WWE WrestleMania 22

7.7
2006 4 hr 0 min Drama , Action

WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.

  • Cast:
    John Cena , Paul Michael Lévesque , Kurt Angle , Óscar Gutiérrez , Randy Orton , Michael Hickenbottom , Vince McMahon

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Reviews

Pacionsbo
2006/04/02

Absolutely Fantastic

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Odelecol
2006/04/03

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Curapedi
2006/04/04

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Chirphymium
2006/04/05

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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arsh7777777
2006/04/06

Great Wrestlemania. According to me, these are the ratings:1) Kane & Big Show vs Carlio & Chris Masters - 5/10 (An okay opening for Wrestlemania) 2) Ladder Match - 8/10 (Good match) 3) Hall of Fame Seg. - 9/10 (R.I.P. Eddie) 4) Benoit vs JBL - 5/10 (So-so match) 5) Edge vs Foley - 6.5/10 (Foley tried his best. That makes it good) 6) Booker vs Boogeyman - 1.5/10 (Sucked and WWE, you can do better than this kind of match.) 7) Trish vs Mickie - 7.5/10 (A very good women's championship match.) 8) Undertaker vs Henry - 10/10 (Taker shows everyone again, what he's made of. Greatest match of the night!!!) 9) HBK vs Vince - 9.5/10 (Awesome match. HBK ended it well.) 10) Angle vs Mysterio vs RKO - 9/10 (Great match. Rey turned out to be the champ. Great Job) 11) Cena vs HHH - 8.5/10 (Great match. Cena retains his championship)

