Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: A & E

Media Credit: Jake Verterano Wrestlemania 24 emenated from Orlando's Citrus Bowl on March 30. Superstars such as Triple H, Undertaker, and Maria competed.

A lot has changed in a year, well, at least in the world of professional wrestling. Champions have fallen, opportunists have capitalized, the unforeseen has happened and the unexpected came to life. All of these twists over the least year culminate into one event, Wrestlemania.

The 24th installment of World Wrestling Entertainment's annual event happened on Sunday, March 30 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Over 74,000 fans packed the sold-out stadium to witness their favorite superstars make history.

"Wrestlemania is the be all, end all of what we do," WWE Superstar, Triple H, said in an interview with the Orlando Sentenial. "We work our entire careers to steal the show at Wrestlemania."

Triple H was involved in a triple threat match for the WWE championship at Wrestlemania against defending champion, Randy Orton and John Cena. HHH managed to hit his finishing maneuver, the Pedigree, on Cena but Orton nailed HHH with a kick during the pinfall and capitalized. Surprisingly, Orton walked out of Wrestlemania with the championship.

"I was shocked that Orton retained," Gerard Verterano, a law student at the Southern New England Institute of Law and fan at Wrestlemania, said. "I think everyone thought Cena or HHH would walk out with the belt."

One of the featured attractions of the show was a historic confrontation between boxer Floyd Mayweather and the seven foot tall, Big Show. The match featured a lot of cheating on Mayweather's part. He defeated the giant via knockout when he nailed him with a gold chain.

The main event of the show featured World Heavyweight Champion, Edge, putting his title on the line against The Undertaker. Neither of these superstars have ever been defeated at Wrestlemania. The battle was very back and forth and had fans attention at all times. Undertaker managed to pick up a submission victory over Edge.

"I really thought that Undertaker's Wrestlemania winning streak would end when Edge hit a second spear," Joe Valencia, a fan in attendance at Wrestlemania, said. "It was awesome to see Undertaker make it 16-0 at Wrestlemania!"

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