WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Writer:

Tom Horn (writer)

Release Date:

1 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sport

Tagline:

Houston, we have a problem.

Plot:

WWF Title: The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, WWF Intercontinental Title: Chris Jericho vs. William Regal...

Plot Keywords:

Battle Royal | Tag Team | Cult Favorite | Ugandan | Sequel With Unusual Number

Cast

Dwayne Johnson	...	The Rock
Steve Austin	...	Himself
Chris Jericho	...	Himself
Darren Matthews	...	William Regal
Brian Wickens	...	Bushwhacker Luke
Jeff Hardy	...	Himself
Matt Hardy	...	Himself
Amy Dumas	...	Lita
Adam Copeland	...	Edge
Jason Reso	...	Christian
Terry Gerin	...	Rhyno
Mark LoMonaco	...	Bubba Ray Dudley
Devon Hughes	...	D-Von Dudley
Matt Hyson	...	Spike Dudley
Andrew Martin	...	Test

Also Known As:

WrestleMania XVII (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Italy:VM14 (tv rating)

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Trivia:

After the Iron Sheik claimed he was in no physical condition to be taking bumps, he was booked to win the Gimmick Battle Royal, marking his first WrestleMania win in nearly 15 years.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Eddie Guerrero trips on the ring ropes and falls out of the ring in front of a startled Perry Saturn.

Quotes:

Paul Heyman: Kane scares the hell outta me and I'm a fearless guy!
Jim Ross: Lets not carried away but!...

Movie Connections:

References "Let's Make a Deal" (1963)

Soundtrack:

Turkey in the Straw

One of the best Wrestlemania's ever!

A crowd of 67,925 fans set a new attendance-record for the Astrodome in Houston, Texas at April 1, 2001. And those 67,925 fans got their money's worth because Wrestlemania X-Seven is one of the best Wrestlemania's ever and even one of the best PPV's ever. Of course this Wrestlemania isn't without any stinkers. The match between Eddie Guerrero and Test for the European Championship is bad in every way and is nothing more than an average "Raw-is-War"-match. Ivory vs. Chyno for the WWF's Women's Championship is one of the worst matches I've ever seen. Chyna is a talented wrestler, but you can clearly see that Ivory isn't. She's better of as a henchman than as a wrestler. The rest of the fights are good or even very good. The Acolytes and Tazz vs Right to Censor isn't bad, but it's also rarely memorable. The Triple-Threat Hardcore Championship Match between Raven, Big Show and Kane is one of the highlights of the evening. It's brutal and it features the two largest athletes in the WWF: Big Show (7"2, 500 pounds) and Kane (7", 330 pounds). Chris Jericho vs. William Regal for the Intercontinental Title is also a entertaining match. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit is a good technical wrestling match, Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon with Mick Foley as a special guest referee turned out to be a lot better than I thought. The Gimmick Battle Royal was a lot of fun to watch and it brought up a lot of memories with wrestlers like Hillbilly Jim, The Iron Sheik, Sgt. Slaughter, Eathquake and Nikolai Volkov but it could have been a lot better if there were a little bit more famous gimmicks like Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Ricky Steamboat or Randy Savage. The other 3 highlights of the evening are the TLC II match for the Tag-Team Championship between The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz and Edge & Christian. Just like Wrestlemania 2000 (where these 3 teams also battled each other) this is a high-risk and very entertaining match. Triple-H vs. The Undertaker is also a great match and it truly uses the talents of both superstars. The main-event is a WWF Championship match between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. This match was a lot better than their match at Wrestlemania XV, because it's a lot less predictable. This is definitely one of the best main-events in WWF history. Wrestlemania X-Seven is great and it's almost perfect. So far the year 2001 is one of the best years in WWF-history.