WrestleMania 22 Blog

See Every Historic WrestleMania Moment in the Last 21 Years

STAMFORD, CT, (NAMC) - World Wrestling Entertainment announces the much-anticipated release of WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology DVD Box Set, which hits stores on Tuesday, November 1. This first-ever complete WrestleMania DVD collection beginning with WrestleMania I in 1985 and spanning all the way to the historic WrestleMania 21 in 2005, captures all the epic battles, classic matches, and blockbuster main events in one ultimate DVD collection.

Available to sports entertainment fans everywhere, this DVD set contains four individual, 5-disc volumes with each containing 5 exciting years of WrestleMania and WrestleMania 21 under the box lid. Each of the four volumes will also be sold individually but do not include a collectible Senitype card (exclusively available only in the box set) which captures a WrestleMania moment on a replica piece of 35mm film. The Complete Anthology allows fans of all ages the opportunity to witness all 213 matches in WrestleMania history.

See immortals collide and titles change hands in epic battles that could only happen on sports entertainment's grandest stage. WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology includes such blockbuster matches as:

-- "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff & "Rowdy" Roddy Piper(TM) with Cowboy Bob Orton(TM) vs. Hollywood Hogan(TM) & Mr. T with "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka(TM) in the first ever main event at WrestleMania I.

-- Hulk Hogan(TM) vs. Ultimate Warrior for the WWE(R) Championship and Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania VI.

-- "Macho Man" Randy Savage(TM) vs. Ric Flair(R) for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania VIII.

-- Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon(TM) in the first ever Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania X.

-- Stone Cold Steve Austin(TM) vs. Bret "Hit Man" Hart(TM) in a Submission Match at WrestleMania 13.

-- The Rock(R) vs. Hulk Hogan in an Icon vs. Icon Match at WrestleMania X8.

-- Hulk Hogan body slamming Andre the Giant(TM) for the first time ever at WrestleMania III.

-- Ultimate Warrior coming to the aid of Hulk Hogan as he makes his return to the WWE at WrestleMania VIII.

WrestleMania The Complete Anthology DVD box set and individual volumes will be available at all major retail stores.

It has now been three days since I camped out for Wrestlemania tickets for 24 and a half hours, and was it ever worth it.

My day started on Friday morning, trying to get presale tickets through ticketmaster.com. Once 9 AM hit, and for a couple minutes after that, no order form ever showed up on the ticketmaster site. I then began to hit refresh so many times on my laptop that ticketmaster.com locked me out. So in the fastest sprint I've ran since gym class in High School, I ran to the desktop in my brothers room to try to get my tickets, which of course didn't work. So with two computers, I was unable to get any tickets.

After 15 minutes of playing around with ticketmaster, I decided enough was enough and I just grabbed my jacket and went straight to the Allstate Arena, without grabbing any other items I might need for a 24 hour campout. About 10 minutes later I arrived at the arena box office, and the cops had a sign up sheet in which after taking your ID you were given a number. I was number 17, so I figured if I could withstand doing absolutely nothing in a parking lot for 24 hours, I will be able to get tickets for Wrestlemania.

After the excitement died down from getting my number for the line, reality hit and I realized I needed something comfortable to sit in, along with some food and drink, or it might be quite a long 24 hours ahead of me. Thanks to my brother and my girlfriend, I had everything I could possibly need to be comfortable for the next day in a parking lot. The one thing I wish I had which I forgot in all the rush was my digital camera to show just how long the line was, and all the side things going on in line, but what can you do.

I was surprised at how great of a job the Rosemont police did, as everything was run very smoothly. They would check the list every couple hours or so to make sure no one tried to skip ahead in line or left. They even had a very lavish port-a-potty set up with a portable sink, what more could you ask for? If you wanted to leave to go shopping or get something to eat you could, but you weren't allowed to go home for the night. Everyone was very cool in line, and that made the time go a lot faster. (Unless you are one of the ones who was screaming KENNEDY every 5 minutes all night, then you owe me a couple hours of sleep.) Around 2:30 PM representatives from the WWE handed out free Wrestlemania 22 shirts, which was very cool for them to do (and it saved me 20 bucks!) The afternoon was very warm, but at night it was terribly cold. Two shirts,a hoodie, a jacket, and a blanket wasn't enough to keep me warm in the wee hours of the morning, and a hourly visit to my car to warm up was a must.

