WWE WrestleMania 21 (2005)

Instant Favorite.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Interpromtional Battle Royal Very good battle Royal. I suggest you watch. -Play-Well it started it of with Eddie Guerrero Vs Rey Mysterio, the match wasn't that hot, exspecially Rey Mysterio was not a gift to look at with his freaky mask. -Fast Forward Through Parts-Money In The Bank Ladder Match-They Match would of been boring w/t out Shelton Benjamine and Chris Benoit. They saved this whole match. -Play-Eugene Sagment, Muhammed Hassan and Davari come attack Eugene hogan walks out. Fights Blah Blah Blah -Fast Forward near end-Taker Vs Orton Watch the last 5 min of it. -FF Parts-Trish Vs Hemme -Chapter Skip-Kurt Angle Vs Shawn Micheals Very good match but extremely long. -Play the whole match-Pipers Pit We all know what happens to Piper before the segment starts(or you buy the DVD) -Fast Forward stop Fast Forward-Sumo Match: The Big Show vs. Akebono Akebono hasn't won a Sumo match in the last 5 years will this be his first match won in the past 5 years? -Chapter Skip-JBL Vs John Cena Worst Match of the night i'd say almost like Grandpa playin catch with his grandson pace. -FF button may come to action-Triple H Vs Batista Good match Bloody i suggest you watch it all. -play-bonus stuff 5/5 2 Bloody people Chris Benoit and Triple H

This Wrestlemania was definitely a good one. Plenty of solid matches. There were also a few bad ones, but in comes with the package. One thing that could have definitely been improved was the number of matches. Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrerro A nice lead off match, with both guys having a heated rivalry over the past couple of weeks. They were a great tag team and they knew each other so well and kept each other going. Their high flying antics kept the crowd going. 8/10 Akebono vs. the Big Show in a Sumo Match This was a goofy and pointless match and ended incredibly quickly. Thank God it did. 2/10 Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker One of the better matches of the night. Randy Orton kept up to pace with the Undertaker and did a good job at being the heel and the Undertaker proved he was still one of the best, despite all of his nagging injuries he has had over the years. , though Randy's father "Cowboy" Bob Orton kept interfering and that was just annoying instead of adding excitement. Still a good match. 8/10 Women's Champion Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme Christy Hemme in not a wrestler. Most divas in the WWE are basically glorified models. This was one of Trish's easier matches and Christy was not a wrestler. Trish attempted to make it look like a good match, but in vain. Christy is hot and sells tickets, but a better match would have been Victoria vs. Trish 2/10 Money in the Bank Ladder match: Edge vs. Kane. Chris Benoit vs. Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho Definitely one of the more exciting matches. It was very interesting to see how Kane would fair in a quicker, high paced match-up, but he held is own, despite looking a bit winded at times.. Some of the times when the guys were at the top of the ladder, they hesitated, clearly waiting for someone to knock them down, but still a solid match, though the ending was bit of a disappointment. 8/10 Kurt Angle vs. "HBK" Shawn Michaels Definitely the best match of the night. Both guys aren't really in their prime, but are two of the best showmen of all time. HBK had fought through his back injuries and Kurt Angle through his broken neck and both guys wrestled their hearts out. Kurt Angle proved, once again, he is one of the best, but HBK put up a solid effort. Excellent match. 10/10 Sometime during the show, Eugene decides to come out and talk, effectively putting the crowd to sleep. Muhammad Hassan and Daivari then proceed to come down and beat the crap of him. However, just as things were looking bad for Eugene, BAM! The "Real American" music hits and Hulk Hogan comes down and destroys both Hassan and Daivari. You could tell that both Hassan and Daivari were playing along, but the crowd loved it and I thought it was great to see Hulk Hogan again. 10/10 Piper's Pit with Stone Cold A bit of an out of place sideshow, but still interesting. Watching Carlito get his butt kicked but "Stone Cold" and Piper was pretty cool though. 8/10 WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield vs. John Cena Neither of these guys is a good wrestler, so this was really just a glorified fist fight. JBL carried John Cena a bit, but Cena still proved that he could make a solid main event. Not the best match, but still solid one. 7/10 World Heavyweight Champion Triple H vs. Batista Definitely an over-hyped match. Triple H was sort of carrying Batista, but Batista held his own despite being a weak wrestler. Triple H also looked like he was going a bit slow, but is always a solid performer. Still got the crowd going, but the JBL/Cena was better. Definitely a good Wrestlemania, but could have used more matches. The best match of the night was HBK vs. Kurt Angle, while the championship matches were okay.

