handicap match against Reigns.<ref name="raw3092015"/> On the March 12 episode of ''SmackDown'', Orton challenged Rollins to a match at WrestleMania.<ref name="sd3122015"/> On the March 16 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins accepted the challenge.<ref name="raw3162015"/>
At Fastlane, [[Tyson Kidd and Cesaro]] (with [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]) defeated [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) (with [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]) to win the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> On March 23, the new champions were scheduled to defend their titles against [[Primo & Epico|Los Matadores]] ([[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]] and [[Epico|Fernando]]) (with [[Mascarita Dorada|El Torito]]), [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Kofi Kingston]] and [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]) (with [[Xavier Woods]]), and The Usos in a [[fatal four-way tag team match]] on the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff pre-show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53699-pre-show-match-announced-for-wrestlemania-31-ppv/|title=Pre-show match announced for WrestleMania 31 PPV|date=March 24, 2015|last=Namako|first=Jason|work=WrestleView|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325084508/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53699-pre-show-match-announced-for-wrestlemania-31-ppv/|archive-date=March 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Event==
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|rowspan=3|English [[Sportscaster|commentators]]
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|[[Jerry Lawler]]
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|[[John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
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|[[Carlos Cabrera]]
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|[[Marcelo Rodriguez]]
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|Philippe Chéreau
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|Christophe Agius
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|[[Tom Phillips (wrestling)|Tom Phillips]]
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|[[Lillian Garcia]]
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|[[Eden Stiles]]
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|rowspan=7|[[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]
|[[Mike Chioda]]
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|[[John Cone]]
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|[[Charles Robinson (referee)|Charles Robinson]]
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|Darrick Moore
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|Ryan Tran
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|Chad Patton
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|[[Renee Young]]
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|[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]
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|[[Corey Graves]]
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|[[Byron Saxton]]
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===Broadcasters===
[[File:WrestleMania 31 stage.jpg|thumb|right|WrestleMania 31 set during [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]'s entrance]]
The WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Show was hosted by [[Renee Young]], with [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Corey Graves]], and [[Byron Saxton]] as analysts, while [[Tom Hannifan|Tom Phillips]] and [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] served as [[social media]] correspondents. English commentators for the event were [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]], [[Jerry Lawler]], and [[John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]. Spanish, German, French, and Italian commentators also called the matches at ringside. [[Lilian Garcia]] and [[Brandi Rhodes|Eden Stiles]] served as the ring announcers.
===Celebrities===
{{see also|List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania}}
As is tradition, WrestleMania featured numerous appearances by celebrity guests – such as ''[[E! News]]'' host [[Maria Menounos]], who served as a backstage interviewer. The pay-per-view broadcast was opened by Aloe Blacc performing "[[America the Beautiful]]". The event saw another musical performance as Skylar Grey, Travis Barker, and Kid Ink performed a medley of the two WrestleMania 31 theme songs – "Rise" and "Money and the Power". [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] also was featured at the event, first as part of the ''[[Terminator Genisys]]'' themed grand entrance of Triple H, and later being recognized as part of the 2015 [[WWE Hall of Fame]] class as a celebrity wing inductee.
===Pre-show===
Two matches were contested on the WrestleMania Kickoff pre-show. The first was a fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship between the champions [[Tyson Kidd]] and [[Claudio Castagnoli|Cesaro]] (with Natalya), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) (with Xavier Woods), Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (with Naomi). Kidd and Cesaro retained their titles after Big E suffered a Samoan splash from Jimmy Uso, followed by Cesaro throwing Uso out of the ring and scoring the pin. Also of note, Jey Uso would suffer a shoulder injury during the match, putting him out of action for several months.<ref name="PreWM31"/>
The second pre-show match was the second annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Big Show won the 30-man contest by last eliminating Damien Mizdow after Mizdow had turned on and eliminated his tag team partner The Miz.<ref name="PreWM31"/>
===Preliminary matches===
The actual pay-per-view opened with the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship where champion Bad News Barrett defended the title against Daniel Bryan, R-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Luke Harper, Dolph Ziggler, and Stardust. Bryan won the match after he and Ziggler exchanged headbutts at the top of the ladder, causing Ziggler to fall backward and allowing Bryan to claim his first Intercontinental Championship.<ref name="WM31"/>
Next, Seth Rollins faced Randy Orton. During the match, both men kicked out of their finishers. Orton eventually won the match after a second "RKO", which was given additional elevation as Orton countered Rollins' "Curb Stomp" by propelling Rollins up into the air.<ref name="WM31"/>
[[File:NWo WM31.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] members [[Kevin Nash]] (left), [[Hulk Hogan]] (center) and [[Scott Hall]] (right) making their way to the ring]]
After that, Sting and Triple H competed in a [[No Disqualification match]]. This was Sting's first official match in WWE. Midway through the match, Sting locked Triple H in his [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Scorpion Death Lock]] submission hold, which prompted Triple H's [[D-Generation X]] (DX) allies to enter the ring and attempt to interfere in the match. Sting knocked down [[Billy Gunn]], [[Road Dogg]], and [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]], countered Triple H's [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]] and threw him to the outside, and then launched himself from the top rope onto all four men. Triple H then performed a Pedigree on Sting for a near-fall and retrieved a [[sledgehammer]] from under the ring, which prompted the three original [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]] (nWo) members ([[Hulk Hogan]], [[Kevin Nash]], and [[Scott Hall]]) to interfere on Sting's behalf. The nWo members took out DX and Sting dropped Triple H with his [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Inverted DDT|Scorpion Death Drop]] for a near-fall. Sting then locked Triple H in another Scorpion Death Lock. Triple H tried to grab his sledgehammer, but Hogan pulled it out of his reach, causing another brawl between both factions while Triple H was still locked in Sting's submission hold. [[Shawn Michaels]] then appeared and executed [[Superkick|Sweet Chin Music]] on Sting. Triple H went to pin Sting only for Sting to kick out. Triple H grabbed his sledgehammer from Gunn, while Hall tossed a [[Baseball Bat]] to Sting. A standoff ensued between Triple H and Sting as they both held weapons. Sting struck Triple H in the gut with his bat and struck Triple H's sledgehammer which snapped in half. Sting then trapped Triple H in the corner and landed his [[Professional wrestling attacks#Stinger splash|Stinger Splash]]. When Sting went for another Stinger Splash, however, Triple H struck Sting with the sledgehammer to win the match. After the match, Triple H and Sting shook hands in the ring while the commentary team speculated that the [[Monday Night War|rivalry between WWE and WCW]] had finally been put to rest.<ref name="WM31"/>
Daniel Bryan was then interviewed backstage by [[Maria Menounos]] regarding his Intercontinental Championship victory, and was joined in celebration by former Intercontinental Champions [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], [[Roddy Piper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], [[Ricky Steamboat|Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]], [[Ric Flair]], and [[Bret Hart]], who all congratulated Bryan by performing Bryan's "Yes!" chant together until [[Ron Simmons]] broke up the celebration with his Damn! catchphrase.<ref name="WM31"/>
In the fourth match, The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) faced AJ Lee and Paige. Paige and Nikki began the bout. Most of the match saw The Bellas isolating Paige and preventing her from tagging in Lee – who the Bellas would frequently knock off the ring apron onto the floor – until Paige landed a somersault plancha to both Bellas on the outside. Paige finally tagged in Lee, who applied her "[[Professional wrestling holds#Octopus hold|Black Widow]]" hold to Nikki, but Brie saved her sister from defeat. Paige then ran in with a big boot on Brie but was soon pushed outside the ring. Brie tripped Lee as she ran off the ropes, allowing Nikki to perform a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Forearm smash|Forearm Smash]] on her for a near-fall. In the climax, Paige slammed Brie into the ring steps, allowing Lee to apply the "Black Widow" on Nikki, who submitted.<ref name="WM31"/>
After the match, the 2015 [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] class was introduced; [[The Bushwhackers]], [[Larry Zbysko]], [[Madusa|Alundra Blayze]], [[Tatsumi Fujinami]], [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]], [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and Kevin Nash were presented to the crowd, while posthumous inductees [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]] and [[Connor Michalek|Connor "The Crusher" Michalek]] were represented by family members.<ref name="WM31"/>
[[File:Rock Rousey WM31.jpg|thumb|175px|right|[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (left) celebrating with [[Ronda Rousey]] (right) after clashing with [[Stephanie McMahon]] and [[Triple H]]]]
After that, Rusev (accompanied by Lana) defended the United States Championship against John Cena. Rusev dominated the majority of the match and overpowered Cena throughout, but Cena was able to make a comeback. The end of the match came when Lana climbed onto the ring apron and was accidentally knocked off by Rusev, who then suffered an "[[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry takeover|Attitude Adjustment]]" for Cena's pin and the title. This was Rusev's first pinfall loss in WWE since he debuted in the main roster in April 2014.<ref name="WM31"/>
In the next segment, The Authority (Triple H and [[Stephanie McMahon]]) announced that WrestleMania had set a new Levi's Stadium attendance record of 76,976 and began to gloat about their accomplishments and Triple H's victory over Sting earlier in the night, which prompted [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] to enter the ring. After a verbal exchange, McMahon insulted the Rock and slapped him across the face, taunting that he would not retaliate because he dare not hit a woman. Rock then brought [[UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship|UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion]] [[Ronda Rousey]] (who sat up front) into the ring. After Rousey told McMahon that she "owns every ring she's in" Rock attacked Triple H and Rousey then threw both McMahon and Triple H from the ring, first teasing an armbar on McMahon.<ref name="WM31"/>
In the penultimate match, The Undertaker faced Bray Wyatt. This was Undertaker's first appearance since [[WrestleMania XXX]]. It was reported that Wyatt [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimately]] injured his ankle earlier in the day while preparing for the match, resulting in both men working at a slow pace. While Wyatt largely controlled the offense, Undertaker was able to execute most of his signature moves such as "[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Arm twist ropewalk chop|Old School]]", the [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|big boot]], and "[[Professional wrestling throws#Snake Eyes|Snake Eyes]]". Late in the match, Wyatt kicked out of a "[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Kneeling reverse piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]]", while Undertaker kicked out of "[[Facebuster#Swinging reverse STO|Sister Abigail]]". In the end, Undertaker executed a second "Tombstone Piledriver" to win the match, extending his record to 22-1.<ref name="WM31"/>
===Main event===
[[File:Seth Rollins WWE World Heavyweight Championship WrestleMania 31 2015.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Seth Rollins]] cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to walk out of WrestleMania 31 as [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Champion]].]]
In the main event, Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. Within the first minute, Lesnar performed a [[German Suplex]] and an [[Facebuster#Red Wedding|F-5]] on Reigns. Lesnar also suffered two minor cuts (first on one cheek and later on the chin) after his clash with Reigns, but went on to dominate the next ten minutes with knee strikes and various Suplexes (Fisherman, German, Overhead Belly-to-Belly, Vertical and Snap), leading to Lesnar screaming "Suplex City, bitch!" (giving birth to his nickname "The Mayor of Suplex City" as well as the "Suplex City!" chant). Lesnar performed a second F-5 on Reigns for a nearfall. Lesnar removed his [[MMA gloves]] and slapped Reigns four times, causing him to bleed a little from the mouth. Lesnar performed three more German Suplexes and a third F-5 on Reigns for a nearfall. After a long domination from Lesnar, a turning point came around the twelve minute mark, when both men were at ringside: Reigns shoved Lesnar into a ring post, causing him to bleed from the forehead. Back to the ring, after Lesnar barely avoided a pinfall, Reigns performed three [[Superman Punch]]es and two [[Spear (professional wrestling)|Spear]]s for a nearfall. After Reigns attempted a fourth Superman Punch, Lesnar reversed it into a fourth F-5, but failed to follow up with a pin.<ref name="WM31"/>
While both men were still down, Seth Rollins ran down to the ring with his [[Money in the Bank (2014)|Money in the Bank briefcase]] and cashed in his contract, making the Singles match a Triple Threat match and the first time in history a Money in the Bank contract was cashed in during a match. Rollins kicked Reigns out of the ring and performed a Curb Stomp on Lesnar. After Rollins attempted a second Curb Stomp, Lesnar reversed it into an F-5 attempt, but Reigns performed a third Spear on Lesnar, saving Rollins. As Lesnar rolled out of the ring, Rollins performed a Curb Stomp on Reigns for a pinfall, winning his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the first world championship of his career and becoming the third heel to win in a WrestleMania main event. Aftermath, Rollins ran up to the entrance stage with his WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt and celebrated, while WWE dubbed this victory as "The Heist of the Century".<ref name="WM31"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-wwe-wrestlemania-31-review-3-29-15/|title=Csonka's Wrestlemania 31 Review|first=Larry|last=Csonka|date=March 29, 2015|work=[[411Mania]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920180356/https://www.411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-wwe-wrestlemania-31-review-3-29-15/|archive-date=September 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/wwe-wrestlemania-31-roundtable-review-recapping-sundays-show/|first=Adam|last=Silverstein|date=March 30, 2015|title=WWE WrestleMania 31: roundtable review recapping Sunday's show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721134332/https://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/25128925/wwe-wrestlemania-31-roundtable-review-recapping-sundays-show|archive-date=July 21, 2015|url-status=live|work=[[CBSSports]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=March 29, 2015|url=https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?41564|title=Powell's WrestleMania 31 results and review: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Sting vs. Triple H, Rusev vs. John Cena for the U.S. Championship, Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt, Intercontinental Title ladder match|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jason|last=Powell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805185314/https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?41564|archive-date=August 5, 2016}}</ref>
==Reception==
WWE claimed that the show was the highest-grossing WWE event ever at the time, drawing revenue of $12.6 million. WWE also claimed an attendance figure of 76,976.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Press release: WWE WrestleMania record setting again|website=[[Miami Herald]]|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article16882253.html|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331212739/https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article16882253.html|archive-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> However, [[Dave Meltzer]] of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' reported an attendance of 67,000,<ref name=Attendance>{{cite web|title=Actual reported attendance for Wrestlemania 31 per report|first=Jason|last=Namako|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53869-actual-reported-attendance-for-wrestlemania-31-at-levi-s-stadium/|website=WrestleView|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406001645/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53869-actual-reported-attendance-for-wrestlemania-31-at-levi-s-stadium/|archive-date=April 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and said during the second main card match that there were "actually a lot of empty seats all over the stadium", mostly in the upper deck.<ref name=WONreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/41846-wwe-wrestlemania-2015-live-results-brock-lesnar-vs-roman-reigns-hhh-vs-sting|title=WWE WrestleMania 31 live results: Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns, HHH vs. Sting|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|date=March 29, 2015|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330120933/https://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/41846-wwe-wrestlemania-2015-live-results-brock-lesnar-vs-roman-reigns-hhh-vs-sting|archive-date=March 30, 2015}}</ref>
The event received acclaim from fans and critics alike. John Powell of [[Canoe.com|Canadian Online Explorer]] gave the event a perfect 10 out of 10-star rating, calling it "the best Mania ever", with the main event between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins rated 8.5 stars out of 10. Sting vs. Triple H received the highest rating of 9 stars out of 10, and Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt was rated 8 stars out of 10.<ref name="Powell">{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2015/03/30/wrestlemania-31-the-best-mania-ever/|title=WrestleMania 31 the best Mania ever|last=Powell|first=John|date=March 30, 2015|website=SLAM! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704201205/https://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2015/03/26/22309101.html|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In his live report from the event, Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' described the event as "one of the best shows I've ever seen. Several great matches, a killer angle and very little that wasn't good". He also praised the involvement of [[Ronda Rousey]].<ref name=WONreview /> Overall, he stated that WrestleMania 31 was "one of the more balanced WrestleManias in history because there was not a bad match. But it also didn't have anything close to a match of the year or a candidate for best Mania match".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=April 6, 2015|title=April 6, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Annual WrestleMania issue, Ronda Rousey, new WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar and more!|journal=[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=4|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/110-wrestling-observer-newsletter/41897-april-6-2015-wrestling-observer-newsletter-annual-wrestlemania-issue-ronda-rousey-new-wwe-champion-brock-lesnar-and-more}}</ref>
Jack De Menezes of ''[[The Independent]]'' said, "It will go down as one of, if not the greatest WrestleMania of all time. From NWO's reunion, to The Rock teaming up with Ronda Rousey and Randy Orton's incredible 'RKO outta nowhere', nearly every match delivered a spectacle fitting of the Grandest Stage of Them All".<ref>{{cite news|last=De Menezes|first=Jack|title=WrestleMania 31 results: Seth Rollins stuns WWE as he cashes in Money in the Bank contract to claim title from Brock Lesnar|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wrestlemania-31-results-seth-rollins-stuns-the-wwe-as-he-cashes-in-money-in-the-bank-contract-to-claim-brock-lesnars-title-10142507.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wrestlemania-31-results-seth-rollins-stuns-the-wwe-as-he-cashes-in-money-in-the-bank-contract-to-claim-brock-lesnars-title-10142507.html |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=March 30, 2015|work=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Aftermath==
[[File:WrestleMania 31 Merchandise.jpg|thumb|WrestleMania 31 merchandise]]
Dave Meltzer reported that members of Roman Reigns' family were legitimately upset at the finish of the main event, writing that especially his father [[Sika Anoaʻi|Sika]] was furious to the point that there was "nearly a bad scene".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=April 6, 2015|title=April 6, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Annual WrestleMania issue, Ronda Rousey, new WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar and more!|journal=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=2}}</ref>
The following night on ''Raw'', Brock Lesnar wanted to invoke his WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch clause, but was denied by new champion Seth Rollins. Lesnar responded by attacking Rollins, who escaped. Lesnar then attacked Rollins' cornermen J&J Security ([[Jamie Noble]] and [[Joey Mercury]]), a cameraman, and the broadcast announcers (Booker T, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Michael Cole). As a result, Lesnar was suspended and fined by [[Stephanie McMahon]] in storyline. Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler immediately replaced them in the broken announcer table.<ref name="Raw03302015">{{cite web|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_84201.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 3/30|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331181534/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_84201.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Tom Phillips also replaced Michael Cole as lead announcer for two weeks on the following Thursday on '''SmackDown''.
