WrestleMania XII

WrestleMania XII
Promotional poster featuring Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Diesel, and The Undertaker with the logo spoofing the 20th Century Fox logo and its searchlights.
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateMarch 31, 1996
CityAnaheim, California, United States
VenueArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Attendance18,853[1]
Buy rateNorth America: 290,000[2]
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WrestleMania XII was the 12th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on March 31, 1996, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California in the United States. Eight matches were held at the event, including two on the Free for All pre-show.

In the main event, Bret Hart lost the WWF Championship to Shawn Michaels in the first televised Iron Man match in company history, lasting over 60 minutes. In his return to the company after a four-year hiatus, The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Roddy Piper had his first match since 1994.

  1. ^ Powell, Jason. "Iron Man Match highlights WrestleMania 12". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "WWE Pay-Per-View Buys (1993-2015)". Wrestlenomics. 25 March 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.