Wrestlemania is the Super Bowl of the WWE world and has occurred every year since 1985. This flagship event was created by the one and only Vince McMahon and has featured some of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Wrestlemania has become a major event in pop culture and is staged at different venues every year. The biggest to date was held at AT&T Stadium in Texas and had a total attendance of 93,173.
The most anticipated match of the whole card is usually the Main Event which usually features the most prominent and popular wrestlers each year. Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, The Rock, and Triple H have all headlined multiple Wrestlemania’s and it is every WWE wrestler’s dream to be the one who gets to star in the Main Event match. We have compiled a list of every single Wrestlemania Main Event match featuring who was involved, the winner, and how it all went down.
- Wrestlemania Main Event Stats
- Wrestlemania 1
- Wrestlemania 2
- Wrestlemania 3
- Wrestlemania 4
- Wrestlemania 5
- Wrestlemania 6
- Wrestlemania 7
- Wrestlemania 8
- Wrestlemania 9
- Wrestlemania 10
- Wrestlemania 11
- Wrestlemania 12
- Wrestlemania 13
- Wrestlemania 14
- Wrestlemania 15
- Wrestlemania 16
- Wrestlemania 17
- Wrestlemania 18
- Wrestlemania 19
- Wrestlemania 20
- Wrestlemania 21
- Wrestlemania 22
- Wrestlemania 23
- Wrestlemania 24
- Wrestlemania 25
- Wrestlemania 26
- Wrestlemania 27
- Wrestlemania 28
- Wrestlemania 29
- Wrestlemania 30
- Wrestlemania 31
- Wrestlemania 32
- Wrestlemania 33
- Wrestlemania 34
- Wrestlemania 35
- Wrestlemania 36
- Wrestlemania 37
- Wrestlemania 38
- Wrestlemania 39
Wrestlemania Main Event Stats
Who Has Appeared In The Most Main Events?
1) Hulk Hogan (8)
2) Triple H (7)
3 Roman Reigns (6)
Who Has The Most Main Event Wins?
1) Hulk Hogan (7)
2) Undertaker, Roman Reigns (4)
3) Triple H, John Cena, Stone Cold (3)
Who Has The Most Main Event Losses?
1) Triple H, The Rock, Shawn Michaels (4)
2) Brock Lesnar (3)
Which City Has Hosted The Most Wrestlemania’s?
1) New York (5)
2) Orlando, Los Angeles (3)
Wrestlemania 1
Main Event Match
3-Man Tag Team Match
Face Team
Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Jimmy Superfly Snuka
Heel Team
Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton
Winners – Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Jimmy Snuka
How It Ended – Orndorff had Hogan in a full nelson and was holding him for Bob Orton who was on the top turnbuckle. Orton leaped, Hogan moved and Orndorff got knocked out by Bob Orton’s cast which he had on his forearm.
Venue – Madison Square Garden, New York
Wrestlemania 2
Main Event Match
Steel Cage Match
Face
Hulk Hogan
Heel
King Kong Bundy
Winner – Hulk Hogan
How It Ended – A bloodied Bundy tries to grab Hogan’s leg as he is climbing the cage. Hogan kicks him down and climbs up and over the top before Bundy could get out the cage door.
Venue – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles
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Wrestlemania 3
Main Event Match
WWF Championship Match
Face
Hulk Hogan
Heel
Andre The Giant
Winner – Hulk Hogan
How It Ended – Hulk Hogan did at the time the unthinkable, he slammed Andre in the center of the ring. He then landed his patent Leg Drop finisher for the 3-count.
Venue – Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Wrestlemania 4
Main Event Match
WWF Championship Match
Face
Macho Man Randy Savage
Heel
Ted Dibiase
Winner – Macho Man
How It Ended – Hulk Hogan hits Dibiase with a steel chair while the ref is distracted. Macho Man climbs the ropes and hits his finisher Elbow Drop for the win.
Venue – Atlantic City Convention Hall, Atlantic City
Wrestlemania 5
Main Event Match
WWF Championship Match
Face
Hulk Hogan
Heel
Macho Man Randy Savage
Winner – Hulk Hogan
How It Ended – Macho Man hit his elbow drop from the top rope and went for the pin. Hogan proceeded to “Hulk” up as he does and finished him off with his signature running leg drop.
Venue – Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
Wrestlemania 6
Main Event Matchup
WWF Championship and Intercontinental Championship Match
Face
Hulk Hogan
Heel
Ultimate Warrior
Winner – The Ultimate Warrior
How It Ended – Hogan went for his leg drop but the Ultimate Warrior moved and Hogan missed. Warrior then hit a frog splash on the prone Hogan. The Warrior turned him over for the 3-count and barely got the victory.
