WWE WrestleMania 21

2005 "WrestleMania Goes Hollywood"
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WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleManiaPPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus John Cena for the WWE Championship. Another primary match was an interpromotional match between The Undertaker versus Randy Orton. The featured matches on the undercard were Kurt Angle versus Shawn Michaels and a Money in the Bank ladder match. The event also featured the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin who started his part-time appearances with WWE at this event. The event drew a Staples Center record attendance of 20,193 people and grossed more than $2.1 million in ticket sales.

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Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
kliko400 This years Wrestlemania 21 was good, but i reckon last year's was probably a little bit better.First match- Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio This wasn't really bad, a good test of strength between these two Tag Champions. Rey Mysterio wins after a hurricana roll-up on Eddie for the 3 count. 4/10Second match- Money In The Bank Ladder match, Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Edge vs. Christian This was definitely the best match of the night. A lot of high-flying moves from the ladders & also suicidal moves as well especially from the ever entertaining Chris Benoit. Edge wins after knocking Benoit from the ladder then getting the briefcase to win the whole match. 7/10Third match- Randy Orton vs. Undertaker This was also a enjoyable match, i wanted Orton to win but Undertaker just had to pull out a victory after delivering a Tombstone on Orton to get the pin fall & keep his Wrestlemania streak even more. 5/10Fourth match- Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme for the WWE Women's Championship Pretty boring this match was, mostly like other Diva matches. Trish wins after a Chick Kick to retain her title. 2/10Fifth match- Sumo match, Akebobo vs. Big Show One word, boring. This match was not entertaining, Akebono the Sumo Grand Champion threw Big Show out to win. 2/10Sixth match- Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels This match was also the second best match of the night, so many great moves being applied & both men gave it all to give their best Wrestlemania match ever. I think they did. Kurt Angle wins after making Shawn Michaels tap out to the Ankle Lock in what was like a 30 minute match. 6/10Seventh match- JBL vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship Good match between these two, i do reckon in my opinion that this match should of been a little bit longer but it was still good. John Cena nails a F-U on JBL to capture the WWE Championship & end JBL's 9 month reign as WWE Champion. 5/10Eigth & final match of the night-Batista vs. Triple H for the WWE Championship Great bout between these two former best friends & Evolution members. Both men tested out each other in the main event & also gave a good match to the fans. But not better than last year's Wrestlemania main event. Batista captures his first World Title when he nails a Powerbomb on the bloody Triple H to defeat his former best friend & mentor. 5/10Overall: This was a good Wrestlemania but not better than last year's. I'll give it 8/10 & B+.
wrestlingsitewebmaster Match one pitted Rey Mysterio against his friend and partner, Eddie Guerrero. To be honest this was a minor disappointment. Although one angle was seriously botched, Rey's adjusting of his mask, was distracting to the viewers then it was too him.Next up was the brilliant ladder match which consisted of Kane, Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian, Chris Benoit and the all improving Shelton Benjamin. The match contained less suicidal bumps then Wrestlemania 17 TLC match, but it was a huge enjoyable effort. Edge won the bout.Then Eugene (whom no one cared about) came down to talk about his favourite wrestlemania moment, which sent everyone to sleep. The relief came when Muhammad Hassan came to the ring with Daivari. They attacked poor Eugene, when all of a sudden Hulk Hogan came down and beat the crap out of the two villains. However Hogan did not check on Eugene and he posed for a couple of minutes, which seemed like 5 hours.In match number 3 , The Legend Killer - Randy Orton battled The Undertaker, in a surprisingly good encounter. Taker won when he Tombstoned Orton. Next up was the poor Women's encounter between Christy Hemme and Trish Stratus. This was poor and even though Trish tried to get the best out of Christy, it wasn't good enough. Trish won when she hit the chick kick.Then perhaps the best match of the night, Kurt Angle battled Shawn