Rollins returned later during the show, where Randy Orton requested a title shot due to beating Rollins the night before.<ref name="Raw03302015"/> Orton and Rollins then had a [[Steel Cage match]] for the title at [[Extreme Rules (2015)|Extreme Rules]], where Rollins retained after interference from Kane.<ref name="ER2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's Extreme Rules PPV Report 4/26: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV – Rollins vs. Orton steel cage, Cena vs. Rusev, Last Man Standing, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84687.shtml#.VT2oBZPm6aE|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427183338/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84687.shtml#.VT6BBnbP1PY|archive-date=April 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to Rollins not winning cleanly, a fatal four-way match was scheduled for [[Payback (2015)|Payback]] where Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Orton went for the title.<ref name="Raw04272015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 4/27/15 (Payback main event set)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54206-wwe-raw-results-4-27-15-live-results-from-green-bay/|website=WrestleView|date=April 28, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430181941/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54206-wwe-raw-results-4-27-15-live-results-from-green-bay/|archive-date=April 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Ambrose and Reigns were given title shots after beating Rollins on consecutive ''Raw'' shows.<ref name="Raw05042015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 5/4/15 (Changes to Payback main event)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54301-wwe-raw-results-5-4-15-live-results-from-montreal/|date=May 5, 2015|website=WrestleView|access-date=May 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505061441/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54301-wwe-raw-results-5-4-15-live-results-from-montreal/|archive-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Rollins then defended the title against Ambrose at [[Elimination Chamber (2015)|Elimination Chamber]] due to Ambrose stealing the title two weeks before the event.<ref name="EC2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE E. Chamber PPV Report 5/31: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of WWE Title match, Cena vs. Owens, two Elimination Chamber matches, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85340.shtml|date=May 31, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601072258/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85340.shtml|archive-date=June 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Rollins again retained at [[Money in the Bank (2015)|Money in the Bank]] after being demanded by The Authority to win without any form of assistance.<ref name="MITB2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE MITB PPV results 6/14: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Dusty Rhodes 10-bell salute, WWE Title match, MITB match, Cena vs. Owens II, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85628.shtml#.VX5CKkbm6aH|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=June 14, 2015|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616192750/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85628.shtml|archive-date=June 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw'', Brock Lesnar would then return to face Rollins in the main event of [[Battleground (2015)|Battleground]],<ref name="Raw06152015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|date=June 16, 2015|title=WWE Raw Results - 6/15/15 (Lesnar is the new #1 contender)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54849-wwe-raw-results-6-15-15-live-results-from-cleveland/|website=WrestleView|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617010502/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54849-wwe-raw-results-6-15-15-live-results-from-cleveland/|archive-date=June 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and their match ended with Lesnar winning by disqualification after interference from [[The Undertaker]].<ref name="BG2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Battleground PPV Report 7/19: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV - Rollins vs. Lesnar, Cena vs. Owens III, Orton returns home, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_86322.shtml#.Vaxijfnm6aH|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=July 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722175332/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_86322.shtml|archive-date=July 22, 2015|url-status=live|date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> On November 4, during a match against Kane at a WWE [[House show|live event]] in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]], Rollins tore the [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]], [[Medial collateral ligament|MCL]], and medial [[Meniscus (anatomy)|meniscus]] in his knee while attempting to execute a [[Powerbomb#Sunset Flip Powerbomb|sunset flip powerbomb]]. The injury required surgery and it was expected to take Rollins out of action for approximately six to nine months. As a result, Rollins [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|vacated]] the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the next day, ending his reign at 220 days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seth Rollins suffers knee injury, new WWE World Heavyweight Champion to be crowned at Survivor Series|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/seth-rollins-injury-title-tournament-survivor-series|work=[[WWE]]|author=WWE.com Staff|access-date=November 5, 2015|date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106023300/https://www.wwe.com/inside/seth-rollins-injury-title-tournament-survivor-series-28164051|archive-date=November 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
On the ''Raw'' after WrestleMania 31, Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler for his first successful title defense; however, after the match, Bryan and Ziggler were attacked by Barrett only for [[Sheamus]] to return and chase off Barrett before attacking Bryan and Ziggler.<ref name="Raw03302015"/> Bryan faced Sheamus on that week's ''SmackDown'' and lost the match by count-out when Barrett interfered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2015-04-02/results-april-2-2015/|title=Sheamus def. Daniel Bryan by Count-out|work=[[WWE]]|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> During the match, Bryan hit his head on the announce table and suffered an unplanned cut on his forehead which caused him to bleed and later acquired stitches for the wound.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/videos/daniel-bryan-gets-stitches-smackdown-fallout-april-02-2015|title=Daniel Bryan gets stitches: SmackDown Fallout – April 02, 2015 (1:22)|work=[[WWE]]|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> Two weeks later on ''SmackDown'', Daniel Bryan teamed up with United States Champion John Cena and defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd via submission in what turned out to be Bryan's final televised match.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzMDOSlsmpI|title=Daniel Bryan's final match: Daniel Bryan & John Cena vs. Cesaro & Kidd: SmackDown, Apr. 16, 2015|author=[[WWE]]|date=February 11, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Following the April 14 ''SmackDown'' taping, WWE pulled Daniel Bryan from wrestling on the remainder of WWE's touring of Europe as a "precautionary measure".<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=Top star removed from WWE European tour|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=93086|date=April 15, 2015|website=PWInsider|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518215441/https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=93086|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryan's scheduled title defense at Extreme Rules on April 26 against Bad News Barrett was later cancelled as Bryan was "medically unable to compete".<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Big change to Extreme Rules line-up – Daniel Bryan is off, Bryan's opponent shifted to pre-show match|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84677.shtml|date=April 26, 2015|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427185350/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84677.shtml|archive-date=April 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Less than a week later, WWE stopped advertising Bryan from all future live events or television tapings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Bryan pulled from lineups|url=https://prowrestling.net/article.php?42020|date=April 28, 2015|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102800/https://prowrestling.net/article.php?42020|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref>
After about a month off television, Bryan returned on the May 11 episode of ''Raw''. However, he announced that after having undergone an [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]], he would be out for an unknown period of time, and could possibly have to retire; the nature of his injuries were not revealed. Therefore, he relinquished the Intercontinental Championship.<ref name="Raw05112015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 5/11/15 (Final hype for WWE Payback)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54400-wwe-raw-results-5-11-15-live-results-from-cincinnati/|date=May 12, 2015|website=WrestleView|access-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513131224/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54400-wwe-raw-results-5-11-15-live-results-from-cincinnati/|archive-date=May 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Ryback won Bryan's vacated WWE Intercontinental Championship at Elimination Chamber on May 31.<ref name="EC2015"/> In July, Bryan revealed that his injury was [[concussion]]-related and claimed that he had been cleared to return to the ring by external medical professionals and was waiting for WWE to clear him.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shoemaker|first=David|url=https://grantland.com/the-triangle/cheap-heat-podcast-daniel-bryan-on-his-hazy-medical-status-and-his-future-in-wwe/|title='Cheap Heat' Podcast: Daniel Bryan on His Hazy Medical Status and His Future in WWE|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=February 9, 2016|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723225116/https://grantland.com/the-triangle/cheap-heat-podcast-daniel-bryan-on-his-hazy-medical-status-and-his-future-in-wwe/|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Bryan confirms he has been dealing with a concussion, says he will wrestle somewhere even if WWE doesn't clear him|url=https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?43277|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724082316/https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?43277|archive-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> After receiving further diagnostic information that convinced him retirement was necessary, Bryan announced his retirement prior to the February 8, 2016, episode of ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite news|title=WWE star Daniel Bryan is retiring after receiving 'a lot of concussions'|work=[[BBC News]]|date=February 9, 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35529795/wwe-star-daniel-bryan-is-retiring-after-receiving-a-lot-of-concussions|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210040333/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35529795/wwe-star-daniel-bryan-is-retiring-after-receiving-a-lot-of-concussions|archive-date=February 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 20, 2018, after more than two years of evaluations, reviews of his medical history and neurological and physical evaluations, Bryan was cleared by three external independent neurosurgeons, neurologists, and concussion experts, in addition to [[Joseph Maroon]], to return to WWE in-ring competition.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Brian|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/daniel-bryan-formally-cleared-by-wwe-to-return-to-in-ring-action/|title=Daniel Bryan formally cleared by WWE to return to in-ring action|work=[[CBSSports]]|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321002334/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/daniel-bryan-formally-cleared-by-wwe-to-return-to-in-ring-action/|archive-date=March 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 3, 2015, five days after winning at WrestleMania 31, AJ Lee retired from in-ring competition with WWE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.skysports.com/wwe/news/14203/9791177/wwe-aj-lee-announces-retirement-with-immediate-effect|title=WWE: AJ Lee announces retirement with immediate effect|work=SkySports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410233015/https://www1.skysports.com/wwe/news/14203/9791177/wwe-aj-lee-announces-retirement-with-immediate-effect|archive-date=April 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On the April 13 episode of ''Raw'', Paige won a [[Battle Royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] to become the number one contender to Nikki Bella's Divas Championship at Extreme Rules. After the match, Naomi attacked Paige, turning heel, and injuring Paige in storyline.<ref name="Raw04132015">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Raw Results - 4/13/15 (Extreme Rules PPV stipulation)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london/|date=April 14, 2015|website=WrestleView|access-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415175836/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london/|archive-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, at [[WrestleMania 33]], Brock Lesnar defeated [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] to become the [[WWE Universal Championship|Universal Champion]], on the same night where Roman Reigns became the second person to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania.<ref name="WM33">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WrestleMania 33 main card report 4/2: Reigns vs. Undertaker, Lesnar vs. Goldberg, Owens vs. Jericho, Orton vs. Wyatt, Styles vs. Shane, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/02/kellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 2, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403110748/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/02/kellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane/|archive-date=April 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On the post-WrestleMania 33 episode of ''Raw'', Paul Heyman teased a match between Lesnar and Reigns for the Universal Championship since they were the only two men to have defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania.<ref name="Raw04032017">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/03/kellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns/|title=Keller's WWE Monday Night Raw 4/3: The most remarkable opening ten minutes of Raw in history, perhaps, as crowd berates Reigns|date=April 3, 2017|last=Keller|first=Wade|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130813/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/03/kellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns/|archive-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the following year, Lesnar retained the Universal Championship in various matches, including a [[fatal four-way match]] at [[SummerSlam (2017)|SummerSlam]] against [[Braun Strowman]], [[Samoa Joe]], and Reigns, who Lesnar pinned to retain.<ref name="SSlam2017">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE SummerSlam Report 8/20: Lesnar vs. Strowman vs. Joe vs. Reigns, Jinder vs. Nakamura, Naomi vs. Natalya|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/20/kellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=August 20, 2017|access-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821044159/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/20/kellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya/|archive-date=August 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RR2018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE Royal Rumble Report 1/28: Ongoing results of Men's and Women's Rumbles, Lesnar-Kane-Braun, Styles-Owens/Sami, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/28/kellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084941/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/28/kellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami/|archive-date=February 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
At [[Elimination Chamber (2018)|Elimination Chamber]] in February 2018, Reigns defeated Strowman, [[Elias (wrestler)|Elias]], John Cena, The Miz, [[Finn Bálor]], and Rollins in the first-ever seven-man Elimination Chamber match to become the number one contender for the Universal Championship.<ref name="EC2018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Report 2/25: First-ever women's Chamber match, Ronda Rousey signing, Asuka vs. Jax, Men's Chamber, Raw Tag Title match, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/25/kellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match/|date=February 25, 2018|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112157/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/25/kellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match/|archive-date=May 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In April, Lesnar had two successful, albeit controversial, televised title defenses against Reigns, first at [[WrestleMania 34]]<ref name="WM34">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE WrestleMania 34 Report: Lesnar vs. Reigns, Styles vs. Nakamura, Charlotte vs. Asuka, Rousey's debut, Bryan's return, Battle Royals, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/08/kellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110158/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/08/kellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more/|archive-date=April 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and then [[WWE Greatest Royal Rumble|Greatest Royal Rumble]] inside a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage]].<ref name="GreatestRR">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Report 4/27: Lesnar vs. Reigns, Styles vs. Nakamura, Undertaker vs. Rusev, Cena vs. Triple H|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/27/kellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127121711/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/27/kellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h/|archive-date=November 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Reigns eventually defeated Lesnar at [[SummerSlam (2018)|SummerSlam]] in August, to win his first Universal Championship.<ref name="SSlam2018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE SummerSlam results 8/19: Keller's report on Lesnar vs. Reigns, Bliss vs. Rousey, Styles vs. Joe, Ziggler vs. Rollins, Carmella vs. Charlotte vs. Becky, Braun vs. Owens|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/19/wwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529020729/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/19/wwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens/|archive-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> On the October 22, 2018, episode of ''Raw'', however, Reigns relinquished the championship due to [[leukemia]], a disease which he has been battling since 2007.<ref name="Raw10222018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=10/22 WWE Raw Results: Keller's report on Reigns cancer announcement, final Evolution hype, Ronda Rousey-Nikki Bella contract signing, HBK and Triple H hype DX reunion, Braun-Drew fallout, Tag Title match|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/22/10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213174909/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/22/10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match/|archive-date=February 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Four years following WrestleMania 34, Reigns and Lesnar would clash for the third time at [[WrestleMania 38]] in the second night's main event, for both the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship to crown an Undisputed Champion and unify both titles, albeit with Lesnar portraying a fan favorite and Reigns a heel with Heyman in his corner. Reigns would win following four Spears and become the first Undisputed World Champion in WWE since Jon Moxley (then under the name Dean Ambrose) in 2016.<ref name="WM38N2">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=4/3 WWE WrestleMania 38 Results: Keller's detailed match report with analysis including Lesnar vs. Reigns, Edge vs. Styles, Knoxville vs. Sami, McAfee vs. Theory|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/04/03/4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory/|date=April 3, 2022|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404051833/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/04/03/4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory/|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Results==
{{Pro wrestling results table
|times = <ref name="PreWM31">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WM31 PPV Report 3/29 (Pre-Show): Tag Title match, Andre Battle Royal, final WM31 hype, Stooges, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84174.shtml#.VRileOHm6aE|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=March 29, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331211442/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84174.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WM31">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=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|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml#.VRiyVfmsXbM|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=March 29, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331225800/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|match1 = [[Tyson Kidd and Cesaro]] (c) (with [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]) defeated [[Los Matadores]] ([[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]] and [[Epico|Fernando]]) (with [[Mascarita Dorada|El Torito]]), [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]] and [[Kofi Kingston]]) (with [[Xavier Woods]]), and [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) (with [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]) by [[pinfall]]
|stip1 = [[Fatal four-way tag team match]] for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Scott|title=WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd & Cesaro def. The Usos, Los Matadores and The New Day's Big E & Kofi Kingston|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way|date=March 16, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223924/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way-27201648|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time1 = 9:58
|note1 = pre
|match2 = [[Big Show]] won by last eliminating [[Damien Mizdow]]<ref group=note>Order of elimination from first eliminated: [[Curtis Axel]], [[Adam Rose]], [[Fandango (wrestler)|Fandango]], [[Alex Riley]], [[Zack Ryder]], [[Bo Dallas]], [[Hideo Itami]], [[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]], [[Epico|Fernando]], [[Sin Cara]], [[Tyson Kidd]], [[Mark Henry]], [[Konnor (wrestler)|Konnor]], [[Viktor (wrestler)|Viktor]], [[Darren Young]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Titus O'Neil]], [[Jack Swagger]], [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Xavier Woods]], [[Kofi Kingston]], [[Erick Rowan]], [[Goldust]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Jimmy Uso]], [[Claudio Castagnoli|Cesaro]], [[Ryback]], [[The Miz]], and [[Damien Mizdow]].</ref><ref name="PreWM31"/>
|stip2 = 30-man [[André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Laboon|first=Jeff|title=Big Show won 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Match)|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal|date=February 23, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075125/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time2 = 18:07
|note2 = pre
|match3 = [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] defeated [[Bad News Barrett]] (c), [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Luke Harper]], [[R-Truth]], and [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]]
|stip3 = [[Ladder match]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Wortman|first=James|title=Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/intercontinental-championship-ladder-match|date=February 25, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405073856/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/intercontinental-championship-ladder-match-27145665|archive-date=April 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time3 = 13:47
|match4 = [[Randy Orton]] defeated [[Seth Rollins]] (with [[Jamie Noble]] and [[Joey Mercury]]) by [[pinfall]]
|stip4 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Melok|first=Bobby|title=Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/randy-orton-seth-rollins|date=March 12, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403000152/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/randy-orton-seth-rollins-27188629|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time4 = 13:15
|match5 = [[Triple H]] defeated [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] by [[pinfall]]
|stip5 = [[No Disqualification match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Kevin|title=Triple H def. Sting|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/sting-triple-h|date=February 22, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075128/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/sting-triple-h-27137100|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time5 = 18:36
|match6 = [[AJ Lee]] and [[Saraya Bevis|Paige]] defeated [[The Bella Twins]] ([[Brie Bella]] and [[Nikki Bella]]) by [[Submission (professional wrestling)|submission]]
|stip6 = [[Tag team match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Adkins|date=March 6, 2015|first=Greg|title=AJ Lee & Paige def. The Bella Twins|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/aj-lee-paige-bella-twins|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402204910/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/aj-lee-paige-bella-twins-27169214|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time6 = 6:42
|match7 = [[John Cena]] defeated [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] (c) (with [[CJ Perry|Lana]]) by [[pinfall]]
|stip7 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|date=March 9, 2015|last=Clapp|first=John|title=John Cena def. United States Champion Rusev|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/rusev-john-cena|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091520/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/rusev-john-cena-27159011|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time7 = 14:31
|match8 = [[The Undertaker]] defeated [[Bray Wyatt]] by [[pinfall]]
|stip8 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|date=March 9, 2015|first=Ryan|title=The Undertaker def. Bray Wyatt|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/the-undertaker-vs-bray-wyatt|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401045034/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/the-undertaker-vs-bray-wyatt-27159010|archive-date=April 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time8 = 15:12
|match9 = [[Seth Rollins]] defeated [[Brock Lesnar]] (c) (with [[Paul Heyman]]) and [[Roman Reigns]] by [[pinfall]]<ref group=note>The match was originally a singles match between Lesnar and Reigns, however, Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase while the match was in progress, making it a triple threat.</ref>
|stip9 = [[Triple threat match]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|title=WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/brock-lesnar-roman-reigns|date=January 25, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401043758/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/brock-lesnar-roman-reigns-27042102|archive-date=April 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><br>{{small|This was Rollins' [[Money in the Bank cash-in match]].}}
|time9 = 16:43
}}
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{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = WrestleMania 31
|image = WM31Poster.png
|caption = Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
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|promotion = [[WWE]]
|date = March 29, 2015
|attendance = 67,000<ref name=Attendance/>
|buyrate = 259,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/resources/wwe-pay-per-view-buys-wwf-ppv-buyrate/|title=WWF Pay-Per-View Buys (1993-2015)|work=Wrestlenomics|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=January 22, 2021}}</ref>
|venue = [[Levi's Stadium]]
|city = [[Santa Clara, California]]
|wwenlast = [[Fastlane (2015)|Fastlane]]
|wwennext = [[Extreme Rules (2015)|Extreme Rules]]
|event = [[WrestleMania]]
|lastevent2 = [[WrestleMania XXX|XXX]]
|nextevent2 = [[WrestleMania 32|32]]
}}
'''WrestleMania 31''' was the 31st annual [[WrestleMania]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It took place on March 29, 2015, at [[Levi's Stadium]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] city of [[Santa Clara, California]]. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two matches on the Kickoff pre-show.
In the main event, [[Seth Rollins]] cashed in his [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank contract]] as the scheduled match between defending champion [[Brock Lesnar]] and [[Roman Reigns]] was in progress, and won the resulting impromptu [[triple threat match]] to capture the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]]. In other prominent matches, [[The Undertaker]] (in his first on-screen appearance since the [[WrestleMania XXX|previous year]]'s event) defeated [[Bray Wyatt]] and [[John Cena]] defeated [[Rusev (wrestler)|Rusev]] to win the [[WWE United States Championship]]. The event was also notable for [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]'s debut match in WWE, as well as his only WrestleMania match, in which he was defeated by [[Triple H]].
Despite criticism for its build-up, the event received highly positive reviews from fans and critics alike; some critics called it one of the greatest WrestleManias of all time. Praise was focused on the quality of a vast majority of the matches, as well as the ending of the main event. Another point of praise were the lack of matches considered to be "filler" and making the most of their time, while the women's tag team match was subject to this very criticism. Retrospective criticism has been focused on Triple H's win over Sting, which was viewed as an unnecessary ode to WWE winning the [[Monday Night War]]. WWE reported that the show was the highest grossing WWE event ever, drawing a revenue of $12.6 million. The company also claimed an attendance figure of 76,976. This was also the first WrestleMania to incorporate WWE's current logo that was originally used for the [[WWE Network]].
== Production ==
===Background===
[[File:160201-H-NI589-1353 (24398261729).jpg|thumb|The event was held at [[Levi's Stadium]] in [[Santa Clara, California]].]]