Venue – Skydome, Toronto
Wrestlemania 7
Main Event Matchup
WWF Championship Match
Face
Hulk Hogan
Heel
Sgt. Slaughter
Winner – Hulk Hogan
How It Ended – A bloodied Hogan stops Slaughter from using the Iranian flag against him. He then tears it apart and goes into Hulkamania mode. He hits Slaughter with the big boot followed by his leg drop and gets the pin.
Venue – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles
Wrestlemania 8
Main Event Matchup
WWF Championship Match
Face
Hulk Hogan
Heel
Sid Justice
Winner – Hulk Hogan by DQ
How It Ended – In rather anti-climatic fashion Hulk Hogan won by disqualification after Sid Justice’s manager Harvey Whippleman ran into the ring and interfered. Papa Shango came down to ringside to help Justice followed by the Ultimate Warrior coming to Hogan’s defense.
Venue – Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis
Wrestlemania 9
Main Event Matchup
WWF Championship Match
Face
Bret Hart
Hulk Hogan
Heel
Yokozuna
Winner #1– Yokozuna
Winner #2 – Hulk Hogan
How It Ended – This ending was a weird one, first Yokunza was able to pin Bret Hart for the win after Mr. Fuji threw salt in Bret’s eyes. Fuji then challenged Hogan to an immediate match for the belt. Fuji tried the same tactic but Hogan moved and the salt went into Yokunza’s eyes. Hogan nailed his classic leg drop and pinned Yokozuna for the championship.
Venue – Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Wrestlemania 10
Main Event Matchup
WWF Championship Match
Face
Bret Hart
Heel
Yokozuna
Winner – Bret Hart
How It Ended – Yokozuna has Bret Hart in position for a Banzai Drop. As he is climbing the ropes, he loses his balance and falls to the mat. Bret Hart climbs on top and hooks the leg for the 1-2-3 count. A very odd choice for a finish in the main event of Wrestlemania 10.
Venue – Maidson Square Gardens, New York
Wrestlemania 11
Main Event Matchup
Singles Match
Face
Lawrence Taylor
Heel
Bam Bam Bigelow
Winner – Lawrence Taylor
How It Ended – Lawrence Taylor climbed to the second rope and hit Bam Bam with a flying forearm right on the kisser. That was enough to cover Bam Bam and seal victory for the NFL Hall of Famer.
Venue – Hartford Civic Center, Hartford
Wrestlemania 12
Main Event Matchup
Championship Iron Man Match
Face
Shawn Michaels
Heel
Bret Hart
Winner – Shawn Michaels
How It Ended – The Iron Man Match went into overtime where Shawn Michaels hit the “Sweet Chin Music” finisher twice in order to finish Bret Hart. It was the only pin of the entire Iron Man match.
Venue – Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim
Wrestlemania 13
Main Event Matchup
Championship No Disqualification Match
Face
Undertaker
Heel
Sycho Sid
Winner – Undertaker
How It Ended – Bret Hart, who was at ringside, distracted Sid while he had Undertaker in a powerbomb. This allowed the Undertaker to escape and hit his famous tombstone piledriver for victory.
Venue – Rosemount Horizon, Illionois
Wrestlemania 14
Main Event Matchup
Championship Match
Face
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Heel
Shawn Michaels
Winner – Stone Cold Steve Austin
How It Ended – Austin was able to block Sweet Chin Music by Michaels and turned him around into a Stone Cold Stunner. Mike Tyson performed a quick 3-count for the Stone Cold victory.
Venue – FleetCenter, Boston
Wrestlemania 15
Main Event Matchup
No Disqualification Championship Match
Face
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Heel
The Rock
Winner – Stone Cold Steve Austin
How It Ended – Austin got out of the Rock Bottom with elbows to the face. He then nailed his Stone cold Stunner sending Rocky flying across the ring. Mankind performed the 1-2-3 count for the win.
Venue – First Union Center, Philadelphia
Wrestlemania 16
Main Event Matchup
Four-Way Elimination Championship Match
Face
The Rock, Mick Foley
Heel
Triple H, Big Show
Winner – Triple H
How It Ended – It came down to Triple H vs The Rock. Vince McMahon interfered twice and hit The Rock with a steel chair to the head. Triple H rolled him up for an easy victory.
Venue – Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim
Wrestlemania 17
Main Event Matchup
No Disqualification Championship Match
Face
The Rock
Heel
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Winner – Stone Cold Steve Austin
How It Ended – Vince McMahan entered the ring to interfere and handed Stone Cold a steel chair.
Austin then went on to viciously attack the rock with multiple chair shots. Rock could not kick out of the pin after that and Stone Cold won the belt.
