WrestleMania XXVIII: Difference between revisions

On July 17 at [[Money in the Bank (2011)|Money in the Bank]], [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] defeated [[Cody Rhodes]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Sheamus]], [[Místico|Sin Cara]] and [[Wade Barrett]] to win the SmackDown [[Money in the Bank ladder match]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan| title=Daniel Bryan won the SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/2011/smackdown-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match|publisher=[[WWE]]|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref> On the July 22 edition of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', Bryan declared he would cash in his [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]] [[Money in the Bank ladder match|briefcase]] at WrestleMania XXVIII.<ref name=SD2207>{{cite web|last=Michael|first=Burdick|title=SmackDown results: Calamity after the storm|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2011-07-22/results|publisher=[[WWE]]|date=2011-07-22|accessdate=2011-07-23}}</ref> Despite this claim, on the November 25 edition of ''SmackDown'' he attempted to cash the briefcase in. He won the title from then-champion Mark Henry and began to celebrate. The celebration was cut short as soon after as ''SmackDown'' General Managaer [[Teddy Long]] informed Bryan that Mark Henry was not medically cleared to compete and declared the match void and returned the briefcase to Bryan and the title back to Mark Henry. Bryan, the following Monday on ''Raw'', acknowledged that he went back on his word, saying that headlining WrestleMania ''was'' his dream and that his "plans changed"; that the briefcase "doesn't guarantee [him] anything", since he could be put out of action at any time.<ref>[http://vids.wwe.com/14108/raw-daniel-bryan-and-mark-henry "Raw: Daniel Bryan and Mark Henry stand eye-to-eye one night before their steel cage clash for the World Heavyweight Title"]. [[WWE]]. November 28, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.</ref> WWE, however, continued to maintain the advertisement for WrestleMania until Daniel Bryan successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on [[Big Show (wrestler)|The Big Show]] at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] on December 18, 2011, to become the new [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_56118.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE TLC PPV Report 12/18: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - TLC, Table, Ladder, Chair matches|publisher=James Caldwell|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref>

 

 

==Scheduled matches==