[[WrestleMania]] is [[WWE]]'s flagship [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]], having first been held in [[WrestleMania I|1985]]. It was the company's first pay-per-view produced and was also WWE's first major event available via livestreaming when the company launched the [[WWE Network]] in February 2014. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|last2=Clapp|first2=John|date=April 3, 2013|title=WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/wrestlemania-press-conference-radio-city-music-hall|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407013602/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/wrestlemania-press-conference-radio-city-music-hall|archive-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|quote=... WWE's flagship event lights up MetLife Stadium ... WrestleMania}}</ref> It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes [[Royal Rumble]], [[SummerSlam]], and [[Survivor Series]], referred to as the "Big Four".<ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p. 160)</ref> The event has been described as the [[Super Bowl]] of [[sports entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gelston|first=Dan|date=April 4, 2013|title=WrestleMania is Super Bowl of sports entertainment|url=https://apnews.com/article/f7ba8479c0434c7ba347a50c5a75c65e|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331101111/https://bigstory.ap.org/article/wrestlemania-super-bowl-sports-entertainment|archive-date=March 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Much like the Super Bowl, cities bid for the right to host the year's edition of WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/wrestlemania-sets-off-bidding-frenzy-1118016995/|title=WrestleMania sets off bidding frenzy|last=Graser|first=Marc|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 28, 2010|access-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060816/https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/wrestlemania-sets-off-bidding-frenzy-1118016995/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Announced on December 9, 2013, WrestleMania 31 was scheduled to be held on March 29, 2015, at [[Levi's Stadium]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] city of [[Santa Clara, California]]. It was the first WrestleMania event to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area, the sixth to be held in the state of [[California]] (after [[WrestleMania 2|2]], [[WrestleMania VII|VII]], [[WrestleMania XII|XII]], [[WrestleMania 2000|2000]], and [[WrestleMania 21|21]]) and the sixth to be held in an [[Amphitheatre|open-air venue]] (after [[WrestleMania IX|IX]], [[WrestleMania XXIV|XXIV]], [[WrestleMania XXVI|XXVI]], [[WrestleMania XXVIII|XXVIII]], and [[WrestleMania 29|29]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Melok|first=Bobby|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/levis-stadium-to-host-wrestlemania-31|title=WrestleMania 31 to take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on March 29, 2015|date=December 9, 2013|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213084036/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/levis-stadium-to-host-wrestlemania-31-26168989|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
The logo for the event included a red "play" button. According to a ''San Jose Mercury News'' article, [[Vince McMahon]] explained that the play button highlighted the technical prowess of [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Mike|title=WWE and 49ers hold WrestleMania event similar to Super Bowl halftime show|date=December 10, 2013|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24695994/wwe-and-49ers-hold-wrestlemania-event-similar-super|work=Mercury News|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211184311/https://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24695994/wwe-and-49ers-hold-wrestlemania-event-similar-super|archive-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> There were two theme songs for the event. The main theme was "Rise" by [[David Guetta]] featuring [[Skylar Grey]], while the secondary theme was "[[Money and the Power]]" by [[Kid Ink]]. The event included live musical performances from Skylar Grey, Kid Ink, [[Travis Barker]], and [[Aloe Blacc]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Skylar Grey, Kid Ink, Travis Barker will be at WrestleMania 31|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53687-skylar-grey-kid-ink-travis-barker-to-perform-at-wrestlemania/|work=WrestleView|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327112644/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53687-skylar-grey-kid-ink-travis-barker-to-perform-at-wrestlemania/|archive-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Grammy Award]] winner [[LL Cool J]] appeared in the opening video package for the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE teams with LL Cool J for WrestleMania open|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/ll-cool-j-wrestlemania|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>
Travel Packages for the event went on sale on September 29 with the exclusive California Dreamin' Travel Package ranging from $5,500. The VIP Package, Platinum Premium Package, Gold Package and Silver Package was available on October 6 with prices starting from $3,250, $1,650, $1,150 and $900 respectively including tickets to WrestleMania, hotel accommodation, airfare, and other activities through [[WrestleMania Axxess]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/videos/wrestlemania-31-california-dreamin-travel-packages-available-this-monday|title=WrestleMania 31 California Dreamin' Travel Packages Available This Monday! (1:08)|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="WM31Tix"/> Individual tickets went on sale on November 15 ranging from $35 to $1,000.<ref name="WM31Tix">{{cite web|title=Get WrestleMania 31 tickets|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wrestlemania-31-tickets|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref>
===Storylines===
The event comprised nine matches, including two on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Tweener (professional wrestling)|less distinguishable characters]] in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers,<ref>{{cite web|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks|date=January 13, 2006|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]|access-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218142749/https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref> while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''.
[[File:Brock Lesnar WWE Champion 2014.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Brock Lesnar]] was scheduled to defend his [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Roman Reigns]].]]
At the [[Royal Rumble (2015)|Royal Rumble]], [[Brock Lesnar]] successfully defended his [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[John Cena]] and [[Seth Rollins]] in a [[triple threat match]]. Rollins was also the holder of the Money in the Bank briefcase, guaranteeing him a future title match at a time of his choosing. Meanwhile, the 2015 [[Royal Rumble match]] was won by [[Roman Reigns]], granting him a main event match for Lesnar's title at WrestleMania, but also a bad reception from almost all the WWE fans, even bigger than the winner of the last Royal Rumble, Batista.<ref name="RR2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Royal Rumble PPV Report 1/25: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Cena vs. Rollins for WWE Title, Royal Rumble, post-PPV Network show|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_82945.shtml#.ZGqd4HbMJPY|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=January 25, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127230727/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_82945.shtml|archive-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Troy L.|title=WWE Royal Rumble 2015: Live coverage, results, photos, reaction & more|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/wwe_royal_rumble_2015_live_cov.html|access-date=January 26, 2015|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113921/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/wwe_royal_rumble_2015_live_cov.html|archive-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Nick|title=Daniel Bryan was eliminated early from the Royal Rumble and fans are furious|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/wwe-daniel-bryant-royal-rumble-eliminated-reaction|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 26, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126100348/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/wwe-daniel-bryant-royal-rumble-eliminated-reaction|archive-date=January 26, 2015}}</ref> On the February 2 episode of ''Raw'', due to this uncomfortable atmosphere, Reigns agreed to put his #1 contendership on the line in a match at [[Fastlane (2015)|Fastlane]]. Later in the night, [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] (the biggest fan-favorite to win the Royal Rumble and face Lesnar for his title at WrestleMania) defeated Rollins to face Reigns at the event.<ref name="raw2022015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 2/2/15 (Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/52871-wwe-raw-results-2-2-15-live-results-from-denver/|work=WrestleView|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203063000/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/52871-wwe-raw-results-2-2-15-live-results-from-denver/|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> But at Fastlane, Reigns defeated Bryan to ensure his title shot against Lesnar at WrestleMania, enraging even more almost all the WWE fans.<ref name="Fastlane2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Fast Lane PPV Results 2/22: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Bryan vs. Reigns, Cena vs. Rusev, Sting-Hunter confrontation, final PPV before WM31|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_83486.shtml#.ZFash3bMJPY|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=February 22, 2015|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223050336/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_83486.shtml|archive-date=February 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Reigns had only two face-to-face interactions with Lesnar prior to WrestleMania, with his title match described as "being built on whether or not he is even worthy of being in the match in the first place".<ref>{{cite web|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|title=TUCKER'S RAW INSTANT REACTION: WWE limps toward WM Play Button, but what bright spots can WWE build on?|date=March 3, 2015|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_83637.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304051257/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_83637.shtml|archive-date=March 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Reigns was also described as having "experienced no adversity on his journey", as he "chatted with (Lesnar's manager) [[Paul Heyman]] one week, got a shirt and then, played [[tug o' war]]" with Lesnar (a reference to the final in-ring confrontation between Lesnar and Reigns on the March 23 episode of ''Raw'' in which the two grappled with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt).<ref>{{cite web|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|title=TUCKER'S INSTANT REACTION: Raw Before Mania - WWE tries to hide Roman Reigns amongst well-developed Mania Feuds|date=March 24, 2015|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_84044.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326160559/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_84044.shtml|archive-date=March 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It was acknowledged in the storyline that Lesnar's contract was set to expire not long after WrestleMania, but less than a week before the event, amid speculation that he would be returning to [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]], Lesnar signed a new WWE contract and retired from [[MMA]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Laboon|date=March 24, 2015|first=Jeff|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/brock-lesnar-re-signs-with-wwe|title=Brock Lesnar re-signs with WWE|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326182905/https://www.wwe.com/inside/brock-lesnar-re-signs-with-wwe|archive-date=March 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
On the March 2 episode of ''Raw'', [[Paige (wrestler)|Paige]] defeated [[WWE Divas Championship|Divas Champion]] [[Nikki Bella]] by disqualification in a title match after [[Brie Bella]] attacked Paige; therefore, Nikki retained the title. Brie and Nikki then continued to attack Paige in the ring until [[AJ Lee]] returned from injury and saved Paige.<ref name="raw3022015"/> On the March 5 episode of ''SmackDown'', AJ defeated Brie after Paige kept Nikki from interfering in the match.<ref name="sd3052015"/> On March 9, AJ and Paige were scheduled to face The Bellas at WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite news|last=Namako|first=Jason|title=Divas tag team match added to WrestleMania 31 card|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53406-divas-tag-match-added-to-wrestlemania-31-card/|access-date=May 6, 2023|work=WrestleView|date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311151548/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53406-divas-tag-match-added-to-wrestlemania-31-card/|archive-date=March 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Sting Wrestlemania 31.jpg|thumb|[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]'s debut match in WWE resulted in a loss to [[Triple H]].]]
At [[Survivor Series (2014)|Survivor Series]], [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] made his first WWE appearance in the main event [[Survivor Series#Survivor Series match|Survivor Series elimination match]], attacking [[Triple H]] and aiding [[Dolph Ziggler]] in pinning Seth Rollins, giving Team Cena the win and causing [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|The Authority]] to be out of power, which was a secondary stipulation of the match.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_81932.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE S. Series PPV results 11/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Team Cena vs. Team Authority, more|date=November 23, 2014|access-date=November 23, 2014|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126142750/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_81932.shtml|archive-date=November 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the January 19 episode of ''Raw'', Sting made his ''Raw'' debut, appearing backstage during the main event, a 3-on-1 handicap match between Cena and the team of [[Big Show]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], and Rollins. The lights in the arena darkened as Sting entered the stage and gestured to The Authority at ringside. The distraction allowed Cena to pin Rollins for the win, which reinstated the jobs of the recently (kayfabe) fired Ziggler, [[Ryback]], and [[Erick Rowan]].<ref name="raw1192015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 1/19/15 (Sting debuts on Raw)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/52614-wwe-raw-results-1-19-15-live-results-from-dallas/|work=WrestleView|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120085025/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/52614-wwe-raw-results-1-19-15-live-results-from-dallas|archive-date=January 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 26, Triple H challenged Sting to a "face-to-face" confrontation at Fastlane. On the February 9 episode of ''Raw'', Triple H again called Sting out to accept his challenge. The lights went out, and a group of Sting impersonators appeared around the arena and inside the ring, illuminated by spotlights, while a video message of Sting accepting Triple H's challenge played on the [[Jumbotron|TitanTron]].<ref name="raw2092015">{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Raw Results – 2/9/15 (5-on-2 Handicap Match)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/52972-wwe-raw-results-2-9-15-live-results-from-columbus/|work=WrestleView|date=February 10, 2015|access-date=February 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210064811/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/52972-wwe-raw-results-2-9-15-live-results-from-columbus/|archive-date=February 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> At Fastlane, the two brawled until Sting got control of Triple H. Sting then pointed to the WrestleMania sign in the rafters with his signature baseball bat, issuing a challenge, which Triple H accepted. Later that night, the match was confirmed.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/>
On the February 23 episode of ''Raw'', a second annual [[André the Giant]] Memorial Battle Royal was scheduled for WrestleMania. Over the following month, [[The Miz]], [[Curtis Axel]], [[Ryback]],<ref name="raw2232015">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Raw Results – 2/23/15 (Fallout from Fastlane PPV)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53183-wwe-raw-results-2-23-15-live-results-from-nashville/|access-date=February 24, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224082720/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53183-wwe-raw-results-2-23-15-live-results-from-nashville/|archive-date=February 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fandango (wrestler)|Fandango]], [[Adam Rose]],<ref name="sd2262015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 2/26/15 (Fastlane rematch)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-smackdown-results/53233-wwe-smackdown-results-2-26-15-fastlane-rematch/|access-date=February 27, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227094817/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/53233-wwe-smackdown-results-2-26-15-fastlane-rematch/|archive-date=February 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Zack Ryder]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Zack Ryder to enter Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal| website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152775018001443|access-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Jack Swagger]], [[Titus O'Neil]], [[Darren Young]], Big Show, Kane,<ref name="sd3052015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 3/5/15 (Tag Team Main Event)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-smackdown-results/53366-wwe-smackdown-results-3-5-15-tag-team-main-event/|access-date=May 6, 2023|work=WrestleView|date=March 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307020816/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/53366-wwe-smackdown-results-3-5-15-tag-team-main-event/|archive-date=March 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Erick Rowan]], [[Hunico|Sin Cara]], [[Damien Sandow|Damien Mizdow]],<ref name="raw3092015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Raw Results – 3/9/15 (Orton gets revenge on Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53407-wwe-raw-results-3-9-15-live-results-from-pittsburgh/|access-date=March 10, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312045112/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53407-wwe-raw-results-3-9-15-live-results-from-pittsburgh/|archive-date=March 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Goldust]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Mark Henry]],<ref name="raw3162015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Raw Results – 3/16/15 (Sting/Orton fight The Authority)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53537-wwe-raw-results-3-16-15-live-results-from-des-moines/|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319180501/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53537-wwe-raw-results-3-16-15-live-results-from-des-moines/|archive-date=March 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[The Ascension (professional wrestling)|The Ascension]] were announced as participants. On March 26, the match was set for the Kickoff pre-show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WM31 news: Andre Battle Royal bumped to PPV pre-show|date=March 26, 2015|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84109.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> That same day, [[Kenta Kobayashi|Hideo Itami]] won a [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] tournament at WrestleMania Axxess to earn a spot in the match.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WM31 NEWS: NXT star qualifies for Andre Battle Royal; updated line-up|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84113.shtml#.VRThv-Hm6aE|date=March 26, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329111437/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84113.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
On February 26, [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] [[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] was scheduled to defend his title in a multiple-man [[ladder match]] at the event, in which a storyline was made when several contenders stole the title, claiming that they won it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152766076576443|title=Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania 31!|website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> Between the March 2 episode of ''Raw'' and the March 12 episode of ''SmackDown'', [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]],<ref name="raw3022015">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Raw Results – 3/2/15 (Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/53300-wwe-raw-results-3-2-15-live-results-from-newark/|access-date=March 3, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304091244/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/53300-wwe-raw-results-3-2-15-live-results-from-newark/|archive-date=March 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Luke Harper]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wwe/status/573196287807492097|title=UPDATE: The field is four so far at @WrestleMania for the HUGE #LadderMatch for the #ICTitle!|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=New names confirmed for matches at WrestleMania 31|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53332-new-names-confirmed-for-matches-at-wrestlemania-31|website=WrestleView|date=March 4, 2015|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref> Dolph Ziggler,<ref name="sd3052015"/> [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]], and Daniel Bryan<ref name="sd3122015">{{cite news|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 3/12/15 (Six Man Tag Match)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-smackdown-results/53465-wwe-smackdown-results-3-12-15-six-man-tag-match/|access-date=March 13, 2015|work=WrestleView|date=March 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315212037/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/53465-wwe-smackdown-results-3-12-15-six-man-tag-match/|archive-date=March 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> were added to the match.
[[File:Lana & Rusev cropped.jpg|thumb|left|180px|In his WrestleMania debut, [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] lost the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] to [[John Cena]] in his first [[pinfall]] loss since he debuted in the WWE's main roster the previous year.]]
At Fastlane, [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] defeated [[John Cena]] to retain the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] after hitting Cena with a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Low blow|low blow]] (while the referee was distracted with [[CJ Perry|Lana]]) and making him pass out to the ''Accolade'' submission hold.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> In the following weeks, Cena challenged Rusev to a rematch, which Rusev declined. On the March 2 episode of ''Raw'', [[Stephanie McMahon]] decreed that Cena would not compete at WrestleMania unless Rusev agreed to a match.<ref name="raw3022015"/> On the March 9 episode of ''Raw'', after Rusev defeated Curtis Axel, Rusev made several insulting remarks towards the US, drawing the ire of Cena. Following the insults, Cena went into the ring and placed Rusev in the ''[[Professional wrestling holds#STF|STF]]'' submission hold until Rusev passed out. Cena then picked up a bottle of water, used it to revive Rusev and then placed him into the ''STF'' again. Although Rusev submitted, Cena refused to break the hold until Lana granted Cena a title rematch at WrestleMania on Rusev's behalf.<ref name="raw3092015"/>
[[File:The Undertaker WM30 entrance.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=|[[The Undertaker]] wrestled [[Bray Wyatt]] at WrestleMania in his first appearance since losing to [[Brock Lesnar]] at the [[WrestleMania XXX|previous year's event]].]]
At Fastlane, [[Bray Wyatt]] challenged [[The Undertaker]] to a match at WrestleMania after sending messages to the Undertaker weeks prior.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> On the March 9 episode of ''Raw'', The Undertaker accepted Wyatt's challenge to a match at the event.<ref name="raw3092015"/>
On the October 20 episode of ''Raw'', The Authority members [[Randy Orton]], Kane, and Seth Rollins defeated Cena and Ambrose in a 3-on-2 handicap street fight. Immediately after the match, Rollins performed a ''[[Professional wrestling attacks#Curb Stomp|Curb Stomp]]'' on Orton after dissension between the two.<ref name="raw102014">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE RAW Results – 10/20/14 (Handicap Tag Main Event)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/51277-wwe-raw-results-10-20-14-live-results-from-kansas-city/|website=WrestleView|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023021620/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/51277-wwe-raw-results-10-20-14-live-results-from-kansas-city/|archive-date=October 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the October 27 episode of ''Raw'', Orton performed an [[Cutter (professional wrestling)#Jumping cutter|RKO]] on Rollins, thus directly defying The Authority's orders.<ref name="raw102714">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE RAW Results – 10/27/14 (John Cena vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/51368-wwe-raw-results-10-27-14-live-results-from-san-antonio/|website=WrestleView|date=October 28, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028065107/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/51368-wwe-raw-results-10-27-14-live-results-from-san-antonio/|archive-date=October 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the November 3 episode of ''Raw'', after increasing frustration, Orton attacked Rollins during his Intercontinental Championship match against Ziggler. Orton then demanded a match with Rollins to settle their dispute, which Triple H granted in order to keep Orton on The Authority's side. Rollins won the match, and Orton then attacked the Authority before Rollins Curb Stomped him, causing a (kayfabe) injury which forced Orton to miss several months of competition.<ref name="raw110314">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE RAW Results – 11/3/14 (Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/51473-wwe-raw-results-11-3-14-live-results-from-buffalo/|website=WrestleView|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104052258/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/51473-wwe-raw-results-11-3-14-live-results-from-buffalo/|archive-date=November 4, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> At Fastlane, Orton returned to WWE and attacked The Authority.<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> Over the next weeks, Orton teased a renewed alliance with The Authority, before attacking Rollins after a handicap match against Reigns.<ref name="raw3092015"/> On the March 12 episode of ''SmackDown'', Orton challenged Rollins to a match at WrestleMania.<ref name="sd3122015"/> On the March 16 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins accepted the challenge.<ref name="raw3162015"/>
At Fastlane, [[Tyson Kidd and Cesaro]] (with [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]) defeated [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) (with [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]) to win the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="Fastlane2015"/> On March 23, the new champions were scheduled to defend their titles against [[Primo & Epico|Los Matadores]] ([[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]] and [[Epico|Fernando]]) (with [[Mascarita Dorada|El Torito]]), [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Kofi Kingston]] and [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]) (with [[Xavier Woods]]), and The Usos in a [[fatal four-way tag team match]] on the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff pre-show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53699-pre-show-match-announced-for-wrestlemania-31-ppv/|title=Pre-show match announced for WrestleMania 31 PPV|date=March 24, 2015|last=Namako|first=Jason|work=WrestleView|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325084508/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53699-pre-show-match-announced-for-wrestlemania-31-ppv/|archive-date=March 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Event==
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|rowspan=3|English [[Sportscaster|commentators]]
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|[[Jerry Lawler]]
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|[[John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
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|[[Carlos Cabrera]]
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|[[Marcelo Rodriguez]]
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|Philippe Chéreau
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|Christophe Agius
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|[[Tom Phillips (wrestling)|Tom Phillips]]
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|[[Lillian Garcia]]
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|[[Eden Stiles]]
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|rowspan=7|[[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]
|[[Mike Chioda]]
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|[[John Cone]]
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|[[Charles Robinson (referee)|Charles Robinson]]
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|Darrick Moore
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|Ryan Tran
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|Chad Patton
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|[[Renee Young]]
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|[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]
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|[[Corey Graves]]
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|[[Byron Saxton]]
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===Broadcasters===
[[File:WrestleMania 31 stage.jpg|thumb|right|WrestleMania 31 set during [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]'s entrance]]
The WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Show was hosted by [[Renee Young]], with [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Corey Graves]], and [[Byron Saxton]] as analysts, while [[Tom Hannifan|Tom Phillips]] and [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] served as [[social media]] correspondents. English commentators for the event were [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]], [[Jerry Lawler]], and [[John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]. Spanish, German, French, and Italian commentators also called the matches at ringside. [[Lilian Garcia]] and [[Brandi Rhodes|Eden Stiles]] served as the ring announcers.
