IWE WrestleMania 25
From Iwe
WrestleMania XXV | ||
![]() Promotional poster featuring various IWE Superstars | ||
Tagline(s) | The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania | |
Theme song(s) | "Shoot to Thrill" (Live) and "War Machine" by AC/DC "So Hott" by Kid Rock | |
Imformation | ||
Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
Date | April 5, 2009 | |
Attendance | 72,744 | |
Venue | eliant Stadium | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Pay-per-view chronology | ||
No Way Out (2009) | WrestleMania XXV | Backlash (2009) |
WrestleMania chronology | ||
WrestleMania XXIV | WrestleMania XXV | WrestleMania XXVI |
WrestleMania XXV (also known as "The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania") was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The event featured talent from all three IWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and XCW. It was the second WrestleMania to be held in Houston, with the first being WrestleMania X-Seven at the Reliant Astrodome, which was held in 2001.
Eight matches were held on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main bout. The first of these matches was a singles match for the IWE Championship that featured the champion, Triple K, defeating Kevin McAlmond to retain the title. The second was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Dustin Simpson defeat the champion, Edge, and the third participant in the match, The Big Marc, to win the championship. The third main event was The Undertaker versus Ryan Barnhart. Featured matches on the undercard included, Josh Hooper versus Matt Hooper in an Extreme Rules match, Kris McGowan versus the team of Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka, and the annual Money in the Bank ladder match.
Tickets for the event commenced sale to the public on November 8, 2008. For the third consecutive year, WrestleMania broke the record for the highest-grossing pay-per-view in IWE history, grossing US$6.9 million in ticket sales, which included fans from all 50 U.S. states, 24 countries, and seven Canadian provinces. WrestleMania XXV generated approximately 960,000 PPV buys, grossing $21.0 million in revenue. The event pumped an estimated $49.8 million into the local economy and generated $5.7 million in local tax revenue, equating to 600 full time jobs for the area.
Contents |
Background
Event
Production
Marketing
Pre-show
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Reception
Results
- 1Lumberjacks include Justin Hensen, Nick Burchill, Tommy Brown, Goldust, Reg Hageman, Jared Keller, Chad Coulter, Hurricane Beasly, Russell Dalton, LTG, The Brian Woods, Alex Knox, Jake Wilson, James Noble, B-Truth, William Kapphan, Zack Nuss, Shad, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Wang Yang and Nick Kessler
- 2Also in the match were Kassi Austin, Crystal Gozelanski, Nicole Bergamn, Lauren Ireland, Jackie Gayda-Kessler, Dixie Hooper, Joy Wiggins, Katie Lea Burchill, Katie Katie, Victoria, Amy Ketchum, Riley, Amanda Johnson, Sari Pasma, Molly Murnion, Shannon, Tierney Gozelanski, Rosa Speranza, Sunny, Tiffany, Jessica Wilson, and Courtney Savoie