WrestleMania X8

WrestleMania X8
Promotional poster featuring Hollywood Hulk Hogan and The Rock
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateMarch 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
VenueSkyDome
Attendance68,237[1]
Buy rate860,000[2]
Tagline(s)Icon vs. Icon
The Absolute Best Ever
The One and Only[3]
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WrestleMania X8, also known as WrestleMania 18, was a 2002 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 18th annual WrestleMania and took place on March 17, 2002, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the second WrestleMania at that venue after WrestleMania VI in 1990. The event marked the last WrestleMania held before the introduction of the brand extension just a week after the event. This was the last WrestleMania to be held outside the United States until 2027 when it will be hosted in Saudi Arabia and the venue, renamed to Rogers Centre in 2005, would not host another WWE event until 2025 when Elimination Chamber took place.

Eleven matches were contested at the event. The Rock defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan in the main attraction dubbed "Icon vs. Icon", in what was Hogan's first WrestleMania since WrestleMania IX in 1993. In the final match, Triple H defeated Chris Jericho to win the Undisputed WWF Championship. In other prominent matches on the undercard Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Scott Hall, The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair in a no disqualification match, and Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 grossed approximately $6.1 million CAD ($3.9 million USD).[4] WrestleMania weekend also included WWF Fan Axxess at the Canadian National Exhibition's Automotive Building.[5]

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  2. ^ "WWE Pay-Per-View Buys (1993-2015)". Wrestlenomics. 25 March 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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  4. ^ Abreu, Donnie (2002-03-17). "WrestleMania X8 Sets Revenue, Attendance Records". WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  5. ^ "Axxess kicks off WrestleMania weekend". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-02-23.