===Celebrities===
{{see also|List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania}}
As is tradition, WrestleMania featured numerous appearances by celebrity guests – such as ''[[E! News]]'' host [[Maria Menounos]], who served as a backstage interviewer. The pay-per-view broadcast was opened by Aloe Blacc performing "[[America the Beautiful]]". The event saw another musical performance as Skylar Grey, Travis Barker, and Kid Ink performed a medley of the two WrestleMania 31 theme songs – "Rise" and "Money and the Power". [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] also was featured at the event, first as part of the ''[[Terminator Genisys]]'' themed grand entrance of Triple H, and later being recognized as part of the 2015 [[WWE Hall of Fame]] class as a celebrity wing inductee.
===Pre-show===
Two matches were contested on the WrestleMania Kickoff pre-show. The first was a fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship between the champions [[Tyson Kidd]] and [[Claudio Castagnoli|Cesaro]] (with Natalya), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) (with Xavier Woods), Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (with Naomi). Kidd and Cesaro retained their titles after Big E suffered a Samoan splash from Jimmy Uso, followed by Cesaro throwing Uso out of the ring and scoring the pin. Also of note, Jey Uso would suffer a shoulder injury during the match, putting him out of action for several months.<ref name="PreWM31"/>
The second pre-show match was the second annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Big Show won the 30-man contest by last eliminating Damien Mizdow after Mizdow had turned on and eliminated his tag team partner The Miz.<ref name="PreWM31"/>
===Preliminary matches===
The actual pay-per-view opened with the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship where champion Bad News Barrett defended the title against Daniel Bryan, R-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Luke Harper, Dolph Ziggler, and Stardust. Bryan won the match after he and Ziggler exchanged headbutts at the top of the ladder, causing Ziggler to fall backward and allowing Bryan to claim his first Intercontinental Championship.<ref name="WM31"/>
Next, Seth Rollins faced Randy Orton. During the match, both men kicked out of their finishers. Orton eventually won the match after a second "RKO", which was given additional elevation as Orton countered Rollins' "Curb Stomp" by propelling Rollins up into the air.<ref name="WM31"/>
[[File:NWo WM31.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] members [[Kevin Nash]] (left), [[Hulk Hogan]] (center) and [[Scott Hall]] (right) making their way to the ring]]
After that, Sting and Triple H competed in a [[No Disqualification match]]. This was Sting's first official match in WWE. Midway through the match, Sting locked Triple H in his [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Scorpion Death Lock]] submission hold, which prompted Triple H's [[D-Generation X]] (DX) allies to enter the ring and attempt to interfere in the match. Sting knocked down [[Billy Gunn]], [[Road Dogg]], and [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]], countered Triple H's [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]] and threw him to the outside, and then launched himself from the top rope onto all four men. Triple H then performed a Pedigree on Sting for a near-fall and retrieved a [[sledgehammer]] from under the ring, which prompted the three original [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]] (nWo) members ([[Hulk Hogan]], [[Kevin Nash]], and [[Scott Hall]]) to interfere on Sting's behalf. The nWo members took out DX and Sting dropped Triple H with his [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Inverted DDT|Scorpion Death Drop]] for a near-fall. Sting then locked Triple H in another Scorpion Death Lock. Triple H tried to grab his sledgehammer, but Hogan pulled it out of his reach, causing another brawl between both factions while Triple H was still locked in Sting's submission hold. [[Shawn Michaels]] then appeared and executed [[Superkick|Sweet Chin Music]] on Sting. Triple H went to pin Sting only for Sting to kick out. Triple H grabbed his sledgehammer from Gunn, while Hall tossed a [[Baseball Bat]] to Sting. A standoff ensued between Triple H and Sting as they both held weapons. Sting struck Triple H in the gut with his bat and struck Triple H's sledgehammer which snapped in half. Sting then trapped Triple H in the corner and landed his [[Professional wrestling attacks#Stinger splash|Stinger Splash]]. When Sting went for another Stinger Splash, however, Triple H struck Sting with the sledgehammer to win the match. After the match, Triple H and Sting shook hands in the ring while the commentary team speculated that the [[Monday Night War|rivalry between WWE and WCW]] had finally been put to rest.<ref name="WM31"/>
Daniel Bryan was then interviewed backstage by [[Maria Menounos]] regarding his Intercontinental Championship victory, and was joined in celebration by former Intercontinental Champions [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], [[Roddy Piper|"Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], [[Ricky Steamboat|Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]], [[Ric Flair]], and [[Bret Hart]], who all congratulated Bryan by performing Bryan's "Yes!" chant together until [[Ron Simmons]] broke up the celebration with his Damn! catchphrase.<ref name="WM31"/>
In the fourth match, The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) faced AJ Lee and Paige. Paige and Nikki began the bout. Most of the match saw The Bellas isolating Paige and preventing her from tagging in Lee – who the Bellas would frequently knock off the ring apron onto the floor – until Paige landed a somersault plancha to both Bellas on the outside. Paige finally tagged in Lee, who applied her "[[Professional wrestling holds#Octopus hold|Black Widow]]" hold to Nikki, but Brie saved her sister from defeat. Paige then ran in with a big boot on Brie but was soon pushed outside the ring. Brie tripped Lee as she ran off the ropes, allowing Nikki to perform a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Forearm smash|Forearm Smash]] on her for a near-fall. In the climax, Paige slammed Brie into the ring steps, allowing Lee to apply the "Black Widow" on Nikki, who submitted.<ref name="WM31"/>
After the match, the 2015 [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] class was introduced; [[The Bushwhackers]], [[Larry Zbysko]], [[Madusa|Alundra Blayze]], [[Tatsumi Fujinami]], [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]], [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and Kevin Nash were presented to the crowd, while posthumous inductees [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]] and [[Connor Michalek|Connor "The Crusher" Michalek]] were represented by family members.<ref name="WM31"/>
[[File:Rock Rousey WM31.jpg|thumb|175px|right|[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (left) celebrating with [[Ronda Rousey]] (right) after clashing with [[Stephanie McMahon]] and [[Triple H]]]]
After that, Rusev (accompanied by Lana) defended the United States Championship against John Cena. Rusev dominated the majority of the match and overpowered Cena throughout, but Cena was able to make a comeback. The end of the match came when Lana climbed onto the ring apron and was accidentally knocked off by Rusev, who then suffered an "[[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry takeover|Attitude Adjustment]]" for Cena's pin and the title. This was Rusev's first pinfall loss in WWE since he debuted in the main roster in April 2014.<ref name="WM31"/>
In the next segment, The Authority (Triple H and [[Stephanie McMahon]]) announced that WrestleMania had set a new Levi's Stadium attendance record of 76,976 and began to gloat about their accomplishments and Triple H's victory over Sting earlier in the night, which prompted [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] to enter the ring. After a verbal exchange, McMahon insulted the Rock and slapped him across the face, taunting that he would not retaliate because he dare not hit a woman. Rock then brought [[UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship|UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion]] [[Ronda Rousey]] (who sat up front) into the ring. After Rousey told McMahon that she "owns every ring she's in" Rock attacked Triple H and Rousey then threw both McMahon and Triple H from the ring, first teasing an armbar on McMahon.<ref name="WM31"/>
In the penultimate match, The Undertaker faced Bray Wyatt. This was Undertaker's first appearance since [[WrestleMania XXX]]. It was reported that Wyatt [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimately]] injured his ankle earlier in the day while preparing for the match, resulting in both men working at a slow pace. While Wyatt largely controlled the offense, Undertaker was able to execute most of his signature moves such as "[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Arm twist ropewalk chop|Old School]]", the [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|big boot]], and "[[Professional wrestling throws#Snake Eyes|Snake Eyes]]". Late in the match, Wyatt kicked out of a "[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Kneeling reverse piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]]", while Undertaker kicked out of "[[Facebuster#Swinging reverse STO|Sister Abigail]]". In the end, Undertaker executed a second "Tombstone Piledriver" to win the match, extending his record to 22-1.<ref name="WM31"/>
===Main event===
[[File:Seth Rollins WWE World Heavyweight Championship WrestleMania 31 2015.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Seth Rollins]] cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to walk out of WrestleMania 31 as [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Champion]].]]
In the main event, Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. Within the first minute, Lesnar performed a [[German Suplex]] and an [[Facebuster#Red Wedding|F-5]] on Reigns. Lesnar also suffered two minor cuts (first on one cheek and later on the chin) after his clash with Reigns, but went on to dominate the next ten minutes with knee strikes and various Suplexes (Fisherman, German, Overhead Belly-to-Belly, Vertical and Snap), leading to Lesnar screaming "Suplex City, bitch!" (giving birth to his nickname "The Mayor of Suplex City" as well as the "Suplex City!" chant). Lesnar performed a second F-5 on Reigns for a nearfall. Lesnar removed his [[MMA gloves]] and slapped Reigns four times, causing him to bleed a little from the mouth. Lesnar performed three more German Suplexes and a third F-5 on Reigns for a nearfall. After a long domination from Lesnar, a turning point came around the twelve minute mark, when both men were at ringside: Reigns shoved Lesnar into a ring post, causing him to bleed from the forehead. Back to the ring, after Lesnar barely avoided a pinfall, Reigns performed three [[Superman Punch]]es and two [[Spear (professional wrestling)|Spear]]s for a nearfall. After Reigns attempted a fourth Superman Punch, Lesnar reversed it into a fourth F-5, but failed to follow up with a pin.<ref name="WM31"/>
While both men were still down, Seth Rollins ran down to the ring with his [[Money in the Bank (2014)|Money in the Bank briefcase]] and cashed in his contract, making the Singles match a Triple Threat match and the first time in history a Money in the Bank contract was cashed in during a match. Rollins kicked Reigns out of the ring and performed a Curb Stomp on Lesnar. After Rollins attempted a second Curb Stomp, Lesnar reversed it into an F-5 attempt, but Reigns performed a third Spear on Lesnar, saving Rollins. As Lesnar rolled out of the ring, Rollins performed a Curb Stomp on Reigns for a pinfall, winning his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the first world championship of his career and becoming the third heel to win in a WrestleMania main event. Aftermath, Rollins ran up to the entrance stage with his WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt and celebrated, while WWE dubbed this victory as "The Heist of the Century".<ref name="WM31"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-wwe-wrestlemania-31-review-3-29-15/|title=Csonka's Wrestlemania 31 Review|first=Larry|last=Csonka|date=March 29, 2015|work=[[411Mania]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920180356/https://www.411mania.com/wrestling/csonkas-wwe-wrestlemania-31-review-3-29-15/|archive-date=September 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/wwe-wrestlemania-31-roundtable-review-recapping-sundays-show/|first=Adam|last=Silverstein|date=March 30, 2015|title=WWE WrestleMania 31: roundtable review recapping Sunday's show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721134332/https://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/25128925/wwe-wrestlemania-31-roundtable-review-recapping-sundays-show|archive-date=July 21, 2015|url-status=live|work=[[CBSSports]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=March 29, 2015|url=https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?41564|title=Powell's WrestleMania 31 results and review: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Sting vs. Triple H, Rusev vs. John Cena for the U.S. Championship, Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt, Intercontinental Title ladder match|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jason|last=Powell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805185314/https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?41564|archive-date=August 5, 2016}}</ref>
==Reception==
WWE claimed that the show was the highest-grossing WWE event ever at the time, drawing revenue of $12.6 million. WWE also claimed an attendance figure of 76,976.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Press release: WWE WrestleMania record setting again|website=[[Miami Herald]]|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article16882253.html|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331212739/https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article16882253.html|archive-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> However, [[Dave Meltzer]] of the ''Wrestling Observer fucked Bryan Alvarez up the ass,<ref name=Attendance>{{cite web|title=Actual reported attendance for Wrestlemania 31 per report|first=Jason|last=Namako|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53869-actual-reported-attendance-for-wrestlemania-31-at-levi-s-stadium/|website=WrestleView|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406001645/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53869-actual-reported-attendance-for-wrestlemania-31-at-levi-s-stadium/|archive-date=April 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and said during the second main card match that there were "actually a lot of empty seats all over the stadium", mostly in the upper deck.<ref name=WONreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/41846-wwe-wrestlemania-2015-live-results-brock-lesnar-vs-roman-reigns-hhh-vs-sting|title=WWE WrestleMania 31 live results: Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns, HHH vs. Sting|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|date=March 29, 2015|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330120933/https://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/41846-wwe-wrestlemania-2015-live-results-brock-lesnar-vs-roman-reigns-hhh-vs-sting|archive-date=March 30, 2015}}</ref>
The event received acclaim from fans and critics alike. John Powell of [[Canoe.com|Canadian Online Explorer]] gave the event a perfect 10 out of 10-star rating, calling it "the best Mania ever", with the main event between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins rated 8.5 stars out of 10. Sting vs. Triple H received the highest rating of 9 stars out of 10, and Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt was rated 8 stars out of 10.<ref name="Powell">{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2015/03/30/wrestlemania-31-the-best-mania-ever/|title=WrestleMania 31 the best Mania ever|last=Powell|first=John|date=March 30, 2015|website=SLAM! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704201205/https://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2015/03/26/22309101.html|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In his live report from the event, Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' described the event as "one of the best shows I've ever seen. Several great matches, a killer angle and very little that wasn't good". He also praised the involvement of [[Ronda Rousey]].<ref name=WONreview /> Overall, he stated that WrestleMania 31 was "one of the more balanced WrestleManias in history because there was not a bad match. But it also didn't have anything close to a match of the year or a candidate for best Mania match".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=April 6, 2015|title=April 6, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Annual WrestleMania issue, Ronda Rousey, new WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar and more!|journal=[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=4|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/110-wrestling-observer-newsletter/41897-april-6-2015-wrestling-observer-newsletter-annual-wrestlemania-issue-ronda-rousey-new-wwe-champion-brock-lesnar-and-more}}</ref>
Jack De Menezes of ''[[The Independent]]'' said, "It will go down as one of, if not the greatest WrestleMania of all time. From NWO's reunion, to The Rock teaming up with Ronda Rousey and Randy Orton's incredible 'RKO outta nowhere', nearly every match delivered a spectacle fitting of the Grandest Stage of Them All".<ref>{{cite news|last=De Menezes|first=Jack|title=WrestleMania 31 results: Seth Rollins stuns WWE as he cashes in Money in the Bank contract to claim title from Brock Lesnar|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wrestlemania-31-results-seth-rollins-stuns-the-wwe-as-he-cashes-in-money-in-the-bank-contract-to-claim-brock-lesnars-title-10142507.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wrestlemania-31-results-seth-rollins-stuns-the-wwe-as-he-cashes-in-money-in-the-bank-contract-to-claim-brock-lesnars-title-10142507.html |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=March 30, 2015|work=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Aftermath==
[[File:WrestleMania 31 Merchandise.jpg|thumb|WrestleMania 31 merchandise]]
Dave Meltzer reported that members of Roman Reigns' family were legitimately upset at the finish of the main event, writing that especially his father [[Sika Anoaʻi|Sika]] was furious to the point that there was "nearly a bad scene".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=April 6, 2015|title=April 6, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Annual WrestleMania issue, Ronda Rousey, new WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar and more!|journal=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=2}}</ref>
The following night on ''Raw'', Brock Lesnar wanted to invoke his WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch clause, but was denied by new champion Seth Rollins. Lesnar responded by attacking Rollins, who escaped. Lesnar then attacked Rollins' cornermen J&J Security ([[Jamie Noble]] and [[Joey Mercury]]), a cameraman, and the broadcast announcers (Booker T, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Michael Cole). As a result, Lesnar was suspended and fined by [[Stephanie McMahon]] in storyline. Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler immediately replaced them in the broken announcer table.<ref name="Raw03302015">{{cite web|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_84201.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 3/30|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331181534/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_84201.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Tom Phillips also replaced Michael Cole as lead announcer for two weeks on the following Thursday on '''SmackDown''.