Around 6:30 in the morning, (if my sleep deprived mind remembers correctly,) a film crew showed up to film the people in line for tickets. By this time, the line was so far back that if you showed up any later than that time, you weren't getting tickets. For the people in the front of the line who were there the longest, half of us were sleeping and didn't even realize they were filming until they went past us. As the sun began to rise everyone was now up, and just hours away from getting our tickets. The film crew then began to do interviews, which you can see over at WWE.com and probably on Raw tonight. Looking back I should have done one, but I still got my one second of fame as you can see from this picture.


Yes that is me in the background behind the guy being interviewed, wearing my grey hoodie and jacket, still cold as all hell, and in need of some serious sleep. There was someone taking pictures of people as well for WWE, and this all helped make time go a little faster until the time to buy tickets hit. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning when the time finally arrived to buy tickets and we were let inside the box office. They had six windows open and I was third in line at window 5, so I knew I was getting my tickets. When I finally had my tickets in hand, it was like Christmas came a little early this year.

Needless to say, I got the tickets I wanted, and I am now heading to Wrestlemania as well as Raw the next night. If you were shut out of Wrestlemania tickets, WWE will more than likely release more tickets at the time comes closer. If you would like tickets to Raw for the night after Wrestlemania, you can still get them by clicking here. Whenever ticket information is released on the 2006 WWE Hall of Fame, you will find everything you need to know about that and all things Wrestlemania right here.

To view the video of people waiting in line for Wrestlemania, click here

Also, you can discuss Wrestlemania 22 and all things WWE by visiting the Wrestlemania 22 Blog Forum here

If you were in line for tickets, e-mail me at wm22blog@gmail.com and I will post your story.

I just got done camping out at the Allstate for 24 hours to get Wrestlemania tickets which are now sold out, but if you act quick tickets for Raw are now on sale!

Click here for Raw Tickets

I am taking a much needed nap, I will have a full update by Monday

Over at WWE Shopzone they have unveiled a Wrestlemania 22 Shirt. Below is the Description

WrestleMania 22 T-shirt
“The Windy City” must brace itself for a squall of epic proportions, because World Wrestling Entertainment is set to invade Chicago, IL on 4/2/06 with the most prominent event of sports-entertainment’s calendar year...WrestleMania 22! Superstars from both RAW and SmackDown will do battle under brightest of spotlights, each eager to succeed on a night that has given birth to legends and shattered aspiring dreams dating back to 1985. Why wait to indulge in the fever of this once-a-year extravaganza? Begin the celebration today by wearing the WrestleMania 22 logo T-shirt and whet your appetite for the historic festivities that await! Black. 100% cotton. Screen-printed in the USA. Imported. Price: $20.00




Also at WWE Shopzone they have revealed the Wrestlemania Anthology DVD Box Set which contains all 21 Wrestlemanias.. There will be two versions, the one pictured above comes in a leather box and will be signed by Vince McMahon. This version will cost you $279 and only 1000 are being made, and can only be bought through Shopzone. Another version will cost you $195 and will come in a holographic box. If you are going to get the holographic version, I suggest buying it through Deep Discount DVD as they have a much cheaper price. For full details on the box sets, visit this page.

The following press release was released by the WWE this morning

WrestleMania 22 Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, October 15 at 10 a.m. Central Time
Oct 6, 2005

STAMFORD, CONN., October 6, 2005 – Tickets for WrestleMania 22 go on sale Saturday, October 15, at 10 a.m. (CT)/11 a.m. (ET).

