WWE WrestleMania 21 (2005)

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The worst Wrestlemania I've ever seen was 21. This is coming from someone who missed 1-14,22 and 23. The main reason it flopped was its two horrendous main events and its misuse of talent(a major problem at the time especially). Rey Mysterio def. Eddie Guerrero- It was perplexing to see Eddie open the show for the first time(after co-main eventing WM 20) and lose to Rey Mysterio. Even then I thought Eddie deserved the win and a better match on top of that. This match was okay. They could have done better. It was hampered by having nothing at stake(They could have made it a U.S title match), no buildup, or any special stipulations. It felt like a regular Smackdown match. (3/5) Money in the Bank Ladder Match Edge def. Chris Benoit, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho, Christian and Kane- This match was alright, nowhere near as good as other ladder matches, but like the last match, these competitors would have served better spread out across the show. Benoit and Jericho were worthy of main eventing Wrestlemania,something WWE only exploited once for each. (3.5/5) Interpromotional Match Undertaker def. Randy Orton- The match of the night. The tombstone flip into a tombstone was a great spot, something not seen before at the time. (4/5) Women's Championship Match Trish Stratus def. Christy Hemme w/ Lita to retain-This match was so bad I don't even remember it.(2/5) Interpromotional Match Kurt Angle def. Shawn Michaels- This match was pretty slow and never seemed to take off, which is a surprise considering the competitors. People that say this was one of their favorite matches of all time obviously never saw Jericho v.s Michaels a couple years back, which was probably the best Mania match of all time.(3.5/5) Sumo Matach Akebono def. Big Show-Hands down the biggest waste of time in WWE history.(1/5) WWE Championship Match John Cena def. JBL to become new champion- People that complain about HHH, Cena, more recently Orton or anyone else for holding the title forgot about JBL's terrible 1 year reign as World Champ that felt twice as long. they still haven't learned their lesson, which is: World Title Reigns shouldn't last a year unless the CHamp a) is a great wrestler/entertainer or b) has considerable star power. WHile JBL is entertaining, he has neither of these qualities in spades. His reign should've ended at Summerslam. This reign single handedly murdered Smackdown, which was twice as good as Raw for quite some time beforehand. It still hasn't recovered. It should have been Eddie vs Cena. At least it was over quick. (2/5) World Heavyweight Championship Match Batista def. Triple H to become new champion- This match, like most of HHH's matches of this period were just plain boring, which means it lasted twice as long as it should've and HHH just bled a lot(The worst of these was his craptacular 40 minute snoozefest with HBK at Bad Blood 2004). (2/5) Overall=6/10

WrestleMania went Hollywood at the twenty-first instalment of wrestling's biggest extravaganza. The Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles California was the venue for some of the most eagerly anticipates matches in wrestling. Both Smackdown! and Raws main championships were up for grabs, there was a battle of the WWE Tag Team Champions, two inter promotional matches with four of WWE biggest stars, a Woman's Championship match, the first ever Money in the Bank Ladder match and also a (cough, cough) Sumo wrestling match. WrestleMania 21 certainly had it all.The opening match of the night was the battle of the WWE Tag Team Champions. Rey Mysterio took on Eddie Guerrero in what some people consider a mild disappointment. The match was great but if Mysterio wasn't having so much trouble with his mask this could have been the greatest opening battle in WrestleMania history. Unfortunately it just didn't make it. That honour will remain with the Harts brother battling at WrestleMania X. Rey Mysterio picked up the win.The first ever Money in the Bank Ladder match for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship was match number two. Raw's finest six did battle in a blistering contest. Edge, Benoit, Jericho, Kane, Shelton Benjamin and Christian really kicked things up a gear in this one. As good a Ladder match as you will see on any event this was breathtaking. Edge picked up the unpopular victory and in doing so propelled himself into the main event scene.The Undertaker took on Randy Orton in the first inter promotional contest of the night. This was another fantastic match. Orton was the first guy since Triple H back in 2001 that I thought could actually end the dead man's undefeated streak. I was wrong. The Undertaker picked up his 13th win after a back and forth battle and turned back the challenge of WWE's brightest star.Trish Stratus defeated Christy Hemme in an entertaining Woman's Championship match. Hemme's best move of the night was a kick direct to the "lower" mid section of Stratus.Then came match number five. One of the most eagerly awaited one on one matches of all time without a championship being on the line. Smackdowns! Kurt Angle against Raws Shawn Michaels. This was a thriller. One of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history without a doubt. These two may not be in their prime anymore but by God this was amazing. Everyone in the Staples Centre and anyone watching this live was on the edge of their seats. Kurt picked up the victory after Michaels tapped out at the twenty-seven minute mark.The crowd didn't have time to settle before Hall of Famer Roddy Piper and Stone Cold Steve Austin came out for their Piper's Pit segment. After a few stone cold stunners to Piper and the interfering Carlito we moved onto the Sumo wrestling match between Akebono and Big Show. Akebono won this boring, unentertaining mess.That took us to our main events. What we didn't know at the time was that after the Michaels and Angle match we all could have gone home. The two championship matches were dull and lifeless. John Cena ended John Bradshaw Layfields nine-month WWE Championship reign with a FU in a boring eleven-minute contest. Angle and Michaels could win match of the year and this could win worst match of the year easily. Post match, John Cena celebrated as though he had won a gruelling battle of Austin/Rock proportions whilst the crowd treated his win exactly as it was. A cheap and over rated victory.And finally the main event of the night. Was Triple H going to lie down for his second WrestleMania in a row? Or was Batista going to learn the hard way who was really running Raw? The answer was the first one. Whilst the match was better than the WWE Championship match before it, this was still only average at best. Batista won the overlong battle and brought the crowd in the Staples Centre to its feet.WrestleMania 21 was good. Should have been better but we can blame the last hour and a half for that. Worth watching for the under card alone, perhaps the best undercard in WrestleMania history? I'll let you decide.

