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WrestleMania 32 was the 32nd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It took place on April 3, 2016, at the AT&T Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas. This was the last WrestleMania to be held before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July, which introduced another world championship, the WWE Universal Championship, thus it was also the last WrestleMania to feature one world championship. It was also the third WrestleMania to be held in the state of Texas (after X-Seven and XXV).
Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. Four matches were particularly considered to be the marquee attractions.
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Background[]
The event was held at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. WrestleMania is considered WWE's flagship pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, having first been held in 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 that broadcasting outlet in February 2014. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. 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". The event has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment. Much like the Super Bowl, cities bid for the right to host the year's edition of WrestleMania.
Announced on January 20, 2015, WrestleMania 32 was scheduled to be held on April 3, 2016, at the AT&T Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas. It was the third WrestleMania to be held in the state of Texas (following X-Seven and XXV) and the first to take place in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area. It was also the second to be held in a FIFA World Cup stadium since the Pontiac Silverdome (WrestleMania III) as it is one of the venues hosting matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Tickets went on sale on November 6, 2015, with individual tickets costing $18 to $2,360. On October 13, 2015, traveling packages with accommodation ranging from $575 to $6,625 per person were sold. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that WrestleMania 32 broke the WWE's record for most tickets sold with at least 84,000 tickets sold.
Forbes speculated that WrestleMania 32 could break the WWE attendance record of 93,173 set at WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. This record stood as the highest attendance for any indoor event until the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, also held at AT&T Stadium, drew 108,713. However, Dave Meltzer reported that the actual WWE attendance record before WrestleMania 32 was the 1992 SummerSlam's 79,127, and that WrestleMania III's actual attendance was around 78,000.
The five official theme songs for the event were "My House" (by Flo Rida), "Hello Friday" (by Flo Rida featuring Jason Derulo), "Hail to the King" (by Avenged Sevenfold), "Sympathy for the Devil" (by Motörhead), and "Oh No" (by Goodbye June). On March 21, 2016, it was announced that the American girl group Fifth Harmony would be performing "America the Beautiful" during the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show.
Celebrity involvement[]
As is tradition at WrestleMania, the show included appearances by numerous celebrity guests. Fifth Harmony, who performed "America the Beautiful" at the start of WrestleMania 32, Maria Menounos served as a backstage interviewer, and Snoop Dogg – who the night before was inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame – performed a live version for his cousin Sasha Banks' entrance theme as he accompanied her to the ring for her match.
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| No. | Results | Stipulation | Times | Notes |
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| 1p | Faria Paige, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella defeated Natalya, Naomi and Summer Rae | 6-Woman Tag Team match | 5:18 | |
| 2p | Baron Corbin won after last eliminating Shaquille O'Neal and the Big Show | Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal | 9:41 | |
| 3p | Sheamus defeated Ryback and Kalisto (c) | Triple Threat match for the WWE United States Championship | 11:25 | |
| 4 | Neville defeated Kevin Owens (c), Dolph Ziggler, Bad News Barrett, Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze, Zack Ryder, and The Miz | 8-Man Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | 15:43 | |
| 5 | The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) defeated The League of Nations (Rusev and Alberto Del Rio) Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and the Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) | Fatal 4-Way Tag Team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship | 10:03 | |
| 6 | AJ Styles defeated Chris Jericho | Singles Match | 17:10 | |
| 8 | Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte and Becky Lynch | Triple Threat match for the WWE Women's Championship | 16:03 | |
| 9 | Cesaro defeated Brock Lesnar (With Paul Heyman) | Singles Match | 13:06 | |
| 10 | Roman Reigns defeated Triple H (c) | Singles Match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 13:55 | |
| 11 | Sting defeated the Undertaker | Singles Match | 15:33 | |
| 12 | Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins (c) | Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship | 30:05 |