WrestleMania 22 will take place Sunday April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Tickets are $300, $200, $100, $75 and $40, with a limited number of “Platinum Ringside Seats” going for $750. Fans who purchase the Platinum Ringside Seats will get to keep a commemorative WrestleMania 22 chair. Tickets for WrestleMania 22 can be purchased at the Allstate Arena Box Office, Ticketmaster, and Ticketmaster.com or by calling 312-559-1212 and reserving seats by phone.

Recent WrestleManias have sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale. Last year, WrestleMania 21 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center became the fastest sell-out in Staples Center history, selling out in under a minute.

Chicago has hosted two previous WrestleManias. In 1986, a portion of WrestleMania 2 took place in the Rosemont Horizon (now Allstate Arena), which saw WWE Hall of Famer Andre The Giant™ win a 20 man over the top rope Battle Royal. In 1997, WrestleMania 13 came back to Chicago, headlined by Bret “Hitman” Hart™ defeating “Stone Cold” Steve Austin™ in an epic encounter

The following is from the 10/06 Ross Report

Name: Nick
With Hulk Hogan making only a few appearances on RAW and pay-per-views, are any WWE Superstars upset that he doesn’t work full-time, gets the spotlight and ultimately takes money from their pockets?


Not really. Hogan has been “coming in and out” for years without any major issues. With Hulk’s ongoing knee problems, he cannot work a full-time schedule even if he wanted to (and I don’t think that he does). Why should he? He’s done it all — except beat Stone Cold — and he has more money than he will ever spend.

Name: Paul
I have two questions I would like to ask you: First, do you think Hogan and Austin will headline WrestleMania 22 based on what Hogan said on the Homecoming episode of RAW? Second, have you ever thought about writing an autobiography? I think it would be an interesting read.

Obviously that match has been many fans’ dream match for years. If, and that is a big IF, it is going to happen there is only one stage I would put it on — and that is WrestleMania next year in Chicago. Austin has dropped some unneeded pounds to ready himself for acting, while the Hulkster was telling Harley Race and me Monday in Dallas about Hogan’s knee problem, which would have to be addressed before he stepped into any ring with Stone Cold. Needless to say, this match would pit the two biggest money makers ever in WWE one on one. Although they’ve been two HUGE fan favorites sometimes, not always, these big bouts without an antagonist can be strange, to say the least. I would pay money to see it whenever and wherever it might happen.

As far as a book goes, I have thought of writing an autobiography for years and probably will some day as it seems like I get new material for a book of this nature every day — especially in the past couple of weeks. I have kept thorough notes over the past three decades, so I will be ready when the time comes. With all I could write about, it might be best if I wrote my story when I am retired, and who knows when that will be?

So what do you think will happen? Will Stone Cold vs. Hogan happen at Wrestlemania 22, and will it be in the main event? Head on over to the forums to discuss

Welcome to the re-launch of the Wrestlemania 22 Blog. Tickets are going on sale next week, which means we are getting closer to the big event. Over the next six months expect lots of new features. One new feature is the roll over menu to the left. Just point your mouse over the roll over menu and it will expand, allowing you to navigate the new features. Another new feature added was the Wrestlemania 22 Blog forum. This will be used for discussions on Wrestlemania 22, as well as the Poll of the Week and more. To be able to post replies or create threads, please register, as you will not be able to do so if you do not register. The new media section will contain pictures and videos of all the events surrounding Wrestlemania 22, and will be updated as these events happen. At the bottom of the page is a google search bar which you can use to search for information regarding Wrestlemania 22. Leave a comment here or on the message board and let me know what you think of the new look, and I look forward to having this be the home for all information regarding Wrestlemania 22. You can always reach me via e-mail at wm22blog@gmail.com

I just set up a message board to discuss Wrestlemania 22 which can be reached here

Stop on by and discuss Wrestlemania 22 with fellow fans

Hulk Hogan just dropped a hint at the possible main event at Wrestlemania 22 on Raw Homecoming, asking what would it be like if he were to face the Rattlesnake sometime in the future

First off this blog will re-launch on October 15th, the day tickets go on sale for Wrestlemania 22, with a new look and new features.

Thanks to Qumar for sending the following in