14 Facts About WrestleMania 29

1.

WrestleMania 29 was the 29th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE.

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2.

WrestleMania 29 was a commercial success; it drew 80,676 fans, which became the third highest attended event in the history of WWE after WrestleMania 32 and WrestleMania III, and it became the highest grossing live event in WWE history, grossing $72 million.

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3.

WrestleMania 29 is considered WWE's flagship pay-per-view event, having first been held in 1985.

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4.

The event was the fifth WrestleMania 29 to be held outdoors, but the first to be held outdoors in a cold-weather city.

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5.

WrestleMania 29's set included replicas of several New York City landmarks, including the Brooklyn Bridge and Empire State Building on top of the entrance ramp, the Statue of Liberty on a podium above the ring.

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6.

Professional wrestling matches at WrestleMania 29 featured professional wrestlers performing as characters in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting promotion, WWE.

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7.

WrestleMania 29 told Rock he would gain redemption by beating him at WrestleMania.

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8.

WrestleMania 29 then attempted a Go To Sleep, but Undertaker countered with a chokeslam, for a two-count, then Snake Eyes.

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9.

WrestleMania 29 laid Undertaker on the table, climbed the turnbuckle, and executed another diving elbow drop onto the broadcasting table.

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10.

WrestleMania 29 then secured the Anaconda Vice, but Undertaker powered through to his feet and tried another chokeslam, which Punk reversed into the Go To Sleep but Undertaker immediately rebounded off the ropes and nailed Punk with the Tombstone for a dramatic near-fall.

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11.

WrestleMania 29 reclaimed the urn and walked backstage, pausing on the ramp to raise his fist.

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12.

WrestleMania 29 praised Fandango's understated entrance but criticized the technical problems on the live stream that caused many watching through WWE.

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13.

WrestleMania 29 XXIX garnered 1,048,000 PPV buys, 205,000 fewer than the previous year's event.

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14.

WrestleMania 29 still held the title, and Del Rio and Swagger feuded over the number one contendership.

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