WWE WrestleMania XXXI (2012)

WrestleMania XXXI was the 31st annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), held on March 2, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida.  The event was the second WrestleMania in the state of Florida  and the third to be held in Southeastern United States, following WrestleMania XXX in 2011. WrestleMania XXXI was a joint-promotion event, featuring performers both from the Raw and SmackDown brands. Nine matches were featured on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main bout.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal;">The Main Event at WrestleMania Featured Derrick vs. Cashondra in Derrick's Last Match. On the January 16th edition of RAW, Derrick announced that after WrestleMania he would be retiring and that at the event will be his lat match. The following week Cashondra agreed to face Derrick in his last match.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal;">The Main event for the Raw Brand features WWE Champion Keyona and 2012 Royal Rumble Shalyn. In January, at the Royal Rumble,Shalyn won the 2012 Royal Rumble Match, earning the right to face the world champion in the main event of WrestleMania. On the Feburary 6th edition of RAW Shalyn announced that she will face Keyona for the WWE title at the event.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal;">The Main event from the SmackDown! Brand was World Champion Otisha defending her title against. At IMAX's 10th Anniversary Christal defeated Otisha. After the match Christal went on a 9 month hiatus from WWE. Christal didn't returned until the Elimination Chamber PPV, when she won the SmackDown! Elimination Chamber Match for the right to face Otisha for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.