April 2, 2007; WrestleMania day!

I woke up early today, at around 6:30 am, because I watched the live screening of WWE WrestleMania 23 at SM Megamall Cinema 6 at 9:00 am. The moviehouse was jam-packed in the premiere and the deluxe sections. The event finished at around 12:40 in the afternoon. Here now are the match-by-match results of the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania 23:

Dark Match: (Pre-WM match) Lumberjack Tag Team Match: Carlito and Ric Flair def. Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms.

WrestleMania Matches:
1. Mr. Kennedy defeated CM Punk, King Booker, Edge, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Finlay and Randy Orton in a Money in the Bank Ladder Match (19:10)
: Kennedy now has the chance to cash in the briefcase for a World title shot whenever he wants, wherever he wants.

2. The Great Khali defeated Kane (5:31)
: Khali delivered a two-handed chokeslam to Kane.

3. Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) to retain the United States Championship (9:19)
: Benoit nailed the diving headbutt to MVP.

4. The Undertaker defeated Batista to win the new World Heavyweight Championship (15:47)
: The Undertaker tombstoned Batista en route to continue his WrestleMania undefeated streak at 15-0.

5. The ECW Originals (Sabu, RVD, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer) defeated The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, "The Alpha Male" Marcus Cor Von and Matt Striker) (6:26)
: RVD pinned Striker after the Five-Star Frog Splash

6. Bobby Lashley (w/ Donald Trump and Miss USA 2006 Tara Connor) defeated Umaga (w/ Mr. McMahon and Armando Alejandro Estrada) (w/ Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee) to win the Battle of the Billionaires Hair vs. Hair Match (25:52)
: Lashley pinned Umaga after a Stunner from Austin and a spear from Lashley.
: As part of the stipualtion, the losing billionaire gets his head shaved. Trump, Lashley and Austin together shaved McMahon bald.

7. Melina defeated Ashley to retain the WWE Women's Championship in a Lumberjill Match (3:14)
: Melina pinned Ashley after a Bridge Pin.
: After the match, all the lumberjills had a fight.
: The Lumberjills were Mickie James, Torrie Wilson, Victoria, Candice Michelle, Layla El, Kelly Kelly, Trinity, Brooke Adams, Michelle McCool, Kristal Marshall, Jillian Hall and Maria.

8. John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Championship (28:21)
: Cena forced HBK to submit with the STFU.
: Cena is now one of only two wrestlers who have retained the WWE Championship at two consecutive WrestleManias (22 and 23), along with Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 2 and III).

Wrestlemania 23 clinched the second largest attendance for all Wrestlemanias with 80, 103 fans. And the said number is the new Ford Field record, breaking the record set during the Superbowl XL just last year. It really lived along it's tagline, All Grown Up.

Next year's WrestleMania, which is its 24th installment will be culminating at the Sunshine State of Florida right in the heart of Orlando, at the Citrus Bowl Stadium for WrestleMania 24.