Match one pitted Rey Mysterio against his friend and partner, Eddie Guerrero. To be honest this was a minor disappointment. Although one angle was seriously botched, Rey's adjusting of his mask, was distracting to the viewers then it was too him.Next up was the brilliant ladder match which consisted of Kane, Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian, Chris Benoit and the all improving Shelton Benjamin. The match contained less suicidal bumps then Wrestlemania 17 TLC match, but it was a huge enjoyable effort. Edge won the bout.Then Eugene (whom no one cared about) came down to talk about his favourite wrestlemania moment, which sent everyone to sleep. The relief came when Muhammad Hassan came to the ring with Daivari. They attacked poor Eugene, when all of a sudden Hulk Hogan came down and beat the crap out of the two villains. However Hogan did not check on Eugene and he posed for a couple of minutes, which seemed like 5 hours.In match number 3 , The Legend Killer - Randy Orton battled The Undertaker, in a surprisingly good encounter. Taker won when he Tombstoned Orton. Next up was the poor Women's encounter between Christy Hemme and Trish Stratus. This was poor and even though Trish tried to get the best out of Christy, it wasn't good enough. Trish won when she hit the chick kick.Then perhaps the best match of the night, Kurt Angle battled Shawn Michaels. This was excellent and even though these two men aren't in their prime, they showed everyone that age isn't important. Angle won when he made HBk tap to the ankle lock. Then unfortunately, the event goes down hill. The Big Show battles Japanese sumo wrestler Akebono, in a crap sumo match. Akebono won (obviously) when he threw Show out of the ring.Next up John 'Bradshaw' Leyfield battled John Cena in a poor match. Cena hit the F-U on Bradshaw to win the WWE title. However the fans knew that Cena was going to win, and it seemed like someone won a raffle as opposed to winning the title.Then in the main event, Triple H battled Batista in an average match. The match went on for 22 minutes, which was probably long enough in Dave Batista's eyes. Batista won when he power bombed HHH and lifted the World Heavyweight Championship up, but no one cared! Overall 7/10

20,193 fans packed into the Staple Center on April 3 2005 to watch Wrestlemania go Hollywood, and not too many fans left disappointed.Decent matches, a great crowd and some good booking made Wrestlemania 21 one to remember, but could it be the best ever?Match 1: Eddie Guerrero vs Rey MysterioA decent enough match with some great action and some high risk moves. A little slow in some places and some of the exchanges were very awkward, however it didn't disappoint and was a good starter.Match 2: Shelton Benjamin vs Kane vs Chris Benoit vs Christian vs Chris Jericho vs Edge in a money in the bank ladder match.One of the best matches of the night. Great moves, cutting edge stunts and some new and innovative action. Shelton Benjamin was quite impressive for his first match of this type (and on a huge show like Wrestlemania) and he didn't let anyone down. All 6 men deserve special praise for this effort; it was a great match and will be talked about for sometime.Hassan/Eugene/HoganA brief break from the action saw Hassan and Eugene share a few choice words until the one and the only Hulk Hogan came out. The fans went nuts, rendering this segment a true "Wrestlemania moment". Mr Wrestlemania is Hulk Hogan as far as I am concerned, the man is magic and this was just another magical moment that the Hulkster has given us. Match 3: Undertaker vs Randy OrtonThis match started a little slow, but soon warmed up and turned into a decent match. A little bit of interference from Bob Orton didn't harm things at all and the Undertakers entrance was as good as ever. I understand Randy Orton was injured for this match, so he deserves a little bit of extra credit. Him and the Undertaker had a decent match. Match 4: Trish vs ChristyI feel sorry for Trish Stratus. She is a decent competitor, and deserves a lot of credit for her contribution to the industry. Yet she gets a horrible task for the biggest PPV of the year. Christy missed most of her spots and was clueless for this match, Trish carried things as much as she could and looked quite professional while doing so. I really had wished that an accomplished woman competitor had been in there with Trish. I bet Trish wishes that as well.Match 5: Kurt Angle vs Shawn MichaelsThe match of the night (well it was on par with the 6 man ladder match, but for different reasons). Both men were excellent and worked really well with each other. Smooth exchanges, excellent moves and some great working of the crowd made this match excellent. Everyone knew this match could steal the show, and boy did it ever.Pipers pit:I found this to be disappointing. I didn't really understand what Roddy Piper was going on about and I don't think we saw enough of Stone Cold. Adding to this, Stone Cold makes a "big comeback" on an annual basis so that spark has gone when he makes his entrance. It's a shame, but hopefully he will stick around this time. On another note Carlito Cool is a great character, and fitted in well. Match 6: Big Show vs Akebono (sumo match)Well I really don't know where to start. Firstly we have to see the Big Show and Akebono in sumo attire, and then the match is over as soon as it has started (and it took ages to start, after the sumo ring had took a while to set up!). It was a complete waste of time, and probably grossed out 99% of the audience. What was WWE thinking? Maybe some exposure in Japan, which must be it.Match 7: JBL vs John CenaDisappointing. I found this match didn't really have too much to offer. There were a few decent moves and a few nice pops from the crowd, but I found the finish a little bit of a waste. On another side note, I can see Cena going the same way as Jericho, Benoit and Guerrero.Match 8: HHH VS BatistaWell, this was the big one. It didn't disappoint, and I think that the much was as good as it could be considering Batista's in ring limitations. They worked around Batista's limitations well, and there were some nice moves and great pops for any Batista offense. The finish was a little off again, and could have been a little more exciting but it was satisfying none the less.Overall it was a great event, with some cracking performances and few let downs. A good show, and this is one of those shows that can be watched again and again. It wasn't quite a classic PPV, and it wasn't the best Wrestlemania ever but it was exciting, well booked and satisfying in the match results. Well worth watching for any wrestling fan.