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WrestleMania 21

  • TV Special
  • 2005
  • TV-14
  • 3h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.6K
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Kurt Angle, Mark Calaway, Shawn Michaels, Paul Levesque, John Layfield, Trish Stratus, John Cena, and Dave Bautista in WrestleMania 21 (2005)
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In the main event, Triple H puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Batista. JBL defends the WWE Championship against John Cena. The Big Show faces sumo champion Akebono ... Read allIn the main event, Triple H puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Batista. JBL defends the WWE Championship against John Cena. The Big Show faces sumo champion Akebono in a special Sumo Match. Kurt Angle battles Shawn Michaels. The Undertaker faces Randy Ort... Read allIn the main event, Triple H puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Batista. JBL defends the WWE Championship against John Cena. The Big Show faces sumo champion Akebono in a special Sumo Match. Kurt Angle battles Shawn Michaels. The Undertaker faces Randy Orton. Plus, special Piper's Pit featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

  • Director
    • Kevin Dunn
  • Writers
    • Christopher DeJoseph
    • Ed Koskey
    • David J. Lagana
  • Stars
    • Dave Bautista
    • Paul Levesque
    • John Cena
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • Kevin Dunn
    • Writers
      • Christopher DeJoseph
      • Ed Koskey
      • David J. Lagana
    • Stars
      • Dave Bautista
      • Paul Levesque
      • John Cena
    • 25User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Wrestlemania: 21
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    Dave Bautista
    Dave Bautista
    • Batista
    Paul Levesque
    Paul Levesque
    • Triple H
    John Cena
    John Cena
    • John Cena
    John Layfield
    John Layfield
    • John 'Bradshaw' Layfield
    Kurt Angle
    Kurt Angle
    • Kurt Angle
    Shawn Michaels
    Shawn Michaels
    • Shawn Michaels
    Mark Calaway
    Mark Calaway
    • The Undertaker
    Randy Orton
    Randy Orton
    • Randy Orton
    Rey Mysterio
    Rey Mysterio
    • Rey Mysterio
    Eddie Guerrero
    Eddie Guerrero
    • Eddie Guerrero
    Adam Copeland
    Adam Copeland
    • Edge
    Glenn Jacobs
    Glenn Jacobs
    • Kane
    Chris Jericho
    Chris Jericho
    • Chris Jericho
    Jay Reso
    Jay Reso
    • Christian
    Chris Benoit
    Chris Benoit
    • Chris Benoit
    Shelton Benjamin
    Shelton Benjamin
    • Shelton Benjamin
    Tarô Akebono
    Tarô Akebono
    • Akebono
    Paul Wight
    Paul Wight
    • The Big Show
    • Director
      • Kevin Dunn
    • Writers
      • Christopher DeJoseph
      • Ed Koskey
      • David J. Lagana
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    • Trivia
      The first WrestleMania to feature the Money in the Bank Ladder Match the second overall ladder match in the event's history however the only one on one ladder match was at WrestleMania X.
    • Alternate versions
      There are several changes to the DVD version when compared to the original live broadcast.
      • - When Christy Hemme comes out for her match against Trish Stratus, her theme music ("Walk Idiot Walk" by The Hives) was changed to generic music.
      • - Two changes were made to Roddy Piper's introductory remarks about Stone Cold Steve Austin during the Piper's Pit segment. On the live broadcast Piper says "Who is the biggest rebel in the history of the WWF?" which was changed to "WWE" on the DVD. Although the camera stayed on him when he said "WWF" during the live broadcast, on the DVD it cuts to a crowd shot just as he says the "E". A few seconds later Piper says "Bullshit!" which is bleeped on the DVD, but was not bleeped on the live broadcast.
      • - When Stone Cold Steve Austin comes out during the Piper's Pit segment, the Wrestlemania 21 logo on his name plate was covered up by the Piper's Pit logo in the lower left corner during the original live broadcast. This production error is corrected on the DVD.
      • - After Piper's Pit, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross start talking about the parody trailers, when Ross stops to advertise the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view. The DVD edits out the ad, but since it was all one continuous shot of both guys, a shot from the Basic Instinct parody is inserted to cover up the edit.
      • - When Tony Chimel starts to give the rules of the Sumo match, there was originally problems with the microphone, causing the first part of Tony's words to be hard to hear, and prompting Michael Cole to say "Tony about to give the rules" as a way to stall for time. The DVD removes the unclear part of Tony's words and Michael's line about the problem.
      • - When Akebono's theme music starts, it takes him a little while to make his entrance. In the live broadcast, the camera was fixed on the empty stage for seventeen seconds, while the DVD reuses an earlier crowd show to cover this up.
      • - After the Wrestlemania 22 promo (which follows the Hall of Famers segment) there is an exterior shot of the Staples Center. The DVD uses different music and replaces a graphics glitch that was in the original live broadcast. Also, the Snickers ad done by Jerry Lawler was edited out.
      • - During the live broadcast Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross spent two minutes talking about the history of the Triple H/Batista match as a stall for time while Motorhead set up their instruments (in order to play Triple H's theme live as he walked to the ring). The DVD cuts right from the history video package to Motorhead playing, eliminating Lawler and Ross' conversation entirely. This was partly done to eliminate the production error, and partly because the song playing in the background as they spoke was the same one that was changed a few minutes earlier on the DVD (during the Staples center exterior shot).
    • Connections
      Featured in Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
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    Featured review
    8/10

