10 Facts About WrestleMania 23

1.

WrestleMania 23 was the 23rd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment .

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WrestleMania 23 was the fifth highest attended WrestleMania in history behind only WrestleMania 29, WrestleMania 35 WrestleMania III, and WrestleMania 32 .

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3.

WrestleMania 23 is considered World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship pay-per-view event, having first been held in 1985.

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4.

The final design resulted in WrestleMania 23 having the largest set ever built for a WrestleMania event.

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5.

WrestleMania 23 featured professional wrestling matches involving wrestlers from existing scripted feuds and storylines played out on WWE's television programs.

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6.

Main staged rivalry heading into WrestleMania 23 was between WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and future 45th President of the United States Donald Trump.

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7.

ECW Original Tommy Dreamer issued the challenge to the New Breed for an eight-man tag team match at WrestleMania 23, which was accepted by Burke on behalf of The New Breed.

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8.

Several weeks before WrestleMania 23, it was announced that the Money in the Bank ladder match would be held again, as it was in the last two years.

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9.

WrestleMania 23 was stopped by Kennedy, who performed his Green Bay Plunge on Hornswoggle.

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10.

Vince, livid after being embarrassed at WrestleMania 23, vowed to destroy Lashley and take his ECW World Championship.

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