WrestleMania XXVII

WrestleMania XXVII
The Wrestlemania XXVII set
Tagline(s)"The Biggest WrestleMania Ever"
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown
DateApril 3, 2011
Attendance71,617[1]
VenueGeorgia Dome
CityAtlanta, Georgia
Pay-per-view chronology
Elimination Chamber (2011) WrestleMania XXVII Extreme Rules (2011)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania XXVI WrestleMania XXVII WrestleMania XXVIII

WrestleMania XXVII was the twenty-seventh yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on April 3, 2011, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] It was the last WrestleMania until 2017 to feature split rosters for Raw and SmackDown, as the first brand extension ended in August.[3] WrestleMania XXVII was also the last event before World Wrestling Entertainment started calling itself simply "WWE".[4]

Eight matches happened on the card. In the main event, which was from the Raw brand, The Miz defeated John Cena to keep the WWE Championship, thanks to help from the show's host, The Rock. This set up a match between Rock and Cena at the main event of the following year's event. WrestleMania XXVIII. SmackDown's main match saw Edge defeat Alberto Del Rio to keep his World Heavyweight Championship in his last match until 2020. Also, The Undertaker defeated Triple H in a No Holds Barred match to extend his undefeated WrestleMania streak to 19–0. This is the only WrestleMania so far where no title changes happened.[5]

  1. Canton, John (March 21, 2022). "WWE WrestleMania 27 Review". TJR Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. "Atlanta to host WrestleMania XXVII". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-02-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. Nemer, Paul (August 30, 2011). "Raw Results – 8/29/11". Wrestleview. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. Sacco, Justine; Weitz, Michael (April 7, 2011). "The New WWE" (Press release). Connecticut: WWE. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  5. "The Results of Every WrestleMania Title Match and Championship Change". ThoughtCo. Dotdash. March 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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