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kliko400
2006/04/07

Now this was definitely a good Wrestlemania, even better than last year's. But the best Wrestlemania's in my opinion is X7 & XX.FIRST MATCH- BIG SHOW & KANE VS. CARLITO & CHRIS MASTERS FOR THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Great opener. Carlito & Masters worked really well to try topple down Kane & Big Show but to no avail. Carlito goes off the top rope & goes to nail Kane, but accidentally hits his own partner. Which leads to Big Show tossing out Carlito, then both Kane & Big Show nail a double-Chokeslam on Masters for the win to keep their World Tag titles. 5/10 SECOND MATCH- ROB VAN DAM VS. MATT HARDY VS. RIC FLAIR VS. BOBBY LASHLEY VS. SHELTON BENJAMIN VS. FINLAY IN A MONEY IN THE BANK INTERPROMOTIONAL LADDER MATCH Very great match. A lot of high risk moves & double teams in this match. Both Benjamin & Hardy are on the top ladder fighting it out, when RVD comes pushes them both down & grabs the MITB briefcase to become the new Mr. Money In The Bank. 7/10 THIRD MATCH- CHRIS BENOIT VS. JBL W/ JILLIAN HALL FOR THE WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP This was also a good technical match. Benoit & JBL put on a good fight in a battle for the United States Championship. Benoit locks in the Crossface on JBL. Suddenly JBL reverses the Crossface & gets a roll-up on Benoit using the ropes for the win to become the new United States Champion. 5/10 FOURTH MATCH- EDGE W/ LITA VS. MICK FOLEY IN A HARDCORE MATCH I like Hardcore matches, & if you watch this match you'll see why. Both men busted pretty badly open as they tried to hurt each other very badly. Edge spears Mick Foley through the apron & to the table outside {Which was lit on fire}. Edge makes the cover & gets a 3 count to get the victory over Mick Foley in this brutal Hardcore match. 5/10 FIFTH MATCH- BOOKER T & SHARMELL VS. BOOGEYMAN IN A 1-2 HANDICAP MATCH Just a plain squash. Don't know why they had to put it on the Wrestlemania match card. While Sharmell runs backstage {After Boogeyman put worms on her}, Booker T misses a slam on Boogeyman in the corner which leads to Boogeyman nailing his Special called The Boogeyslam for the win here against Booker T at Westlemania. 2/10 SIXTH MATCH- TRISH STRATUS VS. MICKIE JAMES FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP This match was better than their encounter at New Year's Revolution. Great athletic moves by both Divas {Even though I think most Diva matches are boring}. Mickie James wins after nailing a modified Stratusfaction on Tish for the win to become the new WWE Women's Champion. 4/10 SEVENTH MATCH- UNDERTAKER VS. MARK HENRY IN A CASKET MATCH I'm not really a fan of Casket matches, this one was just a solid match nothing really special. The only highlight of the match is when Undertaker leaped over the ropes & nailed a nice Dive to knock Henry down. Undertaker in the ring nails a Tombstone on Henry, then puts him in the Casket for the win & to keep his Wrestlemania Streak alive. 4/10 EIGHT MATCH- SHAWN MICHAELS VS. VINCE MCMAHON W/ SHANE MCMAHON IN A NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH I liked this match. Because it showed Michaels beating up both Shane & Vince with everything he had. He even went far to tie Shane on the ropes with handcuffs, then threw the keys in the crowd & beat Shane with a cane. Even the Spirit Squad tried to interfere during the match, but Michaels took them all out. Michaels then put Vince on a table which a garbage bin under it. Got on a big ladder & jumped off the top nailing a elbow on Vince & crashing him through the table. Michaels finishes him off with Sweet Chin Music & covers for the 3 count to get the cool victory over Mr. McMahon at Wrestlemania. 5/10 NINTH MATCH- KURT ANGLE VS. RANDY ORTON VS. REY MYSTERIO IN A TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP This was really a good triple-threat match. Only if it was more longer I would have given it a very good rating. Mysterio arm drags Angle out of the ring, & finishes Orton off with a 619 to get the historical win as Mysterio has won the World Heavyweight Championship here in a memorable moment at Wrestlemania. After the match, Mysterio celebrates his big win with Vickie & Chavo Guerrero as dreams do come true for Rey Mysterio. 6/10 TENTH MATCH- CANDICE MICHELLE VS. TORRIE Wilson IN A PLAYBOW LINGERIE PILLOW FIGHT Boring. Why is this match on the card. Torrie wins after a roll-up on Candice. 2/10 ELEVENTH MATCH- JOHN CENA VS. TRIPLE H FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP This is the big one. This match is going to be a classic & I was half-right. It was a bit slow at times but it picked up pretty good in the end. After the referee was knocked down, HHH tried to use a sledgehammer but Cena fought his way out & nailed a F-U, but to Cena's shock HHH broke out. Later Cena got the STFU on HHH & unbelievably made him tap out to get the win & retain his WWE Title. 5/10 This Wrestlemania was definitely better than last year's as it had more matches & more titles on the line.Overall: I'll give it 9/10 & a A