Rollins returned later during the show, where Randy Orton requested a title shot due to beating Rollins the night before.<ref name="Raw03302015"/> Orton and Rollins then had a [[Steel Cage match]] for the title at [[Extreme Rules (2015)|Extreme Rules]], where Rollins retained after interference from Kane.<ref name="ER2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's Extreme Rules PPV Report 4/26: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV – Rollins vs. Orton steel cage, Cena vs. Rusev, Last Man Standing, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84687.shtml#.VT2oBZPm6aE|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427183338/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84687.shtml#.VT6BBnbP1PY|archive-date=April 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to Rollins not winning cleanly, a fatal four-way match was scheduled for [[Payback (2015)|Payback]] where Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Orton went for the title.<ref name="Raw04272015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 4/27/15 (Payback main event set)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54206-wwe-raw-results-4-27-15-live-results-from-green-bay/|website=WrestleView|date=April 28, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430181941/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54206-wwe-raw-results-4-27-15-live-results-from-green-bay/|archive-date=April 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Ambrose and Reigns were given title shots after beating Rollins on consecutive ''Raw'' shows.<ref name="Raw05042015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 5/4/15 (Changes to Payback main event)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54301-wwe-raw-results-5-4-15-live-results-from-montreal/|date=May 5, 2015|website=WrestleView|access-date=May 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505061441/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54301-wwe-raw-results-5-4-15-live-results-from-montreal/|archive-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Rollins then defended the title against Ambrose at [[Elimination Chamber (2015)|Elimination Chamber]] due to Ambrose stealing the title two weeks before the event.<ref name="EC2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE E. Chamber PPV Report 5/31: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of WWE Title match, Cena vs. Owens, two Elimination Chamber matches, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85340.shtml|date=May 31, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601072258/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85340.shtml|archive-date=June 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Rollins again retained at [[Money in the Bank (2015)|Money in the Bank]] after being demanded by The Authority to win without any form of assistance.<ref name="MITB2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE MITB PPV results 6/14: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Dusty Rhodes 10-bell salute, WWE Title match, MITB match, Cena vs. Owens II, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85628.shtml#.VX5CKkbm6aH|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=June 14, 2015|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616192750/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_85628.shtml|archive-date=June 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw'', Brock Lesnar would then return to face Rollins in the main event of [[Battleground (2015)|Battleground]],<ref name="Raw06152015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|date=June 16, 2015|title=WWE Raw Results - 6/15/15 (Lesnar is the new #1 contender)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54849-wwe-raw-results-6-15-15-live-results-from-cleveland/|website=WrestleView|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617010502/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54849-wwe-raw-results-6-15-15-live-results-from-cleveland/|archive-date=June 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and their match ended with Lesnar winning by disqualification after interference from [[The Undertaker]].<ref name="BG2015">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Battleground PPV Report 7/19: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV - Rollins vs. Lesnar, Cena vs. Owens III, Orton returns home, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_86322.shtml#.Vaxijfnm6aH|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=July 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722175332/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_86322.shtml|archive-date=July 22, 2015|url-status=live|date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> On November 4, during a match against Kane at a WWE [[House show|live event]] in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]], Rollins tore the [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]], [[Medial collateral ligament|MCL]], and medial [[Meniscus (anatomy)|meniscus]] in his knee while attempting to execute a [[Powerbomb#Sunset Flip Powerbomb|sunset flip powerbomb]]. The injury required surgery and it was expected to take Rollins out of action for approximately six to nine months. As a result, Rollins [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|vacated]] the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the next day, ending his reign at 220 days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seth Rollins suffers knee injury, new WWE World Heavyweight Champion to be crowned at Survivor Series|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/seth-rollins-injury-title-tournament-survivor-series|work=[[WWE]]|author=WWE.com Staff|access-date=November 5, 2015|date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106023300/https://www.wwe.com/inside/seth-rollins-injury-title-tournament-survivor-series-28164051|archive-date=November 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
On the ''Raw'' after WrestleMania 31, Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler for his first successful title defense; however, after the match, Bryan and Ziggler were attacked by Barrett only for [[Sheamus]] to return and chase off Barrett before attacking Bryan and Ziggler.<ref name="Raw03302015"/> Bryan faced Sheamus on that week's ''SmackDown'' and lost the match by count-out when Barrett interfered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2015-04-02/results-april-2-2015/|title=Sheamus def. Daniel Bryan by Count-out|work=[[WWE]]|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> During the match, Bryan hit his head on the announce table and suffered an unplanned cut on his forehead which caused him to bleed and later acquired stitches for the wound.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/videos/daniel-bryan-gets-stitches-smackdown-fallout-april-02-2015|title=Daniel Bryan gets stitches: SmackDown Fallout – April 02, 2015 (1:22)|work=[[WWE]]|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> Two weeks later on ''SmackDown'', Daniel Bryan teamed up with United States Champion John Cena and defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd via submission in what turned out to be Bryan's final televised match.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzMDOSlsmpI|title=Daniel Bryan's final match: Daniel Bryan & John Cena vs. Cesaro & Kidd: SmackDown, Apr. 16, 2015|author=[[WWE]]|date=February 11, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Following the April 14 ''SmackDown'' taping, WWE pulled Daniel Bryan from wrestling on the remainder of WWE's touring of Europe as a "precautionary measure".<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=Top star removed from WWE European tour|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=93086|date=April 15, 2015|website=PWInsider|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518215441/https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=93086|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryan's scheduled title defense at Extreme Rules on April 26 against Bad News Barrett was later cancelled as Bryan was "medically unable to compete".<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Big change to Extreme Rules line-up – Daniel Bryan is off, Bryan's opponent shifted to pre-show match|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84677.shtml|date=April 26, 2015|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427185350/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_84677.shtml|archive-date=April 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Less than a week later, WWE stopped advertising Bryan from all future live events or television tapings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Bryan pulled from lineups|url=https://prowrestling.net/article.php?42020|date=April 28, 2015|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102800/https://prowrestling.net/article.php?42020|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref>
After about a month off television, Bryan returned on the May 11 episode of ''Raw''. However, he announced that after having undergone an [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]], he would be out for an unknown period of time, and could possibly have to retire; the nature of his injuries were not revealed. Therefore, he relinquished the Intercontinental Championship.<ref name="Raw05112015">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE Raw Results – 5/11/15 (Final hype for WWE Payback)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54400-wwe-raw-results-5-11-15-live-results-from-cincinnati/|date=May 12, 2015|website=WrestleView|access-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513131224/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54400-wwe-raw-results-5-11-15-live-results-from-cincinnati/|archive-date=May 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Ryback won Bryan's vacated WWE Intercontinental Championship at Elimination Chamber on May 31.<ref name="EC2015"/> In July, Bryan revealed that his injury was [[concussion]]-related and claimed that he had been cleared to return to the ring by external medical professionals and was waiting for WWE to clear him.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shoemaker|first=David|url=https://grantland.com/the-triangle/cheap-heat-podcast-daniel-bryan-on-his-hazy-medical-status-and-his-future-in-wwe/|title='Cheap Heat' Podcast: Daniel Bryan on His Hazy Medical Status and His Future in WWE|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=February 9, 2016|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723225116/https://grantland.com/the-triangle/cheap-heat-podcast-daniel-bryan-on-his-hazy-medical-status-and-his-future-in-wwe/|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Bryan confirms he has been dealing with a concussion, says he will wrestle somewhere even if WWE doesn't clear him|url=https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?43277|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724082316/https://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?43277|archive-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> After receiving further diagnostic information that convinced him retirement was necessary, Bryan announced his retirement prior to the February 8, 2016, episode of ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite news|title=WWE star Daniel Bryan is retiring after receiving 'a lot of concussions'|work=[[BBC News]]|date=February 9, 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35529795/wwe-star-daniel-bryan-is-retiring-after-receiving-a-lot-of-concussions|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210040333/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35529795/wwe-star-daniel-bryan-is-retiring-after-receiving-a-lot-of-concussions|archive-date=February 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 20, 2018, after more than two years of evaluations, reviews of his medical history and neurological and physical evaluations, Bryan was cleared by three external independent neurosurgeons, neurologists, and concussion experts, in addition to [[Joseph Maroon]], to return to WWE in-ring competition.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Brian|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/daniel-bryan-formally-cleared-by-wwe-to-return-to-in-ring-action/|title=Daniel Bryan formally cleared by WWE to return to in-ring action|work=[[CBSSports]]|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321002334/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/daniel-bryan-formally-cleared-by-wwe-to-return-to-in-ring-action/|archive-date=March 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 3, 2015, five days after winning at WrestleMania 31, AJ Lee retired from in-ring competition with WWE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.skysports.com/wwe/news/14203/9791177/wwe-aj-lee-announces-retirement-with-immediate-effect|title=WWE: AJ Lee announces retirement with immediate effect|work=SkySports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410233015/https://www1.skysports.com/wwe/news/14203/9791177/wwe-aj-lee-announces-retirement-with-immediate-effect|archive-date=April 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On the April 13 episode of ''Raw'', Paige won a [[Battle Royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] to become the number one contender to Nikki Bella's Divas Championship at Extreme Rules. After the match, Naomi attacked Paige, turning heel, and injuring Paige in storyline.<ref name="Raw04132015">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Raw Results - 4/13/15 (Extreme Rules PPV stipulation)|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london/|date=April 14, 2015|website=WrestleView|access-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415175836/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london/|archive-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, at [[WrestleMania 33]], Brock Lesnar defeated [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] to become the [[WWE Universal Championship|Universal Champion]], on the same night where Roman Reigns became the second person to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania.<ref name="WM33">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WrestleMania 33 main card report 4/2: Reigns vs. Undertaker, Lesnar vs. Goldberg, Owens vs. Jericho, Orton vs. Wyatt, Styles vs. Shane, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/02/kellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 2, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403110748/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/02/kellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane/|archive-date=April 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On the post-WrestleMania 33 episode of ''Raw'', Paul Heyman teased a match between Lesnar and Reigns for the Universal Championship since they were the only two men to have defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania.<ref name="Raw04032017">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/03/kellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns/|title=Keller's WWE Monday Night Raw 4/3: The most remarkable opening ten minutes of Raw in history, perhaps, as crowd berates Reigns|date=April 3, 2017|last=Keller|first=Wade|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130813/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/03/kellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns/|archive-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the following year, Lesnar retained the Universal Championship in various matches, including a [[fatal four-way match]] at [[SummerSlam (2017)|SummerSlam]] against [[Braun Strowman]], [[Samoa Joe]], and Reigns, who Lesnar pinned to retain.<ref name="SSlam2017">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE SummerSlam Report 8/20: Lesnar vs. Strowman vs. Joe vs. Reigns, Jinder vs. Nakamura, Naomi vs. Natalya|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/20/kellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=August 20, 2017|access-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821044159/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/20/kellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya/|archive-date=August 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RR2018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE Royal Rumble Report 1/28: Ongoing results of Men's and Women's Rumbles, Lesnar-Kane-Braun, Styles-Owens/Sami, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/28/kellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084941/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/28/kellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami/|archive-date=February 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
At [[Elimination Chamber (2018)|Elimination Chamber]] in February 2018, Reigns defeated Strowman, [[Elias (wrestler)|Elias]], John Cena, The Miz, [[Finn Bálor]], and Rollins in the first-ever seven-man Elimination Chamber match to become the number one contender for the Universal Championship.<ref name="EC2018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Report 2/25: First-ever women's Chamber match, Ronda Rousey signing, Asuka vs. Jax, Men's Chamber, Raw Tag Title match, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/25/kellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match/|date=February 25, 2018|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112157/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/25/kellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match/|archive-date=May 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In April, Lesnar had two successful, albeit controversial, televised title defenses against Reigns, first at [[WrestleMania 34]]<ref name="WM34">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE WrestleMania 34 Report: Lesnar vs. Reigns, Styles vs. Nakamura, Charlotte vs. Asuka, Rousey's debut, Bryan's return, Battle Royals, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/08/kellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 8, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110158/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/08/kellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more/|archive-date=April 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and then [[WWE Greatest Royal Rumble|Greatest Royal Rumble]] inside a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage]].<ref name="GreatestRR">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Keller's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Report 4/27: Lesnar vs. Reigns, Styles vs. Nakamura, Undertaker vs. Rusev, Cena vs. Triple H|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/27/kellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127121711/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/27/kellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h/|archive-date=November 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Reigns eventually defeated Lesnar at [[SummerSlam (2018)|SummerSlam]] in August, to win his first Universal Championship.<ref name="SSlam2018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE SummerSlam results 8/19: Keller's report on Lesnar vs. Reigns, Bliss vs. Rousey, Styles vs. Joe, Ziggler vs. Rollins, Carmella vs. Charlotte vs. Becky, Braun vs. Owens|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/19/wwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529020729/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/19/wwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens/|archive-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> On the October 22, 2018, episode of ''Raw'', however, Reigns relinquished the championship due to [[leukemia]], a disease which he has been battling since 2007.<ref name="Raw10222018">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=10/22 WWE Raw Results: Keller's report on Reigns cancer announcement, final Evolution hype, Ronda Rousey-Nikki Bella contract signing, HBK and Triple H hype DX reunion, Braun-Drew fallout, Tag Title match|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/22/10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213174909/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/22/10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match/|archive-date=February 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Four years following WrestleMania 34, Reigns and Lesnar would clash for the third time at [[WrestleMania 38]] in the second night's main event, for both the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship to crown an Undisputed Champion and unify both titles, albeit with Lesnar portraying a fan favorite and Reigns a heel with Heyman in his corner. Reigns would win following four Spears and become the first Undisputed World Champion in WWE since Jon Moxley (then under the name Dean Ambrose) in 2016.<ref name="WM38N2">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=4/3 WWE WrestleMania 38 Results: Keller's detailed match report with analysis including Lesnar vs. Reigns, Edge vs. Styles, Knoxville vs. Sami, McAfee vs. Theory|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/04/03/4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory/|date=April 3, 2022|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404051833/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/04/03/4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory/|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Results==
{{Pro wrestling results table
|times = <ref name="PreWM31">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WM31 PPV Report 3/29 (Pre-Show): Tag Title match, Andre Battle Royal, final WM31 hype, Stooges, more|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84174.shtml#.VRileOHm6aE|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=March 29, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331211442/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84174.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WM31">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=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|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml#.VRiyVfmsXbM|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=March 29, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331225800/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|match1 = [[Tyson Kidd and Cesaro]] (c) (with [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]) defeated [[Los Matadores]] ([[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]] and [[Epico|Fernando]]) (with [[Mascarita Dorada|El Torito]]), [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]] and [[Kofi Kingston]]) (with [[Xavier Woods]]), and [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) (with [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]) by [[pinfall]]
|stip1 = [[Fatal four-way tag team match]] for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Scott|title=WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd & Cesaro def. The Usos, Los Matadores and The New Day's Big E & Kofi Kingston|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way|date=March 16, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223924/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way-27201648|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time1 = 9:58
|note1 = pre
|match2 = [[Big Show]] won by last eliminating [[Damien Mizdow]]<ref group=note>Order of elimination from first eliminated: [[Curtis Axel]], [[Adam Rose]], [[Fandango (wrestler)|Fandango]], [[Alex Riley]], [[Zack Ryder]], [[Bo Dallas]], [[Hideo Itami]], [[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]], [[Epico|Fernando]], [[Sin Cara]], [[Tyson Kidd]], [[Mark Henry]], [[Konnor (wrestler)|Konnor]], [[Viktor (wrestler)|Viktor]], [[Darren Young]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Titus O'Neil]], [[Jack Swagger]], [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Xavier Woods]], [[Kofi Kingston]], [[Erick Rowan]], [[Goldust]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Jimmy Uso]], [[Claudio Castagnoli|Cesaro]], [[Ryback]], [[The Miz]], and [[Damien Mizdow]].</ref><ref name="PreWM31"/>
|stip2 = 30-man [[André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Laboon|first=Jeff|title=Big Show won 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Match)|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal|date=February 23, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075125/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time2 = 18:07
|note2 = pre
|match3 = [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] defeated [[Bad News Barrett]] (c), [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Luke Harper]], [[R-Truth]], and [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]]
|stip3 = [[Ladder match]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Wortman|first=James|title=Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/intercontinental-championship-ladder-match|date=February 25, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405073856/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/intercontinental-championship-ladder-match-27145665|archive-date=April 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time3 = 13:47
|match4 = [[Randy Orton]] defeated [[Seth Rollins]] (with [[Jamie Noble]] and [[Joey Mercury]]) by [[pinfall]]
|stip4 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Melok|first=Bobby|title=Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/randy-orton-seth-rollins|date=March 12, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403000152/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/randy-orton-seth-rollins-27188629|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time4 = 13:15
|match5 = [[Triple H]] defeated [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] by [[pinfall]]
|stip5 = [[No Disqualification match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Kevin|title=Triple H def. Sting|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/sting-triple-h|date=February 22, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075128/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/sting-triple-h-27137100|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time5 = 18:36
|match6 = [[AJ Lee]] and [[Saraya Bevis|Paige]] defeated [[The Bella Twins]] ([[Brie Bella]] and [[Nikki Bella]]) by [[Submission (professional wrestling)|submission]]
|stip6 = [[Tag team match]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Adkins|date=March 6, 2015|first=Greg|title=AJ Lee & Paige def. The Bella Twins|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/aj-lee-paige-bella-twins|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402204910/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/aj-lee-paige-bella-twins-27169214|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|time6 = 6:42
|match7 = [[John Cena]] defeated [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] (c) (with [[CJ Perry|Lana]]) by [[pinfall]]
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==Reception==
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The event received acclaim from fans and critics alike. John Powell of [[Canoe.com|Canadian Online Explorer]] gave the event a perfect 10 out of 10-star rating, calling it "the best Mania ever", with the main event between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins rated 8.5 stars out of 10. Sting vs. Triple H received the highest rating of 9 stars out of 10, and Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt was rated 8 stars out of 10.<ref name="Powell">{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2015/03/30/wrestlemania-31-the-best-mania-ever/|title=WrestleMania 31 the best Mania ever|last=Powell|first=John|date=March 30, 2015|website=SLAM! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704201205/https://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2015/03/26/22309101.html|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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<p><b>WrestleMania 31</b> was the 31st annual <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestling</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> (PPV) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Livestreaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestreaming">livestreaming</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_WWE_pay-per-view_and_livestreaming_supercards" title="List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards">event</a> produced by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>. It took place on March 29, 2015, at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a> city of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a>. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two matches on the Kickoff pre-show.
</p><p>In the main event, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a> cashed in his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_ladder_match" title="Money in the Bank ladder match">Money in the Bank contract</a> as the scheduled match between defending champion <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> was in progress, and won the resulting impromptu <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_threat_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple threat match">triple threat match</a> to capture the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE World Heavyweight Championship</a>. In other prominent matches, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> (in his first on-screen appearance since the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXX" title="WrestleMania XXX">previous year</a>'s event) defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rusev_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rusev (wrestler)">Rusev</a> to win the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship" title="WWE United States Championship">WWE United States Championship</a>. The event was also notable for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>'s debut match in WWE, as well as his only WrestleMania match, in which he was defeated by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>.
</p><p>Despite criticism for its build-up, the event received highly positive reviews from fans and critics alike; some critics called it one of the greatest WrestleManias of all time. Praise was focused on the quality of a vast majority of the matches, as well as the ending of the main event. Another point of praise were the lack of matches considered to be "filler" and making the most of their time, while the women's tag team match was subject to this very criticism. Retrospective criticism has been focused on Triple H's win over Sting, which was viewed as an unnecessary ode to WWE winning the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night War</a>. WWE reported that the show was the highest grossing WWE event ever, drawing a revenue of $12.6 million. The company also claimed an attendance figure of 76,976. This was also the first WrestleMania to incorporate WWE's current logo that was originally used for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Network" title="WWE Network">WWE Network</a>.
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<p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a> is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>'s flagship <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> (PPV) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Livestreaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestreaming">livestreaming</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_WWE_pay-per-view_and_livestreaming_supercards" title="List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards">event</a>, having first been held in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_I" title="WrestleMania I">1985</a>. It was the company's first pay-per-view produced and was also WWE's first major event available via livestreaming when the company launched the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Network" title="WWE Network">WWE Network</a> in February 2014. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/SummerSlam" title="SummerSlam">SummerSlam</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survivor_Series" title="Survivor Series">Survivor Series</a>, referred to as the "Big Four".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> The event has been described as the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sports_entertainment" title="Sports entertainment">sports entertainment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> Much like the Super Bowl, cities bid for the right to host the year's edition of WrestleMania.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> Announced on December 9, 2013, WrestleMania 31 was scheduled to be held on March 29, 2015, at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a> city of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a>. It was the first WrestleMania event to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area, the sixth to be held in the state of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> (after <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_2" title="WrestleMania 2">2</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_VII" title="WrestleMania VII">VII</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XII" title="WrestleMania XII">XII</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_2000" title="WrestleMania 2000">2000</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_21" title="WrestleMania 21">21</a>) and the sixth to be held in an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amphitheatre" title="Amphitheatre">open-air venue</a> (after <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_IX" title="WrestleMania IX">IX</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXIV" title="WrestleMania XXIV">XXIV</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVI" title="WrestleMania XXVI">XXVI</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVIII" title="WrestleMania XXVIII">XXVIII</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_29" title="WrestleMania 29">29</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>The logo for the event included a red "play" button. According to a <i>San Jose Mercury News</i> article, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> explained that the play button highlighted the technical prowess of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Silicon_Valley" title="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> There were two theme songs for the event. The main theme was "Rise" by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Guetta" title="David Guetta">David Guetta</a> featuring <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Skylar_Grey" title="Skylar Grey">Skylar Grey</a>, while the secondary theme was "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Money_and_the_Power" title="Money and the Power">Money and the Power</a>" by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kid_Ink" title="Kid Ink">Kid Ink</a>. The event included live musical performances from Skylar Grey, Kid Ink, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Travis_Barker" title="Travis Barker">Travis Barker</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aloe_Blacc" title="Aloe Blacc">Aloe Blacc</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> winner <a href="/enwiki/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> appeared in the opening video package for the event.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>
</p><p>Travel Packages for the event went on sale on September 29 with the exclusive California Dreamin' Travel Package ranging from $5,500. The VIP Package, Platinum Premium Package, Gold Package and Silver Package was available on October 6 with prices starting from $3,250, $1,650, $1,150 and $900 respectively including tickets to WrestleMania, hotel accommodation, airfare, and other activities through <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_Axxess" class="mw-redirect" title="WrestleMania Axxess">WrestleMania Axxess</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WM31Tix_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31Tix-12">[12]</a></sup> Individual tickets went on sale on November 15 ranging from $35 to $1,000.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31Tix_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31Tix-12">[12]</a></sup>
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<p>The event comprised nine matches, including two on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">villains</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)" title="Face (professional wrestling)">heroes</a>, or <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tweener_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tweener (professional wrestling)">less distinguishable characters</a> in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown</a></i>.
