WWE WrestleMania 21

Kevin Dunn
2005-04-03

WrestleMania Goes Hollywood
8.3
240 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Cena John Cena The Free Refills
Paul Lévesque Triple H Unowned
John Layfield JBL Unowned
Patricia Stratigeas Trish Stratus Unowned
Christy Hemme Christy Hemme Unowned
Dave Bautista Batista The Free Refills
Amy Dumas Lita Unowned
Steve Austin Stone Cold Steve Austin Unowned
Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Unowned
Paul Wight Big Show Unowned
Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Unowned
Michael Hickenbottom Shawn Michaels Unowned
Mark Calaway The Undertaker Unowned
Randy Orton Randy Orton Unowned
Bob Orton, Jr. Bob Orton, Jr. Unowned
Adam Copeland Edge Unowned
Chris Irvine Chris Jericho Unowned
Shelton Benjamin Shelton Benjamin Unowned
Jason Reso Christian Unowned
Glenn Jacobs Kane Unowned
Travis Tomko Tyson Tomko Unowned
Óscar Gutiérrez Rey Mysterio Unowned
Eddie Guerrero Eddie Guerrero Unowned
Gregory Shane Helms The Hurricane Unowned
Gene Snitsky Snitsky Unowned
Chris Mordetzky Chris Masters Unowned
Stacy Keibler Stacy Unowned
Eric Bischoff Raw General Manager Unowned
Candice Michelle Candice Unowned
Maria Kanellis-Bennett Maria Kanellis Unowned
Nick Dinsmore Eugene Unowned
Hulk Hogan Hulkster Unowned
David Arquette David Arquette Unowned
Adam Sandler Adam Sandler The Free Refills
Darren Matthews William Regal Unowned
Paul London Paul London Unowned
Shoichi Funaki Funaki Unowned
Matt Hyson Spike Dudley Unowned
Jon Heidenreich Heidenreich Unowned
Maven Huffman Maven Unowned
Robert Howard Hardcore Holly Unowned
Amy Weber Amy Weber Unowned