WrestleMania XXIV was the 24th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on March 30, 2008, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida and was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida. It was also the second WrestleMania to be held outdoors. American socialite Kim Kardashian served as the hostess of the event.
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers and boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather
A steel rig with a tarpaulin was placed over the ring at WrestleMania XXIV
An attendance record setting 74,635 fans at the Citrus Bowl for WrestleMania XXIV
Randy Orton defended his WWE Championship.
WrestleMania is a professional wrestling event held annually between mid-March and mid-April by the American company WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Since premiering in 1985, 40 events have been held, with its most recent 40th edition occurring at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 6 and 7, 2024. WrestleMania was WWE's first-ever pay-per-view (PPV) produced and is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. The event has been broadcast through traditional PPV since 1985 and has been available via livestreaming since WrestleMania XXX in 2014, which was WWE's first major event available through this medium. WrestleMania was conceptualized by former WWE executive chairman Vince McMahon and named by ring announcer and WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel. It is the company's flagship event and along with Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, it is referred to as one of the "Big Five", WWE's five biggest annual events of the year.
AT&T Stadium during WrestleMania 32
The Undertaker holds the record for 21 victories in a row at WrestleMania, with an overall record of 25–2.
The Rock vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIX in their third and final WrestleMania encounter
Shawn Michaels earned the moniker "Mr. WrestleMania".