now, i had to had to watch this ppv weeks later, and i've forgotten some of what happened so, if i'm wrong on this, disregard the wrong stuff. 1st match. Rey vs Eddie. this was a fast paced and good match...but wait, isn't this the same match we've been seeing week after week on smack down? Rey gets the better of Eddie(again) 2/5 (i don't exactly remember the order of how they went but i know all the matches.) Trish vs Christy. this match might have single handedly ruined Trish's career. don't get me wrong, i like Christy...but shes not a wrestling diva like Trish, shes more like a bikini contest diva, like Torrie. nothing interesting here. 1/5money in the bank ladder match. edge has been complaining about not getting a shot at the title. you won. now shut up!!!! this was a good match with a crappy ending. Kane walks out and immediately gets ganged up on by everyone. Chris Benoit wrestles with a shoulder injury and stitches, both injury's come back to haunt him. Shelton Benjamin was the most impressive guy in the match, exploding with the T-Bone off the ladder. genius!!!! just about everyones down, Chris Benoit has the brief case in his hands, its about off the hook.....and edge hits Benoit in the "injured shoulder" with a chair, knocking Benoit off the ladder, edge climbs and gets the title. now, besides that, heres my problem with the match. Benoit's left shoulder is supposedly the injured one, but Benoit gets hit in his right and sells it like it was the injured one. 3/5Shawn Michaels vs Kurt angle oh my god, i hate Kurt Angle but he is very good. i didn't want him to win, but i guess he deserves it. this match will be forever membered as a classic!!! but you know Vince, Shawn doesn't have to bleed in every match. highlight: the corkscrew moonsault by Shawn Michaels on Kurt Angle through the Spanish announce table(what are they racist or something? its always the Spanish table) also, Shawn beat Kurt at vengeance 2005, this if angled correctly(excuse the pun), will send the feud into a best two out of three falls at the next raw ppv. 4/5Batista vs HHHi've always liked Batista, and with how much every one hate HHH, i knew he was gonna win. i also knew he wasn't gonna go to smack down. Batista utterly decimates hunter in this match. pedigree reversed into Batista bomb for win 4/5John Cena vs John bradshaw layfieldthis will be pretty much the same as the last match review. i like John Cena, and with how him and Batista were the last two rumble competitors left standing, i knew i was looking at the new champs. i ordered no way out and watched Cena beat Kurt Angle. this was good, but too short, and was very predictable. 3/5undertaker vs randy Ortonundertaker wins again. i hated this match cause either way, someones gimmick was ruined. but you know that wee isn't gonna let takers wrestlemania streak be ruined. taker, you need to forget about being a superstar, wrestle one more mania match against a younger guy, elevate him, then retire!!!! guys like you and Ric flair are holding the new guys back!! 2/5the good:money in the bank, Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels the OK:Batista vs HHH, John Cena vs John Layfield, Rey vs Eddie, the horrible: womens championship, undertaker and randy Orton

Am a great fan of WWF from the beginning. Now I watch every episode of its event on TEN Sports channel. I was blown away when I heard WWE decided to set their main event of the 2005 WrestleMania 21 in Hollywood, making a tag line "WWE goes Hollywood". I was dying for that larger than life event; but what I got was an ordinary weekend wrestling episode.WrestleMania 21 (Spoilers******) This is my first comment on a WWF/WWE entertainment program, I am hoping it will stand as right as I enjoyed. So here it goes, Continuing from 2005 Royal Rumble, the winner Batista has to fight against his former team member HHH for the World Heavy Weight Title in this event; making it as the main High Light of WrestleMania 21.Plus adding spice to the event we have 7 following matches. First time in WrestleMania History, fight between a tag team members >> Eddie Guerrero Vs. Rey Misteryio <<. Then getting the agreement for next World Heavy Weight Championship Contender, six people have to fight for their destiny in the Suitcase Ladder Match were the participants are >> Shelton Benjamin Vs. Christian Vs. Edge Vs. Chris Jericho Vs. Chris