The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (TV 2009)

Writers:

Jenifer Bloodsworth, Christopher DeJoseph

Stars:

Paul Levesque, Randy Orton, Adam Copeland

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Levesque	...	Triple H
Randy Orton	...	Himself
Adam Copeland	...	Edge
Paul Wight	...	Big Show
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
Shawn Michaels	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Atlas	...	Himself
Steve Austin	...	Himself (as Stone Cold Steve Austin)
Antonio Banks	...	MVP
Shelton Benjamin	...	Himself
Barbie Blank	...	Kelly Kelly
Richard Blood	...	Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat
Anthony Carelli	...	Himself
Elizabeth Carolan	...	Beth Phoenix
John Cena	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | wrestler | pay per view | wrestling | wwe | 

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Genres:

Sport

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

5 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

WWE WrestleMania XXV

Filming Locations:

Reliant Stadium - One Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

WWE officials had secretly been in talks with The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke to wrestle Chris Jericho at this event. After Mickey prematurely revealed this confidential information to reporters at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet, his agents backed out on the deal, fearing the news of Mickey wrestling could cost him his chances of winning an Oscar that year. It did.

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Goofs

While it's promoted as the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, it's actually the 24th anniversary. It's the 25th edition, but not 25th anniversary which is still until 2010 since WrestleMania started in 1985.

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Quotes

Jim Ross: It is an honor to set at ringside and see this.

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Connections

Follows WrestleMania VI (1990)

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Soundtracks

"All Summer Long"
Performed by Kid Rock
(Part of live medley by Kid Rock)

User Reviews

Not as good as expected!

'WrestleMania 25' is supposed to be a grand affair, a brand which has been the most prominent affair in the history of WWE. But sadly the event doesn't live up to its mark.... Minus HBK vs Undertaker, no other match makes you go wow!! WM 25 could've been the best event ever, but sadly it joins the league of events like 'Summer Slam', 'Royal Rumble' and 'Survivor Series', not WM.

Things which left a mark: HBK vs Undertaker. The-duo once again proved that they are the true legends of WWE, delivering a fantastic match. Easily, The best WrestleMania in recent times. The Showstopper and The Deadman deserve a standing ovation for their contribution in WWE. Mickey Rourke's cameo was entertaining, knocking Y2J down.

The disappointments: Everything else. The Money In The Bank match was plain mediocre. Y2J vs The Legends was good, not great. The match reminded me of RAW. Triple H vs Randy Orton was a yawn. The built up for the match was instigating, but the result was narrow. Santina winning miss WM was unintentionally funny. Jeff vs Matt was boring, ditto for the other matches.

Being a hardcore fan of WWE since childhood, I expected a lot from WM 25, but sadly it didn't reach my expectation. HBK vs Undertaker, will surely be remembered as one of the greatest matches of WWE history. The performers didn't disappoint, the event did.