WrestleMania X8 was presented by Sour Skittles and took place on 17 March 2002, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario and registered a record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 grossed approximately $6.1 million CAD ($3.9 million USD).
This was the last WrestleMania event that was produced under the WWF banner. The company changed its brand name as WWE in 2002 and so this event marks a landmark change in the company's operations.
With a star-studded match card containing 12 matches, the WWF team successfully managed to achieve great success with the show. This was also the first time Y2J made an appearance in the main event of WrestleMania.
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Kurt Angle vs Kane
The resilient Angle and the sadistic Kane took on each other at WrestleMania 18. This was a typical singles match with no special stipulations but the wrestlers made it special. Angle tried for an initial pinfall after a flying clothesline but couldn't get the 3 count. The momentum later exchanges hands and Kane broke the Angle Lock.
During the finishing moments of the match, Angle delivered a belly-to-belly suplex on Kane and the Big Red Machine made a futile attempt for a chokeslam and Angle successfully rolled him up for the win taking the support from the ropes. This match lasted for just above 10 minutes.
Jazz vs Lita vs Trish Stratus
Two of the all-time great WWE divas, Lita and Trish Stratus took part in a triple threat match for the WWF Women's Championship against Jazz, the reigning Champion back then. In a match that lasted only for 6 minutes, Trish attempted a Stratusfaction on Lita but Lita escaped the move by throwing Trish out of the ring.
Jazz then took advantage and delivered a fisherman superplex on Lita and pinned her for the win. She retained her title that night but this Mania marked the beginning of the glorious careers of Lita and Trish in the WWE.
The Undertaker vs Ric Flair
Talk about two of the most decorated superstars of all time in the WWE and you could not avoid The Undertaker and Ric Flair. The former boasts of a 22-1 winning streak at WrestleMania while the latter boasts of holding the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for a record 16 times.
These two guys took on each other at WM-18 in a no DQ match. During the closing moments, Arn Anderson came into the ring and delivered a spinebuster on Taker. But Flair still couldn't get a 3 count. Taker later sat up and delivered a dragon sleeper to Anderson and later delivered a Tombstone to Flair for the win.
The Rock vs Hulk Hogan
This match was called an "Icon vs. Icon" in which the Rock and Hogan took on each other. Hogan wrestled in Mania for the first time after WM-9. Rock, the face, and Hogan, the heel, fought for 16 minutes and the crowd absolutely loved the fight. Rock made Hogan tap out of a sharpshooter but the referee never saw it. Hogan delivered a low blow and followed it up with his own Rock Bottom but only got a 2 count on the Rock.
Rock powered up and delivered 2 Rock Bottoms and a People's Elbow on Hulk and got the victory. After the match, Rock shook hands with Hogan and showed respect for the legend. He also saved Hogan from the vicious attack by the members of NWO. After the match, Hogan and Rock posed to the WWE Universe and this was one of the most spectacular moments in WWE history.
Triple H vs Chris Jericho
In the main event, Chris Jericho defended his WWF Undisputed Championship against Triple H. The interesting thing here was Stephanie siding with Jericho. Jericho and Steph targeted the injured leg of Triple H during the initial moments of the match. After both guys fought inside the ring for a few minutes, Steph tried to end the match by attempting to hit Triple H with a steel chair, which backfired as the referee stopped her from doing so.
Triple H quickly gained consciousness and delivered a Pedigree to Steph. Jericho tried to deliver a Pedigree in typical Y2J style but the 'Game' countered the move with a catapult. Triple H then kicked Jericho and delivered a Pedigree for the win. With this, the game became the new WWF Undisputed Champion.
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