--------------WRESTLEMANIA XV RESULTS

One of the most popular R&B groups of all time, Boyz II Men, sang a rendition of "America The Beautiful" to kick off WrestleMania XV!

The mood in the arena immediately changed from soulful to hardcore as Badd Ass Billy Gunn put the Hardcore Championship on the line in a Triple Threat match with Hardcore Holly and Al Snow. In the end, Billy Gunn knocked out Al Snow with a Rocker Dropper on a chair. Mr. Ass went for the cover, but Holly picked up the chair and nailed Gunn with it. With Billy dazed, Holly cover Snow and got the pin to become the new Hardcore Champion!

After ending up as the final two competitors in the battle royal on HEAT, D'Lo Brown and Test had to team up in a Tag Team Title Match against Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett. Debra got up on the ring apron to try and distract Test and D'Lo, but Ivory ran around and pulled the blonde bombshell down. Test got in Ivory's face, leaving D'Lo alone in the ring with Owen and Jeff. Even though D'Lo was in control and had Jarrett set up for his patented Sky High, Hart came flying off the top rope and hit the former European Champion with a missile dropkick. Jarrett fell on top of D'Lo and got the three count and his team retained the titles.

In the highly anticipated Brawl For All, Butterbean took on Bart Gunn. Gunn got back up after being knocked down early in the first round, but Butterbean floored him again quickly with an amazing right hand to the jaw. Bean, the 330 pounder from Jasper, Alabama, got the win via knockout 40 seconds into the first round.

In the match to determine who would be the referee for the main event at WrestleMania, Paul Wight took on Mankind. The Deranged One had apparently pissed off The Big Show earlier on HEAT and Wight didn't seem to worry about being disqualified. He picked up a steel chair and pummeled Mankind with it repeatedly. Then he threw two steel chairs into the ring, stood them up next to each other, and chokeslammed the former Federation Champion through them! The referee called for the bell, awarding the decision to Mankind via disqualification. Mr. McMahon marched out from the backstage area irate at Wight for not getting the job done. This upset The Big Show, and he grabbed the owner for a Chokeslam. However, he decided against it and let Mr. McMahon go. The owner went on to slap Wight, and this time to the delight of the crowd Wight punched him square in the face! The stooges came to the aid of the owner, while an ambulance crew carted Mankind away on a stretcher. A bit later, Wight was arrested!
In a Four Corners elimination match for the Intercontinental Championship, the Road Dogg defended against Val Venis, Ken Shamrock and Goldust, accompanied by Ryan Shamrock and the Blue Meanie. Val and Shamrock were eliminated when they were counted out. That left the Road Dogg and Goldust as the final two competitors. The Bizarre One seemed to be in control, and he ran off the ropes to attack the Dog. However, Ryan Shamrock tripped him! There was much confusion at ringside, and eventually the Road Dogg rolled on top of the Bizarre One and got the pin. After the match, Ryan walked away visibly upset, while the Meanie tried to convince Goldust that Ryan was bad news.

As Kane came out for his match with Triple H, the Famous Chicken attacked him from behind! Kane eventually unmasked him--and it was Pete Rose wearing the costume! Rose was still apparently upset about the Tombstone he got from Kane last year, but unfortunately for the former Cincinnati Red, he was the victim of another Tombstone this year!

Triple H ran out from the back and the match got underway. Eventually, Chyna made her way out from the back. She grabbed the ring steps and tossed them into the ring. Kane tried to attack HHH with them, but Hunter kicked them into Kane's face, and followed up by tripped the Big Red Machine, sending him face first into the steps. Kane regained control and hit Triple H with a chokeslam. Chyna grabbed a steel chair and climbed up to the ring, telling Kane that she wanted to finish off Hunter herself. Kane turned his back and Chyna smacked the 7-foot monster with the chair! HHH took the chair and pummeled Kane twice, and followed up with a Pedigree on the chair! The referee \softpage called for the bell, and disqualified the leader of DX. But it didn't seem to matter-Triple H and Chyna embraced, and the crowd went crazy.

Next up, Sable took on Tori for the Federation Women's Championship. After the referee was inadvertently knocked out, Tori looked to finish off the femme fatale. However, Nicole Bass came through the crowd and attacked Tori! The Women's Champion finished her off with the Sablebomb.

What was supposed to be a European Title match between Shane McMahon and X-Pac turned out to be more like X-Pac vs. the entire Corporation! As X-Pac made his way to the ring, the stooges attacked him. During the match, Test continually got involved, going so far as pulling X-Pac out of the ring when the degenerate had Shane pinned after a superplex. Chyna and Triple H came out, but after X-Pac hit Shane with the X-Factor, Chyna distracted the referee! Triple H attacked X-Pac from behind and delivered the Pedigree, pulled Shane on top, and Shane retained the title! After the match, Test, Triple H, Chyna and Shane assaulted X-Pac. The New Age Outlaws came out to aid X-Pac, but the Corporation also beat them down. Finally Kane came out and ran off the members of the Corporation.

In the Hell In A Cell match, both men were busted wide open and the Undertaker finished off the Boss Man with a Tombstone. After the match, Christian, Edge and Gangrel came down from the ceiling, and dropped a noose through the cell! The Undertaker took the noose and wrapped it around Boss Man's neck! The cell rose, and Boss Man rose along with it! Finally, EMT crews arrived and took Boss Man away on a stretcher.

With Paul Wight in jail and Mankind in the hospital, Mr. McMahon named himself the referee for the main event. But after the owner came out, Shawn Michaels' music played and the Commissioner arrived to a huge ovation from the crowd. Michaels reminded everyone that no WrestleMania is complete without HBK. Shawn said he had been reading through the Federation rulebook, which clearly states that only the commissioner can appoint a referee for the main event. HBK assured Mr. McMahon that he would not be the referee, and he ordered him back to the locker room. In fact, Michaels banned all members of the Corporation from ringside.

After The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin entered the ring, one of the most anticipated matches in Federation history got underway. The superstars battled in and out of the crowd and exchanged several near falls. Austin grabbed a chair, but The Rock pulled the referee in front and the Rattlesnake inadvertently clobbered the official with the chair. Another referee came in, but he upset The Rock and was the victim of a Rock Bottom. Yet another official came out, but so did Mr. McMahon, who punched this referee, knocking him down. Just when it seemed like every referee had been taken out, Mankind emerged from the back and assumed officiating duties! The Rock nailed Austin with the Rock Bottom, but Austin kicked out! Austin took a second Rock Bottom, and this time the champion went for the Corporate Elbow. However, Austin moved out of the way. After several moves and countermoves, Austin was able to hit the Stone Cold Stunner and cover The Rock for the win to become the World Wrestling Federation Champion!

As WrestleMania XV came to an end, Austin and referee Earl Hebner downed a beer, and after Austin stunned Mr. McMahon, he poured a few beers on the Federation owner!