WrestleMania XXVII | ||||
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![]() The Wrestlemania XXVII set | ||||
Tagline(s) | "The Biggest WrestleMania Ever" | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown | |||
Date | April 3, 2011 | |||
Attendance | 71,617[1] | |||
Venue | Georgia Dome | |||
City | Atlanta, Georgia | |||
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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]