Michaels. This was excellent and even though these two men aren't in their prime, they showed everyone that age isn't important. Angle won when he made HBk tap to the ankle lock. Then unfortunately, the event goes down hill. The Big Show battles Japanese sumo wrestler Akebono, in a crap sumo match. Akebono won (obviously) when he threw Show out of the ring.Next up John 'Bradshaw' Leyfield battled John Cena in a poor match. Cena hit the F-U on Bradshaw to win the WWE title. However the fans knew that Cena was going to win, and it seemed like someone won a raffle as opposed to winning the title.Then in the main event, Triple H battled Batista in an average match. The match went on for 22 minutes, which was probably long enough in Dave Batista's eyes. Batista won when he power bombed HHH and lifted the World Heavyweight Championship up, but no one cared! Overall 7/10
LG2004 As I mentioned on the WrestleMania XX boards, WM's 17 and 19 were better than this one, but it was still worth the price.Eddie Guerrero Vs. Rey Mysterio: A great match between the 2 Tag Team title co-holders. I think that a move or 2 was botched, but a good match with Rey winning with a roll-up. 4/5 Money In the Bank Ladder Match: Chris Jericho Vs. Shelton Benjamin Vs. Chris Benoit Vs. Kane Vs. Edge Vs. Christian: A lot of risk-taking moves in this one. What would you expect in a ladder match? Edge and Christian knock out Kane w/ a Ladder Duet (as Jerry "The King" Lawler called it), Benoit hits Kane w/ a headbutt off the ladder, Shelton runs up a fallen ladder and clotheslines Jericho, Shelton T-Bone suplexes Edge off a ladder, and Kane wounds Benoit's right arm by hitting it between a ladder. Benoit almost wins until Edge hits his injured arm w/ a chair, causing him to fall off, withering in pain. Edge climbs the ladder and retrieves the briefcase. 5/5 Legend Vs. Legend Killer: Randy Orton Vs. Undertaker: Undertaker's entrance was just as good as WM 20's. This time, he (almost) literally glides to the ring! I personally wanted Randy to win this. Some people in the audience even had 12-1 signs. The match highlights include Taker's usual Old School and vintage leg drop off the apron (onto his opponent's head), interference by Randy's dad, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, a dragon sleeper submission reversed into a DDT, and a chokeslam reversed into an RKO. In the end, Randy tries to Tombstone Taker, but it's reversed into a Tombstone by Taker. Taker's streak at WM is intact at 13-0. 4/5 WWE Women's Championship: Trish Stratus (c) Vs. Christy Hemme:Personally, I think that Christy did pretty well for her first title match. I was hoping (since Lita was training Christy) that Christy would shock us w/ a moonsault or a snap DDT, but it didn't happen. A few good roll ups here and there (and a Twist Of Fate) by Christy, but in the end, the Female Triple H retains w/ a Chick Kick. 3.5/5Kurt Angle Vs. Shawn Michaels: Possibly one of the best matches of the night. The fight went back and forth between the two. Kurt does an Angle Slam from the turnbuckle, a failed moonsault, and reverses an attempted Sweet Chin Music into an ankle lock, while Shawn attempts an elbow drop, and hits Angle w/ a springboard moonsault onto an announce table, but the table doesn't break. In the end, Kurt wins after making Shawn tap out to the ankle lock. 5/5Sumo Match: Akebono Vs. Big Show: It wasn't exactly my cup of tea seeing Show in a sumo outfit, but the match was good. Short and sweet, with Show actually lifting Akebono up, but Show is tossed out of the ring. Akebono wins. 3/5 WWE Championship Match: John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) Vs. John Cena: JBL makes his best entrance yet, with a police motorcade escorting him to the ring and "In JBL We Trust" 100 dollar bills (w/ JBL's face on them) falling from the ceiling. JBL actually carries the Doctor Of Thuganomics through most of the match. Cena makes a late comeback in the end of the match and ends up winning the WWE title!!! WTF was WWE thinking!? They let JBL beat everyone else over the past 9+ months, but let him lose in a 12 minute match!? I was actually rooting for JBL. Well, JBL can always get the belt back in the future. 4/5 (minus a point since Cena won) World Heavyweight Championship Match: Triple H (c) Vs. Batista: This is a little better than the JBL/Cena match since I like Batista more than Cena. Like the Angle/Michaels match, this goes back and forth. Flair even interferes a few times. WHOOOOOOO!! LOL Anyway, after reversing an attempted Pedigree on the steel steps, Batista busts H-Boy open catapulting him into the ring post. H-Boy hits a low blow on Batista while the ref deals w/ Flair. He goes for another Pedigree, but Batista is too strong and forces his arms free. Dave then nails a bloody H-Boy to the mat w/ a piledriver-esquire move. H-Boy's 10th World Heavyweight Title reign comes to an end after Batista hits him w/ a Batista-bomb for the 3-count. Batista celebrates in the ring as pyro goes off around the ceiling. Your winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion, Batista!!! 5/5
