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WrestleMania X8, also known as WrestleMania 18, was a 2002 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 18th annual WrestleMania and took place on March 17, 2002, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the second WrestleMania at that venue after WrestleMania VI in 1990.
The event marked the last WrestleMania under the WWF name before the company was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May, and the last one held before the introduction of the brand extension just a week after the event. This is the last WrestleMania to be held outside the United States until 2027 when it is to be hosted in Saudi Arabia. The SkyDome, renamed to Rogers Centre in 2005, would not host another WWE event until 2025 when Elimination Chamber took place.
Twelve matches were contested at the event including one match that was broadcast on the Sunday Night Heat pre-show on MTV. The Rock defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan in the main attraction dubbed \"Icon vs. Icon\", in what was Hogan\'s first WrestleMania since WrestleMania IX in 1993. In the final match, Triple H defeated Chris Jericho to win the Undisputed WWF Championship. In other prominent matches on the undercard, \"Stone Cold\" Steve Austin defeated Scott Hall, The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair in a no disqualification match, and Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
The record-breaking attendance for the SkyDome of 68,237 grossed approximately $6.1 million CAD ($3.9 million USD).[4] WrestleMania weekend also included WWF Fan Axxess at the Canadian National Exhibition\'s Automotive Building.[5]