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MikeDeanv1
2006/04/08

The biggest night in the wrestling world, the grandest stage of them all and the showcase for the immortals. This WrestleMania was one of the best(in my opinion). It was BIGTIME.Match 1 - Kane and Big Show Def Carlito and Chris Masters. The show was kicked off with the tag team champions retaining there titles. This was a fun match, a few moments where you actually thought masters and Carlito would win, but ultimately a bit of a let down, I would have liked to see it go on a bit longer. Match Rating - 5/10.Match 2 - RVD Def Ric Flair, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay, Bobby Lashley and Matt Hardy in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. This is where things started to heat up, you put six crazy guys in a ring together with weapons and what do you get, answer in one word, CARNAGE. We saw some new and crazy stuff, especially from RVD and Shelton. Maybe not as good as the original, but pretty close. Match Rating - 7.5/10Match 3 - JBL Def Chris Benoit for the US Title. This was a good match, with some nice back and forth action.Possible a slight let down because i was really looking forward to this match. Again i would have liked to see it go on for longer, seen as Benoit and JBL have some great chemistry between them and both of these blokes are great workers. Match Rating - 6/10Match 4 - Edge Def Mich Foley, in a Hardcore Match. Now this is one of the most brutal matchs in WrestleMania history, if not, the most brutal. Edge and Foley really went at it, for his age Foley really pulled at the bad and I think surprised a lot of people, including me, and this should show all those critics who say Foleys just a mere imitation of his former self. With a little help from the HO, Lita, Edge pulled out a victory with an amazing Spear through a burning table, which now adds to his unbeaten streak. Match Rating - 8/10, good job Foley.Match 5 - BoogeyMan Def Booker T and Sharmel. What was the point, please someone tell, what was the point. This was a waste of a SmackDown Match, we could have seen some cruiserweight action or MNM defend the Tag Titles. I'm trying to blank this one from my memory but its just too awful. Match Rating - 2/10, seriously, what was the point, ill have to ask Vince next time I see him.Match 6 - Mickie James Def Trish Stratus for the Womens Title. Wow, what a match, this really was a showcase for the womens division. The crowd was electric for this match. I take my hat off to both the women (if i was wearing one). To all the guys who watched this match, when Mickie grabbed Trish's YOU KNOW WHAT and did the YOU KNOW WHAT sign, did anyone else suddenly find Mickie extremely Sexy. Match Rating - 8/10, well done lady's.Match 7 - The UnderTaker Def Mark Henry, in a Casket Match. This match was really cool, two Power houses going at it. There were a few moments where I thought Henry might steal it, but Taker weren't having none of it. Scratch another name on the long list of UnderTakers Wrestlemania Victims. Match Rating - 7.5/10Match 8 - Shawn Michaels Def Vince McMahon, in a no holds barred match. I was so glad Good Old JR was there to call this SlobberKnocker. Now I'm not Michaels biggest fan, but as I was watching this match i suddenly found myself out of my seat and cheering him on. This match was a blood fest, I'm so glad the Spirt Squad got what they deserved and Shawn then pulled out the biggest ladder I've ever seen in my life and dived straight off it. What a crazy sod. Match Rating - 8/10Match 9 - Rey Mysterio Def Randy Orton and Kurt Angle, for the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, in a triple threat match. In my eyes this was the true main event, there was some crazy stuff including a double German Suplex and a great mix of finishers and counters. All three men showed what there made of and what else could we expect for three of the best athletes in the wrestling industry. Really Great Match, well done Rey. Match Rating 9/10Match 10 - Torrie Wilson Def Mickie James, in a Playboy Pillow Fight. Not sure why this match was booked here, but how cares. Two beautiful and sexy women ripping each others cloths off and rolling about, brilliant. Not a WrestleMania Classic but good fun to watch. Match Rating 3/10 for the wrestling side, 9/10 for hotness.Match 11- The Main Event- John Cena Def Triple H, for the WWE Title. The King has been dethroned. Like a lot of people, i don't like Cena very much, but after that victory, my respect grew for him and now I don't completely hate him. Now I've said that, this was in my mind a match classic, both men gave it there all and the better man one. Match Rating - 9/10, easily Cenas Greatest match of his career.Overall it was a really good show, I don't think ill ever forget the time the WWE went BIGTIME. The WWe needed this kind off show to say that they can still give the audience what they want to see. Overall Show Rating - 8/10.