Stone_Cold 20,193 fans packed into the Staple Center on April 3 2005 to watch Wrestlemania go Hollywood, and not too many fans left disappointed.Decent matches, a great crowd and some good booking made Wrestlemania 21 one to remember, but could it be the best ever?Match 1: Eddie Guerrero vs Rey MysterioA decent enough match with some great action and some high risk moves. A little slow in some places and some of the exchanges were very awkward, however it didn't disappoint and was a good starter.Match 2: Shelton Benjamin vs Kane vs Chris Benoit vs Christian vs Chris Jericho vs Edge in a money in the bank ladder match.One of the best matches of the night. Great moves, cutting edge stunts and some new and innovative action. Shelton Benjamin was quite impressive for his first match of this type (and on a huge show like Wrestlemania) and he didn't let anyone down. All 6 men deserve special praise for this effort; it was a great match and will be talked about for sometime.Hassan/Eugene/HoganA brief break from the action saw Hassan and Eugene share a few choice words until the one and the only Hulk Hogan came out. The fans went nuts, rendering this segment a true "Wrestlemania moment". Mr Wrestlemania is Hulk Hogan as far as I am concerned, the man is magic and this was just another magical moment that the Hulkster has given us. Match 3: Undertaker vs Randy OrtonThis match started a little slow, but soon warmed up and turned into a decent match. A little bit of interference from Bob Orton didn't harm things at all and the Undertakers entrance was as good as ever. I understand Randy Orton was injured for this match, so he deserves a little bit of extra credit. Him and the Undertaker had a decent match. Match 4: Trish vs ChristyI feel sorry for Trish Stratus. She is a decent competitor, and deserves a lot of credit for her contribution to the industry. Yet she gets a horrible task for the biggest PPV of the year. Christy missed most of her spots and was clueless for this match, Trish carried things as much as she could and looked quite professional while doing so. I really had wished that an accomplished woman competitor had been in there with Trish. I bet Trish wishes that as well.Match 5: Kurt Angle vs Shawn MichaelsThe match of the night (well it was on par with the 6 man ladder match, but for different reasons). Both men were excellent and worked really well with each other. Smooth exchanges, excellent moves and some great working of the crowd made this match excellent. Everyone knew this match could steal the show, and boy did it ever.Pipers pit:I found this to be disappointing. I didn't really understand what Roddy Piper was going on about and I don't think we saw enough of Stone Cold. Adding to this, Stone Cold makes a "big comeback" on an annual basis so that spark has gone when he makes his entrance. It's a shame, but hopefully he will stick around this time. On another note Carlito Cool is a great character, and fitted in well. Match 6: Big Show vs Akebono (sumo match)Well I really don't know where to start. Firstly we have to see the Big Show and Akebono in sumo attire, and then the match is over as soon as it has started (and it took ages to start, after the sumo ring had took a while to set up!). It was a complete waste of time, and probably grossed out 99% of the audience. What was WWE thinking? Maybe some exposure in Japan, which must be it.Match 7: JBL vs John CenaDisappointing. I found this match didn't really have too much to offer. There were a few decent moves and a few nice pops from the crowd, but I found the finish a little bit of a waste. On another side note, I can see Cena going the same way as Jericho, Benoit and Guerrero.Match 8: HHH VS BatistaWell, this was the big one. It didn't disappoint, and I think that the much was as good as it could be considering Batista's in ring limitations. They worked around Batista's limitations well, and there were some nice moves and great pops for any Batista offense. The finish was a little off again, and could have been a little more exciting but it was satisfying none the less.Overall it was a great event, with some cracking performances and few let downs. A good show, and this is one of those shows that can be watched again and again. It wasn't quite a classic PPV, and it wasn't the best Wrestlemania ever but it was exciting, well booked and satisfying in the match results. Well worth watching for any wrestling fan.