    WWE Wrestlemania 21

    Rey Mysterio def. Eddie Guerrero Tag Team champions battled it out in an entertaining opener which got the crowd going. Great match but it could have been better and they deserved longer. Also there was one seriously botched move. Also Rey was adjusting his mask every minute which did get annoying. MATCH SCORE - (out of 10) 7

    Edge def. Chris Benoit, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Chris Jericho and Kane in a money in the bank ladder match This was the match that gave Edge his money in the bank contract and then his WWE Title at New Year's Revolution. This match was extremely entertaining. Shelton Benjamin gets my VIP of the match. MATCH SCORE - 9

    SEGMENT - Eugene came out and spoke about midgets for a while before being interrupted by Muhammad Hassan and Daivari. Hassan then spoke about not having a match and not being able to have a Wrestlemania moment. He then said he was going to make one. Hassan and Daivari started beating up Eugene then Hassan applied the camel clutch on Eugene before HULK HOGAN came to the ring and beat up Hassan and Daivari. Nice segment. SEGMENT SCORE - 7.5

    Undertaker def. Randy Orton Better than expected match. Both men did a great job and the run in of "Cowboy" Bob Orton worked well. Undertaker won and improved his Wrestlemania record to 13-0 MATCH SCORE - 8

    Trish Stratus def. Christy Hemme to retain the Womens Championship Trish tried hard to make this match good but it didn't work. Luckily it didn't last long. I don't think anyone was paying attention to the wrestling, rather the divas themselves. MATCH SCORE - 5

    Kurt Angle def. Shawn Michaels Match of the night. What a great match. MATCH SCORE - 9.5

    PIPER'S PIT WITH SPECIAL GUEST STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN Austin and Piper argued. Carlito came and trash talked both of them. He then attacked Piper, Austin laughes then helped Piper. The predictably Austin stunned Carlito, drank beer with Piper and the Stunned Piper as well. SEGMENT SCORE - 7

    Akebono def. Big Show in a Sumo Match What a great sumo match. This was so cool to watch. NOT. This was pure crap and what was so far a great pay per view go down a level. MATCH SCORE - 1

    John Cena def. JBL to win the WWE Championship This match was okay. Cena won. It's funny because when Cena won the crowd went nuts, when he lost the title to Edge the crowd went nuts and there was no heel turn. MATCH SCORE - 6

    Batista def. Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Championship Triple H carried Batista well here. This match was good. MATCH SCORE - 7

    TOTAL SCORE - 60/10

    GRADE - B
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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • WWE РестлМания 21
    • Filming locations
      • Staples Center - 1111 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
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      3 hours 52 minutes
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