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<p>At the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2015)" title="Royal Rumble (2015)">Royal Rumble</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> successfully defended his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE World Heavyweight Championship</a> against <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a> in a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_threat_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple threat match">triple threat match</a>. Rollins was also the holder of the Money in the Bank briefcase, guaranteeing him a future title match at a time of his choosing. Meanwhile, the 2015 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Rumble_match" title="Royal Rumble match">Royal Rumble match</a> was won by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a>, granting him a main event match for Lesnar's title at WrestleMania, but also a bad reception from almost all the WWE fans, even bigger than the winner of the last Royal Rumble, Batista.<sup id="cite_ref-RR2015_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR2015-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> On the February 2 episode of <i>Raw</i>, due to this uncomfortable atmosphere, Reigns agreed to put his #1 contendership on the line in a match at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fastlane_(2015)" title="Fastlane (2015)">Fastlane</a>. Later in the night, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> (the biggest fan-favorite to win the Royal Rumble and face Lesnar for his title at WrestleMania) defeated Rollins to face Reigns at the event.<sup id="cite_ref-raw2022015_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw2022015-18">[18]</a></sup> But at Fastlane, Reigns defeated Bryan to ensure his title shot against Lesnar at WrestleMania, enraging even more almost all the WWE fans.<sup id="cite_ref-Fastlane2015_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fastlane2015-19">[19]</a></sup> Reigns had only two face-to-face interactions with Lesnar prior to WrestleMania, with his title match described as "being built on whether or not he is even worthy of being in the match in the first place".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> Reigns was also described as having "experienced no adversity on his journey", as he "chatted with (Lesnar's manager) <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a> one week, got a shirt and then, played <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tug_o%27_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Tug o' war">tug o' war</a>" with Lesnar (a reference to the final in-ring confrontation between Lesnar and Reigns on the March 23 episode of <i>Raw</i> in which the two grappled with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> It was acknowledged in the storyline that Lesnar's contract was set to expire not long after WrestleMania, but less than a week before the event, amid speculation that he would be returning to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a>, Lesnar signed a new WWE contract and retired from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/MMA" class="mw-redirect" title="MMA">MMA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the March 2 episode of <i>Raw</i>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paige_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paige (wrestler)">Paige</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Divas_Championship" title="WWE Divas Championship">Divas Champion</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a> by disqualification in a title match after <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brie_Bella" title="Brie Bella">Brie Bella</a> attacked Paige; therefore, Nikki retained the title. Brie and Nikki then continued to attack Paige in the ring until <a href="/enwiki/wiki/AJ_Lee" title="AJ Lee">AJ Lee</a> returned from injury and saved Paige.<sup id="cite_ref-raw3022015_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3022015-23">[23]</a></sup> On the March 5 episode of <i>SmackDown</i>, AJ defeated Brie after Paige kept Nikki from interfering in the match.<sup id="cite_ref-sd3052015_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd3052015-24">[24]</a></sup> On March 9, AJ and Paige were scheduled to face The Bellas at WrestleMania.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup>
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<figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg/220px-Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg/330px-Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg/440px-Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg 2x" data-file-width="883" data-file-height="1081" /></a><figcaption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>'s debut match in WWE resulted in a loss to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>.</figcaption></figure>
<p>At <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2014)" title="Survivor Series (2014)">Survivor Series</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a> made his first WWE appearance in the main event <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survivor_Series#Survivor_Series_match" title="Survivor Series">Survivor Series elimination match</a>, attacking <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> and aiding <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a> in pinning Seth Rollins, giving Team Cena the win and causing <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Authority_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Authority (professional wrestling)">The Authority</a> to be out of power, which was a secondary stipulation of the match.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> On the January 19 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Sting made his <i>Raw</i> debut, appearing backstage during the main event, a 3-on-1 handicap match between Cena and the team of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>, and Rollins. The lights in the arena darkened as Sting entered the stage and gestured to The Authority at ringside. The distraction allowed Cena to pin Rollins for the win, which reinstated the jobs of the recently (kayfabe) fired Ziggler, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ryback" title="Ryback">Ryback</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Erick_Rowan" title="Erick Rowan">Erick Rowan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-raw1192015_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw1192015-27">[27]</a></sup> On January 26, Triple H challenged Sting to a "face-to-face" confrontation at Fastlane. On the February 9 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Triple H again called Sting out to accept his challenge. The lights went out, and a group of Sting impersonators appeared around the arena and inside the ring, illuminated by spotlights, while a video message of Sting accepting Triple H's challenge played on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jumbotron" title="Jumbotron">TitanTron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-raw2092015_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw2092015-28">[28]</a></sup> At Fastlane, the two brawled until Sting got control of Triple H. Sting then pointed to the WrestleMania sign in the rafters with his signature baseball bat, issuing a challenge, which Triple H accepted. Later that night, the match was confirmed.<sup id="cite_ref-Fastlane2015_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fastlane2015-19">[19]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the February 23 episode of <i>Raw</i>, a second annual <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a> Memorial Battle Royal was scheduled for WrestleMania. Over the following month, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Curtis_Axel" title="Curtis Axel">Curtis Axel</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ryback" title="Ryback">Ryback</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-raw2232015_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw2232015-29">[29]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fandango_(wrestler)" title="Fandango (wrestler)">Fandango</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adam_Rose" title="Adam Rose">Adam Rose</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sd2262015_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd2262015-30">[30]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zack_Ryder" class="mw-redirect" title="Zack Ryder">Zack Ryder</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jack_Swagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Swagger">Jack Swagger</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darren_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Darren Young">Darren Young</a>, Big Show, Kane,<sup id="cite_ref-sd3052015_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd3052015-24">[24]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Erick_Rowan" title="Erick Rowan">Erick Rowan</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hunico" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunico">Sin Cara</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Damien_Sandow" class="mw-redirect" title="Damien Sandow">Damien Mizdow</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-raw3092015_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3092015-32">[32]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Goldust" class="mw-redirect" title="Goldust">Goldust</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Heath_Slater" title="Heath Slater">Heath Slater</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-raw3162015_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3162015-33">[33]</a></sup> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Ascension_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Ascension (professional wrestling)">The Ascension</a> were announced as participants. On March 26, the match was set for the Kickoff pre-show.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> That same day, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenta_Kobayashi" title="Kenta Kobayashi">Hideo Itami</a> won a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a> tournament at WrestleMania Axxess to earn a spot in the match.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup>
</p><p>On February 26, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">Intercontinental Champion</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wade_Barrett" title="Wade Barrett">Bad News Barrett</a> was scheduled to defend his title in a multiple-man <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ladder_match" title="Ladder match">ladder match</a> at the event, in which a storyline was made when several contenders stole the title, claiming that they won it.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> Between the March 2 episode of <i>Raw</i> and the March 12 episode of <i>SmackDown</i>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_Killings" class="mw-redirect" title="Ron Killings">R-Truth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-raw3022015_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3022015-23">[23]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dean_Ambrose" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Ambrose">Dean Ambrose</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Luke_Harper" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke Harper">Luke Harper</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> Dolph Ziggler,<sup id="cite_ref-sd3052015_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd3052015-24">[24]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Stardust</a>, and Daniel Bryan<sup id="cite_ref-sd3122015_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd3122015-39">[39]</a></sup> were added to the match.
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<figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg/180px-Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg/270px-Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg/360px-Lana_%26_Rusev_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2763" data-file-height="3076" /></a><figcaption>In his WrestleMania debut, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miro_(wrestler)" title="Miro (wrestler)">Rusev</a> lost the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship" title="WWE United States Championship">United States Championship</a> to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> in his first <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinfall">pinfall</a> loss since he debuted in the WWE's main roster the previous year.</figcaption></figure>
<p>At Fastlane, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miro_(wrestler)" title="Miro (wrestler)">Rusev</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> to retain the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship" title="WWE United States Championship">United States Championship</a> after hitting Cena with a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Low_blow" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">low blow</a> (while the referee was distracted with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CJ_Perry" title="CJ Perry">Lana</a>) and making him pass out to the <i>Accolade</i> submission hold.<sup id="cite_ref-Fastlane2015_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fastlane2015-19">[19]</a></sup> In the following weeks, Cena challenged Rusev to a rematch, which Rusev declined. On the March 2 episode of <i>Raw</i>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a> decreed that Cena would not compete at WrestleMania unless Rusev agreed to a match.<sup id="cite_ref-raw3022015_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3022015-23">[23]</a></sup> On the March 9 episode of <i>Raw</i>, after Rusev defeated Curtis Axel, Rusev made several insulting remarks towards the US, drawing the ire of Cena. Following the insults, Cena went into the ring and placed Rusev in the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_holds#STF" title="Professional wrestling holds">STF</a></i> submission hold until Rusev passed out. Cena then picked up a bottle of water, used it to revive Rusev and then placed him into the <i>STF</i> again. Although Rusev submitted, Cena refused to break the hold until Lana granted Cena a title rematch at WrestleMania on Rusev's behalf.<sup id="cite_ref-raw3092015_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3092015-32">[32]</a></sup>
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<figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg/170px-The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg/255px-The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg/340px-The_Undertaker_WM30_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2685" data-file-height="3570" /></a><figcaption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> wrestled <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a> at WrestleMania in his first appearance since losing to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXX" title="WrestleMania XXX">previous year's event</a>.</figcaption></figure>
<p>At Fastlane, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a> challenged <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> to a match at WrestleMania after sending messages to the Undertaker weeks prior.<sup id="cite_ref-Fastlane2015_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fastlane2015-19">[19]</a></sup> On the March 9 episode of <i>Raw</i>, The Undertaker accepted Wyatt's challenge to a match at the event.<sup id="cite_ref-raw3092015_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3092015-32">[32]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the October 20 episode of <i>Raw</i>, The Authority members <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a>, Kane, and Seth Rollins defeated Cena and Ambrose in a 3-on-2 handicap street fight. Immediately after the match, Rollins performed a <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Curb_Stomp" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">Curb Stomp</a></i> on Orton after dissension between the two.<sup id="cite_ref-raw102014_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw102014-40">[40]</a></sup> On the October 27 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Orton performed an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cutter_(professional_wrestling)#Jumping_cutter" title="Cutter (professional wrestling)">RKO</a> on Rollins, thus directly defying The Authority's orders.<sup id="cite_ref-raw102714_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw102714-41">[41]</a></sup> On the November 3 episode of <i>Raw</i>, after increasing frustration, Orton attacked Rollins during his Intercontinental Championship match against Ziggler. Orton then demanded a match with Rollins to settle their dispute, which Triple H granted in order to keep Orton on The Authority's side. Rollins won the match, and Orton then attacked the Authority before Rollins Curb Stomped him, causing a (kayfabe) injury which forced Orton to miss several months of competition.<sup id="cite_ref-raw110314_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw110314-42">[42]</a></sup> At Fastlane, Orton returned to WWE and attacked The Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-Fastlane2015_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fastlane2015-19">[19]</a></sup> Over the next weeks, Orton teased a renewed alliance with The Authority, before attacking Rollins after a handicap match against Reigns.<sup id="cite_ref-raw3092015_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3092015-32">[32]</a></sup> On the March 12 episode of <i>SmackDown</i>, Orton challenged Rollins to a match at WrestleMania.<sup id="cite_ref-sd3122015_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd3122015-39">[39]</a></sup> On the March 16 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Rollins accepted the challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-raw3162015_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raw3162015-33">[33]</a></sup>
</p><p>At Fastlane, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyson_Kidd_and_Cesaro" title="Tyson Kidd and Cesaro">Tyson Kidd and Cesaro</a> (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Natalya_Neidhart" title="Natalya Neidhart">Natalya</a>) defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Usos" title="The Usos">The Usos</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jey_Uso" title="Jey Uso">Jey Uso</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jimmy_Uso" title="Jimmy Uso">Jimmy Uso</a>) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Naomi</a>) to win the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Raw_Tag_Team_Championship" title="WWE Raw Tag Team Championship">WWE Tag Team Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fastlane2015_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fastlane2015-19">[19]</a></sup> On March 23, the new champions were scheduled to defend their titles against <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Primo_%26_Epico" class="mw-redirect" title="Primo & Epico">Los Matadores</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Primo_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Primo (wrestler)">Diego</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Epico" class="mw-redirect" title="Epico">Fernando</a>) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mascarita_Dorada" title="Mascarita Dorada">El Torito</a>), <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_New_Day_(professional_wrestling)" title="The New Day (professional wrestling)">The New Day</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a>) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a>), and The Usos in a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fatal_four-way_tag_team_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Fatal four-way tag team match">fatal four-way tag team match</a> on the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff pre-show.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carlos_Cabrera" title="Carlos Cabrera">Carlos Cabrera</a>
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<p>The WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Show was hosted by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Renee_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Renee Young">Renee Young</a>, with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Corey_Graves" title="Corey Graves">Corey Graves</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Byron_Saxton" title="Byron Saxton">Byron Saxton</a> as analysts, while <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Hannifan" title="Tom Hannifan">Tom Phillips</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amy_Dumas" class="mw-redirect" title="Amy Dumas">Lita</a> served as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> correspondents. English commentators for the event were <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_%22Bradshaw%22_Layfield" class="mw-redirect" title="John "Bradshaw" Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a>. Spanish, German, French, and Italian commentators also called the matches at ringside. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lilian_Garcia" title="Lilian Garcia">Lilian Garcia</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brandi_Rhodes" title="Brandi Rhodes">Eden Stiles</a> served as the ring announcers.
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<p>As is tradition, WrestleMania featured numerous appearances by celebrity guests – such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/E!_News" title="E! News">E! News</a></i> host <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maria_Menounos" title="Maria Menounos">Maria Menounos</a>, who served as a backstage interviewer. The pay-per-view broadcast was opened by Aloe Blacc performing "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/America_the_Beautiful" title="America the Beautiful">America the Beautiful</a>". The event saw another musical performance as Skylar Grey, Travis Barker, and Kid Ink performed a medley of the two WrestleMania 31 theme songs – "Rise" and "Money and the Power". <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> also was featured at the event, first as part of the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terminator_Genisys" title="Terminator Genisys">Terminator Genisys</a></i> themed grand entrance of Triple H, and later being recognized as part of the 2015 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> class as a celebrity wing inductee.