Venue – Reliant Astrodome, Houston
Wrestlemania 18
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
Triple H
Heel
Chris Jericho
Winner – Triple H
How It Ended – Triple H catches Jericho with a kick to the midsection after he jumped from the ropes. This set Jericho up for the Pedigree which Triple H hit for the win.
Venue -Skydome, Toronto
Wrestlemania 19
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
Curt Angle
Heel
Brock Lesnar
Winner – Brock Lesnar
How It Ended – After hitting his third F5 signature finisher, Brock was able to cover Angle for the win.
Venue -Safeco Field, Seattle
Wrestlemania 20
Main Event Matchup
Triple Threat Championship Match
Face
Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels
Heel
Triple H
Winner – Chris Benoit
How It Ended – After just throwing Michaels out of the ring Benoit was jumped by Triple H who attempted a Pedigree. Chris Benoit reversed the move into a Cross-Faced Crippler. Triple H eventually tapped and Benoit won the belt.
Venue -Madison Square Gardens, New York
Wrestlemania 21
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
Batista
Heel
Triple H
Winner – Batista
How It Ended – Batista gave Triple H the thumbs-down signal and then lifted him up for a Batista Bomb. He hit the move and pinned Triple H to become WWE Champion.
Venue – Staples Center, Los Angeles
Wrestlemania 22
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
John Cena
Heel
Triple H
Winner – John Cena
How It Ended – Triple H kicked out of a pin after an FU by John Cena. Still, in disbelief, Cena slaps on the STFU submission move. After a long struggle, Triple H taps out and surrenders crowing Cena the new Champion.
Venue – Allstate Arena, Illinois
Wrestlemania 23
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
John Cena
Heel
Shawn Michaels
Winner – John Cena
How It Ended – It was a hard-fought back-and-forth match but in the end, Cena won the same way he did in the Wrestlemania prior. He put Michales in an STFU hold and forced Shawn Michaels to tap out.
Venue – Ford Field, Detroit
Wrestlemania 24
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
Undertaker
Heel
Edge
Winner – Undertaker
How It Ended – Edge hit his second Spear move in a row. While on top of Undertaker after the 2nd spear, Undertaker was able to apply the Hell’s Gate submission move. Edge held on for around 20 seconds before tapping out.
Venue – Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Wrestlemania 25
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
Randy Orton
Heel
Triple H
Winner – Triple H
How It Ended – Triple H was able to use his famous sledgehammer and knocked Orton senseless with it. Picking up a weakened Orton, Triple H nailed him with the Pedigree and got the easy 3 count for the win.
Venue – Reliant Stadium, Houston
Wrestlemania 26
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match (Retirement Match)
Face
Shawn Michaels
Heel
Undertaker
Winner – Undertaker
How It Ended – A wobbly, weak Michaels who could barely stand gave Undertaker one last slap to the face. This enraged Taker who promptly lifted him up for the Tombstone Piledriver. Undertaker won and Shawn Michaels was forced to retire.
Venue – University Of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Wrestlemania 27
Main Event Matchup
No Disqualification Championship Match
Face
John Cena
Heel
The Miz
Winner – The Miz
How It Ended – The Rock, who was a special Raw General Manger, jumped into the ring and gave Cena the Rock Bottom. This allowed Miz to easily fall on Cena and pin him for the win.
Venue – Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Wrestlemania 28
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
The Rock
Heel
John Cena
Winner – The Rock
How It Ended – John Cena went for the People’s Elbow (Rock’s Own Move). The Rock jumped up to his feet and got him off the ropes into a Rock Bottom. That was all she wrote and the Rock won the Championship Belt.
Venue – Sun Life Stadium, Florida
Wrestlemania 29
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
John Cena, The Rock
Heel
No Heel
Winner – John Cena
How It Ended – The Rock set John Cena up for the Rock Bottom. Cena was ready and reversed the move into an AA drop. He was able to cover The Rock and got the victory once again becoming WWE Champion.
Venue – Metlife Stadium, New York
Wrestlemania 30
Main Event Matchup
Triple Threat Championship Match
Face
Daniel Bryan
Heel
Randy Orton, Batista
Winner – Daniel Bryan
How It Ended – Batista gave Randy Orton a “Batista Bomb” making him a non-factor. As Batista was getting up, Daniel Bryan hit a running knee to Batista’s head. He then slapped on the “Yes! Lock” submission move. Batista eventually tapped and gave up.
Venue – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Wrestlemania 31
Main Event Matchup
Impromptu Triple Threat Championship Match
Face
Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins
Heel
Brock Lesnar
Winner – Seth Rollins
How It Ended – As Roman and Brock beat each other into submission, Seth Rollins came running to the ring to cash in his “Money In The Bank” title shot. After Reigns had speared Brock, Rollins was able to “Curb Stomp” Roman and rolled him up for the pin.