Benoit Vs. Kane <<. And the angry males like me for the cooling of minds a Divas Fight was set for finding the next Women Championship Winner. Followed with the Stupid Young Boy's dream to beat the Dead Man >> Randy Orton Vs. The Undertaker <<. Then the fight with real life Wrestler Vs fancy Wrestler >> Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle Vs. HBK Shawn Michaels <<. Same generic followed, this time in a Sumo style between two big ones, >> Big Show Vs. Aakimodo <<. Then comes the match to find the Champion of Smackdown >> John Cena Vs. JBL <<. Ending with World Heavy Weight match, we can see some celebrities in the viewer's side like Adam Sandler, C.S.I babe..etc,etc.It was supposed to be the best WrestleMania but it failed to deliver the expected excitement. With minor appearance of old stars like Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Piper with surprise cameo of new faces like Mohammad, Eugene and Carlito Cool, the show was weak to suppress the die hard fans like me.In my opinion first mistake was its Ring settings, it has no big expensive ring as I expected. The ring looked ordinary were the slanted path way was the worst part of the building. Second comes the matches. All the matches except the Six Man Ladder match were average or below worst average! The first match Eddie Guerrero Vs. Rey Misteryio has nothing new, nothing fresh except Misteriyo appeared in new cutting mask and new tight fit T-Shirt which has the picture of his back tattoo. The match between the chicks was too quick and short, it did not deliver the glamour/nudity which every fan expected. I liked Trish Stratus's attitude, I liked her approach to satisfy the meat loving fans even though she appeared in shirt and strapped pant. The match between Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels was great at the last moments. Kurt Angle did an outstanding performance; I was surprised to see him lifting the Heart Break Kid whole upwards to the backside with his only left hand! Sumo match between real life Sumo championship winner Aakimodo and the WWE big superstar Big Show was fun at a different aspect. Yahe, seeing those fat men in semi-nude was funny, really. And I knew that winner would be Aakimodo, 'cause in Sumo/Asian wrestling there is no faking; they worship the truth in every athletic martial form. The fight between John Cena and JBL was below average, I have seen it a thousand times in Smackdown episodes, shame for them for not bringing something new to a WrestleMania match.The Worst match was between Randy Orton and Undertaker, it sucked, it sucked a lot. From the beginning Undertaker's arrival to the ring in a tiny dolly was silly and sucked me lot. Then after the match started none of the wrestlers rise up to expected levels. Randy sucked in each and every minute while Undertaker failed to show his anger. Before WrestleMania Undertaker made a death message to Orton by slamming Durphy's head in Steel Platform by his finishing 'Last Ride' move. Watching that I expected a war from Undertaker but what I got was LAME FAKED SCRIPTED Fight. It sucked in all means.The best match was the 6 MAN LADDER MATCH. It was really thrilling, after a long period WWF/WWE showed an outstanding match which reminds me the late 80's-90's of Wrestling. Each and every micro second ROCKED! I don't have any prejudiced winner for this match, but watching and enjoying Kane's performance and mannerisms I was hoping for his success. I think he is the real life version of Jason Voorhees! But things went totally upside down when Edge took the last and the best shot of his carrier! Truly it's the Super match of WrestleMania XXI.By the way, last but not least, the main match HHH Vs Batista was simply OK, but not the best or the outstanding. Big fight of WrestleMania which includes Ric Flair with Triple H Vs. Batista doesn't have the 'near the edge experience'. I wanted an ultimate clash between Triple H and Batista. I wanted like this.. a lot of blood run, lot of destruction, a helper intruding fight, wrestle becomes a street fight that penetrates into the viewers, Batista's unseen failing chances and his unforgotten Damaged face!, with a last cutting edge finishing result. Neither the expectations comes true except HHH takes the courage to show his wounded forehead for the loosing of the World title.WrestleMania 21 = Lamed Mania Ever.