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<p>Two matches were contested on the WrestleMania Kickoff pre-show. The first was a fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship between the champions <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyson_Kidd" title="Tyson Kidd">Tyson Kidd</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Claudio_Castagnoli" title="Claudio Castagnoli">Cesaro</a> (with Natalya), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) (with Xavier Woods), Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (with Naomi). Kidd and Cesaro retained their titles after Big E suffered a Samoan splash from Jimmy Uso, followed by Cesaro throwing Uso out of the ring and scoring the pin. Also of note, Jey Uso would suffer a shoulder injury during the match, putting him out of action for several months.<sup id="cite_ref-PreWM31_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PreWM31-44">[44]</a></sup>
</p><p>The second pre-show match was the second annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Big Show won the 30-man contest by last eliminating Damien Mizdow after Mizdow had turned on and eliminated his tag team partner The Miz.<sup id="cite_ref-PreWM31_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PreWM31-44">[44]</a></sup>
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<p>The actual pay-per-view opened with the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship where champion Bad News Barrett defended the title against Daniel Bryan, R-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Luke Harper, Dolph Ziggler, and Stardust. Bryan won the match after he and Ziggler exchanged headbutts at the top of the ladder, causing Ziggler to fall backward and allowing Bryan to claim his first Intercontinental Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>Next, Seth Rollins faced Randy Orton. During the match, both men kicked out of their finishers. Orton eventually won the match after a second "RKO", which was given additional elevation as Orton countered Rollins' "Curb Stomp" by propelling Rollins up into the air.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
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<p>After that, Sting and Triple H competed in a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/No_Disqualification_match" class="mw-redirect" title="No Disqualification match">No Disqualification match</a>. This was Sting's first official match in WWE. Midway through the match, Sting locked Triple H in his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">Scorpion Death Lock</a> submission hold, which prompted Triple H's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> (DX) allies to enter the ring and attempt to interfere in the match. Sting knocked down <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">X-Pac</a>, countered Triple H's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Facebuster#Double_underhook_facebuster" title="Facebuster">Pedigree</a> and threw him to the outside, and then launched himself from the top rope onto all four men. Triple H then performed a Pedigree on Sting for a near-fall and retrieved a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sledgehammer" title="Sledgehammer">sledgehammer</a> from under the ring, which prompted the three original <a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" title="New World Order (professional wrestling)">New World Order</a> (nWo) members (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a>) to interfere on Sting's behalf. The nWo members took out DX and Sting dropped Triple H with his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)#Inverted_DDT" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">Scorpion Death Drop</a> for a near-fall. Sting then locked Triple H in another Scorpion Death Lock. Triple H tried to grab his sledgehammer, but Hogan pulled it out of his reach, causing another brawl between both factions while Triple H was still locked in Sting's submission hold. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a> then appeared and executed <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Superkick" class="mw-redirect" title="Superkick">Sweet Chin Music</a> on Sting. Triple H went to pin Sting only for Sting to kick out. Triple H grabbed his sledgehammer from Gunn, while Hall tossed a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Baseball_Bat" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Bat">Baseball Bat</a> to Sting. A standoff ensued between Triple H and Sting as they both held weapons. Sting struck Triple H in the gut with his bat and struck Triple H's sledgehammer which snapped in half. Sting then trapped Triple H in the corner and landed his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Stinger_splash" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">Stinger Splash</a>. When Sting went for another Stinger Splash, however, Triple H struck Sting with the sledgehammer to win the match. After the match, Triple H and Sting shook hands in the ring while the commentary team speculated that the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">rivalry between WWE and WCW</a> had finally been put to rest.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>Daniel Bryan was then interviewed backstage by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maria_Menounos" title="Maria Menounos">Maria Menounos</a> regarding his Intercontinental Championship victory, and was joined in celebration by former Intercontinental Champions <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pat_Patterson_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pat Patterson (wrestler)">Pat Patterson</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">"Rowdy" Roddy Piper</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a>, who all congratulated Bryan by performing Bryan's "Yes!" chant together until <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_Simmons" title="Ron Simmons">Ron Simmons</a> broke up the celebration with his Damn! catchphrase.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>In the fourth match, The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) faced AJ Lee and Paige. Paige and Nikki began the bout. Most of the match saw The Bellas isolating Paige and preventing her from tagging in Lee – who the Bellas would frequently knock off the ring apron onto the floor – until Paige landed a somersault plancha to both Bellas on the outside. Paige finally tagged in Lee, who applied her "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_holds#Octopus_hold" title="Professional wrestling holds">Black Widow</a>" hold to Nikki, but Brie saved her sister from defeat. Paige then ran in with a big boot on Brie but was soon pushed outside the ring. Brie tripped Lee as she ran off the ropes, allowing Nikki to perform a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Forearm_smash" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">Forearm Smash</a> on her for a near-fall. In the climax, Paige slammed Brie into the ring steps, allowing Lee to apply the "Black Widow" on Nikki, who submitted.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>After the match, the 2015 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> class was introduced; <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Bushwhackers" title="The Bushwhackers">The Bushwhackers</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Zbysko" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry Zbysko">Larry Zbysko</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madusa" title="Madusa">Alundra Blayze</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tatsumi_Fujinami" title="Tatsumi Fujinami">Tatsumi Fujinami</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Rikishi</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a>, and Kevin Nash were presented to the crowd, while posthumous inductees <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">"Macho Man" Randy Savage</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Connor_Michalek" title="Connor Michalek">Connor "The Crusher" Michalek</a> were represented by family members.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
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<p>After that, Rusev (accompanied by Lana) defended the United States Championship against John Cena. Rusev dominated the majority of the match and overpowered Cena throughout, but Cena was able to make a comeback. The end of the match came when Lana climbed onto the ring apron and was accidentally knocked off by Rusev, who then suffered an "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Fireman's_carry_takeover" title="Professional wrestling throws">Attitude Adjustment</a>" for Cena's pin and the title. This was Rusev's first pinfall loss in WWE since he debuted in the main roster in April 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>In the next segment, The Authority (Triple H and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a>) announced that WrestleMania had set a new Levi's Stadium attendance record of 76,976 and began to gloat about their accomplishments and Triple H's victory over Sting earlier in the night, which prompted <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a> to enter the ring. After a verbal exchange, McMahon insulted the Rock and slapped him across the face, taunting that he would not retaliate because he dare not hit a woman. Rock then brought <a href="/enwiki/wiki/UFC_Women%27s_Bantamweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship">UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a> (who sat up front) into the ring. After Rousey told McMahon that she "owns every ring she's in" Rock attacked Triple H and Rousey then threw both McMahon and Triple H from the ring, first teasing an armbar on McMahon.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>In the penultimate match, The Undertaker faced Bray Wyatt. This was Undertaker's first appearance since <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXX" title="WrestleMania XXX">WrestleMania XXX</a>. It was reported that Wyatt <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Legit_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Legit (professional wrestling)">legitimately</a> injured his ankle earlier in the day while preparing for the match, resulting in both men working at a slow pace. While Wyatt largely controlled the offense, Undertaker was able to execute most of his signature moves such as "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Arm_twist_ropewalk_chop" title="Professional wrestling aerial techniques">Old School</a>", the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Big_boot" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">big boot</a>, and "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Snake_Eyes" title="Professional wrestling throws">Snake Eyes</a>". Late in the match, Wyatt kicked out of a "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Piledriver_(professional_wrestling)#Kneeling_reverse_piledriver" title="Piledriver (professional wrestling)">Tombstone Piledriver</a>", while Undertaker kicked out of "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Facebuster#Swinging_reverse_STO" title="Facebuster">Sister Abigail</a>". In the end, Undertaker executed a second "Tombstone Piledriver" to win the match, extending his record to 22-1.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
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<p>In the main event, Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. Within the first minute, Lesnar performed a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/German_Suplex" class="mw-redirect" title="German Suplex">German Suplex</a> and an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Facebuster#Red_Wedding" title="Facebuster">F-5</a> on Reigns. Lesnar also suffered two minor cuts (first on one cheek and later on the chin) after his clash with Reigns, but went on to dominate the next ten minutes with knee strikes and various Suplexes (Fisherman, German, Overhead Belly-to-Belly, Vertical and Snap), leading to Lesnar screaming "Suplex City, bitch!" (giving birth to his nickname "The Mayor of Suplex City" as well as the "Suplex City!" chant). Lesnar performed a second F-5 on Reigns for a nearfall. Lesnar removed his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/MMA_gloves" title="MMA gloves">MMA gloves</a> and slapped Reigns four times, causing him to bleed a little from the mouth. Lesnar performed three more German Suplexes and a third F-5 on Reigns for a nearfall. After a long domination from Lesnar, a turning point came around the twelve minute mark, when both men were at ringside: Reigns shoved Lesnar into a ring post, causing him to bleed from the forehead. Back to the ring, after Lesnar barely avoided a pinfall, Reigns performed three <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Superman_Punch" class="mw-redirect" title="Superman Punch">Superman Punches</a> and two <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spear_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spear (professional wrestling)">Spears</a> for a nearfall. After Reigns attempted a fourth Superman Punch, Lesnar reversed it into a fourth F-5, but failed to follow up with a pin.<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup>
</p><p>While both men were still down, Seth Rollins ran down to the ring with his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_(2014)" title="Money in the Bank (2014)">Money in the Bank briefcase</a> and cashed in his contract, making the Singles match a Triple Threat match and the first time in history a Money in the Bank contract was cashed in during a match. Rollins kicked Reigns out of the ring and performed a Curb Stomp on Lesnar. After Rollins attempted a second Curb Stomp, Lesnar reversed it into an F-5 attempt, but Reigns performed a third Spear on Lesnar, saving Rollins. As Lesnar rolled out of the ring, Rollins performed a Curb Stomp on Reigns for a pinfall, winning his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the first world championship of his career and becoming the third heel to win in a WrestleMania main event. Aftermath, Rollins ran up to the entrance stage with his WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt and celebrated, while WWE dubbed this victory as "The Heist of the Century".<sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup>
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<p>WWE claimed that the show was the highest-grossing WWE event ever at the time, drawing revenue of $12.6 million. WWE also claimed an attendance figure of 76,976.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-49">[49]</a></sup> However, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Meltzer" title="Dave Meltzer">Dave Meltzer</a> of the <i>Wrestling Observer fucked Bryan Alvarez up the ass,<sup id="cite_ref-Attendance_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Attendance-1">[1]</a></sup> and said during the second main card match that there were "actually a lot of empty seats all over the stadium", mostly in the upper deck.<sup id="cite_ref-WONreview_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WONreview-50">[50]</a></sup></i>
</p><p>The event received acclaim from fans and critics alike. John Powell of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Canoe.com" title="Canoe.com">Canadian Online Explorer</a> gave the event a perfect 10 out of 10-star rating, calling it "the best Mania ever", with the main event between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins rated 8.5 stars out of 10. Sting vs. Triple H received the highest rating of 9 stars out of 10, and Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt was rated 8 stars out of 10.<sup id="cite_ref-Powell_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Powell-51">[51]</a></sup>
</p><p>In his live report from the event, Dave Meltzer of the <i>Wrestling Observer Newsletter</i> described the event as "one of the best shows I've ever seen. Several great matches, a killer angle and very little that wasn't good". He also praised the involvement of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WONreview_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WONreview-50">[50]</a></sup> Overall, he stated that WrestleMania 31 was "one of the more balanced WrestleManias in history because there was not a bad match. But it also didn't have anything close to a match of the year or a candidate for best Mania match".<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup>
</p><p>Jack De Menezes of <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i> said, "It will go down as one of, if not the greatest WrestleMania of all time. From NWO's reunion, to The Rock teaming up with Ronda Rousey and Randy Orton's incredible 'RKO outta nowhere', nearly every match delivered a spectacle fitting of the Grandest Stage of Them All".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup>
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<p>Dave Meltzer reported that members of Roman Reigns' family were legitimately upset at the finish of the main event, writing that especially his father <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sika_Anoa%CA%BBi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sika Anoaʻi">Sika</a> was furious to the point that there was "nearly a bad scene".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup>
</p><p>The following night on <i>Raw</i>, Brock Lesnar wanted to invoke his WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch clause, but was denied by new champion Seth Rollins. Lesnar responded by attacking Rollins, who escaped. Lesnar then attacked Rollins' cornermen J&J Security (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jamie_Noble" title="Jamie Noble">Jamie Noble</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joey_Mercury" title="Joey Mercury">Joey Mercury</a>), a cameraman, and the broadcast announcers (Booker T, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Michael Cole). As a result, Lesnar was suspended and fined by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a> in storyline. Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler immediately replaced them in the broken announcer table.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw03302015_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw03302015-55">[55]</a></sup> Tom Phillips also replaced Michael Cole as lead announcer for two weeks on the following Thursday on '<i>SmackDown</i>.
</p><p>Rollins returned later during the show, where Randy Orton requested a title shot due to beating Rollins the night before.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw03302015_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw03302015-55">[55]</a></sup> Orton and Rollins then had a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steel_Cage_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel Cage match">Steel Cage match</a> for the title at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Extreme_Rules_(2015)" title="Extreme Rules (2015)">Extreme Rules</a>, where Rollins retained after interference from Kane.<sup id="cite_ref-ER2015_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ER2015-56">[56]</a></sup> Due to Rollins not winning cleanly, a fatal four-way match was scheduled for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Payback_(2015)" title="Payback (2015)">Payback</a> where Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Orton went for the title.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw04272015_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw04272015-57">[57]</a></sup> Ambrose and Reigns were given title shots after beating Rollins on consecutive <i>Raw</i> shows.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw05042015_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw05042015-58">[58]</a></sup> Rollins then defended the title against Ambrose at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elimination_Chamber_(2015)" title="Elimination Chamber (2015)">Elimination Chamber</a> due to Ambrose stealing the title two weeks before the event.<sup id="cite_ref-EC2015_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EC2015-59">[59]</a></sup> Rollins again retained at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_(2015)" title="Money in the Bank (2015)">Money in the Bank</a> after being demanded by The Authority to win without any form of assistance.<sup id="cite_ref-MITB2015_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MITB2015-60">[60]</a></sup> The following night on <i>Raw</i>, Brock Lesnar would then return to face Rollins in the main event of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battleground_(2015)" title="Battleground (2015)">Battleground</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Raw06152015_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw06152015-61">[61]</a></sup> and their match ended with Lesnar winning by disqualification after interference from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BG2015_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BG2015-62">[62]</a></sup> On November 4, during a match against Kane at a WWE <a href="/enwiki/wiki/House_show" title="House show">live event</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin, Ireland</a>, Rollins tore the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">ACL</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Medial_collateral_ligament" title="Medial collateral ligament">MCL</a>, and medial <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy)" title="Meniscus (anatomy)">meniscus</a> in his knee while attempting to execute a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Powerbomb#Sunset_Flip_Powerbomb" title="Powerbomb">sunset flip powerbomb</a>. The injury required surgery and it was expected to take Rollins out of action for approximately six to nine months. As a result, Rollins <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Vacant" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">vacated</a> the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the next day, ending his reign at 220 days.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the <i>Raw</i> after WrestleMania 31, Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler for his first successful title defense; however, after the match, Bryan and Ziggler were attacked by Barrett only for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a> to return and chase off Barrett before attacking Bryan and Ziggler.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw03302015_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw03302015-55">[55]</a></sup> Bryan faced Sheamus on that week's <i>SmackDown</i> and lost the match by count-out when Barrett interfered.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup> During the match, Bryan hit his head on the announce table and suffered an unplanned cut on his forehead which caused him to bleed and later acquired stitches for the wound.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup> Two weeks later on <i>SmackDown</i>, Daniel Bryan teamed up with United States Champion John Cena and defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd via submission in what turned out to be Bryan's final televised match.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup> Following the April 14 <i>SmackDown</i> taping, WWE pulled Daniel Bryan from wrestling on the remainder of WWE's touring of Europe as a "precautionary measure".<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> Bryan's scheduled title defense at Extreme Rules on April 26 against Bad News Barrett was later cancelled as Bryan was "medically unable to compete".<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup> Less than a week later, WWE stopped advertising Bryan from all future live events or television tapings.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup>
</p><p>After about a month off television, Bryan returned on the May 11 episode of <i>Raw</i>. However, he announced that after having undergone an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging" title="Magnetic resonance imaging">MRI</a>, he would be out for an unknown period of time, and could possibly have to retire; the nature of his injuries were not revealed. Therefore, he relinquished the Intercontinental Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw05112015_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw05112015-70">[70]</a></sup> Ryback won Bryan's vacated WWE Intercontinental Championship at Elimination Chamber on May 31.<sup id="cite_ref-EC2015_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EC2015-59">[59]</a></sup> In July, Bryan revealed that his injury was <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Concussion" title="Concussion">concussion</a>-related and claimed that he had been cleared to return to the ring by external medical professionals and was waiting for WWE to clear him.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> After receiving further diagnostic information that convinced him retirement was necessary, Bryan announced his retirement prior to the February 8, 2016, episode of <i>Raw</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup> On March 20, 2018, after more than two years of evaluations, reviews of his medical history and neurological and physical evaluations, Bryan was cleared by three external independent neurosurgeons, neurologists, and concussion experts, in addition to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joseph_Maroon" title="Joseph Maroon">Joseph Maroon</a>, to return to WWE in-ring competition.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup>
</p><p>On April 3, 2015, five days after winning at WrestleMania 31, AJ Lee retired from in-ring competition with WWE.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup> On the April 13 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Paige won a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_Royal_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle Royal (professional wrestling)">battle royal</a> to become the number one contender to Nikki Bella's Divas Championship at Extreme Rules. After the match, Naomi attacked Paige, turning heel, and injuring Paige in storyline.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw04132015_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw04132015-76">[76]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2017, at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_33" title="WrestleMania 33">WrestleMania 33</a>, Brock Lesnar defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a> to become the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Universal_Championship" title="WWE Universal Championship">Universal Champion</a>, on the same night where Roman Reigns became the second person to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania.<sup id="cite_ref-WM33_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM33-77">[77]</a></sup> On the post-WrestleMania 33 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Paul Heyman teased a match between Lesnar and Reigns for the Universal Championship since they were the only two men to have defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw04032017_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw04032017-78">[78]</a></sup> Over the following year, Lesnar retained the Universal Championship in various matches, including a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fatal_four-way_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Fatal four-way match">fatal four-way match</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/SummerSlam_(2017)" title="SummerSlam (2017)">SummerSlam</a> against <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a>, and Reigns, who Lesnar pinned to retain.<sup id="cite_ref-SSlam2017_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSlam2017-79">[79]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RR2018_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR2018-80">[80]</a></sup>
</p><p>At <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elimination_Chamber_(2018)" title="Elimination Chamber (2018)">Elimination Chamber</a> in February 2018, Reigns defeated Strowman, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elias_(wrestler)" title="Elias (wrestler)">Elias</a>, John Cena, The Miz, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Finn_B%C3%A1lor" title="Finn Bálor">Finn Bálor</a>, and Rollins in the first-ever seven-man Elimination Chamber match to become the number one contender for the Universal Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-EC2018_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EC2018-81">[81]</a></sup> In April, Lesnar had two successful, albeit controversial, televised title defenses against Reigns, first at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_34" title="WrestleMania 34">WrestleMania 34</a><sup id="cite_ref-WM34_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM34-82">[82]</a></sup> and then <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Greatest_Royal_Rumble" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> inside a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steel_Cage_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel Cage match">steel cage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GreatestRR_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GreatestRR-83">[83]</a></sup> Reigns eventually defeated Lesnar at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/SummerSlam_(2018)" title="SummerSlam (2018)">SummerSlam</a> in August, to win his first Universal Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-SSlam2018_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSlam2018-84">[84]</a></sup> On the October 22, 2018, episode of <i>Raw</i>, however, Reigns relinquished the championship due to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a>, a disease which he has been battling since 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw10222018_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw10222018-85">[85]</a></sup>
</p><p>Four years following WrestleMania 34, Reigns and Lesnar would clash for the third time at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_38" title="WrestleMania 38">WrestleMania 38</a> in the second night's main event, for both the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship to crown an Undisputed Champion and unify both titles, albeit with Lesnar portraying a fan favorite and Reigns a heel with Heyman in his corner. Reigns would win following four Spears and become the first Undisputed World Champion in WWE since Jon Moxley (then under the name Dean Ambrose) in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-WM38N2_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM38N2-86">[86]</a></sup>