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Ikepoiyen668894
2006/04/09

A very enjoyable Wrestlemania, a lot better then last year. Great matches, a crowd that was loud, bizarre and relentless. Here's a recap1. Chris Masters & Carlito Vs. Big Show & Kane - Tag Titles 7/10, A solid opener with Kane and Big Show coming off really effective as the dominant force, Carlito was way over with the crowd in this one. WINNER - BIG SHOW AND KANE2. Money In The Bank Ladder Match 9/10 I can't stress how much I enjoyed this match, it was far better then last year's, Benjamin and R.V.D were awesome, Benjamin performs a leap from the top rope onto the ladder, absolute awesome. Lashley was pretty poor, Hardy, Flair and Finlay held their own. R.V.D was way over. WINNER - RVD3. Chris Benoit Vs. J.B.L - US Title 5/10 As expected an average match, I like JBL's promos but he's not the most entertaining wrestler to watch. A bit of a surprising and anti climatic ending. WINNER - JBL4. Edge Vs. Mick Foley - Hardcore Match 7.5/10 Super match, great spots, the ending was awesome, you must see it. Hats off to the risk taking from Edge and Foley. WINNER - EDGEA super segment involving Snitsky, Mae Young, Goldust, Booker T, Sharmell, Million Dollar Man and Eugene.5. Booker T & Sharmell Vs. Boogeyman 3.5/10 As I didn't expect much from this match I wasn't too disappointed but it's fair to say Boogeyman cannot wrestle a dot bit. The match is rather predictable to be honest. Boring chants break out during the match. WINNER - BOOGEYMAN6. Trish Stratus Vs. Mickie James - Women's Title 6.5/10 A strong women's encounter but what was most exciting was the crowd, Mickie was so over with the crowd, everything she did was cheered and Trish was predominantly booed out the building. It was going so well and I was growing on Mickie but then she proved what I've been saying for months, she's sloppy. She botches a stratus faction which the crowd let her know about. WINNER - MICKIE7. Undertaker Vs. Mark Henry - Casket Match 4/10 Now I am no huge Undertaker fan but this guy deserves so much better then Mark Henry, Undertaker tried as hard as he could but Henry is just so lame that there is nothing Taker can do to make this match interesting, it's slow, boring and so predictable even for the most retarded mark. WINNER - UNDERTAKERAnother great segment this time with the McMahon's, Vince says a prayer and has a few words with God - funny stuff.8. Shawn Michaels Vs. Vince McMahon - No Holds Barred 7/10 A plain and simple McMahon beat down from HBK, it is so much fun to watch and probably edges the Hogan/Vince match of WM19. HBK performs a stunning elbow drop from the top of a ladder. WINNER - HBK9. Rey Mysterio Vs. Kurt Angle Vs. Randy Orton - World Heavyweight Title 8/10 I wanted and thought I would be giving this match 10/10 but due to the fact it was so short I just couldn't do it, none the less it was very good, Kurt Angle carried this match like never before, he was at his best. As for Rey, well I felt sorry for him, it was his crowning moment and the crowd pooed all over it, they booed him every time he went to hit Angle, a shame really but hey it's Kurt Angle you beat him up you annoy a heck load of people. WINNER - REY MYSTERIO10. Torrie Vs. Candice - Pillow fight 2/10 Oh dear, okay these two are so sexy but they are so lame in the ring it becomes a crime to watch, as expected from the rampaging crowd, they proceed in crapping all over this match. An awful match but it wasn't pointless as they needed a toilet break match in somewhere. They also needed a match to put in between the World title matches in order to kill the crowd, which they did and did so in flying colours. WINNER - TORRIE11. John Cena Vs. Triple H - WWE Championship 9/10 Remember Rock/Hogan WM18 how the crowd ate up and made that match, well exactly the same here. This match was the main event and judging by crowd reaction to it, it's good it was. It wasn't a technical wrestling showcase but a heart pounding, near falls, emotionally charged match up. They both have weird entrances by the way. At first the crowd really get on Cena's back and are well into the Game, I thought both men played to the crowd spectacularly, I thought a few of the chants towards Cena were unacceptable and went beyond what it should go, after all this is just entertainment. As the match went on the crowd got louder and louder and they seemed to swerve a bit towards Cena that made for the old 50/50 chanting banter, a "Let's go Cena" "Cena sucks" chant breaks out, really good stuff and a few more false endings before the match comes to a dramatic and surprising ending. WINNER - JOHN CENAAll in all a very good Wrestlemania, anyone who says otherwise is just sum stuck up smark who can't get their head out their rare end. The crowd were brutal and loud, thumbs up to Wrestlemania 22. Some strong matches but a few diobolical ones.

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