WrestleMania 21


ABOUT

WrestleMania 21 was held on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

MATCHES/STIPULATIONS/RESULTS

Match #1 Dark Match

 Inter-Promotional Battle Royal / Battle Royal / Winner: Booker T

 Match #2

 Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero /  Singles match / Winner: Rey Mysterio


 Match #3

 Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) vs. Chris Benoit vs. Kane / Money In The Bank Ladder match / Winner: Edge


 Match #4

 The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton / Singles match / Winner: The Undertaker


 Match #5

 Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme (w/ Lita) / Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship / Winner: Trish Stratus


 Match #6

 Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels / Singles match / Winner: Kurt Angle


 Match #7

 Akebono vs. The Big Show / Sumo match / Winner: Akebono

 Match #8

 John Cena vs. John Bradshaw Layfield / Singles match for the WWE Championship / Winner: John Cena


 Match #9

 Batista vs. Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) / Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship / Winner: Batista

TRIVIA

-Eddie Guerrero's final WrestleMania match before his untimely passing in November 2005

-John Cena wins his first WWE Championship

-Batista wins his first World Heavyweight Championship

-Last WWE Pay-Per-View to be released on VHS

-Motörhead performed Triple H's theme song live


Credit for photos to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. 

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