Venue – Levi’s Stadium, California
Wrestlemania 32
Main Event Matchup
Singles Championship Match
Face
Roman Reigns
Heel
Triple H
Winner – Roman Reigns
How It Ended – Triple H with a sledgehammer in hand went to hit Roman Reigns. Reigns was able to dodge the swing and bounce off the ropes to gain momentum for a big spear. He was able to get the 3-count for the win.
Venue – AT&T Stadium, Texas
Wrestlemania 33
Main Event Matchup
No Holds Barred Championship Match
Face
Undertaker
Heel
Roman Reigns
Winner – Roman Reigns
How It Ended – Roman Reigns had attempted multiple Spears and cover attempts to no avail. Finally, on the fourth Spear Undertaker could not kick out. Reigns would win and Undertaker would symbolically leave his wrestling attire in the center of the ring.
Venue – Camping World Stadium, Florida
Wrestlemania 34
Main Event Matchup
Universal Championship Match
Face
Roman Reigns
Heel
Brock Lesnar
Winner – Brock Lesnar
How It Ended – The two basically went back and forth attempting their signature moves unable to pin the other. Finally, as Reigns was attempting around his 6th Spear, Lesnar countered and got him into an F-5 position. Lesnar hit the move and finally pinned Reigns for the win.
Venue – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Wrestlemania 35
Main Event Matchup
Triple Threat Womens Championship Match
Face
Becky Lynch
Heel
Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey
Winner – Becky Lynch
How It Ended – Charlotte Flair got flipped into a table which knocked her out of the ring. Rousey picked up Lynch and nailed her “Piper’s Pit” finisher. However, Becky immediately reversed that move and put Rousey into a crucifix pin for the win.
Venue – Metlife Stadium, New Jersey
Wrestlemania 36
Main Event Part 1
Boneyard Match
Face
Undertaker
Heel
AJ Styles
Winner – Undertaker
How It Ended – This was the most unique match in Wrestlemania history as it was more cinematic than traditional wrestling. After beating Styles down, Undertaker carried Styles over to the grave. Styles begged not to be buried and as Taker turned away in apparent sympathy, he then quickly turned and kicked AJ down into the dug grave. Undertaker then threw dirt down onto Styles for the victory.
Venue – Orlando Performance Center, Orlando
Main Event Part 2
WWE Championship Match
Face
Drew McIntyre
Heel
Brock Lesnar
Winner – Drew McIntyre
How It Ended – Despite multiple German Suplexes and an F-5 by Brock he could not pin McIntyre. McIntyre was able to counter Brock’s last F-5 Attempt and hit 3 Claymores to Lesnar’s face. Drew rolled up Lesnar for the 1-2-3 count and the win.
Venue – Orlando Performance Center, Orlando
Wrestlemania 37
Main Event Night One
SmackDown Women’s Championship Match
Face
Bianca Belair
Heel
Sasha Banks
Winner – Bianca Belair
How It Ended – After a vicious slap to Bank’s midsection using her hair, Bianca got Sasha up for her signature “Kiss Of Death” move. She hit the move and covered Banks for victory.
Venue – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay
Main Event Night Two
Triple Threat Championship Match
Face
Edge, Daniel Bryan
Heel
Roman Reigns
Winner – Roman Reigns
How It Ended – After being distracted by Jey, Edge gets hit with a blindsided spear by Roman Reigns. Reigns then performs a Con-Chair-To on a prone Edge. He then drags his body on top of Bryan’s and covers them both for the win.
Venue – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay
Wrestlemania 38
Main Event Matchup Night 2
Winner Takes All Championship Match
Face
Roman Reigns
Heel
Brock Lesnar
Winner – Roman Reigns
How It Ended – In a similar fashion to previous matches between these two, Roman counters an F-5 move by Lesnar and hits him with his fourth spear of the night. That was enough for Roman to get the cover and the win.
Venue – AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Wrestlemania 39
Main Event Night 1
Womens Championship Match
Face
Rhea Ripley
Heel
Charlotte Flair
Winner – Rhea Ripley
How It Ended – This was one of the best main events in the last 15 years with both women going all out for a back-and-forth extravaganza. After multiple close calls, Rhea set-up Flair for a Riptide from the second rope. She nailed it and pinned Flair to become the new Smackdown’s Women’s Championship.
Venue – SoFi Stadium, California
Main Event Night 2
Universal Championship Match
Face
Cody Rhodes
Heel
Roman Reigns
Winner – Roman Reigns
How It Ended – Rhodes was preparing to perform a third Cross Rhodes finisher on Reigns. With the ref distracted, Sikoa snuck up behind Rhodes and hit him with a Samoan Spike. This allowed Reigns to nail a spear and pin Cody for the win.
Venue – SoFi Stadium, California