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<table class="wikitable"><tbody><tr><th scope="col"><abbr title="Number and note">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col">Results</th><th scope="col">Stipulations</th><th scope="col">Times<sup id="cite_ref-PreWM31_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PreWM31-44">[44]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WM31_45-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM31-45">[45]</a></sup></th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1<sup style="font-size:85%">P</sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyson_Kidd_and_Cesaro" title="Tyson Kidd and Cesaro">Tyson Kidd and Cesaro</a> (c) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Natalya_Neidhart" title="Natalya Neidhart">Natalya</a>) defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Los_Matadores" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Matadores">Los Matadores</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Primo_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Primo (wrestler)">Diego</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Epico" class="mw-redirect" title="Epico">Fernando</a>) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mascarita_Dorada" title="Mascarita Dorada">El Torito</a>), <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_New_Day_(professional_wrestling)" title="The New Day (professional wrestling)">The New Day</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a>) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a>), and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Usos" title="The Usos">The Usos</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jey_Uso" title="Jey Uso">Jey Uso</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jimmy_Uso" title="Jimmy Uso">Jimmy Uso</a>) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Naomi</a>) by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinfall">pinfall</a></td><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fatal_four-way_tag_team_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Fatal four-way tag team match">Fatal four-way tag team match</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Raw_Tag_Team_Championship" title="WWE Raw Tag Team Championship">WWE Tag Team Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">9:58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2<sup style="font-size:85%">P</sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> won by last eliminating <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Damien_Mizdow" class="mw-redirect" title="Damien Mizdow">Damien Mizdow</a><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88">[note 1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PreWM31_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PreWM31-44">[44]</a></sup></td><td>30-man <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant_Memorial_Battle_Royal" title="André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal">André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal</a><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">18:07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3<sup style="font-size:85%"></sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bad_News_Barrett" class="mw-redirect" title="Bad News Barrett">Bad News Barrett</a> (c), <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dean_Ambrose" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Ambrose">Dean Ambrose</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Luke_Harper" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke Harper">Luke Harper</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/R-Truth" title="R-Truth">R-Truth</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Stardust</a></td><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ladder_match" title="Ladder match">Ladder match</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">WWE Intercontinental Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90">[89]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">13:47</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4<sup style="font-size:85%"></sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy 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title="No Disqualification match">No Disqualification match</a><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">18:36</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6<sup style="font-size:85%"></sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AJ_Lee" title="AJ Lee">AJ Lee</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saraya_Bevis" title="Saraya Bevis">Paige</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Bella_Twins" title="The Bella Twins">The Bella Twins</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brie_Bella" title="Brie Bella">Brie Bella</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a>) by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Submission_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Submission (professional wrestling)">submission</a></td><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tag_team_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Tag team match">Tag team match</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93">[92]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">6:42</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7<sup style="font-size:85%"></sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miro_(wrestler)" title="Miro (wrestler)">Rusev</a> (c) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CJ_Perry" title="CJ Perry">Lana</a>) by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinfall">pinfall</a></td><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Singles_match_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Singles match (professional wrestling)">Singles match</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship" title="WWE United States Championship">WWE United States Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">14:31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8<sup style="font-size:85%"></sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a> by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinfall">pinfall</a></td><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Singles_match_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Singles match (professional wrestling)">Singles match</a><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95">[94]</a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">15:12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9<sup style="font-size:85%"></sup></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a> defeated <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> (c) (with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a>) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinfall">pinfall</a><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96">[note 2]</a></sup></td><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_threat_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple threat match">Triple threat match</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE World Heavyweight Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97">[95]</a></sup><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This was Rollins' <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_cash-in_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Money in the Bank cash-in match">Money in the Bank cash-in match</a>.</span></td><td style="text-align:center">16:43</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="border-top:solid 2px #aaa;font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><table style="margin:0 auto !important;padding:0;border-spacing:0;line-height:1.45em"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">(c)</td><td> – the champion(s) heading into the match</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;font-size:85%;font-weight:bold">P</td><td> – the match was broadcast on the pre-show</td></tr></tbody></table></th></tr></tbody></table>
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<li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Order of elimination from first eliminated: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Curtis_Axel" title="Curtis Axel">Curtis Axel</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adam_Rose" title="Adam Rose">Adam Rose</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fandango_(wrestler)" title="Fandango (wrestler)">Fandango</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alex_Riley" title="Alex Riley">Alex Riley</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zack_Ryder" class="mw-redirect" title="Zack Ryder">Zack Ryder</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bo_Dallas" title="Bo Dallas">Bo Dallas</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hideo_Itami" class="mw-redirect" title="Hideo Itami">Hideo Itami</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Primo_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Primo (wrestler)">Diego</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Epico" class="mw-redirect" title="Epico">Fernando</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sin_Cara" title="Sin Cara">Sin Cara</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyson_Kidd" title="Tyson Kidd">Tyson Kidd</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Konnor_(wrestler)" title="Konnor (wrestler)">Konnor</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Viktor_(wrestler)" title="Viktor (wrestler)">Viktor</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darren_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Darren Young">Darren Young</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Heath_Slater" title="Heath Slater">Heath Slater</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jack_Swagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Swagger">Jack Swagger</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Erick_Rowan" title="Erick Rowan">Erick Rowan</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Goldust" class="mw-redirect" title="Goldust">Goldust</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jimmy_Uso" title="Jimmy Uso">Jimmy Uso</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Claudio_Castagnoli" title="Claudio Castagnoli">Cesaro</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ryback" title="Ryback">Ryback</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Damien_Mizdow" class="mw-redirect" title="Damien Mizdow">Damien Mizdow</a>.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-Raw04132015-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Raw04132015_76-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFMartin2015" class="citation web cs1">Martin, Adam (April 14, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london/">"WWE Raw Results - 4/13/15 (Extreme Rules PPV stipulation)"</a>. <i>WrestleView</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415175836/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london/">Archived</a> from the original on April 15, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 14,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WrestleView&rft.atitle=WWE+Raw+Results+-+4%2F13%2F15+%28Extreme+Rules+PPV+stipulation%29&rft.date=2015-04-14&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Adam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestleview.com%2Fwwe-raw-results%2F54019-wwe-raw-results-4-13-15-live-coverage-from-london%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-WM33-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WM33_77-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2017" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (April 2, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/02/kellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane/">"Keller's WrestleMania 33 main card report 4/2: Reigns vs. Undertaker, Lesnar vs. Goldberg, Owens vs. Jericho, Orton vs. Wyatt, Styles vs. Shane, more"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170403110748/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/02/kellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane/">Archived</a> from the original on April 3, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 2,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WrestleMania+33+main+card+report+4%2F2%3A+Reigns+vs.+Undertaker%2C+Lesnar+vs.+Goldberg%2C+Owens+vs.+Jericho%2C+Orton+vs.+Wyatt%2C+Styles+vs.+Shane%2C+more&rft.date=2017-04-02&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2017%2F04%2F02%2Fkellers-wrestlemania-33-main-card-report-42-reigns-vs-undertaker-lesnar-vs-goldberg-owens-vs-jericho-orton-vs-wyatt-styles-vs-shane%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Raw04032017-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Raw04032017_78-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2017" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (April 3, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/03/kellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns/">"Keller's WWE Monday Night Raw 4/3: The most remarkable opening ten minutes of Raw in history, perhaps, as crowd berates Reigns"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130813/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/04/03/kellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns/">Archived</a> from the original on April 4, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 3,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WWE+Monday+Night+Raw+4%2F3%3A+The+most+remarkable+opening+ten+minutes+of+Raw+in+history%2C+perhaps%2C+as+crowd+berates+Reigns&rft.date=2017-04-03&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2017%2F04%2F03%2Fkellers-wwe-monday-night-raw-23-remarkable-opening-ten-minutes-raw-history-perhaps-crowd-berates-reigns%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-SSlam2017-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SSlam2017_79-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2017" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (August 20, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/20/kellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya/">"Keller's WWE SummerSlam Report 8/20: Lesnar vs. Strowman vs. Joe vs. Reigns, Jinder vs. Nakamura, Naomi vs. Natalya"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170821044159/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/20/kellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya/">Archived</a> from the original on August 21, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 20,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WWE+SummerSlam+Report+8%2F20%3A+Lesnar+vs.+Strowman+vs.+Joe+vs.+Reigns%2C+Jinder+vs.+Nakamura%2C+Naomi+vs.+Natalya&rft.date=2017-08-20&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2017%2F08%2F20%2Fkellers-wwe-summerslam-report-820-lesnar-vs-strowman-vs-joe-vs-reigns-jinder-vs-nakamura-naomi-vs-natalya%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-RR2018-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-RR2018_80-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2018" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (January 28, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/28/kellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami/">"Keller's WWE Royal Rumble Report 1/28: Ongoing results of Men's and Women's Rumbles, Lesnar-Kane-Braun, Styles-Owens/Sami, more"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084941/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/28/kellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami/">Archived</a> from the original on February 16, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 28,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WWE+Royal+Rumble+Report+1%2F28%3A+Ongoing+results+of+Men%27s+and+Women%27s+Rumbles%2C+Lesnar-Kane-Braun%2C+Styles-Owens%2FSami%2C+more&rft.date=2018-01-28&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2018%2F01%2F28%2Fkellers-wwe-royal-rumble-report-1-28-ongoing-results-mens-womens-rumbles-lesnar-kane-braun-styles-owens-sami%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-EC2018-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-EC2018_81-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2018" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (February 25, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/25/kellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match/">"Keller's WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Report 2/25: First-ever women's Chamber match, Ronda Rousey signing, Asuka vs. Jax, Men's Chamber, Raw Tag Title match, more"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112157/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/25/kellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match/">Archived</a> from the original on May 12, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 25,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WWE+Elimination+Chamber+PPV+Report+2%2F25%3A+First-ever+women%27s+Chamber+match%2C+Ronda+Rousey+signing%2C+Asuka+vs.+Jax%2C+Men%27s+Chamber%2C+Raw+Tag+Title+match%2C+more&rft.date=2018-02-25&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2018%2F02%2F25%2Fkellers-wwe-elimination-chamber-ppv-report-2-25-first-ever-womens-chamber-match-asuka-vs-jax-mens-chamber-raw-tag-title-match%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-WM34-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WM34_82-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2018" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (April 8, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/08/kellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more/">"Keller's WWE WrestleMania 34 Report: Lesnar vs. Reigns, Styles vs. Nakamura, Charlotte vs. Asuka, Rousey's debut, Bryan's return, Battle Royals, more"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110158/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/08/kellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more/">Archived</a> from the original on April 9, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 8,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WWE+WrestleMania+34+Report%3A+Lesnar+vs.+Reigns%2C+Styles+vs.+Nakamura%2C+Charlotte+vs.+Asuka%2C+Rousey%27s+debut%2C+Bryan%27s+return%2C+Battle+Royals%2C+more&rft.date=2018-04-08&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2018%2F04%2F08%2Fkellers-wwe-wrestlemania-34-report-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-charlotte-vs-asuka-rouseys-debut-bryans-return-battle-royals-more%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-GreatestRR-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GreatestRR_83-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2018" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (April 27, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/27/kellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h/">"Keller's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Report 4/27: Lesnar vs. Reigns, Styles vs. Nakamura, Undertaker vs. Rusev, Cena vs. Triple H"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127121711/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/04/27/kellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h/">Archived</a> from the original on November 27, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 27,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=Keller%27s+WWE+Greatest+Royal+Rumble+Report+4%2F27%3A+Lesnar+vs.+Reigns%2C+Styles+vs.+Nakamura%2C+Undertaker+vs.+Rusev%2C+Cena+vs.+Triple+H&rft.date=2018-04-27&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2018%2F04%2F27%2Fkellers-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-report-4-27-lesnar-vs-reigns-styles-vs-nakamura-undertaker-vs-rusev-cena-vs-triple-h%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-SSlam2018-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SSlam2018_84-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2018" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (August 19, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/19/wwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens/">"WWE SummerSlam results 8/19: Keller's report on Lesnar vs. Reigns, Bliss vs. Rousey, Styles vs. Joe, Ziggler vs. Rollins, Carmella vs. Charlotte vs. Becky, Braun vs. Owens"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220529020729/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/08/19/wwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens/">Archived</a> from the original on May 29, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 19,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=WWE+SummerSlam+results+8%2F19%3A+Keller%27s+report+on+Lesnar+vs.+Reigns%2C+Bliss+vs.+Rousey%2C+Styles+vs.+Joe%2C+Ziggler+vs.+Rollins%2C+Carmella+vs.+Charlotte+vs.+Becky%2C+Braun+vs.+Owens&rft.date=2018-08-19&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2018%2F08%2F19%2Fwwe-summerslam-results-8-19-kellers-report-on-lesnar-vs-reigns-bliss-vs-rousey-styles-vs-joe-ziggler-vs-rollins-carmella-vs-charlotte-vs-becky-braun-vs-owens%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Raw10222018-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Raw10222018_85-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2018" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (October 22, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/22/10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match/">"10/22 WWE Raw Results: Keller's report on Reigns cancer announcement, final Evolution hype, Ronda Rousey-Nikki Bella contract signing, HBK and Triple H hype DX reunion, Braun-Drew fallout, Tag Title match"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190213174909/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/22/10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match/">Archived</a> from the original on February 13, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 22,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=10%2F22+WWE+Raw+Results%3A+Keller%27s+report+on+Reigns+cancer+announcement%2C+final+Evolution+hype%2C+Ronda+Rousey-Nikki+Bella+contract+signing%2C+HBK+and+Triple+H+hype+DX+reunion%2C+Braun-Drew+fallout%2C+Tag+Title+match&rft.date=2018-10-22&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2018%2F10%2F22%2F10-22-wwe-raw-results-final-evolution-hype-ronda-rousey-nikki-bella-contract-signing-hbk-and-triple-h-hype-dx-reunion-braun-drew-fallout-tag-title-match%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-WM38N2-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WM38N2_86-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFKeller2022" class="citation web cs1">Keller, Wade (April 3, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/04/03/4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory/">"4/3 WWE WrestleMania 38 Results: Keller's detailed match report with analysis including Lesnar vs. Reigns, Edge vs. Styles, Knoxville vs. Sami, McAfee vs. Theory"</a>. <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220404051833/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/04/03/4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory/">Archived</a> from the original on April 4, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 3,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Torch&rft.atitle=4%2F3+WWE+WrestleMania+38+Results%3A+Keller%27s+detailed+match+report+with+analysis+including+Lesnar+vs.+Reigns%2C+Edge+vs.+Styles%2C+Knoxville+vs.+Sami%2C+McAfee+vs.+Theory&rft.date=2022-04-03&rft.aulast=Keller&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwtorch.com%2Fsite%2F2022%2F04%2F03%2F4-3-wwe-wrestlemania-38-results-kellers-detailed-match-report-with-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-reigns-edge-vs-styles-knoxville-vs-sami-mcafee-vs-theory%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor2015" class="citation web cs1">Taylor, Scott (March 16, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way">"WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd & Cesaro def. The Usos, Los Matadores and The New Day's Big E & Kofi Kingston"</a>. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223924/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/wwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way-27201648">Archived</a> from the original on April 2, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 24,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WWE&rft.atitle=WWE+Tag+Team+Champions+Tyson+Kidd+%26+Cesaro+def.+The+Usos%2C+Los+Matadores+and+The+New+Day%27s+Big+E+%26+Kofi+Kingston&rft.date=2015-03-16&rft.aulast=Taylor&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwe.com%2Fshows%2Fwrestlemania%2F31%2Fwwe-tag-team-championship-fatal-4-way&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFLaboon2015" class="citation web cs1">Laboon, Jeff (February 23, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal">"Big Show won 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Match)"</a>. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075125/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal">Archived</a> from the original on March 31, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 24,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WWE&rft.atitle=Big+Show+won+2nd+Annual+Andre+the+Giant+Memorial+Battle+Royal+%28Kickoff+Match%29&rft.date=2015-02-23&rft.aulast=Laboon&rft.aufirst=Jeff&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwe.com%2Fshows%2Fwrestlemania%2F31%2Fandre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFPowers2015" class="citation web cs1">Powers, Kevin (February 22, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/sting-triple-h">"Triple H def. Sting"</a>. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150331075128/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/sting-triple-h-27137100">Archived</a> from the original on March 31, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 23,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WWE&rft.atitle=Triple+H+def.+Sting&rft.date=2015-02-22&rft.aulast=Powers&rft.aufirst=Kevin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwe.com%2Fshows%2Fwrestlemania%2F31%2Fsting-triple-h&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWrestleMania+31" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_III" title="WrestleMania III">III</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XI" title="WrestleMania XI">XI</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XII" title="WrestleMania XII">XII</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_13" title="WrestleMania 13">13</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XIV" title="WrestleMania XIV">XIV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XV" title="WrestleMania XV">XV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_2000" title="WrestleMania 2000">2000</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_X-Seven" title="WrestleMania X-Seven">X-Seven</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_X8" title="WrestleMania X8">X8</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XIX" title="WrestleMania XIX">XIX</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XX" title="WrestleMania XX">XX</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_21" title="WrestleMania 21">21</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_23" title="WrestleMania 23">23</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXIV" title="WrestleMania XXIV">XXIV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_25" title="WrestleMania 25">25</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVI" title="WrestleMania XXVI">XXVI</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVII" title="WrestleMania XXVII">XXVII</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVIII" title="WrestleMania XXVIII">XXVIII</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_29" title="WrestleMania 29">29</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XXX" title="WrestleMania XXX">XXX</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">31</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_32" title="WrestleMania 32">32</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_33" title="WrestleMania 33">33</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_34" title="WrestleMania 34">34</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_35" title="WrestleMania 35">35</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_36" title="WrestleMania 36">36</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_37" title="WrestleMania 37">37</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_38" title="WrestleMania 38">38</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_39" title="WrestleMania 39">39</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WrestleMania_XL" title="WrestleMania XL">XL</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a> (1988–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Vengeance" title="WWE Vengeance">Vengeance</a> (2001–2007, 2011, 2021–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Elimination_Chamber" title="WWE Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber</a> (2010–2015, 2017–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_Stand_%26_Deliver" title="NXT Stand & Deliver">NXT Stand & Deliver</a> (2021–present)</li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Backlash" title="WWE Backlash">Backlash</a> (1999–2009, 2016–2018, 2020–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/King_of_the_Ring" title="King of the Ring">King of the Ring</a> (1993–2002, 2015, 2024–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Battleground" title="WWE Battleground">Battleground</a> (2013–2017, 2023–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Clash_at_the_Castle" title="WWE Clash at the Castle">Clash at the Castle</a> (2022, 2024–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Money_in_the_Bank" title="WWE Money in the Bank">Money in the Bank</a> (2010–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ECW_Heat_Wave" title="ECW Heat Wave">Heatwave</a> (2024–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/SummerSlam" title="SummerSlam">SummerSlam</a> (1988–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Bash_in_Berlin" title="WWE Bash in Berlin">Bash in Berlin</a> (2024)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_No_Mercy" title="WWE No Mercy">No Mercy</a> (1999–2008, 2016–2017, 2023–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel" title="WWE Crown Jewel">Crown Jewel</a> (2018–2019, 2021–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survivor_Series" title="Survivor Series">Survivor Series</a> (1987–present)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_Deadline" title="NXT Deadline">NXT Deadline</a> (2022–present)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Wrestling_Classic" title="The Wrestling Classic">The Wrestling Classic</a> (1985)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/No_Holds_Barred:_The_Match/The_Movie" title="No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie">No Holds Barred</a> (1989)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/This_Tuesday_in_Texas" title="This Tuesday in Texas">This Tuesday in Texas</a> (1991)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWF_One_Night_Only" title="WWF One Night Only">One Night Only</a> (1997)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWF_Capital_Carnage" title="WWF Capital Carnage">Capital Carnage</a> (1998)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWF_Over_the_Edge" title="WWF Over the Edge">Over the Edge</a> (1998–1999)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWF_Fully_Loaded" title="WWF Fully Loaded">Fully Loaded</a> (1998–2000)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWF_Invasion" title="WWF Invasion">Invasion</a> (2001)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Rebellion" title="WWE Rebellion">Rebellion</a> (1999–2002)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Insurrextion" title="WWE Insurrextion">Insurrextion</a> (2000–2003)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Bad_Blood" title="WWE Bad Blood">Bad Blood</a> (1997, 2003–2004)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/December_to_Dismember_(2006)" title="December to Dismember (2006)">December to Dismember</a> (2006)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_New_Year%27s_Revolution" title="WWE New Year's Revolution">New Year's Revolution</a> (2005–2007)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_One_Night_Stand" title="WWE One Night Stand">One Night Stand</a> (2005–2008)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Unforgiven" title="WWE Unforgiven">Unforgiven</a> (1998–2008)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Cyber_Sunday" title="WWE Cyber Sunday">Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday</a> (2004–2008)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Armageddon" title="WWE Armageddon">Armageddon</a> (1999–2000, 2002–2008)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Judgment_Day" title="WWE Judgment Day">Judgment Day</a> (1998, 2000–2009)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Breaking_Point" title="WWE Breaking Point">Breaking Point</a> (2009)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Bragging_Rights" title="WWE Bragging Rights">Bragging Rights</a> (2009–2010)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Capitol_Punishment" title="WWE Capitol Punishment">Capitol Punishment</a> (2011)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Over_the_Limit" title="WWE Over the Limit">Over the Limit</a> (2010–2012)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_No_Way_Out" title="WWE No Way Out">No Way Out</a> (1998, 2000–2009, 2012)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_Arrival" title="NXT Arrival">NXT Arrival</a> (2014)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Fatal_4-Way" title="WWE Fatal 4-Way">Fatal 4-Way</a> (2010, 2014)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Beast_in_the_East" title="The Beast in the East">The Beast in the East</a> (2015)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Live_from_Madison_Square_Garden" title="WWE Live from Madison Square Garden">Live from Madison Square Garden</a> (2015)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cruiserweight_Classic" title="Cruiserweight Classic">Cruiserweight Classic Finale</a> (2016)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Roadblock" title="WWE Roadblock">Roadblock</a> (2016)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_United_Kingdom_Championship_Special" title="WWE United Kingdom Championship Special">United Kingdom Championship Special</a> (2017)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Great_Balls_of_Fire" title="WWE Great Balls of Fire">Great Balls of Fire</a> (2017)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mae_Young_Classic" title="Mae Young Classic">Mae Young Classic</a> (2017–2018)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Greatest_Royal_Rumble" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> (2018)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_United_Kingdom_Championship_Tournament" title="WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament">United Kingdom Championship Tournament</a> (2017–2018)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Evolution" title="WWE Evolution">Evolution</a> (2018)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Halftime_Heat" title="Halftime Heat">Halftime Heat</a> (2019)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_The_Shield%27s_Final_Chapter" title="WWE The Shield's Final Chapter">The Shield's Final Chapter</a> (2019)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stomping_Grounds" title="Stomping Grounds">Stomping Grounds</a> (2019)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Evolve_131" title="Evolve 131">Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration</a> (2019)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Smackville" title="Smackville">Smackville</a> (2019)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Starrcade" title="Starrcade">Starrcade</a> (2017–2019)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_UK_TakeOver" title="NXT UK TakeOver">NXT UK TakeOver</a> (2019–2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Super_ShowDown" title="WWE Super ShowDown">Super ShowDown</a> (2018–2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Clash_of_Champions" title="WWE Clash of Champions">Clash of Champions</a> (2016–2017, 2019–2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_TLC:_Tables,_Ladders_%26_Chairs" title="WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs">TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs</a> (2009–2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Superstar_Spectacle" title="WWE Superstar Spectacle">Superstar Spectacle</a> (2021)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_TakeOver" title="NXT TakeOver">NXT TakeOver</a> (2014–2021)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NXT_WarGames" title="NXT WarGames">NXT WarGames</a> (2017–2021)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Day_1" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Day 1">Day 1</a> (2022)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/In_Your_House" title="In Your House">In Your House</a> (1995–1999, 2020–2022)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Hell_in_a_Cell" title="WWE Hell in a Cell">Hell in a Cell</a> (2009–2022)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Worlds_Collide" title="WWE Worlds Collide">Worlds Collide</a> (2019–2020, 2022)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Extreme_Rules" title="WWE Extreme Rules">Extreme Rules</a> (2009–2022)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Halloween_Havoc" title="Halloween Havoc">Halloween Havoc</a> (2022)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Night_of_Champions" title="WWE Night of Champions">Night of Champions</a> (2008–2015, 2023)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Great_American_Bash" title="The Great American Bash">The Great American Bash</a> (2004–2009, 2023)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Payback" title="WWE Payback">Payback</a> (2013–2017, 2020, 2023)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/WWE_Fastlane" title="WWE Fastlane">Fastlane</a> (2015–2019, 2021, 2023)</li></ul>
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