WrestleMania XXV (or The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania or WrestleMania 25), was the twenty-fifth yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling Pay-per-view made by World Wrestling Entertainment and took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.[2][3] It was the second WrestleMania in the state of Texas, with the first being WrestleMania X-Seven, at the Reliant Astrodome, also in Houston, which was held in 2001. The tagline for the event was "Everything is bigger in Texas, especially WrestleMania." "Cowboy" by Kid Rock was used in the first promotional advertisement for the event.[3] While WWE calls it the 25th Anniversary, it is only the 24th anniversary as WrestleMania I cannot be an anniversary of itself.
| WrestleMania XXV | ||||
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| Tagline(s) | Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Especially WrestleMania The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (in late-2008) | |||
| Theme song(s) | "Shoot to Thrill" (Live) and "War Machine" by AC/DC[1] | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
| Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown ECW | |||
| Date | April 5, 2009 | |||
| Attendance | 72,744 | |||
| Venue | Reliant Stadium | |||
| City | Houston, Texas | |||
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| WrestleMania chronology | ||||
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Production
It was announced on January 30, 2009 that "War Machine" and "Shoot to Thrill", both by AC/DC, would be the theme songs for WrestleMania.[1]
Background
Since 1993, the winner of the yearly Royal Rumble match at the event of the PPV has won the opportunity to wrestle for a World Championship at WrestleMania.[4] The only Royal Rumble winners since 1993 that did not wrestle for a championship at WrestleMania are Steve Austin in 1997,[5][6] and Vince McMahon in 1999.[7][8] Randy Orton won the match in 2009, earning a match for a world championship at WrestleMania XXV.[9]
On the February 16 edition of Raw, Shawn Michaels challenged John "Bradshaw" Layfield to a match the following week for the right to face Undertaker at WrestleMania.[10] Shawn won this match but was then forced to face Vladimir Kozlov for the right to face Undertaker at WrestleMania.[11] Shawn won this match and faced The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
Money in the Bank (MITB) qualifying matches started on the February 23, 2009 edition of Raw with a triple threat match CM Punk versus John Morrison versus The Miz. CM Punk won the match and is the first of eight men to be added to the Money in the Bank ladder match.[11] The following week on Raw, another triple threat match between Rey Mysterio, Kane and Mike Knox with the winner of this match qualifying for (winning his way into) the MITB ladder match. Kane won this match and as a result was added to the ladder match.
Results
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